85px|Cui Jian
"Nothing to My Name" is the English title of a 1986 Mandarin-language
rock song by Cui Jian (pictured). It is widely considered Cui's most
famous and most important work, and one of the most influential songs
in the history of the People's Republic of China. The song is
recognized as the first rock song in China and was an unofficial anthem
for Chinese youth and activists during the Tiananmen Square protests of
1989. Both in its lyrics and instruments, the song mixes traditional
Chinese styles with modern rock elements. In the lyrics, the singer
addresses a girl who is scorning him because he has nothing. The song
has also been interpreted as being about the dispossessed youth of the
time, because it evokes a sense of disillusionment and lack of
individual freedom that was common among the young generation during
the 1980s. (more...)
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