Jay Chow and Vincent Fang teamed up to submit their song.
(BEIJING, March 10) -- Countless numbers of envelopes and parcels exploded into the office for the Campaign to Solicit Songs for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Monday. BOCOG has set up an Olympic Songfest, in which submitted songs will vie for a place of honor within Olympic history. With the March 10 deadline of this fourth and final round, songwriters all over the world wanted to get their submissions in before the doors closed. Among the clutter of return addresses, some familiar names stand out: Jay Chow, Lin Xi, Vincent Fang, and Xiao Ke, along with many other well-known musicians, have also joined in the fun.
A table full of submissions
Famous musicians submit their work
The Jay Chow-Vincent Fang duo has been quite prominent in introducing popular songs to the world. In October of last year, Chow announced that he wanted to be a part of the creation of the Olympic song, attaching great importance to the role he wants to play. The song he composed and submitted for the Olympics, with the help of lyricist Vincent Fang, was the first song he created in 2008, differing in style with his previous songs, with an easily understood melody and simple lyrics. The song arrived at the office at 10 PM the night before, and from initial reactions, seems to be a hit.
Arriving on Monday afternoon was Lin Xi and Xiao Ke's submission for the Olympic Songfest. Their song incited excited reaction from listeners, who believe the lyrics and melody allow people to feel the great power and deep spirit of the Olympics.
Workers trying their best to organize the chaos
Keep 'em Comin'!
Although Monday is the official deadline for the fourth round of submissions for the Olympic Songfest, the office will continue to accept outstanding songs for the activity. Interested parties may still send songs in, which will, according to a representative of the office, still be judged using the same criteria. If a song passes the test, it may be used by BOCOG.
An unprecedented number of people took part in this last round of the Songfest. All submissions had to be postmarked by Monday, so there are still envelopes in the mail. Even so, the number of packages already in the office is impressive. The next step is for workers to ensure that copyright forms have been filed, before the selection process begins. By the end of April, the winners will be notified.
