"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies"
(; lit. "sea wide sky empty") is a song written and recorded by the
Hong Kong rock band
Beyond. Released in 1993 on the Cantonese album ''
Rock and Roll'', the song was and remains massively popular.
[ The song has been also translated as "Under a Vast Sky",]signature song
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s. It has been adopted for several events in Cantonese-speaking regions, such as the Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign () was a major fundraising concert held in Hong Kong for the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The concert was held on June 1, 2008, and began at 2:28pm, the time the earthquake had struck Sichuan on May 12. ...
for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and most prominently as the unofficial anthem of the 2014 Hong Kong protests
A series of sit-in street protests, often called the Umbrella Revolution and sometimes used interchangeably with Umbrella Movement, or Occupy Movement, occurred in Hong Kong from 26 September to 15 December 2014.
The protests began after ...
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Ka Kui was inspired by his trip to Africa in 1990 (after which he also wrote one of his most popular songs "Amani" ("Peace" in Swahili).[http://www.greenpeace.org .]
www.greenpeace.org
." ''雍容 政府與公共事務主任.'' Retrieved on 27 December 2010. Its theme – personal freedom and the pursuit of dreams – flowed from Wong's disillusionment with the music industry.[Hong Kong's rock song of freedom]
, BBC, 3 Jul 2018[ It was written to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's formation. However, the band vocalist Wong Ka Kui died on 30 June 1993, around two months after the song's release. It went on to gain critical acclaim and commercial success.
Beyond recorded a Japanese version, .
In the 2003 Hong Kong movie '' Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat'', the song was performed live by Teresa Carpio, where it was interpreted as the sacrifice a mother had made for her son.
In 2010, Cai Xiuqing () performed the song for '' China's Got Talent'', earning her third place. In 2012, Hong Kong a cappella group Metro Vocal Group released a cover on their album ''No Borders''.]
References
External links
"The Hong Kong Protests’ Anthem: "Under a Vast Sky""
''Voice Project'', 1 October 2014
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Cantopop
1993 songs
Beyond (band) songs
Protest songs
2014 Hong Kong protests
Rock ballads
Pop ballads