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Melodies into Verse

Golden songs become poetry—Morgan pays tribute to YouTube's Top 50 Chinese songs + MV.

Golden Songs into Verse (Part 1)
Golden Songs into Verse (Part 2)

"Melodies into Verse" is Morgan's systematic tribute to decades of Chinese pop music. Based on YouTube's Top 50 Chinese songs, it retells each song's story, the era's atmosphere, and the life behind the lyrics in limerick form—not a cover, not a review, but a four-line metrical condensation of each song into a poem. The series is split into two parts: Part 1 covers the top half of the rankings, Part 2 the bottom. Both videos feature MV clips, so you can read the poems while watching—and you'll realize many songs you've always remembered, just not why. When to watch: after a KTV night when you want to reminisce, on a long drive, chatting with friends about "what you listened to back in the day," or simply curious—what path has Chinese pop music walked over these decades?