As the year comes to an end, we look back at the arts stories that resonated most with Post readers. One that did was a deep dive into 1980 Cantonese song “The Bund” , while an opinion piece on a series of giant heart-shaped balloons by British fashion designer Anya Hindmarch, which popped up around Hong Kong in February, also struck a chord. With its assertive orchestral opening and diva Frances Yip Lai-yee’s commanding voice singing “ long bun, long lau ”, the first few bars of “The Bund” are immediately recognisable to many.
But just why has this 1980 Cantonese song, the theme of a television gangster romance set in Shanghai, become such an enduring anthem beloved by speakers of different dialects?.
