Also known as funny songs, strange songs and backward singing, it depicts a natural scene or thing in life with bold exaggeration and intention to fall to the ground, so as to achieve the purpose of setting the opposite right. It skillfully uses the dialectical principle of complementary opposites to reveal the essence of things with superficial absurdity, which often contains philosophy.
In China, the cover song first appeared in "Song of the Ruzi" published by 1900. The performance of subversive songs in "Song of the Boy" has been relatively complete and mature.
Such as: "East and West Street, walking north and south, I suddenly heard someone biting a dog outside the door. Pick up the door pusher, pick up the dog and hit the brick, and be bitten by the brick. Sit in a sedan chair, pack horses, and play gongs, drums and trumpets. " It is not much different from the subversive songs that children sing now. Inverted songs are humorous and meaningful.
Such as the traditional children's song "Listen to me sing a subversive song":
"The sun sets from west to east. Listen to me sing a song. There was no thunder in the sky, and underground stones rolled up the mountain. Camels in the river can lay eggs and carp in the mountains can build nests. December is hot and sweaty, and June is cold and rustling. Cut leeks in the middle of the Yellow River and catch snails in Longmen Mountain. Catching snails is bigger than a jar, and robbing snails to see grandma. Grandma cried in the cradle, put down the snail and hugged her. "
This children's song looks absurd, paradoxical and irrational, but when you think about it, there is still a certain internal connection, which reveals the characteristics and laws of things. Inverted songs are almost always like this, reversing some laws and common phenomena in nature. In this upside-down world, the four seasons can be disrupted, men and women can be confused, the weak can overcome the strong, and the imagination can run freely. The form of subversive songs is very simple, but the words referring to things in normal sentences are reversed. People just need to exchange these words, and the content of the lyrics is reasonable.
For example, "The Sun sets from West to East", as long as the positions of "West" and "East" are exchanged, the content of children's songs will be reasonable. The simple intentional and rational form of backward singing is its important feature, and this unique art form has many influences on children. Specifically, there are the following points:
First of all, it can promote children's cognitive development.
Secondly, it can promote the development of children's thinking.
Third, it can promote the development of children's language.
Finally, cover songs can cultivate children's temperament.