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The struggles of Cao Cao depicted in JJ Lin's song

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Tutorial Group D1 Team 6 Introduction 歌曲:曹操 (Cao Cao) Song name 作词:林秋离 (Lin Qiu Li)Lyricist 作曲:林俊杰  (JJ Lin)Composer and Singer “Cao Cao ” is a song sang by Singaporean Mandopop singer JJ Lin. It was first released on 17 February 2006 by the Ocean Butterflies Music. It is the title track of JJ Lin’s fourth Mandarin studio album Cao Cao . The song won one of the Top 20 Popular Songs at the 6th Chinese Music Billboard Awards and the Song of the Year at the Chinese Song List. According to JJ Lin, he was inspired by the story of the Three Kingdoms. He had been interested in the history of the Three Kingdoms from a young age. He often played the characters of the Three Kingdoms in video games. Cao Cao was the character that mostly impressed JJ. Therefore, as a musician, he wished to create a song to tell the story of Cao Cao as well as the Three Kingdoms. The song actually shows JJ’s eagerness to conquer the audience in Mandopop industry. In an interview, ...