A: What show are you watching online?
B: I’m watching “Fly Me to the Moon & Back” – an exhibition launched by the Taipei Music Center (TMC) to commemorate the late singer Tom Chang.
A: Known for his sky-high notes, Chang is praised as one of the best singers in the 1990s. His death at the age of 31 was a major loss indeed.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: And I’m so glad that we went to the TMC’s 90s-themed concert last Friday. I finally saw the iconic “Godmother of Rock” WaWa perform live.
A: This year-end show also featured singers Princess Ai, Bii, Wayne Huang, PoLin and boyband U:NUS. It’s fun to go back to the 90s again.
A: 你在看什麼網路節目？
B: 我在看《想你到月球－－張雨生特展》，是台北流行音樂中心舉辦的線上紀念特展。
A: 張雨生嗓音高亢嘹亮，常被譽為1990年代最棒的歌手，但他才31歲就過世了真是英年早逝。
B: 我很高興我們上週五還去了北流的90年代演唱會，終於聽到「搖滾教母」娃娃（金智娟）開唱。
A: 這場年終盛會表演者還包括：戴愛玲、畢書盡、黃偉晉、柏霖、男團U:NUS。再次回到90年代真酷！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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