Mayday is a popular Taiwanese rock band formed in the late 1990s that is known for capturing the spirit of Taiwanese youth. Members have cited The Beatles as a major influence and say they hope to become "The Beatles of the Chinese world" by using music to make a difference for their generation. The band writes songs about positive themes like friendship, family and dreams. They have had great success in the Chinese market and are now expanding internationally with their first European and North American tours scheduled for 2023.

1. MayDay

2. 知足 Mayday五月天
To Be Content With What We have…

4. Mayday: 'We sing what we see'

5. Taiwan’s Mayday hopes to become "The
Beatles of Chinese world”
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taiwanese rock band
Mayday said Monday that the British band
The Beatles had a huge influence on them,
and like the "Fab Four" did, they hope to use
music to make a difference on their own
generation.

6. Speaking to the host of "Impact"
on BBC World News, Mayday
vocalist and songwriter Ashin
said the band members have
loved The Beatles since they
were young.

7. The British band
had a “very huge and
powerful” influence
on them, added
Stone, the lead
guitarist of the fiveman band, whose
members have long
said they hope to be
The Beatles of the
Chinese-speaking
world.

8. When asked if their uplifting songs
were behind their appeal in the Chinese
market, bassist Masa said he believes it is
because they write what they think in
their music.

9. "I think the most important thing is
Mayday always thinks very positively,"
said Stone, who said the band writes
songs about friendship, family and dreams.

10. “We keep pushing this message to
all the people who can speak
Chinese,” said Stone.
Asked what they expected
when singing in Mandarin to
audiences in Europe and North
America during a tour next year,
Stone said he believes music
transcends language and can
touch people‘s hearts
regardless of their native
tongue.

11. Mayday is scheduled to kick
off its first European tour in
February next year. The “1st
Time World Tour in Europe” is
scheduled for Feb. 21 in
London, Feb. 23 in Paris and
Feb. 26 in Amsterdam.
They will then
embark on a
tour of Canada
and the United
States in March.

12. The tours are a part of the band's Nowhere World
Tour, which has taken it to dozens of major Asian
cities over the past two years, attracting more than
2.4 million people.
Formed in the late 1990s, the band is known for its
roots as a student band and for capturing the spirit
of Taiwanese youth.

13. It has claimed the Best Band
title at the annual Golden
Melody Awards -- Taiwan's
version of the Grammies -- in
2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012.
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14. What do you want to say to MayDay?
• Please use at least one
sentence with the following
sentence patterns, such as
want to Vr, plan to Vr, hope
to Vr, like/love to Vr, keep
Ving, enjoy Ving, like/love
Ving, etc. to express your
thoughts to MayDay.

15. What do you want to say to Ashin?
• Please say one
English sentence
to Ashin.

16. The Beatles - Let it be

17. Let it be
讓它去吧
When I find myself in time of trouble
當我發覺自己陷入麻煩的時候
Mother Mary comes to me聖母瑪莉亞來到我面前
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
說著智慧之語：讓它去吧！
And in my hour of darkness在我人生黑暗的時刻裡
She is standing right in front of me她就站在我面前
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
說著智慧之語：讓它去吧！

18. Let it be, let it be 讓它去吧，隨它去吧！
Let it be, let it be 讓它去吧，隨它去吧！
Whisper words of wisdom: Let it be
輕聲說著智慧之語：讓它去吧！
Let it be, let it be 讓它去吧，隨它去吧！
Let it be (Yeah), let it be讓它去吧，隨它去吧！
There will be an answer: Let it be
會有一個答案：讓它去吧！

19. And when the broken hearted people living in the world
agree當世上所有心碎的人一致同意
There will be an answer: Let it be
會有一個答案：讓它去吧！
For though they may be parted雖然他們也許分手了
There is still a chance that they will see
他們仍有機會可以明白
There will be an answer: Let it be
會有一個答案：讓它去吧！

20. And when the night is cloudy 當夜晚烏雲密佈
There is still a light that shines on me
仍有道光芒照耀著我
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
直到明日，讓它去吧！
I wake up to the sound of music
我在音樂聲中醒來
Mother Mary comes to me
聖母瑪莉亞來到我面前
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
說著智慧之語：讓它去吧！ http://www.lyricstraining.com/