While rollerskating in Southern China this past holiday season I heard this great song with a rather typical yet catchy R&B beat with an chorus sung by an AMAZING female solo vocalist. In trying to determine the name of this song, I along with the first couple people I asked regarding the origin of the song made the mistake of assuming that it was the female vocalist’s song and merely featured Will Pan (潘玮柏) . The song turned out to be Bu De Bu Ai ( 不得不爱) and Willy Pan took credit as the title artist.

Some of you are familiar with Wil l for his is incredibily-annoying-yet-can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head “My Microphone” where, yes, he sings about his microphone. Its like he was sitting in a studio one day and couldn’t think of an idea for a song and then laid eyes upon the mic and immediately decided the deep philosophical connection between he, the “artist,” and the microphone needed to be explored in lyrics…and to a catchy beat no less. Needless to say, few would expect a song as good as Bu De Bu Ai to come from his microphone. Props to the young lady that sings chorus and carries the song.

One of these days I will figure out who she is and locate her albums. For the meantime Will’s ability to get radio stations across China to play his song over and over especially in ringtone commericials has brought this unknown lady with the voice of silk to listeners…whether we like it or not!