Tomorrow Will Be Better
Tomorrow will be Better is a song written by Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham and Taiwanese songwriter Lo Ta-yu. It was recorded on 15 September 1985 and released on 25 October 1985 and was directly inspired by the UK charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? in order to raise money for World Vision International to help with aid to Africa.
Artists
The song was originally sung in Mandarin Chinese and the more than sixty Taiwanese artists involved in the original recording were from the four main Chinese music industry markets of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.Artist | Market | Song segment |
Tsai Chin | China | 1st verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Yu Tian | China | 1st verse line 2; 3rd, 5th and 6th chorus |
Su Rui | China | 1st verse line 3; chorus; 3rd, 4th and 6th chorus; 6th and 7th harmony |
Michelle Pan | China | 1st verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Jenny Tseng | China | 2nd verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Li Jianfu | China/Hong Kong district | 2nd verse line 2/4; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Monique Lin | China | 2nd verse line 3; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Jeanette Wang | China | 2nd verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Tracy Huang | China | 1st chorus line 1-2; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Chris Hung | China/Tibet autonomous region | 1st chorus line 3-4; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Sarah Chen | China | 3rd verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Delphine Chin | Taiwan | 3rd verse line 2; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Wang Mon Ling | Taiwan | 3rd verse line 3-4; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Li Peijing | 3rd verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Fei Yu-Ching | Taiwan | 2nd, 3rd and 6th chorus |
Chyi Yu | Taiwan | 4th verse line 1; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Jeng Yi | Taiwan | 4th verse line 2; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Jody Chiang | Taiwan | 4th verse line 3; 3rd and 6th chorus |
Yang Lin | 4th verse line 4; 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Chyi Chin | Taiwan | 3rd and 4th chorus; 5th and 7th harmony |
Eric Moo | Malaysia | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Bao Xiaosong | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Bao Xiaobo | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Sunnie Wang | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Wen Zhang | Indonesia/Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Ng Guan Seng from Straw | Singapore | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Billy Koh from Straw | Singapore | 3rd and 6th chorus |
John Koh from Straw | Singapore | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Bao Weiming | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
江音傑 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Jonathan Lee | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
吳大衛 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
林禹勝 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Shi Hsiao-rong | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
岳雷 | Singapore | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Hsu Nai-lin | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
徐瑋 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
姚乙 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
陳黎鐘 | 3rd and 7th chorus | |
黃慧文 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
張海漢 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Angus Tung | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
楊烈 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
楊耀東 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
廖小維 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
羅吉鎮 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
鍾有道 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
張艾嘉 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Stella Chang | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
成鳳 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
李靜 | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
周月綺 | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
Li Bihua 李碧華 | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
何春蘭 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
芊苓 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
林淑蓉 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Tai Zhoumei 邰肇玫 | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
唐曉詩 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
麥瑋婷 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
許慧慧 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
賴佩霞 | 3rd and 6th chorus | |
Pauline Lan | Taiwan | 3rd and 6th chorus |
In 1985, some Hong Kong singers sang a Cantonese lyrics rewriting of the song in 1985 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
In 2010, many Taiwan singers made another MV of the song.