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Shidaiqu (Chinese: 時代曲; pinyin: shídàiqǔ; Wade–Giles: shih 2 tai 4 chʻü 3; Jyutping: si4 doi6 kuk1) is a type of Chinese popular music that is a fusion of Chinese folk, American jazz and Hollywood film music that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s. [1] [2]
The song's title was more unclear however and when quizzed, co-writer Ron Rogers was unsure of its source material. Lyric writer Carol Decker explained that it is the effect that if you hold a china cup to a light, you can see your hand through it – therefore "china in your hand" means something that is transparent. [4]
The first three measures of the chorus of this song were used repeatedly as background music in Hong Kong 97, an infamous bootleg Super Famicom game released in 1995. [2] The game, whose plot involved the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, had a strong anti-communist sentiment, and therefore, the song was used sarcastically .
T'Pau / t ə ˈ p aʊ / are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker.They had a string of top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "China in Your Hand", "Heart and Soul" and "Valentine", [4] and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992.
"Chinese Food" – a song and music video by Alison Gold recorded with the controversial ARK Music Factory, the same company behind Rebecca Black's viral song "Friday". The song was called "The New Friday" and also called racist. [121] "Chocolate Rain" – a song and music video written and performed by Tay Zonday (also known as Adam Nyerere ...
Gong Linna (Chinese: 龚琳娜; born 1 August 1975) is a Chinese fusion singer. Her style is one which combines the traditional "lightness" and "ch'i" of centuries-old melodies with new lyrics. She is also known for her collaboration with her ex-husband, German composer Robert Zollitsch, as well as Portuguese fado musician António Chainho.
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A video of the following selected tracks was released as View from a Bridge in 1988 on ... (single version of "China in Your Hand") Technical ... (Music & Media) [21 ...