"Oriental" themes in Western music

[Mulboyne]

I found this half hour BBC radio programme interesting.

"Chopsticks at Dawn" looks at how popular Western music has parodied "oriental" music. It mainly deals with Chinese themes but some of it applies to Japan. The programme is available to listen to until next Saturday.

One of the points mentioned in the programme is that real Chinese music didn't sound particularly Chinese to Western ears. Most people were unaware that Frankie Laine's "Rose, Rose I Love You" was originally a Chinese pop song.

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[American Oyaji]

I found this half hour BBC radio programme interesting.

"Chopsticks at Dawn" looks at how popular Western music has parodied "oriental" music. It mainly deals with Chinese themes but some of it applies to Japan. The programme is available to listen to until next Saturday.

One of the points mentioned in the programme is that real Chinese music didn't sound particularly Chinese to Western ears. Most people were unaware that Frankie Laine's "Rose, Rose I Love You" was originally a Chinese pop song.

Wow! Thanks Mul. That was a really good listen and quite informative.

What's funny though is that from my time in Japan, when I hear the westernized cliche of asian music, I too cringe. ESPECIALLY when I hear it as a ringer on cell phones.

BTW, you should read some of the comments on her blog about that programme.

http://madammiaow.blogspot.com/search/label/Chopsticks%20At%20Dawn

[Greji]

Wow! Thanks Mul. That was a really good listen and quite informative.

I with you on that AO, thanks Mulby. I remember that song, but I didn't realize that the old Ghost Rider may have been bit by the YBF bug.

[Coligny]

I found this half hour BBC radio programme interesting.

"Chopsticks at Dawn" looks at how popular Western music has parodied "oriental" music. It mainly deals with Chinese themes but some of it applies to Japan. The programme is available to listen to until next Saturday.

One of the points mentioned in the programme is that real Chinese music didn't sound particularly Chinese to Western ears. Most people were unaware that Frankie Laine's "Rose, Rose I Love You" was originally a Chinese pop song.

Worste offender are pr0n movies... stuff like asian creampie 23 don t even try to have their junk straight... vietnamese landscape, girl in japanese kimono but looking chinese with the body of a german walkirie all set in a tibetan temple sorta building and music that make you miss the 70' style "pound me in the black forrest" funky soundtrack.... sometimes i just wish i was making this crap up....

[hairygateau]

This thread reminded me of a cheezy euro-trance cover of "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" that did the rounds on the dancefloors about 10 years ago in the UK.

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[GomiGirl]

This thread reminded me of a cheezy euro-trance cover of "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" that did the rounds on the dancefloors about 10 years ago in the UK.

Might be a bit longer than 10 years ago.

Thank you for posting that - it took me right back to some very happy times.

[Buraku]

How the West handed classical music over to China – and may not get it back
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/class ... -get-back/

The real songs behind the classic 'Super Mario Bros' theme tunes
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/real-songs ... ario-bros/

FF theme guitar

[Coligny]

That thread died 12 years ago, news at 11

[Buraku]

Noise and Music never died!


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https://web.archive.org/web/20200916232 ... evolution/


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