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Fenton wrote the song in his flat, but had problems writing the chorus. He said that the chorus then came to him suddenly when he woke up at 4 a.m. with the lyric "Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese" in his head, and he used it even though the words and the song title did not "really mean much". [4]
New Clear Days is the 1980 debut album by the British rock group The Vapors.It spent six weeks in the UK album charts, reaching a highest position of No. 44 in June 1980. It contains their best-known song, "Turning Japanese", which reached No. 3 in the UK chart in February 1980 and was also a worldwide succe
"9 Dream" is a song written by John Lennon and first issued on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was released as the second single from that album months later, on Apple Records catalogue Apple 1878 in the United States and Apple R6003 in the United Kingdom.
1. ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors (1980) When “Turning Japanese” came out in 1980, some people found it offensive because they believed the song was about touching one’s private area.
New Clear Days contained "Turning Japanese" and displayed a new wave sound with socially-conscious lyrics. [8] That album reached the middle of the charts in the UK, Canada, and US. Magnets revealed a power pop sound and darker lyrics, with the song "Jimmie Jones" making reference to cult leader Jim Jones. [9]
Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle is the third studio album by the American ska punk band Skankin' Pickle. [2] It was released on Dill Records in 1994. [3] [4] Four of the bandmembers contributed to the songwriting. [5]
The coded Japanese section features reversed syllables (such as the lyric "nimiunooto denzush," when reversed gives "Oto no umi ni shizunde" (音の海に 沈んで, sinking in a sea of sound)). [4] Both the standard Japanese and coded section have lyrics which bring up many natural images (such as a "sea of sound," "drop of water," "quiet ...
Along with its English-language counterpart "Don't Think Twice", it serves as the ending theme song to the Square Enix video game, Kingdom Hearts III. [1] " Chikai" first appeared on Utada's seventh Japanese-language studio album, Hatsukoi , and was also included on the setlist of their Laughter In The Dark Tour .