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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
"Turning Japanese" was believed to euphemistically refer to masturbation, [6] although Fenton (the song's writer) denied that claim in an interview on VH1. He did, however, say he wished to thank whoever first came up with that interpretation, as he felt the salacious rumour about what the song 'really' meant may have been what made it a hit.
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.
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