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"Turning Japanese" is a song by English band the Vapors, from their 1980 album New Clear Days. It was an international hit, becoming the band's most well-known song. It was an international hit, becoming the band's most well-known song.
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
"Los Angeles Is Burning" is a single by the punk rock band Bad Religion from their 2004 album, The Empire Strikes First. "Los Angeles Is Burning" was released to radio on April 27, 2004. [ 1 ] The song reached number 40 on the Modern Rock Tracks in July 2004.
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.
This is a list of songs about Los Angeles, California: either refer to, are set there, named after a location or feature of the city, named after a famous resident, or inspired by an event that occurred locally.
The video begins with a news broadcast about a "storm" (Arashi, 嵐 in kanji, meaning "storm" in Japanese). Part of the video was shot on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. [2] In addition to the music video, two making-of videos were uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel, with one based in Los Angeles, and the other in Tokyo. [3]
The song reached No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] Written by Cheech Marin, the song's lyrics deal with a Mexican American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an undocumented immigrant and deported. The song served as the basis for the film of the same name, directed by Marin.
Writer-director Celine Song earned an original screenplay Oscar nomination for her debut feature film, "Past Lives," which also earned a best picture nomination. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)