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"China Girl" is a song written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1976, and first released by Pop on his debut solo album, The Idiot (1977). Inspired by an affair Pop had with a Vietnamese woman, the lyrics tell a story of unrequited love for the protagonist's Asian girlfriend, realizing by the end that his Western influences are corrupting her.
The album contains two cover songs: Iggy Pop's "China Girl", which Bowie and Pop had recorded together for the latter's The Idiot (1977), and Metro's "Criminal World". It also includes a reworking of " Cat People (Putting Out Fire) ", originally recorded by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder in 1982 for the film of the same name .
Bowie released four more singles and his debut album, David Bowie, ... "China Girl" 2000 VH1 Storytellers: Live version recorded for VH1's Storytellers [134]
"China Girl" (song), a 1977 song by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, rerecorded and released as a single by Bowie in 1983 "China Girl", a song by John Cougar, released in 1982 on the album American Fool "China Girl", a song by the group The 411 from their album Between the Sheets
Bowie later re-worked "Sister Midnight" with new lyrics as "Red Money" on Lodger, [7] [76] while his version of "China Girl" on Let's Dance (1983) became a major hit. [ 77 ] Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees described The Idiot as a "re-affirmation that our suspicions were true – the man was a genius and what a voice!
Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the list.
Bowie co-produced and co-wrote Pop's solo albums The Idiot, Lust for Life (both 1977) and Blah-Blah-Blah (1986), while Pop later collaborated with Bowie for 1984's Tonight. [78] The Who guitarist Pete Townshend (pictured in 2008) contributed a guest appearance on the Scary Monsters track "Because You're Young" (1980) [ 79 ] and the Heathen ...
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The CD was originally released by EMI as part of The Platinum Collection in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist.