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"China Girl" is the most upbeat track on The Idiot. [5] [6] Built on E minor chord progressions, the song is led primarily by distorted guitar and synthesizer.[2] [7] It features a raw and unpolished production compared to Bowie's version. [8]
"China Girl" was written by Bowie and Iggy Pop in 1976, first appearing on Pop's 1977 debut solo album The Idiot, which Bowie himself co-wrote and produced. [45] Buckley calls Bowie's version an "ultra-cool reading" of Pop's original. [42] For his version, Bowie added backing vocals while Rodgers composed the guitar riff. [45]
"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] [75] while his version of "China Girl" on Let's Dance (1983) became a major hit. [76] 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! The sound and ...
"Modern Love" was released on 14 April 1983 as the opening track of Let's Dance. [11] It was later released on 12 September 1983 by EMI America on seven-inch vinyl (as EA 158, featuring the shortened single version), and on twelve-inch vinyl (as 12EA 158, featuring the full length song) as the third single of the album, [12] with a live version, recorded in Montreal in July 1983, [7] as its B ...
Bowie added similar commentary to the videos of "China Girl" and "Loving the Alien" (1984). [7] The music video's only lyrical reference to the song is the use of red shoes, which appear in several scenes and represent several themes. [2] Bowie explained: [7] The red shoes are a found symbol and it seemed a propos for this particular video ...
A Reality Tour is a live album by David Bowie that was released on 25 January 2010. [7] The album features 22 and 23 November 2003 performances in Dublin during his concert tour A Reality Tour . This is an audio version of the concert video of the same name , except that it adds three bonus tracks.
Geeling Ng (currently, Geeling Ching [1]) is a New Zealand model, actress and restaurateur.She is best known as the title character in the English rock musician David Bowie's 1983 music video for his worldwide hit single "China Girl".