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China Girl
China Girl may refer to: Music * "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'' *"China Girl", a single by Afric Simone Other uses * China girl (filmmaking), an image appearing in reel leaders to assist with color calibration * ''China Girl'' (1942 film), starring Gene Tierney and George Montgomery * ''China Girl'' (1987 film), a 1987 film directed by Abel Ferrara * China Girl (manga), a manga serialised in ''Big Comic is a semimonthly ''seinen'' manga magazine published since 18 February 1968 by Shogakukan in Japan. Publication history It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1 ...'' *'' Top of the Lake: China Girl'', the second season of the Australian-New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Girl (song)
"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. Like the rest of ''The Idiot'', Bowie wrote the music and Pop improvised the lyrics while standing at the microphone. The song was released as a single in May 1977 and failed to chart. Bowie recorded a more well-known version during the sessions for his 1983 album '' Let's Dance'', reportedly to assist Pop with his poor finances at the time. It was co-produced by Nile Rodgers, who transformed the song into a pop number with an Asian-inspired guitar riff. Bowie's version was released as the second single from the album in May 1983, reaching number two in the UK and number 10 in the US. Its accompanying music video featured New Zealand a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Fool
''American Fool'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (credited as John Cougar), released on April 12, 1982. The album was his commercial breakthrough, holding the No. 1 position on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart for nine consecutive weeks. A remastered version of ''American Fool'' was released on Mercury/Island/UMe on March 29, 2005; it includes one bonus track, the previously unreleased title track. Production Producer Don Gehman stated in a 2011 interview that ''American Fool'' was fraught with layers of problems. "We had 20 or so songs, we had a record company that was hoping we were making a Neil Diamond‑type album, and after we spent two or three months in the studio recording these songs and mixing them to the best of our ability, I can remember an A&R guy in a pink shirt coming in to listen to them and basically thinking we had nothing. At that point, they put a stop to the project. We had ‘ Jack & Diane,’ we had ‘Hand to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between The Sheets (The 411 Album)
''Between the Sheets'' is the debut and only studio album by British girl group The 411. It was released by Sony Music on 22 November 2004 in the United Kingdom. ''Between the Sheets'' was supported by three successful singles, including " On My Knees" featuring Ghostface Killah, " Dumb" and " Teardrops". However, upon release the album failed to match the success of its singles. It charted outside of the UK top 40 and spent just three weeks on the chart, resulting in the group being dropped by Sony. Critical reception Kitty Empire from ''The Guardian'' found that "the 411's debut album offers up a further array of songs that are either too bland or not quite right. Third single " Teardrops" pivots on the same Lalo Schifrin riff that Portishead lifted, but as atmospheric as it is, it remains a secondhand idea. ''Between the Sheets'' isn't dreadful, but it sounds like an opportunity missed. With the Sugababes The Sugababes are an English girl group composed of Mutya Buena, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afric Simone
Henrique Joaquim Simone (born October 10, 1939), known professionally as Afric Simone, is a Mozambique, Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and entertainer. He entered the European charts with his first hit "Ramaya" in 1975, followed by another well-known song, "Hafanana", which was released later the same year. Simone reached the peak of his popularity between 1975 and 1980 on both sides of the Iron Curtain, hence he toured the Soviet Union, USSR, Poland, the East Germany, GDR and Czechoslovakia in the Eastern Bloc, and retains that popularity even today throughout Europe. Simone is one of the most prominent African musicians, being one of the few musicians of Mozambican ethnicity who sold-out shows at major international venues including L'Olympia, The Royal Albert Hall and the Carnegie Hall. Early life Simone was born in Inhambane to a Brazilian father and Mozambican mother. Soon after his birth the family moved to Brazil, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Girl (1942 Film)
''China Girl'' is a 1942 drama film which follows the exploits of an American newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the backdrop of World War II. The film stars Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen, and was directed by Henry Hathaway. It is also known as ''A Yank In China'', ''Burma Road'' and ''Over The Burma Road''. Plot In Luzhou, China, news cameraman Johnny Williams is taken into custody by the Japanese military. He is offered $20,000 to take pictures of the Burma Road, a vital link for Allied supply that had been built to support the Chinese war effort. He is not interested. Johnny is put back into his cell, together with a Canadian, "Major" Bull Weed, who claims to be serving as a Chinese irregular. His confederate, 'Captain' Fifi, smuggles a gun in during a faked tempestuous farewell, and the two men escape. They rendezvous with Fifi, who says she saw a plane nearby at an abandoned airfield. Johnny, an ex- barnstormer expert at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Girl (1987 Film)
''China Girl'' is a 1987 independent neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by his longtime collaborator Nicholas St. John. Story ''China Girl'' is a contemporary take on the classic tale of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Set in 1980s Manhattan, the plot revolves around the intimate relationship developing between Tony, a teenage boy from Little Italy, and Tye, a teenage girl from Chinatown, while both of their older brothers become engrossed in a heated gang war against each other. It also bears some similarities to the 1957 musical ''West Side Story'', which similarly is an adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'' set among rival ethnic gangs in Manhattan, and also features a male protagonist named Tony. Release The film was released theatrically on September 25, 1987 in 193 theaters and grossed $531,362 its opening weekend. the film grossed a domestic total of $1,262,091 and its widest release was to 193 theaters. After its theatrical run, the film was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Girl (manga)
China Girl may refer to: Music * "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'' *"China Girl", a single by Afric Simone Other uses * China girl (filmmaking), an image appearing in reel leaders to assist with color calibration * ''China Girl'' (1942 film), starring Gene Tierney and George Montgomery * ''China Girl'' (1987 film), a 1987 film directed by Abel Ferrara * China Girl (manga), a manga serialised in ''Big Comic is a semimonthly ''seinen'' manga magazine published since 18 February 1968 by Shogakukan in Japan. Publication history It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1 ...'' *'' Top of the Lake: China Girl'', the second season of the Australian-New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Comic
is a semimonthly ''seinen'' manga magazine published since 18 February 1968 by Shogakukan in Japan. Publication history It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1968. It is paired with sister magazine ''Big Comic Original'', going on sale in the weeks ''Big Comic Original'' does not. Circulation in 2008 was reported at slightly over a half-million copies. but by mid-2015 had declined to 315,000, as part of an industry-wide trend in manga magazine sales. The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists, including Osamu Tezuka, Shotaro Ishinomori, Sanpei Shirato, Takao Saito, Fujiko Fujio A, Fujiko F. Fujio, and Tetsuya Chiba. ''Big Comic'' also serializes Saito's '' Golgo 13'', which is the oldest manga series still in publication. The front cover of the magazine featured a caricature of a famous individual by manga illustrator Shūichi Higurashi for more than forty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
