Like the rest of Asia, Chinese people looove karaoke, aka KTV. Here are the four most* popular English songs, ones it seems every Chinese person must have in their KTV repertoire:
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
[It's official: everyone on Earth loves the song about a coal mining Union state.]
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
[I've mentioned this before.]
Sailing - Rod Stewart
[I'm pretty sure I never heard this song before I came to China, but since it's Rod Stewart, I wouldn't put money on that bet.]
Yesterday, Once More - The Carpenters
[I swear to good money that I've never in my life heard this song before I came to China.]
*Conclusion solely based on the untold number of times I've gotten to sit through awful renditions of each song (at KTV and non-KTV venues/functions) until I noticed a pattern.
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
[It's official: everyone on Earth loves the song about a coal mining Union state.]
[I've mentioned this before.]
Sailing - Rod Stewart
[I'm pretty sure I never heard this song before I came to China, but since it's Rod Stewart, I wouldn't put money on that bet.]
[I swear to good money that I've never in my life heard this song before I came to China.]
*Conclusion solely based on the untold number of times I've gotten to sit through awful renditions of each song (at KTV and non-KTV venues/functions) until I noticed a pattern.
1 comment:
So funny! I've totally watched an anime that had Country Roads in it!!! Apparently, Japan also loves John Denver... And yeah, I've NEVER heard "Yesterday, Once More" --WTF?
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