*Well, OK, they aren't ANYTHING to do with China really, but there is a link in the song title / band each time.
I've also had some fun making a lyrics quiz by putting well known lyrics into an online translation tool, then translating into, and then back from, Chinese. Some of the results were quite amusing (although they are pretty easy!) Here are some examples. See if you can tell what they are.
Guess it's back today
They have left the savage boy
Not changed so much to say
But I still think their cat is mad
Guess who just got back today
Them wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven't changed that much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
The boys are back in town Thin Lizzy
Eyebrows on the road, scrap her legs, and then he is one of her
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
Walk on the Wild Side
So they sprinkle luna on your hair Gold and stars in the blue of your eyes
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of golden starlight in your eyes of blue
Carpenters, close to you
Her mind was distorted by Tiffany, and she got the bend of Mercedes She has a lot of beautiful, beautiful boys
Her mind was Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, She has a lot of pretty, pretty boysHotel California, Eagles
Every breath and every action you do
You break every bond and every step you take, I'll look at you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you Every breath you take The Police
I have no action to do
There is no commitment to keep
I was mottled, sleepy, ready to sleep
I have no place to go, no promises to keep
I’m dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Feelin’ Groovy Simon and Garfunkel
To hold my baby, we must firmly grasp her, get some afternoon of joy
Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight Afternoon delight Starland Vocal band
