Η αυθεντική βερσιόν του τραγουδιού των Bowie/Pop, από το The Idiot (1977), μετατρέπει την πολύ πιο διάσημη του Bowie (1983) σε ανέκδοτο…Ο David άφησε να εννοηθεί ότι συμπεριέλαβε το τραγούδι στο Let’s Dance σαν ένα είδος bonus για το φίλο και συνεργάτη. Μπαίνει κανείς για μια στιγμή στον πειρασμό να πιστέψει ότι και η χλιαρή παραγωγή της δικής του βερσιόν κοιτά προς την ίδια κατεύθυνση. 🟡 🟡 The original Bowie/Pop version of the song, from The Idiot (1977), turns Bowie’s much more famous into a joke… David hinted that he included the song on Let’s Dance (1983) as a kind of bonus for his friend and collaborator. You’re tempted for a moment to believe that the lukewarm production of his own version is looking in the same direction.

I could escape this feeling with my China girl
I’m a wreck without my little China girl
I hear her heart beating as loud as thunder
I saw the stars crashing
I’m a mess without my little China girl
Wake up in the morning, where’s my little China girl?
I hear her heart’s beating loud as thunder
I saw the stars crashing down
I’m feeling tragic like I’m Marlon Brando
When I look at my China girl
I could pretend that nothing really meant too much
When I look at my China girl
I stumble into town
Just like some sacred cow
Visions of swastikas in my head
Plans for everyone
It’s in the white of my eyes
My little China girl
You shouldn’t mess with me
I’ll ruin everything you are
You know it
I’ll give into your visions
I’ll give you eyes of blue
But I’ll give you a man who wants to rule the world
And when I get excited
My little China girl says
“Oh, baby, just you shut your mouth”
She says, “Shh…”
She says, “Shh…”
She says
And when I get excited
My little China girl, she says
“Oh, baby, just you shut your mouth”
And when I get excited
My little China girl, she says
“Oh, baby, just you shut your mouth”
She says, “Shh…”
She says