2006-08-04 11:41:45 · 14 answers · asked by Nitz Frugent 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
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Nick Feldman is quoted as saying: "Wang Chung is the feeling, not the word. It represents an abstract, an escape from pragmatic, complex ideas. Wang Chung means whatever you want it to mean. Have fun with it. That's the whole idea of the line 'Everybody Wang Chung Tonight,' in the song 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight' on the Mosaic album."
So what on Earth does 'Wang Chung' really mean?
There is actually a Chinese philosophical tie-in to the term 'Wang Chung' as well. Pinyin WANG CHONG (popularly known as Wang Ch'ung) was one of the most original and independent Chinese thinkers of the Han period (206 BC-ad 220). A rationalistic naturalist during an age of superstition, Wang dared attack the belief in omens and portents that had begun to creep into the Confucian doctrines. He helped pave the way for the critical spirit of the next philosophical period and prepared China for the advent of Neo-Taoism.
Accepting Confucius, Wang opposed the contemporary, debased Confucianism. He declared that natural things occur spontaneously and that there is no such thing as teleology. Wang rejected the notion that man's actions influence the workings of the natural universe (i.e., a bad king will produce bad weather). He stated that man, though noble and intelligent, has no exceptional position in the universe. A rationalist, he insisted that any theory must be supported by concrete evidence and experimental proof.
Wang has never been greatly popular in China, though in the 20th century the prevailing critical spirit, scientific method, and revolt against the past have attracted new attention to his ideas. His outstanding work, the trenchant and critical Lun-heng ("Disquisitions"), written about 85, has been translated into English by Alfred Forke (2 vol., 1907-11).
Text courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica.
Additionally, there is an Asian character actor named WANG CHUNG.
2006-08-04 13:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by elcycer 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
around the world across the nation everybody wang chung
2006-08-04 11:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by gruntlicker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been woindering this for decades now... How exactly DOES one wang chung?
2006-08-04 11:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by kjdean68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT!
EVERYBODY WANG CHUNG TONIGHT!
2006-08-04 11:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by Queen of the Dachshunds 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody have fun tonight!
2006-08-04 11:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure Maury Povich is doing that right now.
2006-08-04 11:51:35 · answer #6 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every body have fun tonight!
2006-08-04 11:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had another hit too!!
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I forget it at the moment. . .I'll remember as soon as i sign off.
2006-08-04 11:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by ThatGuy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I'm feeling Japanese! I really think so!
2006-08-04 11:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by 4 Eyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if I can do the safety dance
2006-08-04 11:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋