Okay, I'm trying to think of some. Here is what I got:
One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head (Bangkok, Siam, Philippines)
Mr. Roboto - Styx (Japan)
Big in Japan - Alphaville (Japan)
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder (China)
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel (North Korea, South Korea, China)
My Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple (Tokyo)
Surrender - Cheap Trick (Indonesia, Philippines
Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles (Chinese, Japanese)
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol (Tokyo)
19 - Paul Hardcastle (Vietnam)
Turning Japanese - The Vapors (Japanese)
Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson (Hong Kong)
Can you think of any songs to add to my list?
2007-03-10 15:27:58 · 11 answers · asked by Yuka 4 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Other - Asia Pacific
Here's a few more (mostly name in song title)
Tokyo Joe - Bryan Ferry
Istanbul opening - Midnight Express soundtrack
Road to Babylon - Manfred Mann Earth Band
Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel
(I might think of some more later - and will come back and re-edit)
2007-03-10 18:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's an old, lively and a bit risque song from the 20's called "Nagasaki" (Japan). It was featured in a Woody Allen movie made a few years ago called "Bullets Over Broadway." It begins, "Hot ginger and dynamite, there's nothing but that at nIght, back in Nagasaki, where the fellers chew tobaccy and the women wicky wacky woo." (You have to hear it to appreciate it - it's a bit loopy.)
Another famous song from the 20's is "Japanese Sandman," which was used in an old Julie Andrews movie called "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
And if that's not Japanese enough, don't forget the opera Madame Butterfly by Puccini and the operetta The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan, both of which are set in Japan and have some Japanese-related lyrics.
2007-03-10 16:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by nopoliticalaffiliation 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kiss Detroit Rock City
2016-03-28 23:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Philippine Archipelago by Yoyoy Villame
2007-03-10 19:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by junior 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Have All The Good People Gone? - Sam Roberts (Hong Kong)
Cheers,
Petra M, Vancouver
2007-03-10 15:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Patricia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lobo has a song on Indonesia, Asian Moon, Bali I think. But it is not mentioned in the song anywhere!
Manhattan Transfer, On a Little Street in Singapore
:)
2007-03-10 16:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China Girl, David Bowie
thanks for mentioning Cheap Trick that's why I have a checkered background!
2007-03-10 15:38:13 · answer #7 · answered by marie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, can anybody remember "Monkeys in Zamboanga have no tails" from the 1940s?
Or, the theme from "On the Road to Mandalay".
2007-03-10 20:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on a slow boat to china
good morning vietnam
2007-03-10 16:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tokyo girl (ace of base)
2007-03-11 04:27:03 · answer #10 · answered by Billy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋