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"China Girl" is a 1983 hit single by David Bowie, written by Bowie and Iggy Pop and taken from the album Let's Dance. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ... Iggy Pop Iggy Pop (born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr on April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American hard rock singer. ... Lets Dance, released April 14, 1983, is a David Bowie album. ...


The video was controversial because it shows Bowie and the "China Girl" naked on a beach, apparently making love while waves wash over them. The single reached #2 in the UK charts and was a big hit in the United States. Making an appearance in the movie The Wedding Singer (1998), "China Girl" is one of David Bowie's most popular songs and most people identify him with this song. The Wedding Singer is a romantic comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a wedding singer, and Drew Barrymore as the object of his affections. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ...


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China Girl by David Bowie Songfacts (1027 words)
In this song, the singer warns the China girl that he will destroy her culture by imparting Western values of materialism and superficial beauty.
"china girl" is one street name of an opioid that is similar to thorazine and other anti-psychotic drugs.
"My little China girl, you shouldn?t mess with me...etc" this is a symptom of an emotional conflict, a barrier to his getting the proper treatment for his condition, because he doesn't want to believe he has a condition (mentally afflicted people don't know they're experiencing an illness) 3.
Satellite Tracks First Leatherback from the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge (1059 words)
She was named "China Girl" by UCF turtle biologist Dean Bagley to commemorate a group of Chinese scientists who were visiting the United States to learn how we protect sea turtles and their nesting beaches.
On May 22, during China Girl's 7th nest of the season and on the last night Eckert would be in Florida, the team was successful.
UCF and HSWRI scientists documented that "China Girl" laid 8 nests in the Carr Refuge in 2000.
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