11 Popular Songs You Didn’t Realize Are Actually Racist (msn.com)
Questions? Here is the dude who wrote the article:
Jeremy igar - PEOPLE
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On Turning Japanese by the Vapors, i want to ask him to explain what he means by this:
apparently refers to a very private bedroom moment during which a man might “tighten [his] eyes and ‘turn Japanese.'” Basically, the White British band’s only U.S. hit is about a White guy using wordplay that reflects what he sees as the physical appearance of people who aren’t White and, as Hoban puts it, pairs racism with “a funky rock beat.”
Huh?
Knock yourself out.
Turning Japanese
Song by
The Vapors
I've got your picture of me and you
You wrote, "I love you", I wrote, "Me too"
I sit there staring and there's nothing else to do
Oh, it's in color, your hair is brown
Your eyes are hazel and soft as clouds
I often kiss you when there's no one else around
I've got your picture, I've got your picture
I'd like a million of ya over myself
I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You've got me turning up and turning down
And turning in and turning 'round
I'm turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
I've got your picture, I've got your picture
I'd like a million of them over myself
I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You've got me turning up and turning down
And turning in and turning 'round
I'm turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a psyched Lone Ranger
Everyone...
That's why I'm turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Says one site:
The one man who can say for certain what "Turning Japanese" is about is the man who wrote the song, David Fenton. As he told Songwriting in 2021, he had the melody, he said, but he needed lyrics. Then in the middle of the night, he woke up and "had that 'turning Japanese' line, so I wrote it down and fell asleep again," he said, adding, "it could have been anything! It could have ended up as Turning Portuguese."
The song has nothing to do with Asians or facial expressions. And it certainly has nothing to do with "self-love."
Fenton said, "It was weird when people started saying it was about masturbation. I can't claim that one!"
As for what "Turning Japanese" is about, Fenton says it's simply a love song about a relationship that ended. All he was left with was a photograph of his beloved, and an empty feeling.
Read More: https://www.grunge.com/715655/the-re...by-the-vapors/
Christ-a-mighty, it's been over 40 years!
Where does it go, Mult?
It's about jerking off. It's not even subtle. The backtrack is silly but I don't think artists have an obligation to explain their lyrics anyway.
As for the article, that reads like outrage bait for conservatives to share all over the web and get MSN more clicks.
lol "Illegal Alien" as a "popular" song that "you didn't realize was racist."
You think song writer David Fenton is lying in the article?
Or the article writer is lying?
The song writer is lying.
The article writer is sharing what has been conventional wisdom about the song for over 40 years. It's not new or original information.
Stop whining!
Arnold voice
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