YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA &
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA & 布井智子 (Tomoko Nunoi)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
“La Femme Chinoise” showed YMO’s potential as a vocal group rather than an instrumental group. After listening to Takahashi’s vocals on the song, Hosono decided to make Takahashi the lead vocalist.
The title of the song is taken from Jean-Luc Godard’s movie, “La Chinoise”. The lyrics, written by Ch...
[Intro: Tomoko Nunoi]
Des notes sans fin, des visages identiques
[Instrumental]
[Bridge: Tomoko Nunoi]
C'est un bras brillant de petits pieds laces
Des notes sans fin, des visages identiques
La démarche saccadée avec des voix pincées
La discrétion noiraude, arrière-pensées, qui sait
C'est un bras brillant de petits pieds laces
Des notes sans fin, des visages identiques
La démarche saccadée avec des voix pincées
[Instrumental]
[Verse: Yukihiro Takahashi]
Fu Manchu and Suzie Q
And the girls of the Floating World
Junk sails on a yellow sea
For Suzie Wong and Shanghai dolls
Suzie can soothe
Away all your blues
She is the mistress
The scent of the Orient
[Instrumental]
[Verse: Yukihiro Takahashi]
Fu Manchu and Suzie Q
And the girls of the Floating World
Junk sails on a yellow sea
For Suzie Wong and Shanghai dolls
Suzie can soothe
Away all your blues
She is the mistress
The scent of the Orient
Orient
[Outro: Tomoko Nunoi]
Des notes sans fin visages identiques
Comme tous les vieux insectes
Demarche saccadee, affiche criarde, voix pincees
Discretion noiraude bible rouge
Arrière-pensées, qui sait un monde finit
中国女 (La Femme Chinoise) was written by Chris Mosdell & 高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi).
中国女 (La Femme Chinoise) was produced by 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA released 中国女 (La Femme Chinoise) on Sat Nov 25 1978.