"Chinese" Songs, Vol. 2

It took me a few days, but as promised, here's another set of "Chinese" Songs, neither sung in Chinese nor performed by Chinese artists. Because...there were too many good ones for just one post, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Passenger  ~  "Paper Cut, Chinese Burn"

2)  Jessica Mauboy  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

3)  Level 42  ~  "The Chinese Way"

4)  Peggy Lee  ~  "Chinese Love Poems: Going Rowing / Like The Moon / The Musicians"

5)  Travis  ~  "Chinese Blues" / "Eyes Wide Open"

6)  Australian Crawl  ~  "Chinese Eyes"

7)  The Trews  ~  "Chinese Kites" / "Beautiful & Tragic"

8)  John Cale  ~  "Chinese Envoy"

9)  Go West  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

10)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Chinese Café / Unchained Melody"

11)  Sales  ~  "Chinese New Year"

12)  A Silent Film  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

13)  The Howl & The Hum  ~  "Godmanchester Chinese Bridge"

14)  Cass McCombs  ~  "In A Chinese Alley"

15)  Rickie Lee Jones  ~  "Scary Chinese Movie"

16)  Biz Markie  ~  "Chinese Food"

17)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  "10,000 Chinese Walk Into A Bar"

18)  Finch  ~  "Chinese Organ Thieves"

19)  The Temperance Movement  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

20)  Scott Helman  ~  "Chinese Restaurant"

Songs About "Lolita"

Some literature is so iconic that notable phrases, character names, or even book titles can become a part of our culture. Over the next who-knows-how-many days, weeks, etc., I'm going to explore some of these iconic novels, stories, and/or phrases and make song posts out of them. Why? Because it seemed like a good idea at the time. (Which would be right now, I suppose.) First up, "Lolita." For what it's worth, I've never read Nabokov's novel, and what little I know of it is merely by its reputation, which is admittedly a mixed bag depending on whom you ask. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Dream Wife  ~  “Lolita”

2)  Throw Me The Statue  ~  “Lolita”

3)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Lolita”

4)  ABsynthium  ~  “Lolita”

5)  Jane Birkin  ~  “Lolita Go Home”

6)  Les Specimen  ~  “Lolita”

7)  Emilie Autumn  ~  “Gothic Lolita”

8)  Voxlight  ~  “Lolita”

9)  Valentina Polinori  ~  “Lolita”

10)  Young Gun Silver Fox  ~  “Lolita”

11)  Honey & The 45’s ft. Kamani Raqs  ~  “Lolita’s Lament”

12)  Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra  ~  “Lolita Ya Ya”

13)  Girl Blue  ~  “Lolita”

14)  Solmeister  ~  “Lolita”

15)  Belinda  ~  “Lolita”

16)  Paw  ~  “Lolita”

17)  Catacombe  ~  “Lolita”

18)  Jan Plestenjak  ~  “Lolita”

19)  Céline Dion  ~  “Lolita”

20)  Stereophonics  ~  “Lolita”

21)  Alizée  ~  “Moi…Lolita”

22)  Krystof  ~  “Lolita”

23)  The Veronicas  ~  “Lolita”

24)  Fin  ~  “Lolita”

25)  Go West  ~  “Lolita”

26)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Lolita"