When Will You Return?
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"When Will You Return?" (simplified Chinese: 何日君再来; pinyin: Hé Rì Jūn Zài Lái) is a song first sung by Zhou Xuan in 1937.
The song became heavily associated with Teresa Teng through her cover version in 1980.[1] In Mainland China, Teng became prominent via the song. Geremie R. Barmé, author of In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture, described the song as a "nostalgic ode". Barmé said that some individuals on the Mainland condemned the song, describing it as "traitorous" and "pornographic"[2] (possible as the song alludes to prostitution).
Memorials for Teng have included performances of "When Will You Return?"[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://daily.rsi.sg/story.php?cat=3&id=13
- ^ Barmé, Geremie R. In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture. Columbia University Press. 1999. 125.
- ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/entertainment/232315.htm
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