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Q: Unlikely popular western songs and artists in China
What's up with LENKA being a huge hit in China ? The "Trouble is a friend" and "I'm caught in the middle" song is played in every single store and like 10% of the people's ringtones here.
Here's another one that gets substantial playtime here in China: Fool's garden - Lemon Tree
WHY IS THIS SONG POPULAR IN CHINA ?
12 years 27 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment - China
Most of the bars I go into have a steady stream of Karen Carpenter & John Denver playing. I use to semi-like both of them before I came to China. Now I cringe whenever I hear their songs.
Lots of them are popular because English teaching programs seem to use a select few. I figured this out when my wife new the words to country roads by John Denver. She then showed me a file on her computer full of English songs from her English text..... all of them were the songs you so often hear in bars and such here and never knew why...so there you go!
Oh my Lady Ga Ga....the young people here listenen to the craziest mixture of music from the 50's to the 80's....with a few modern bands thrown in.
My friend here (a girl) is totally into Karen Carpenter, Elvis Presley, Beyonce, and Lady Ga Ga?
What the hell? I think (and have no clue...just guessing), that the government approves certain artists and kiboshes others.
Like why does no one here even know who Nirvana, AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin or Kings of Leon are (to name but a few)?
If I hear one more Kenny G song, I think I will commit suicide! 
Judged a speech competition yesterday. After the first 5 students finished it was time for an intermission, a vocal performance by one of the students, featuring that 80's 2-hit wonder, Richard Marx. The song was "Right Here Waiting". I have heard it a thousand times at the KTV's but now I endured a live performance while the other students went nuts for it!!
