The Top Floor Circus show on Thursday was basically a stand up routine about certain big events with a couple of songs thrown in. And it was very very funny. Due warning though, it's all in Chinese and mainly Shanghainese too.
So, the video starts just as singer Lu Chen, as Haibao the Expo mascot, is taking down the Fuwa, the Ol*mp*cs mascots, in a face off. Then we go into the song. Each verse is a repeated line aimed at the Fuwa. The first, for example, is calling them pussies. Then the chorus is basically Haibao saying he will crush their balls.
Sometimes you just can't go back to the moment ... but take my word for it, this was really really funny.
By the way, Top Floor Circus fans will recognise this as an older song with the lyrics changed a bit. Usually, it's calling other punk bands pussies.
Here's a video of the original version: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/-wBrn9XdPhY/
Looks like a hilarious time.
Andy, I'm impressed you can understand Shanghainese so well!
Hey Sean, yeah, my Chinese is not too bad all round. But in my view there's two levels:
Good enough for jobs ...
and ... not good enough for jobs.
As long as i'm the latter, I don't like to mention knowing it all :) Saves embarrassment down the line. I'm always the one thinking "wow, their Chinese is great".
That was a fun show.
@Brad
Thanks for the link. The Lama robes show!
Ran across this randomly surfing KDS tonight:
《上海欢迎你》
我家住在上海滩
黄浦江流经这里
东方明珠巍然矗立
海关钟声响起
淮海路上的漂亮姑娘
全国数第一
石库门里吃大饼油条
全是小市民
上海欢迎你 欢迎来买东西
千万不要忘记带上人民币
上海欢迎你 奥运会有什么了不起
让我们在世博会相聚
别说上海人小气
我请你去新天地
两瓶啤酒一醉方休
尽我地主之谊
神州五十六个民族
是一个大家庭
有事开口没关系
谁叫我最富裕
上海欢迎你 欢迎来买东西
千万不要忘记带上人民币
上海欢迎你 奥运会有什么了不起
让我们在世博会相聚
地铁穿过市中心高楼大厦遍地
浦江两岸黄金地段亿万豪宅升起
群租房里弄三平米也能活下去
想要找我小市民只能去郊区
中信泰富恒隆广场我永远都买不起
静安小亭襄阳市场统统都滚出去
吴江路上小杨生煎都不再便宜
隔壁弄堂的转角里吃安徽料理
上海欢迎你 欢迎来买东西
我们没有文化但是有人民币
上海欢迎你 奥运会有什么了不起
让我们在世博会相聚
（上海欢迎你 奥运会有什么了不起
2010年我们再相聚）
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