Posts Tagged ‘ Parody ’

“The Sound of Rising Prices”

December 9, 2010
By C. Custer
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It may not be as well-produced as the Chinese song about rising housing prices1, but rising inflation has finally inspired its own song. The song is a parody of an already well-known tune called “The Sound of Applause” (掌声响起来, listen here). The parody version is called 涨声响起来, roughly translated as “The Sound of Rising...
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Announcing: Parody Photoshop Contest (Win a Free VPN!)

November 15, 2010
By C. Custer
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We're having a photoshop contest! The goal: to create the funniest/best parody magazine or book cover about China, drawing on whatever cliche images, words, and headlines you choose.
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“Beijing is Hot as Hell”: A Musical Delight

July 10, 2010
By Chris Hearne

A musical parody of "Beijing Welcomes You" -- the official song of the 2008 Olympics -- sweeps the net, but the lyrics have been changed to address the fact that the city is, at the moment, basically on fire.
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