YUP. Squinting of the eyes during THE ACT is where the title "TURNING JAPANESE" comes from.
@eldenjr
Жыл бұрын
👍😀
@garyarnett1220
Жыл бұрын
That was just a rumor
@entwood
Жыл бұрын
@@garyarnett1220 Yeah, it draws on the stereotype of Japanese tourists taking photos of everything on their whirlwind tours of Western countries at the time. "I've got your picture".
@martinl8574
Жыл бұрын
The song is about the faces we make mid coitus.
@robperry5293
Жыл бұрын
Turning Japanese is about a guy squinting while polishing his rocket. I would know about that...LOL.
@hollywoodpotato5289
Жыл бұрын
Turning Japanese and Whip It on the same day… 😂😂😂 … all that’s missing is Cindy Lauper’s “She Bop” and Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself.” Go for the quadfecta of 80s masturbatory hits. 🤣
@flerbus
Жыл бұрын
Blister in the Sun
@kylesuperbaby9616
Жыл бұрын
I touch myself, DIVINYLS
@scottyhotty1003
Жыл бұрын
lmaoo😂😂😅😅
@garyarnett1220
Жыл бұрын
They denied that's what it was about......but....
@dennis2966
Жыл бұрын
@Hollywood Potato -- KZitem allows us to edit our comments. You need to change "Pauper's" to "Lauper's".
@peterwalsh2470
Жыл бұрын
the way you were dancing reminded me of a Peanuts cartoon character 🤣it's probably the music's fault.
@mrnaughtycat
8 ай бұрын
The Kirsten dunst cover is quite good
@paulhease1007
Жыл бұрын
It didnt matter how you danced to this track in high school but the more jerky, crazy and original the better.
@Tdub0911
8 ай бұрын
Who else just saw Nick Cage with purple/punk hair in their minds? Reminded me instantly of Valley Girl. I think I was only ten so since I really didn't know it was a thing I had no clue this was about rubbing one out.
@auraleous
Жыл бұрын
It means just what you have heard it means. Watch the movie Personal Best from ‘79 and you’ll hear the Joke (where they got the expression, I’d bet). Remember, Jerry Garcia “didn’t” do drugs, no death metal band would ever cop to the meanings, on and on. It’s called covering your ass.
@josephsiano5447
3 ай бұрын
Angela Just lovvvvvvve your movements and smile !!!! Getting into it ! Yes a grrrrrrrrrreat song 🎶!!!!!! For SURE ! Rockin
@bobschenkel7921
Жыл бұрын
Angela, maybe you could do the French band called The Plastic Bertrand Band who had a One-Hit with "C'est Plaint Por Moi", or "That's Life To Me". I think you'll enjoy it quite a bit. Very Punkish.
@treetopjones737
Жыл бұрын
Ça plane pour moi
@professionaljackass
Жыл бұрын
Kirsten Dunst actually has a great cover of this song on KZitem.
@bc2198
Жыл бұрын
I'd like to add a one hit wonder to the list...Sky High by Jigsaw
@josephsiano5447
3 ай бұрын
Great solo at end outdo of song “”””
@Robert-un7br
Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this song only got to #36! That hook is catchy. I was going into my senior year of high school when this came out and I remember it distinctly. The mythology that “turning Japanese” was code for orgasm face came later. 🤣 We all danced pretty much the way you danced to it! 😂 I think your idea to do one hit wonders is a good one!
@dggydddy59
Жыл бұрын
I don't know how much later you're thinking, but that's what it meant in 1981, I assure you. I believe the song was released in 1980, so ...
@Robert-un7br
Жыл бұрын
@@dggydddy59 Yes I remember the song and the rumors. As with most popular songs, the rumors started sometime after the release. The song peaked at 36 in January of 1980. So sometime in 1981 is relatively much later. Lets face it, it’s not the greatest song in the world. The rumor probably got more air play.
@dggydddy59
Жыл бұрын
@@Robert-un7br LOL! Yeah, I'm sure you're right. The rumors definitely helped popularize it. Cheers!
@treetopjones737
Жыл бұрын
People should stick with discussing songs that literally were, like Cyndi's "She Bop."
@kennethmoffat7409
8 ай бұрын
Heard that line. Was about being or finding out, one was gay.
@barkingsquirrel1751
Жыл бұрын
Konnichiwa. Great song about pleasuring one's self !!!
@AWalkOnDirt
Жыл бұрын
My best friend was in a club and this played. He knew the lyrics and belted them out in the club. First time hearing this song was with him singing along. Epic memory.
@ptruscott150trussy4
5 ай бұрын
Einstine a go go by a band called Landscape its a catchy tune too
@danjoda755
Жыл бұрын
I'm fairly sure our dear Angela would have turned 50 shades of red if she had any idea of the intent of this funny, silly tune 😂😊
@thrusta100
Жыл бұрын
No , that’s a myth it’s not about that, been debunked many times from the horses mouth himself...🤦♂️🙄
@danjoda755
Жыл бұрын
@aaron bron One of the more misinterpreted songs of all time, word was that "Turning Japanese" refers to the Asian facial features people get at the moment of climax during masturbation. In a VH1 True Spin special, they asked The Vapors about this song, and they explained that it is a love song about someone who lost their girlfriend and was going slowly crazy. Lead singer Dave Fenton said: "Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn't expect to." It was inspired by Fenton's relationship problems. A quick bit of reading unearthed this excerpt which validates your point.
@normandavidtidiman9918
Жыл бұрын
@thrusta100 He/they would deny it though...
@jamesrussell6663
Жыл бұрын
I think you’re correct...😂
@danjoda755
Жыл бұрын
@James Russell Even though it was rebutted in an interview, I still think the double entendre is inescapable, lollllll 🤣😂
@joesmith8725
Жыл бұрын
New wave punk! Catchy dance music. I was a little kid back then lol
@frankoberc4717
Жыл бұрын
To be a little crazy is ok.Your reaction is every time a pleasure. I Know the Song a along time.Your body language is everytime wonderful and sexy..especially to the part in this song when it's going mad.
@BobBilheimer
Жыл бұрын
“Fun” song 😜
@csedrivers2850
11 ай бұрын
Ive always kinda liked this jam. 🙃
@brianjomansenstinesmith5132
Жыл бұрын
there is a fun vide of this with kirstin dunst that is fun
@brianjomansenstinesmith5132
Жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/pGaOmXeCg4h-fYo
@wayne_twentyfive
Жыл бұрын
This was a massive song here in Australia ! .. Spent a few weeks at Number 1, and it finished 1980 as one of the biggest selling songs for the year .. Extremely catchy ! .. And I loved your dance moves, Angela .. Very cute.🤗
@robertmiller2633
Жыл бұрын
Angela is just so damn cute I can't concentrate on the song !!!
@earthpup
Жыл бұрын
Toni Basil: Mikey... Should be a one hit wonder.
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
Did it already. Done during the Guilty Pleasure theme. kzitem.info/news/bejne/2JV8malscWR2h2k
@777petew
Жыл бұрын
We had fun.
@troyshilanski380
6 ай бұрын
That would be asked on an actual rotary phone. The work to get a date was real.
@wrangler1957
Жыл бұрын
We appreciate your hard work on this list of One hit wonders of the 80"s.
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
Eddie Murphy also had " Boogie In Your Butt ". Although I think that was on his CC comedy album .
@jannuar2009
Жыл бұрын
The best Music Decade 80's❤❤❤❤
@chrisdill2594
Жыл бұрын
This song paved the way for songs years later like Divinyls - I Touch Myself ...
@brentdallyn8459
Жыл бұрын
Check out The flying lizards only radio hit "Money" a cover of the Beatles tune of the same name, hard to believe this song made money lol
@erickent3557
Жыл бұрын
that song certainly stuck in my and my brother's heads. Such an interesting angle and cool "drum" sound. But I recall that was tail end of the 70s so might not make Angela's 80's one hit wonders.
@brentdallyn8459
Жыл бұрын
@@erickent3557 wasn't paying close enough attention to the decade she was reacting to, you're right.
@troyshilanski380
6 ай бұрын
This is a song shoulda been on the radio more way back when i was a yute.
@ianlove1215
Жыл бұрын
This was featured, for obvious reasons, in an early Michael Keaton film called Gung Ho. It is a clash of cultures film when some Japanese business men buy an American car factory.
@BlueHen123
Жыл бұрын
That was a funny movie!
@scottvassiliou6446
Жыл бұрын
Great one hit wonder, Angela. Extremely catchy tune!
@davidpalahinjak8954
Жыл бұрын
Can't get away with this now! 🤣
@garywicker2791
Жыл бұрын
Really never heard it before....sorry. Have great day. Love your reactions.
@mitchellbeston1033
9 ай бұрын
"Turning Japanese" was a euphemism.
@stevenatkinson2360
7 ай бұрын
It went to number 1n Australia
@josephsiano5447
3 ай бұрын
WOW !
@richiewest7495
Жыл бұрын
Yes, my thoughts... " a fun song".
@thunderstruck5484
Жыл бұрын
Wow those fun very early days of spending hours watching mtv or something similar, haha awesome thanks for the nostalgia Angela!
@jimmcget98
10 ай бұрын
#dayone reacts How about a collection of Best of the 70's or 80's
@rutssy
Жыл бұрын
Great song. Happy you enjoyed it Angela!
@long-timemusicenthusiast2243
Жыл бұрын
Hi Angela, loved this song & the one by Aneka in 1981 called Japanese Boy.
@stevensprunger3422
Жыл бұрын
I was headed back from my job in Missouri to California and this came on the radio
@bryanforis1839
Жыл бұрын
Great song one first songs a DJ great music lots of movies
@jayjayjase9796
Жыл бұрын
Went to number 1 here in Australia
@timothyteater1347
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stuBdoc
Жыл бұрын
This song and Jenny were the soundtrack of the early 80's. Fun stuff!!
@willfromyadkinville
Жыл бұрын
if you dive deeper this song means so much more!
@mftoms59
Жыл бұрын
Which is why I think it's the Funniest songs that's not a parody of A song. In my personal top twenty favorites IMO, as fresh as the first time I listened to it..
@busking6292
Жыл бұрын
This song had the same meaning as the Who's 'pictures of lily'
@WWH88-u6u
Жыл бұрын
Angela is beautiful.that smile!❤
@markantinozzi8657
Ай бұрын
I had her
@yorkvillevic6528
Жыл бұрын
Trifecta would "on the mexican radio"
@AWalkOnDirt
Жыл бұрын
I am going to subscribe since the ring tone for my wife is a 80s one hit wonder. Can’t wait for that one. “I Melt with You”
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, “I Melt With You” didn’t crack the US TOP 40.
@treetopjones737
Жыл бұрын
1983, the song peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 78 on the main Billboard Hot 100
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
@@treetopjones737 yep and the latter is what Angela’s May theme is based on which is unfortunate bc IMWY is a classic. And it became commercial allowing her Baby Boomer subs to know it as well.
@siete223
10 ай бұрын
Love that song
@hudahekizzy8402
5 ай бұрын
Catchy song and insanely tight band. Deserved better.
@troyshilanski380
6 ай бұрын
Hey i stole some of my dads whiskey, are you going to the roller rink tonight or the movies?
@mikefurlong8268
Жыл бұрын
i remember all one hit wonders of the 80s i left school in 1981 i would love u to rect to a floor filler from 1983 from the artist booker newbury the 3rd called love town guaranteed to get u dancing love u reactions mike from england
@Malfie657
Жыл бұрын
A local band to me and the very first band I ever saw live - they played my school and a few small local music venues near me when they first started out. The band had close connections to the already famous and much more established 'The Jam' (Jam bassist Bruce Foxton spotted them in a pub and Paul Weller's dad went on to manage them for a while). Incidentally, despite all of the rumour mill nods and winks, vocalist Dave Fenton always denied that the song was about...well, you know what!!
@hughphillips1427
Жыл бұрын
The band is from Guildford, Surrey, UK not far from where I live. It charted at number 3 in the UK charts in 1980.
@troyshilanski380
6 ай бұрын
Same with the song cars, Devos whip it..l etc
@seannovack3834
Жыл бұрын
Love the new intro!
@cspaikido
Жыл бұрын
Supposedly this song along with Devo's Whip It is about self-pleasure.
@_stardust62
Жыл бұрын
I had this cassette tape and the whole album is awesome!!...played it often!
@victorduffany7723
Жыл бұрын
I really like your idea of the one hit wonders. What a fun song!!
@robbielux8353
Жыл бұрын
Although their only American hit, they are an amazing band and this album is great from top to bottom
@MarcoSilva-pn6ld
Жыл бұрын
New Clears Days....I love it.
@stevetanner3019
Жыл бұрын
I had a gut feeling after you did Whip It by Devi you might do this
@Steven-le4bc
Жыл бұрын
I saw an interview with the lead singer and writer of the song on VH1 saying that that's the meaning of the song.
@djm2459
Жыл бұрын
I recommend News at Ten another great song of them
@Packard63
Жыл бұрын
Holding my hands up......i bought the single when it was released.......and i still have it but it was a great song then and now.
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
MTV’s early days. 😎 Shout out to Vern and Icurious14u. Angela chose your suggestion. 👏🏾
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
Angela , do you know what the song means by : The Vapors ? 😏
@russellsearch7925
Жыл бұрын
It’s the five knuckle shuffle Angela!
@victorramsey5575
Жыл бұрын
Cool concept here... 1 hit wonders. You should check out Voices Carry by Till Tuesday. Amy Mann was a very underrated vocalist.
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
She reacted to it already. Enjoy! kzitem.info/news/bejne/uGihq2mHa2ejnag
@zzekezzypt
Жыл бұрын
They did two great albums, well worth listening to too. Deffo had more to offer than this very catchy bop.
@doplinger1
Жыл бұрын
I want to be there when she learns what “turning Japanese” means! 😂😂😂
@wfemp_4730
Жыл бұрын
It's not what you think, that's just a falsehood that caught fire.
@jessenuf
Жыл бұрын
It’s the face during climax. Squinty eyed…
@wfemp_4730
Жыл бұрын
@@jessenuf It is not.
@jeffjackson8475
Жыл бұрын
I want a doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well??? @wfemp_4730 what do you think that means? LOL!
@richtensail
Жыл бұрын
sometimes words have 2 meanings!, was a bigr hit here in au.
@Rexerman89
4 ай бұрын
"Great cult 80's song.......................Buy their greatest hits album "ANTHOLOGY", you won't regret it! Waiting For The Weekend, News At Ten, Jimmy Jones, Spiders, Letter To Hiro!"
@snowy.777
Жыл бұрын
Yes Queen 👑🙌.. can you play (Best of me) ... singer Anthony Hamilton Thank you
@gabrielmcdonnell8699
Жыл бұрын
Love me some AH but unfortunately for this channel, “Best Of Me” is too new. Angela’s cut-off is 2003 or earlier.
@eldenjr
Жыл бұрын
Kirsten Dunst done great cover if this. Yes, that Kirsten! Gives a whole new reason to Turn Japanese! 😂😂 Love the channel, Angela!
@augustofaustinodecastro5492
Жыл бұрын
Seu canal é maravilhoso 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@bobschenkel7921
Жыл бұрын
As opposed to DEVO, The Vapors are a true One-Hit Wonder band. This song was BIG when I was in college. The rumor was that the song was about, mmm...well you'll find out.
@wfemp_4730
Жыл бұрын
The band dispelled that rumor.
@pflynn581
Жыл бұрын
Not in the UK .They had another hit called Jimmy Jones.
@FoamySlobbers
Жыл бұрын
Frontman Dave Fenton has always been a bit cagey about the song’s origin, saying on Vh1 (via Songfacts), “Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn’t expect to”. There’s nothing wrong with a traditional coming-of-age tale, but it was widely presumed that the song is about masturbation. Since ‘Turning Japanese’ is about nervous energy, the conclusion made by many was the track’s title was about how one’s facial expression looks when climaxing. The band has always denied the comparison, but it is easy to see where the rumours came from when looking deeper at the lyrics. Elsewhere in the song, Fenton talks about only having a picture of this object of his affection and that he wants to kiss it when there’s no one else around. Even when this person wrote ‘I love you’ on the picture, his response of ‘me too’ suggests that he may be up to naughty things in secret.
@raybernal6829
Жыл бұрын
Sure Jan .. 😅
@ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286
Жыл бұрын
Let me tell you a secret. Everybody knows this song...and it's great, but the whole album is great. The original release of this album, "New Clear Days," is fantastic. From beginning to end. Really really underrated. Their follow up album, "Magnets," is not as great. Subsequent releases have included material from, "Magnets," mixed up with material from, "New Clear Days." That's why I am specific about the original, "New Clear Days," album. It's a post punk gem.
@cromptoniser
12 күн бұрын
Top 5 in the UK
@wgdavis5353
Жыл бұрын
U got me Ms D., Don't know this group nor have I heard this song.. Not missed much.. ♠W.G.
@douglaslawson9923
Жыл бұрын
"Turning Japanese" is a euphemism for masterbation. If you pantomime the act of Hari kiri, as a male...get it now? The obsession with her picture? So he can look at her from "inside" as well? "I often kiss you when there's no one else around,"? Amazing. Hilarious. But quite obvious.
@johnthegreek5836
Жыл бұрын
Remember the song, never seen the video
@bothworlds69
Жыл бұрын
I challenge you to listen to Teena Marie "Portuguese Love"
@davids5336
Жыл бұрын
This one might be considered racist by some people, but people are so sensitive and hard to please! Oh well, that's what makes like so interesting and petrifying I suppose! Let's see how far we get! Fun song😂😢😮 You really love to cook, don't you? Maybe you can start a cooking channel and show us your favorite recipes! You know I like to be a smart ass and sarcastic! Later!
@davidharrison4881
9 ай бұрын
You all know this song is about mastur-bation?
@chitownlee
Жыл бұрын
Please, will you record your reaction when you find out what this song is about.
@Jims_Camera_at_dawn
Жыл бұрын
I was about to tell her but luckily I read your comment first. RECORD WHEN YOU LEARN THE MEANING!!! 😉
@bobbyg7102
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@jgates6645
Жыл бұрын
Rumor has it that this song was written by Ivan Yackingoff....
@Tdub0911
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if many of us knew this was about masturbating at the time it came out.
@carolynussery8189
Жыл бұрын
I loved this catchy song back in the day. Then my son told me what it was about.! I was so embarrassed!
@tomrockwood851
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, so you finally got the meaning LOL It didn't take too much imagination to get there for a 13 year old boy listening to this one.
@12BRAVO28ID
Жыл бұрын
Wow! I forgot how much silly fun this song is. A lot of 80's nostalgia! What about the Fixx, 'One Thing Leads to Another', Eddie Grant, 'Electric Ave', Gary Numan's 'Cars' or 'Come on Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners, 'I Want to Be Sedated', Ramones, 'Jenny' by Tommy Two Tone were all fun one hit wonders back then that I would like to see your reaction to.
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