Comment on Anon has trouble assimilating

someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• fibojoly@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s about wanking, I believe. “Turning Japanese” is a euphemism for your O-face.

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  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That makes sense. Don’t I feel silly

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    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      According to songwriter David Fenton, “Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn’t expect.” Fenton intended the song to be a love song, with the character of the song “pining over a photograph of his ex-girlfriend” in his bedroom, drawing from Fenton’s own experience of being rejected.

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Japanese#:~:text=….

      The previous commenter was clearly channeling Tipper Gore. No reason for you to feel silly.

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  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to songwriter David Fenton, “Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn’t expect.” Fenton intended the song to be a love song, with the character of the song “pining over a photograph of his ex-girlfriend” in his bedroom, drawing from Fenton’s own experience of being rejected.

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Japanese#:~:text=….

    I would hope that might persuade you to stop being a modern version of Tipper Gore.

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    • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You know it was fifty years ago and artists had to say stuff like that to stop it getting banned?

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      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        First of all, only 44 years ago.

        Secondly the song is called “Pumped Up Kicks.” It’s by the band, “The People.”

        Thirdly, you forgot to take your fish oil supplement to help your memory. Here’s a supplier.

        www.nordic.com/products/algae-omega/?variant=3947…

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• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  According to songwriter David Fenton, “Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn’t expect.” Fenton intended the song to be a love song, with the character of the song “pining over a photograph of his ex-girlfriend” in his bedroom, drawing from Fenton’s own experience of being rejected.

  en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Japanese#:~:text=….

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  • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That doesn’t make much sense to me.

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    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It doesn’t really have to? Whatever caused the inspiration for anything artistic can be extremely mundane. Absurdism isn’t exactly a new concept, especially to artists.

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