"China Too (2002 remaster)" genre: New Wave
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	A perky, light synthpop song for our friend Wally, who left NY's Avenue B behind. Special narrative from "101 Most Honourable Chinese Recipes." Thousand-year eggs are not good, don't try them at home. Don't they have any Szechuan up here?
	CD: Leg Warmers Reheated Credits: written/performed/recorded by Gordon Smith and Robert Mesrach
	Story Behind the Song This song was originally called "Just Like You" and was about wanting to become someone's clone. Walter was leaving for China in a couple of days and we couldn't afford a present, so we butchered the original tracks, tweaked in those 40's movie score Chinese-sounding diatonic fourths and made it all about HIM. Love ya, Wally. Lyrics [Walter Stryker traveled 35,000 miles in 45 minutes] I want to be just like you; I want to be in China, too I want to be just like you; I want to be down there too Please let me be, let me be there with you, there with you I want to go to China, China, take me too Sometimes it's hard to be in a locality that has no Avenue B But what do you care for that, you've got your China hat No punk clubs, no galleries of chi-chi underground and yuppie fantasies You've put it all aside, for Eastern countryside [Walter Stryker enjoyed the confidence and respect of his friends and a great many people. However, many were still in doubt as to what Walter did. A celebration was held and Walter was asked to demonstrate his new craft. He accepted the public request with great pleasure, and so the demonstration began] I want to be in China, too; I want to be down there, too I want to be just like you; I want to be in China, too Please let me be, let me be there with you, there with you We want to go for cocktails, cocktails (Tsing-tao!); take us, too We want to go to China, too Please, let us be, let us be there with you, there with you We want to go for cocktails, cocktails (Tsing-tao!) When you have a yen to see a foreign movie, think of Len, Bob and me We're eating at Burger King, you're in and out of Beijing Please don't get too taken with being touristy, and living much too free We'll come to you to beg: put down that thousand-year egg! [Walter Stryker appeared in a long black gown, black cap, white socks and black shoes. He made a brief speech saying he was just an ordinary human being who wanted to travel and see the countryside. Then he announced that he was going to make a trip to Peking, and return in 45 minutes. Walter left on May 2nd, 1985.] Please let us be, let us be there with you [We'll miss you]

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