"Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine" genre: Folk
	lo fi play (dial-up) hi fi play (broadband) download (2.8 MB)	email track to a friend	add to My.MP3
	Looks at post handover Hong Kong, and wonders if anything has really changed.
	MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it! CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine   Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions) Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Djembes: Peter Suart, Les Fong. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui
	Story Behind the Song I like the 5/4 guitar fingerstyle riff, the song unfolded from that. The song was originally titled "My New Flat," but "Waiting..." captures the intent of the song better, I now think. The song also captures a feeling I think many in Hong Kong have felt; that of waiting and wondering how Hong Kong's people will impact Chinese society in the future, and in turn how finally being a part of China, for better or worse, will impact Hong Kong. My feeling: Heck, why not be hopeful. (I'm sure other songs on "Chinese Sun" contradict this feeling!) Lyrics WAITING FOR A CHINESE SUN... TO SHINE 1. My new flat's beautiful; I got a view of housing estates, and cable cars too Red flag flies, Julys come and go Looks like nothing's changed I got tinted glass windows, the neighbors can't see me watching them watching tv Red flag's waving, people behaving like nothing's changed I'm waiting for a Chinese sun... to shine 2. Come see my new room take in the scenery pretty banks and towers, the power machinery Red flag's unfurled, and the world drags on just like old times We drown in a market maze losses and gains Tied down to the dollar, the collar remains The chains still weigh, and the sky goes gray in the springtime And we're all released when East and West combine And the world waits for a Chinese sun to shine to shine c) Paul Meredith, 1999

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).