Oriental riff (Western composition sometimes used in media to "sound Chinese")
Oriental riff (Western composition sometimes used in media to "sound Chinese")
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Oriental riff - Wikipedia
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My wife is Chinese. My house is now impossibly racist.
That happens every thirty seconds.
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Damn I did not expect a LRR reference around here! Can't believe that sketch is ten years old and still good as gold.
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the curvy triangle font of melodies
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aka wonton font, recently posted by @silverchase@sh.itjust.works!
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Bunch of songs with this riff in my orientalism playlist
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Real mvp
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Impressive list! A couple more you could add:
Eastern Intrigue by Todd Rundgren
Miracle in the Bazaar by Todd Rundgren
Teo Torriatte by Queen
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Thanks for the suggestions!
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I'm pretty disappointed that the very obvious fact this was written by a Westerner has never occurred to me. The amount of casual racism that survives even when you're thinking about it is crazy.
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Huh. Turns out I can read music.