BOCOG — the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games — totally roped me in last night. I was looking for something online about the XXIX Olympiad when I found this YouTube selection with the video for the official "Welcome to Beijing" song for the 100-day countdown.
Don't miss the best glimpse of Rush Hour star Jackie Chan at the 1:15 mark. He's one of, what I'm sure, are the many Chinese luminaries singing their faces off. Alas, he was the only one I recognized. (What, no Yao Ming? Come on!)
That thing is catchy. Dare I say more catchy than "We are the World" or "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Warning: 80s mullet alert!) You decide.
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"Do they know..." is sooo much better
Tue, 08/12/2008 - 19:32 — Go_Bruins! (not verified)Someone that shares your b-day turned me on to this blog.
vocals!!!!
I cant believe you could say that this song is better than any song that included THE Simon Le Bon in
So disappointed....
catchy, yes
Mon, 07/21/2008 - 00:02 — duffy (not verified)...but I think the song had about 428 stanzas. Time to break the bad news to celebrity calligraphy man that we only have time for him to sing 7 verses. I could only hang on till the end because of all the creative hairstyles. Also, I might be wrong but I think Jackie Chan was the oldest singer by about 30 years.
catchy, yes
Mon, 07/21/2008 - 00:00 — duffy (not verified)...but I think the song had about 428 stanzas. Time to break the bad news to celebrity calligraphy man that we only have time for him to sing 7 verses. I could only hang on till the end because of all the creative hairstyles. Also, I might be wrong but I think Jackie Chan was the oldest singer by about 30 years.
I wonder....
Fri, 07/18/2008 - 07:33 — WuptdoBe curious as to what they are saying. Looks like they employ the same PR Flaks as Wake County Public Schools and the Raleigh Chamber of Clowns.