Yoshiko Otaka's Ye Lai Xiang



I was simply drawn into the world of old Chinese films thanks to Durian Dave, I was even told by my 70 year old aunt that Yoshiko Otaka was reputable for being a screaming diva, something popular in Shanghai like Zhou Xuan. Because Yoshiko Otaka was raised in China, she also took the name Li Xiang Lan, something that nearly caused her life if she didn't flee to Japan because the Communist government. So far this song mixes Japanese and Chinese into it, one song fully in Mandarin and the other in Japanese.

Later this song was sung by Teresa Teng. But compared to Teresa Teng's, I liked the original version better like how I liked Koo Mei's rendition of Bu Liao Qing better than that of Teresa Teng's in my opinion.

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