Comments on: China Girl from Anna Ternheim

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:15:53 +0000

Bill, you are correct sir!

I have to check out some of the other artists that you brought up in your comment and I’ll have to get back to you on what I think about them.

Thanx man!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:01:09 +0000

Just to clarify. This “China Girl” song was written by Iggy Pop…. his version is very raw… Bowie covered and refined the song. However, Anna Ternheim does a very good version and I realy enjoyed it.. I’m so glad I found your post about Anna Ternheim covering this song. Just as other post stated “Simplicity” ….very good…. another Simplicity cover song that is very good is by the band called “My Morning Jacket”…covering Elton John’s “Rocketman” FYI: John Mellencamp” also has a song called “China Girl…also a very good song… I would like to hear the “12 Girls Band” do a version of “China Girl” NOW THAT WOULD BE GOOD

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:04:47 +0000

I see what you mean about Nouvelle Vague Rene. I just checked out some of their tunes and not bad at all!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:54:10 +0000

Thanx for the comment Rachelle! I just LOVE Fly me to the moon so I’ll have to check that one out!

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:53:47 +0000

This is Anna Ternheim, a very popular swedish singer-song writer. She is pretty big in Europe, but mostly in Sweden where she tours alot. She writes mostly her own stuff, but occasionally does amazing covers like these. Also check out her version of “Fly me to the moon“, it’s amazingly beautiful!

Her style is indeed simplistic and naked but when she grasps that guitar it’s like magic and you’re spellbound.
I highly recommend all of her albums.

By: Rene

Rene — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:43:07 +0000

style is similar to french band called Nouvelle Vague who did a cover of heart of glass by blondie – great band

By: Will

Will — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:18:33 +0000

Thanks for this info. I just watched the episode of “Without a Trace” and just had to find the song. Very nice. I originally thought it to be Bjork.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:30:56 +0000

Nice comment Play electric guitar man!
Simplicity is such an underrated approach. I myself, never payed to much attention to this when playing in my early years.
As for China, the culture that is, we have tons to thank them for!

Your comment was really appreciated!

By: Play electric guitar man

Play electric guitar man — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:22:28 +0000

Very beautiful in its simplicity.
We can’t have people just wandering into town like sacred cows and all that, especially not when they have swastikas and plans.
Perhaps we owe more to China than we realise.
David Bowie certainly does.
An interesting thing about this song is that it doesn’t follow any conventional songwriting style, like verse, chorus etc and yet it’s instantly memorable.