When was turning japanese released

At the time I was into Kurt Vonnegut and listening to bands like Devo, so that all went into it. That happened when we went to America — for some reason they thought it was an English phrase for masturbation. It was just a love song. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.

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Categories singles Add category. Cancel Save. Fan Feed. Universal Conquest Wiki. Australia Kent Music Report [8 ]. Canada RPM 50 Singles [9 ]. Ireland IRMA [10 ]. The song's lyrics mainly consist of the singer talking about the picture of his love.

Overview In the US, the song was believed to euphemistically refer to masturbation , specifically referencing certain facial distortions that may resemble the stereotypical image of a Japanese person.

In fact, some US media outlets claimed that the phrase "turning Japanese" was a popular euphemism in the UK for masturbation; in reality, however, it has only become such a euphemism subsequent to the release of the song.

Dave Fenton would alternately confirm and deny this suggestion in interviews, but admitted the phrase "turning Japanese" just popped into his head one morning when he woke up, and he viewed it as a love song when writing it. The song can be viewed as a love song or the ramblings of a man in a one sided relationship ostracized by society.

The band knew they had a hit with "Turning Japanese", so much so that they waited until their second single before releasing it, fearing that if they released it as their first they would become one-hit wonders. In fact, the delay didn't help much, and they never managed to match its success before or since.