The Smoking Seasons, a song about "the a**hole of China"

Here's a song about Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, a city which I affectionately call "the as*hole of China". With some guitar and backup vocals help from a Chinese friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crMmN898YIM

The sound quality kinda sucks and we didn't prepare for this, just a lazy afternoon recording.

Lyrics:

It’s just the start of the four smoking seasons
And I’ve got all the serious reasons
To believe that the world’s gonna end,
To believe that the world’s gonna end
Tonight.

Plastic trees without flowers or scent,
Birds are flying through clouds of cement
And the workers are building a hole,
And the workers are building a hole
In the sky.

People drip through the veins of the city,
Sweeping sidewalks a girl very pretty,
Butterflies are circling her face,
Butterflies are circling her face
While she’s dying.

Prayer ribbons hang from the stars,
Every mountain is bearing the scars
And a black cat is flying a golden kite,
And a black cat is flying a golden kite
By the river.

It’s just the start of the four smoking seasons
And I’ve got all the serious reasons
To believe that the devil’s in town tonight,
To believe that the devil’s in town
For me.

The devil's in town for me...
 
Sounding good man. Feels like it should have a "B" section in there. Or not... :D
 
Good song and recording! Was the cough accidental or part of the production :) I lived in China for a couple of years, and know many towns like this one. Especially Hebei Province Southeast of Beijing comes to mind.
 
Growing up in the suburbs north of the Motor City, my father used to rant about how Detroit was the a**hole of the universe.

Not everywhere in China is ugly though. I've been living in China for almost 12 years now. Recently, I bought a new home in LiJiang, Yunnan province and moved my family there for the fresh air and beautiful scenery.

Check out these vids:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vlsM-r3Vp4Q
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7E4oBmG6rc

Not too shabby, eh?
 
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