I heard about this song in a pretty amazing Harper's article called "I Was a Chinese Internet Addict," about a Westerner who checks himself into a Chinese Internet Addiction rehab clinic.
There are a TON of different versions of it, and it has been a massive hit in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. It inspired a 'sequel' song, also a hit: "The Mouse No Longer Loves Rice."
Has anyone else heard this? There is an English translation of it as well, but I haven't tracked it down yet.
― Ben Boyerrr, Thursday, 22 March 2007 17:21 (nineteen years ago)