Talk:China Girl

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I was suprised not to see anything about the heroin theory, so I have added this. Also removed the line "and most people identify him with this song.". This is absolutely incorrect. Bowie has had dozens of major hits - it would be impossible to speculate which one(s) that most people identify him with. In fact, I would say he is associated with several major hits, not just one.


 * The Machine 18:12, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Unlike 'Ashes to Ashes' which is clearly about heroin, the grandiose lyrics of China Girl are quite ambiguous, perhaps a result of cut-and-paste style writing. http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=132

'China White' would be an unlikely name for brown heroin, unless ironic. In fact, it is a name for Fentanyl.