According to the Asia Times online edition, Mick Jagger and his crew will play in Shanghai tomorrow night. Apparently the band has been trying to play in mainland China since the 80s, but the government has blocked their performances. The first thing reason I would have thought would be the poltical tones in some of their songs such as "Street Fighting Man" and "Satisfaction" , where were not questioned by the Chinese censors. However, they are not allowed to play overly sexual songs such as "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Woman", "Beast of Burden" and "Let's Spend the Night Together".
Even if you're not a Stones fan, it's interesting to note that they will be playing live to an audience of about 8,000 (no stadium crowd in China) and a televised audience as well.
I think this shows some change in China. Granted they censored songs, but they are after more than 20 years, letting a rock band into the country.
I find it interesting to track the general news of China. I plan to take a collection of news bits and incorporate them into my daughter's lifebook. In my job, I spent much of my time attempting to get news coverage, so it seems only fitting that she know what was happening around her at the time she was in the country. Visit www.atimes.com for news from Asia. If nothing else, it's a different perspective on world events.
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