He is contrasting the pleasures of the city that Bangkok is famous for with the pleasures of chess. The make you humble and tough guys tumble is about the high level of competition of the chess tournament. Sometimes I think there is an aspect of "methinks he protests too much " in the lyrics rejection of the pleasures of BKK.
This song is a musical from the 80s song written by Benni and Bjorn from ABBA the musical has been on London west end and broadway for four decades Andrew Lloyd Webber produced the musical
❤❤❤❤Written (music) by the two male members of ABBA and (Lyrics) Tim Rice. It doesn't get better than that. ❤❤❤❤ Mpwa, I believe at this point in the stage musical, the character who is singing is organizing a chess tournament that is planned to take place in Bangkok, Thailand. And the lyrics are contrasting the city with the game.
The line "In a show that´s got everything but Yul Brynner" refers to the american actor who played on stage and movie in the musical "The King and I" King Mongkut of Siam. The thai goverment saw it as an offensive because they thought the king had been portrayed as too naiv.
You’re concentrating on a small snippet of the song. Did it not occur to you that this song was written for Chess the musical? Did you notice that there was more references to the game of Chess , than references to a Katoey?
Chess was a musical from the mid 1980's-decent hit in the UK, but a huge flop in the US. The soundtrack album was a huge hit though & this song & I Know Him So Well by Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson were huge hit singles. This song was unsurprisingly banned in Thailand & remains so nearly 40 years later.
"Kicks above the waistline" means he's not there for sex.
He is contrasting the pleasures of the city that Bangkok is famous for with the pleasures of chess. The make you humble and tough guys tumble is about the high level of competition of the chess tournament. Sometimes I think there is an aspect of "methinks he protests too much " in the lyrics rejection of the pleasures of BKK.
This song is a musical from the 80s song written by Benni and Bjorn from ABBA the musical has been on London west end and broadway for four decades Andrew Lloyd Webber produced the musical
❤❤❤❤Written (music) by the two male members of ABBA and (Lyrics) Tim Rice. It doesn't get better than that. ❤❤❤❤ Mpwa, I believe at this point in the stage musical, the character who is singing is organizing a chess tournament that is planned to take place in Bangkok, Thailand. And the lyrics are contrasting the city with the game.
Way back memories, thank you honey.
You're welcome 😊
I am not heard this song in years thank you so much 😊👍
Great choice dear Fay, especially the beginning!
The line "In a show that´s got everything but Yul Brynner" refers to the american actor who played on stage and movie in the musical "The King and I" King Mongkut of Siam. The thai goverment saw it as an offensive because they thought the king had been portrayed as too naiv.
And Siam is the former name of Thailand
the more i inspect the lyrics, the more i think its just about playing chess
I love this woman's reactions♥️♥️
It's about one of the greatest chess match held In Bangkok between an American grandmaster and a Russian grandmaster
A lot of people get their kicks below the waistline in Bangkok..🤣
So pretty! 😘
Flowing great stuff keep it up 😊
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Mike Tyson sang this at the end of Hangover 2
React to crazy town butterfly
1,000 percent sure this song is about Thai lady boys🤣
You’re concentrating on a small snippet of the song. Did it not occur to you that this song was written for Chess the musical?
Did you notice that there was more references to the game of Chess , than references to a Katoey?
Chess was a musical from the mid 1980's-decent hit in the UK, but a huge flop in the US. The soundtrack album was a huge hit though & this song & I Know Him So Well by Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson were huge hit singles. This song was unsurprisingly banned in Thailand & remains so nearly 40 years later.
Rock Opera, not Musical. There is a difference.
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Nò one will say it, you sound like mini mouse, but in a nice wày