One of my favorite songs on Retrochine, the just released album that remixes classic Shaw Brothers film songs from the 1960s, is an updated version of "Cha Shao Bao", which was originally sung by Diana Chang Chung-wen in her Hong Kong movie debut, Three Sisters (1957). Singing to the tune of Rosemary Clooney's "Mambo Italiano", sexy Diana invited moviegoers to try her cha sao bao. Audiences must have liked them, because Diana quickly became Hong Kong cinema's premiere sex symbol.
Here she is, singing "Cha Shao Bao"...
And if you want to hear the equally delicious new version by Gloria Tang, order yourself a copy of Retrochine. It's a must for fans of sounds both new and vintage.
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