Please give me your opinion on a delicate matter- important

scottish steve · Dec 7, 2011

So I went past my elementary school grade 4 class about 10 mins ago and they are rehearsing for the Xmas show- by singing Pokerface by Lady Gaga!
I'm sure the Chinese teachers don't realise how adult this song is. Please tell me if I should say something. Potentially v embarassing situation here with intl parents.

Artist: Lady Gaga
Album: The Fame
Title: Poker Face

Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah

I wanna hold em' like they do in Texas Plays
Fold em' let em' hit me raise it baby stay with me (I love it)
Luck and intuition play the cards with Spades to start
And after he's been hooked I'll play the one that's on his heart

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh,
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got

Can't read my,
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not rough it isn't fun, fun
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh,
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got

Can't read my,
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

I won't tell you that I love you
Kiss or hug you
Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand cause I'm marvelous

Can't read my,
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)

Can't read my,
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)

Can't read my,
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

bamafan64 · Dec 7, 2011

Probably wouldn't hurt to say something, just to be on the safe side. I doubt they could take too much offense.

life2short1971 · Dec 7, 2011

PokerFace for a Christmas play? Fail....

professorchaos · Dec 7, 2011

Lady Gaga ... the horror. The horror.

Obiwan · Dec 7, 2011

I would say something. On a related topic, my 3 year old was just singing Bad Romance. She learned it frpm the new Alvin and the Chipmunks preview.

xraygun · Dec 7, 2011

I'd say something. I always see pictures of horribly inappropriate english graphics on t shirts worn by kids in Asia that obviously have no clue what it means.

Best if you could suggest a more appropriate yet popular replacement.

brucea · Dec 7, 2011

I would say something too.

Bimmerman · Dec 7, 2011

Lady Gaga is the first celeb everyone associates with Christmas isn't she?

scottish steve · Dec 7, 2011

Er, Bimmerman, I think there's a logical inconsistency with your signature!

Dtwitch19 · Dec 7, 2011

My 10 year-old daughter did a dance performance to this song and I had the same concerns you did. The dance instructors played it up with costumes and props emphasizing the card game poker more than following the lyrics. I don't know why they would sing this horrible "song" for Christmas.

rickboone1 · Dec 7, 2011

This is a good Christmas song.

clong82 · Dec 7, 2011

scottish steve said:
Er, Bimmerman, I think there's a logical inconsistency with your signature!

Ha ha, it's a mnemonic for remembering the 12 cranial nerves. That's all it is.

Bimmerman · Dec 7, 2011

clong82 said:
Ha ha, it's a mnemonic for remembering the 12 cranial nerves. That's all it is.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!! It just popped into my head one evening and I thought it was sig worthy :biggrin:

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clong82 · Dec 7, 2011

Bimmerman said:
Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!! It just popped into my head one evening and I thought it was sig worthy .

Good choice.

Oh yeah, Lady Gaga is completely inappropriate for a Christmas production!

Legion · Dec 7, 2011

That's great! :lol:

Nothing says Christmas to me like small Chinese children doing Lady Gaga covers. It's festive! I say let it roll, and then post the video here so I can laugh.

Besides, Cartman did it...

Stubblefield · Dec 7, 2011

life2short1971 said:
PokerFace for a Christmas play? Fail....

"judas" would have been a more appropriate choice

djmike523 · Dec 7, 2011

If / when I have kids, they're getting homeschooling. Or maybe I'll set up a pre-gymnasium (not athletic facility).

scottish steve · Dec 7, 2011

Of if you're rich, send them to private school. I went to the nativity in the "Suzhou Annexe" of a prestigious English private school with my colleagues on Tues- it's >$22,000 per kid per year....in China! There was none of that malarky in their show. All very good, if a bit conservative. Something about school uniforms with kilts really says "we're not messing about here". In the Chinese spectrum, my school isn't bad and compared to State-run schools its brilliant. I do have to say, that a HUGE proportion of the kids there are UK/US nationals. It'd be completely unrealistic to demand such high standards in English from non-native speakers, so maybe it's a case of "only the successful are allowed to be successful."

Go West Young Man · Dec 7, 2011

First off you need to dial it down about 10 notches. "Sensitive matter"? "Important"? Come on, bro! :biggrin1:

Anyways, it's just kids singing a catchy pop tune. We performed Eurythmics and Culture Club tunes at that age, and looking back most of those songs were way more explicit than Lady Gaga. I wouldn't sweat it too much.

raisindot · Dec 8, 2011

Steve, given all of the issues you're related around here about your difficulties in these school settings, is this another thing you want to bring on yourself? Given that your kids are not in the class Is it really your place to bring this up? Is it appropriate for you to impress your western moral judgement on others? Do you understand enough about the attitudes of Chinese people regarding song lyrics to determine if they take anything that's not politically controversial seriously? Wouldn't you think that the teacher would have had to get the songs approved by a higher authority and that he or she know what the lyrics mean and is taking full responsibility for any fallout that might result? And is this truly a Christmas show or simply a 'holiday' show (I find it hard to believe that Chinese authorities would authorized an event named after a western religious holiday).

These questions aren't meant to reflect judgement, only to get you thinking about the trouble you could potentially cause a teacher to get in trouble, or potentially get you in trouble.

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