Living in China, one can see that, despite the façade of wealth, this is a land of missed opportunities, even when it comes to music. Excepting the underground music scene in places like Shanghai, Dalian, Hong Kong, and here in Beijing, to a point, thanks to Fruity Shop and other amazing record stores, pop music here is garbage.  It was bad during the 1970s as well.  Taiwan, on the other hand, had music that was funky, lively and energetic.

Yu Ying Ying is a fine example of this.  She released scores of albums in Taiwan, and this treasure came into my feed last night.  How I didn’t discover this cherry before is anyone’s guess, but Yu’s work is definitely worth hunting for.