Formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, The Be Good Tanyas (Frazey Ford, Trish Klein, and Sam Parton) first played together at tree planting camps in the Kootenays region of British Columbia. They eventually played their first concerts in Vancouver in the late 1990s.
In 2000 they embarked on a North American tour that ran from Vancouver to New Orleans, before returning to British Columbia to record their first album Blue Horse with producer Garth Futcher.
The second album, Chinatown, followed in 2003. Their third album, Hello Love, was released on October 10, 2006.
The Tanyas gained U.S. exposure when the Showtime series The L Word selected one of their songs, "In Spite of All the Damage", for inclusion in the series' soundtrack. A live version of "In My Time of Dying" was also included in the third episode of the third season, in which Frazey Ford was featured as a nun and played the song in the opening sequence. The song "The Littlest Birds" was played during the first season of the Showtime series Weeds and was included in that season's soundtrack. The band's music has also been included in the CTV series The Eleventh Hour and in the feature film Because of Winn-Dixie. Their cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Waiting Around to Die" was also used in an episode of AMC's Breaking Bad. On the episode "Searchers" of the AMC series Hell on Wheels, their rendition of "What Are They Are Doing in Heaven?" was played as the main characters returned to town after finding a kidnapped baby well and alive.
Chinese whispers (or telephone in the United States) is a game played around the world, in which one person whispers a message to another, which is passed through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. Errors typically accumulate in the retellings, so the statement announced by the last player differs significantly, and often amusingly, from the one uttered by the first. Reasons for changes include anxiousness or impatience, erroneous corrections, the difficult-to-understand mechanism of whispering, and that some players may deliberately alter what is being said to guarantee a changed message by the end of the line.
The game is often played by children as a party game or in the playground. It is often invoked as a metaphor for cumulative error, especially the inaccuracies as rumours or gossip spread, or, more generally, for the unreliability of human recollection or even oral traditions.
Etymology
The game is also known as Russian scandal,whisper down the lane, broken telephone, operator, grapevine, gossip, don't drink the milk, secret message, the messenger game, and pass the message.
Chinese Whisper Experiment in Corporate Life Part 2
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published: 24 May 2018
This Is How Chinese Whispers Work
This hilarious video shows how Chinese whispers work - with a myme that started at the beginning of a line of people drastically changed by the time it reaches the end. The group were attending a personal development workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, when they were asked to take part in the challenge. The guru, Yulit Onkin, began by motioning riding a motorcycle. But the last person was left doing a bizarre sideways dance - to the amuesment of those in attendance. Yulit said his exercise demonstrated how 'Chinese Whispers' happen in real life, changing the reality of a situation.
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Chinese Whispers | A Short Film by Oliver Rauch
A third grade of a primary school. The children can choose a game they want to play at the end of the lesson. Miriam, a cheeky girl, suggests the game “Chinese Whisper” and all children accept it
enthusiastically. Paul, a black boy, sits next to Miriam while she whispers something to Luise, who sits on her other side. Suspense and gloating increase as the secret sentence is at the expense of Paul.
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CAST & CREW
Director: Oliver Rauch
Cast: Denzel Ebe, Mory Patton, Bärbel Spicale
Year: 2007
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AWARD
- Best Short Film / Lukas Kurzfilmfestival, 2007
published: 24 Sep 2018
Chinese Whispers Game - Malaysia
published: 29 Jun 2019
History and belonging: life in a Chinese mega-city | Chinese Whispers | SpectatorTV
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one third in 1985), and many of these are hubs with tens of millions of people – mega-cities that many in the West have never heard of before.
What does this fast urbanisation do to communities and tradition? On this episode, Cindy Yu's guest Austin Williams (an architect turned journalist and academic) explains how these populations were thrown up into 'vertical living'. ‘If Ayn Rand had created a country, then China would be it’, says Austin. In other words, the family unit matters more than the community surrounding you.
This episode is a deep dive into urban life in China. Austin and Cindy discuss the residential compounds that we in...
published: 21 Sep 2022
Jessica Mauboy - Chinese Whispers
Jessica Mauboy - Chinese Whispers
published: 06 Dec 2008
Chinese Whispers
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Chinese Whispers · Go West
Dancing on the Couch
℗ Chrysalis Records Limited
Released on: 1987-06-06
Artist: Go West
Auto-generated by YouTube.
This hilarious video shows how Chinese whispers work - with a myme that started at the beginning of a line of people drastically changed by the time it reaches ...
This hilarious video shows how Chinese whispers work - with a myme that started at the beginning of a line of people drastically changed by the time it reaches the end. The group were attending a personal development workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, when they were asked to take part in the challenge. The guru, Yulit Onkin, began by motioning riding a motorcycle. But the last person was left doing a bizarre sideways dance - to the amuesment of those in attendance. Yulit said his exercise demonstrated how 'Chinese Whispers' happen in real life, changing the reality of a situation.
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This hilarious video shows how Chinese whispers work - with a myme that started at the beginning of a line of people drastically changed by the time it reaches the end. The group were attending a personal development workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, when they were asked to take part in the challenge. The guru, Yulit Onkin, began by motioning riding a motorcycle. But the last person was left doing a bizarre sideways dance - to the amuesment of those in attendance. Yulit said his exercise demonstrated how 'Chinese Whispers' happen in real life, changing the reality of a situation.
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A third grade of a primary school. The children can choose a game they want to play at the end of the lesson. Miriam, a cheeky girl, suggests the game “Chinese ...
A third grade of a primary school. The children can choose a game they want to play at the end of the lesson. Miriam, a cheeky girl, suggests the game “Chinese Whisper” and all children accept it
enthusiastically. Paul, a black boy, sits next to Miriam while she whispers something to Luise, who sits on her other side. Suspense and gloating increase as the secret sentence is at the expense of Paul.
Subscribe for more short films: https://goo.gl/geS3aE
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CAST & CREW
Director: Oliver Rauch
Cast: Denzel Ebe, Mory Patton, Bärbel Spicale
Year: 2007
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AWARD
- Best Short Film / Lukas Kurzfilmfestival, 2007
A third grade of a primary school. The children can choose a game they want to play at the end of the lesson. Miriam, a cheeky girl, suggests the game “Chinese Whisper” and all children accept it
enthusiastically. Paul, a black boy, sits next to Miriam while she whispers something to Luise, who sits on her other side. Suspense and gloating increase as the secret sentence is at the expense of Paul.
Subscribe for more short films: https://goo.gl/geS3aE
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CAST & CREW
Director: Oliver Rauch
Cast: Denzel Ebe, Mory Patton, Bärbel Spicale
Year: 2007
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AWARD
- Best Short Film / Lukas Kurzfilmfestival, 2007
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one thi...
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one third in 1985), and many of these are hubs with tens of millions of people – mega-cities that many in the West have never heard of before.
What does this fast urbanisation do to communities and tradition? On this episode, Cindy Yu's guest Austin Williams (an architect turned journalist and academic) explains how these populations were thrown up into 'vertical living'. ‘If Ayn Rand had created a country, then China would be it’, says Austin. In other words, the family unit matters more than the community surrounding you.
This episode is a deep dive into urban life in China. Austin and Cindy discuss the residential compounds that we in the West have seen so much of through reporting of China's lockdowns; the demolitions required to pave the way for this wave of urbanisation, which, sadly, left some towns disembowelled without rebuilding (see Austin's film Edge Town about one such settlement outside the city of Suzhou); and they debate whether it's a good thing that traditional Chinese aesthetics are returning to the country's modern architecture.
If you enjoy this podcast, you can now register your interest for an upcoming Chinese Whispers newsletter, at www.spectator.co.uk/whispers.
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In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one third in 1985), and many of these are hubs with tens of millions of people – mega-cities that many in the West have never heard of before.
What does this fast urbanisation do to communities and tradition? On this episode, Cindy Yu's guest Austin Williams (an architect turned journalist and academic) explains how these populations were thrown up into 'vertical living'. ‘If Ayn Rand had created a country, then China would be it’, says Austin. In other words, the family unit matters more than the community surrounding you.
This episode is a deep dive into urban life in China. Austin and Cindy discuss the residential compounds that we in the West have seen so much of through reporting of China's lockdowns; the demolitions required to pave the way for this wave of urbanisation, which, sadly, left some towns disembowelled without rebuilding (see Austin's film Edge Town about one such settlement outside the city of Suzhou); and they debate whether it's a good thing that traditional Chinese aesthetics are returning to the country's modern architecture.
If you enjoy this podcast, you can now register your interest for an upcoming Chinese Whispers newsletter, at www.spectator.co.uk/whispers.
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Chinese Whispers · Go West
Dancing on the Couch
℗ Chrysalis Records Limited
Released on: 1987-06-06
...
Provided to YouTube by Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Chinese Whispers · Go West
Dancing on the Couch
℗ Chrysalis Records Limited
Released on: 1987-06-06
Artist: Go West
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Chinese Whispers · Go West
Dancing on the Couch
℗ Chrysalis Records Limited
Released on: 1987-06-06
Artist: Go West
Auto-generated by YouTube.
This hilarious video shows how Chinese whispers work - with a myme that started at the beginning of a line of people drastically changed by the time it reaches the end. The group were attending a personal development workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, when they were asked to take part in the challenge. The guru, Yulit Onkin, began by motioning riding a motorcycle. But the last person was left doing a bizarre sideways dance - to the amuesment of those in attendance. Yulit said his exercise demonstrated how 'Chinese Whispers' happen in real life, changing the reality of a situation.
Thank you for watching this video on ViralPress! Join our community by sending your videos and following us on YouTube and Facebook.
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A third grade of a primary school. The children can choose a game they want to play at the end of the lesson. Miriam, a cheeky girl, suggests the game “Chinese Whisper” and all children accept it
enthusiastically. Paul, a black boy, sits next to Miriam while she whispers something to Luise, who sits on her other side. Suspense and gloating increase as the secret sentence is at the expense of Paul.
Subscribe for more short films: https://goo.gl/geS3aE
- - - - - - - - - -
CAST & CREW
Director: Oliver Rauch
Cast: Denzel Ebe, Mory Patton, Bärbel Spicale
Year: 2007
- - - - - - - - - -
AWARD
- Best Short Film / Lukas Kurzfilmfestival, 2007
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one third in 1985), and many of these are hubs with tens of millions of people – mega-cities that many in the West have never heard of before.
What does this fast urbanisation do to communities and tradition? On this episode, Cindy Yu's guest Austin Williams (an architect turned journalist and academic) explains how these populations were thrown up into 'vertical living'. ‘If Ayn Rand had created a country, then China would be it’, says Austin. In other words, the family unit matters more than the community surrounding you.
This episode is a deep dive into urban life in China. Austin and Cindy discuss the residential compounds that we in the West have seen so much of through reporting of China's lockdowns; the demolitions required to pave the way for this wave of urbanisation, which, sadly, left some towns disembowelled without rebuilding (see Austin's film Edge Town about one such settlement outside the city of Suzhou); and they debate whether it's a good thing that traditional Chinese aesthetics are returning to the country's modern architecture.
If you enjoy this podcast, you can now register your interest for an upcoming Chinese Whispers newsletter, at www.spectator.co.uk/whispers.
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Chinese Whispers · Go West
Dancing on the Couch
℗ Chrysalis Records Limited
Released on: 1987-06-06
Artist: Go West
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, The Be Good Tanyas (Frazey Ford, Trish Klein, and Sam Parton) first played together at tree planting camps in the Kootenays region of British Columbia. They eventually played their first concerts in Vancouver in the late 1990s.
In 2000 they embarked on a North American tour that ran from Vancouver to New Orleans, before returning to British Columbia to record their first album Blue Horse with producer Garth Futcher.
The second album, Chinatown, followed in 2003. Their third album, Hello Love, was released on October 10, 2006.
The Tanyas gained U.S. exposure when the Showtime series The L Word selected one of their songs, "In Spite of All the Damage", for inclusion in the series' soundtrack. A live version of "In My Time of Dying" was also included in the third episode of the third season, in which Frazey Ford was featured as a nun and played the song in the opening sequence. The song "The Littlest Birds" was played during the first season of the Showtime series Weeds and was included in that season's soundtrack. The band's music has also been included in the CTV series The Eleventh Hour and in the feature film Because of Winn-Dixie. Their cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Waiting Around to Die" was also used in an episode of AMC's Breaking Bad. On the episode "Searchers" of the AMC series Hell on Wheels, their rendition of "What Are They Are Doing in Heaven?" was played as the main characters returned to town after finding a kidnapped baby well and alive.
Well, we went out past the city limits Trying to get a better point of view You were staring hard at me I was staring back at you And you said I was being secretive Said, yes maybe you're right But if there is logic in any of this madness You'll find it in my eyes And be good, be kind, be truthful and feel free And keep your wholly loving eyes on me I've got a history of questions The truth I can only feel What matters to me the most Is what is there and what is real We could start by shaking each other And talk about something else And I know in the end we can get to the point And we can go and get some rest And be good, be kind, be truthful and feel free And keep your wholly loving eyes on me Is it not written in the music? Is it not painted in the skies? It's time we stopped talking about soft drinks started talking about our lives There are answers in the music And there are answers in the words And if we stopped talking in circles We might get closer to the earth And be good, be kind, be truthful and feel free