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3 songs; Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, A Passage To Banghok by Rush and Turning Japanese by The Vapors all include a similar, famous music riff and atribute it to different asian countries. Where is this motif from and how did it become so vaguely attached to every asian culture?

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3 songs; Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, A Passage To Banghok by Rush and Turning Japanese by The Vapors all include a similar, famous music riff and atribute it to different asian countries. Where is this motif from and how did it become so vaguely attached to every asian culture?	208