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Today, I was searching for the karaoke version of "I'll Make a Man out of You" from Mulan, and instead I found the Chinese version. After 7 hours and close analysis of the lyrics, I can officially sing the whole song in Chinese. My accounting homework hasn't even been touched. I regret nothing. MLIA
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Mobile Good: 11 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
That's pretty cool. Too bad you can't put that on a resume.
 
gravitygirl Good: 1 Bad: 20 2 months, 3 weeks ago Below Average Comment Show/Hide
ikr.
 
BandGeekLove Good: 12 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Did you, gravitygirl, just say "ikr"? Instead of "I know right"? YOU? The one who has some critism about every post. And you can't even type out "I know right?". Jeez.
 
Sennacherib Good: 6 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Hey, Mobile... Do you remember about two and a half weeks ago when you posted a link to get a free copy of your favorite band's album Tales From The City? Well, I ordered one and... YOU ARE AMAZING!! This band is awesome! Thank you so much!! :D
 
Mobile Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I remember that. Don't thank me, though. I'm just the messenger. Thank them on their facebook page or something, I don't know.
 
jessicadean Good: 6 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Is this free CD still happening? And is it available in the UK? Free music is the best type.
 
Prettypiggy Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Let's get down to business - to defeat the Huns Did they send me daughters when I asked for sons? You're the saddest bunch I've ever met But you can bet before we're through Mister, I'll make a man out of you Tranquil as a forest But on fire within Once you find your center You are sure to win You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot And you haven't got a clue Somehow I'll make a man out of you I'm never gonna catch my breath Say goodbye to those who knew me Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym This guy's got 'em scared to death Hope he doesn't see right through me Now I really wish that I knew how to swim (Chorus:) Be a man We must be swift as the coursing river Be a man With all the force of a great typhoon Be a man With all the strength of a raging fire Mysterious as the dark side of the moon Time is racing toward us till the Huns arrive Heed my every order and you might survive You're unsuited for the rage of war So pack up, go home you're through How could I make a man out of you? (repeat chorus) (repeat chorus)
 
Tolietpaper Good: 5 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Was it by Jackie Chan?
 
kspy Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ohhh you beat me to it! I was going to ask that. Although I watched that video with my Chinese speaking friend and she says it's slightly different wording.
 
BloodstainedSweater Good: 2 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
His singing is awesome.
 
hatsonme Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
yup, it was by Jackie Chan
 
ThatsInCANADA Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I love him.
 
Lirael Good: 3 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jackie Chan is amazing. I loved watching Jackie Chan adventures when I was younger. Still probably would be watching them if they where still on
 
bcrklein92 Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Accounting sucks anyway : )
 
mylifeiswierd Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
meh.
 
beebzzz Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
you sir/m'am, win
 
mbeck11 Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I did the same thing yesterday! Only it was "I Won't Say I'm In Love" from Hercules, and it was in Polish.
 
EyesToTheSun Good: 0 Bad: 6 2 months, 3 weeks ago Below Average Comment Show/Hide
lies.
 
emmajen Good: 0 Bad: 5 2 months, 3 weeks ago Below Average Comment Show/Hide
seriously, that's lies. o_O lol
 
MissTiffy Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
You, my friend, are amazing. End of story : )
 
EyesToTheSun Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
exactly what i was thinking.
 
Iamhuman Good: 0 Bad: 4 2 months, 3 weeks ago Below Average Comment Show/Hide
Did anyone else notice on the Average Links that http://iamawesome.com/ comes out now. My favorite one is Average Cats.
 
averageracharoo Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
You, sir/ma'am, are my hero. That's my favorite special feature on Mulan. Jackie Chan is my old man crush.
 
waitasec Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
nan zi hai!
 
Buyn Good: 4 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Canton or Mandarin? And did you get the tones right?
 
OP-here Good: 1 Bad: 1 2 months, 3 weeks ago
pfft u don't need tones wen ur singing
 
rof Good: 2 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Haha that's awesome. I know all of the Lion King songs in German...and I don't know them in English!
 
Kyle71192 Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Can i marry you????
 
hatsonme Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
i don't know... i'm 18. not quite ready for marriage yet. haha
 
lgl101 Good: 2 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
ni tai ku le. ni xi huan shuo zhong wen ma?
 
ThatsInCANADA Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Edit: Deleted for certain reasons.
 
emilyoaks Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
wo xi huan!!!
 
OP-here Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
wo ye xi huan! wo shi yi ge bai fen zhi bai zhong guo xue tong de ren, dan shi wo zhu zai ao zhou.
 
hayjay Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
It is sooo hard!
 
mellygaver Good: 101 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Thats what she said
 
digitaldisaster Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
mellygaver: brilliant. This really cracked me up!
 
illruinyourlife Good: 1 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I've been listening to that song non-stop for like 3 days now ahaha. Weird how someone posted something about it.
 
sodaprincess Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jackie sounds a lot cooler in the Cantonese version! Probably cos that's the dialect he grew up speaking. Watching him do martial arts while singing about being manly beats the original Mulan music video!
 
hitopnikes Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
no joke. we watched the whole of mulan in mandarin (w/ english subtitles) in chinese class and then our teacher passed out the chinese lyrics and we learnt Ill make a man out of you, hahaha.
 
chudleycannonsfan Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Let's get down to business!
 
Elkian Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
We just finished watching Mulan in Chinese in Chinese club. Freaky coincidences.
 
forbalathegreen Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Guess what my new goal is? My friends and I are going to spend the whole weekend learning this! And then we're going to perform it for out chinese friends :)
 
XDTony Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I know the canto version... only because I'm chinese... Am I still cool? =/
 
digitaldisaster Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Barely, but yes.
 
stephctf Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
If this is a Calvary kid who submitted this...I love you.
 
epitome0faverage Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Time well spent =)
 
krasavetsa Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
please sing it at my wedding
 
ibleeedcubbieblue Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
That's pretty awesome. I've taken Chinese for 4 years and two years ago I did the same thing and still remember most of it! Jackie Chan is amazing.
 
IMISSU Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Whats the URL? I wanna learn it too!
 
moonea Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Did the same thing, only in Spanish. Didn't take nearly as long, but I want to learn it in German next. Maybe then I'll do Chinese. Totally worth the hours spent.
 
Pithe Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 3 weeks ago
We watched the Chinese version in Chinese class, and I was translating for everyone, just because I know the whole thing by heart XD. Didn't learn any Chinese from it, though...
 
toxicpinkk Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 2 weeks ago
your MLIA totally made me proud of being a chinese and i no longer hate chinese now. :D
 
easilydistraaaVOLDEMORT Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 2 weeks ago
DUDE. I TOTALY FOUND THAT TOOO! like a while ago its no on every one of my friends ipods. you chung way nan zu hun bo run zoo :D
 
sarahnichole Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I have done the same thing except with Hakuna Matata in Portuguese!
 
thecheesedinosaur Good: 0 Bad: 0 2 months, 2 weeks ago
WHOA AWESOME!!!!
 
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