Moonlight in Hong Kong

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About Moonlight in Hong Kong

MOONLIGHT IN HONG KONG
(To the Melody of Moonlight in Vermont)
Lyrics by WilliamBanzai7 (ColonelFlick)

Dim sum steaming in the morning light,
Red lamps beaming on an Autumn night
Moonlight in Hong Kong

Bright reflections in the harbor haze
Bamboo swaying on a mountainside
Moon light in Hong Kong

Crowded trams and rickshaws rolling down a market street
And travel each bend in the road
People who meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely...

Women dressed in silk cheongsom
Song birds singing in the early Dawn
Moonlight in Hong Kong

Crowded ferries steaming on a starry nite
Sailing too and fro
People who meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely...

Ev'ning summer breeze
Neon syncopating karaoke in the night
Moonlight in Hong Kong

This is a collective project. Please read the lyrics and post consonant or dissonant images. I will moderate. Stylistically I am looking for quintessential Hong Kong or Hong Kongesque images with a touch of visual poetry. Any suggested improvements to the lyrics are welcome.

If there is enough participation, I will lay down the song track (any Divas out there?) and perhaps do a utube slide show. This is not a commercial project.

There are many renditions of Moonlight in Vermont posted on utube. I chose the song because it lends it self well to an Asian musical motif.

Willie Nelson:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M52UCChnME

Sinatra:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuHAz_6QVLs&feature=related

Ray Charles:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDtCxvT6mJU

Betty Carter:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWe3FDaWUS8&feature=related

You can croon to this instrumental version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKB_RpYvDNM&feature=related

Gerry Mulligan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkTNa2iioE&feature=related

Jimmy BRUNO:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQGy0Tr0xU