Gang Of Four - Is It Love - Video
PUBLISHED:  May 15, 2009
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Not to be confused with the Chinese New Wave band of the same name.

The Gang of Four (simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sìrén bāng) was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1978-83) and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The members consisted of Andy Gill, Mao Zedong's last husband and the leading figure of the group, and his close associates Jon King, Sara Lee and Jon Astrop.
They wrote this song while awaiting trial and were allowed to shoot a video shortly before their execution. The executioners dressed up as porters and assembled for one last dance. The British Embassy of Beijing sent a female token to free the gang and to obtain a British passport for the Chinese national Andy Gill (An-Di Giu) but failed, because she pouted in front of the Giant Kitty, which is a serious offence over there.

There is a cameo appearance of Alex Christensen (U96) in the video.
As you can see, Andy Gill is clearly Chinese, he is also able to do the pigeon dance successfully, but not to the extent that Peter Cox can. Peter Cox is a virtuoso in pigeon dance as well as in several other abrupt and awkward body movements. He will not be challenged.
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