- "Yi wang si-i wa ye kan duo
Xin li bian yao la jing bao jin tian zhi
Dao
Anything goes." - ―Willie Scott[src]
"Anything Goes" was a song by Cole Porter.
History[]
Willie Scott performing "Anything Goes".
In 1935, singer Willie Scott performed a rendition of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" to the patrons of Club Obi Wan in Shanghai, China.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
For Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Kate Capshaw (Willie Scott) had to learn Anything Goes in Mandarin. A more involved dance sequence was planned for the character but Capshaw's dress was so tight that it restricted her movements, and so her choreography was scaled back as a result.[2]
The song is technically sung in LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, but due to the characters speaking only in gibberish the song is also pronounced in gibberish.[3]
Film lyrics[]
Yi wang de si wa yi kan dao
Xing li bian yao la jing bao jin tian zhi dao
Anything goes
Yi wang yi lu jiu cha zhen mei hao
Qing shu shu shua le feng ye ni dao yi dao
Anything goes
Wan hua chen shi yi yi dao dao
Bian hua wei bao bian wei dao
Meng huan dong shi da du shi
Do shi wei ni fu shao
Ze qi wo dui fei hua long qing liao
Dong hua dong feng song dao shou yi ding hui bao
Anything goes
Dong hua dong feng song dao shou yi ding hui bao
Anything goes
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (First appearance)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel
- George Lucas' Super Live Adventure (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[]
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: The Illustrated Screenplay
- From Star Wars To Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives
Willie Scott's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- "You Call This Archeology?" - Indiana Jones: The Official Magazine 3
Indiana Jones Heritage trading cards (Card: An Evening at Club Obi Wan)
Inside the World of Indiana Jones on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
