Bappi Lahiri’s song ‘Jimmy, Jimmy’ from Disco Dancer movie becomes new anthem for Chinese to protest COVID-19 lockdowns
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Millions of Chinese suffering the dreaded lockdowns have turned to Bappi Lahiri's superhit song "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" to express their anger and frustration over the country's stringent zero-COVID policy. In the Chinese social media networks Douyin - the Chinese name for TikTok, the song is sung in Mandarin "Jie mi, jie mi", which translates into "Give me rice, give me rice", by people in the videos mockingly showing empty vessels.