<Tr> <Td> "I Cannot Believe It's True" (1983) </Td> <Td> "Like China" (1983) </Td> <Td> "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (1984) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Like China" is a song written and performed by English drummer Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going! . The song, produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham was released as the seventh and final single released from the album . </P> <P> The song, the third track on the album, takes a cheerful rock music tone . It opens with Collins singing with a British Cockney accent . The song takes an upbeat tempo and features a discordant guitar introduction, as well as a guitar solo by Daryl Stuermer midway through the song . </P> <P> The song's title is a traditional English expression meaning "gently and with great care". The song's lyrics portray an infatuated teenager attempting to convince a girl to date him despite their different social backgrounds--as emphasized by the singer's affected Cockney accent and his reference to being from "the other side of town". In doing this, the narrator says he will treat her as gently as china . </P>

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