▁literature ). ▁ ▁Also ▁the ▁group ' s ▁only ▁female ▁member , ▁she ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁China ' s ▁best ▁known ▁female ▁rock ▁singer . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁San ji ang , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Chinese ▁province ▁of ▁Gu ang xi ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁D ong ▁eth nic ▁minor ity , ▁Wu ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁magazine ▁journalist ▁and ▁a ▁published ▁novel ist . ▁ ▁Her ▁lyr ics ▁range ▁from ▁light heart ed , ▁abs ur dist ▁v ign ettes ▁( like ▁" The ▁Orange ▁Who ▁W ished ▁to ▁Be ▁an ▁Apple ") ▁to ▁dark er ▁and ▁more ▁mel anch oly ▁med itations ▁on ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁death , ▁al ien ation , ▁and ▁long ing . ▁ ▁" D augh ter " ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁un wed ▁mother hood . ▁ ▁Some ▁other ▁songs ▁feature ▁literary ▁subject ▁matter ; ▁" The ▁Fish ▁Who ▁L oved ▁X ia ol ong " ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁mer ma id ▁who ▁gives ▁up ▁her ▁tail ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁she ▁might ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁marry ▁a ▁human . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁music ▁is ▁ec lect ic , ▁and ▁generally ▁un class ifiable ▁by ▁genre , ▁though ▁occasionally ▁somewhat ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁such ▁avant - gar de ▁groups ▁as ▁T alk ing ▁He ads . ▁ ▁Songs ▁range ▁from ▁qu ir ky , ▁up be at , ▁and ▁s ard onic ▁(" D augh ter ") ▁to ▁som ber ▁and ▁bro