Jian of Qi a remote area with his wife and daughter, where he starved to death. The Qi people made a sarcastic ballad to commemorate him. "Oh, pine trees! Oh, cypress trees! Making the king of Qi die in a common village–this was a guest who was good at adapting!" Jian of Qi Jian, King of Qi (; reigned 264–221 BC) was the last king of Qi, one of the seven major states of the Warring States period of ancient China. His personal name was Tian Jian (田建), ancestral name Gui, and he did not have a posthumous title because he was the
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single for The Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the 1970 "Greatest Hits II" LP. The song reached #3 on the US pop charts and #2 on the US R&B charts. "Billboard" ranked the record as the No. 24 song of 1970. It reached no. 7 in the UK Singles Chart. Although a nearly eleven minute long backing track was recorded