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"Goodnight Saigon" is a song written by Billy Joel, originally appearing on his 1982 album The Nylon Curtain, about the Vietnam War. It depicts the situation and attitude of United States Marines beginning with their military training on Parris Island and then into different aspects of Vietnam combat.
The song was recorded on March 2, 1965. The song was shown off to Soma Records founder and President Amos Heilicher and he liked it and signed The Castaways on a contract. [5] "Liar, Liar" was the first and only hit single by the Castaways. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. [6]
Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) DJ who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency".
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Arnold McCuller made a version of the song for the soundtrack of the movie The Warriors in 1979. [10] It was later utilized again for the video game adaptation in 2005. [11]In July 1988, following the success of the film Good Morning, Vietnam, the song was re-released in the UK by A&M Records, with James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" on the flip side.
This war influenced the lyrics and themes during that time, songs were mainly about these themes: peace, love and social justice example of a song is Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". Malone, [5] Before the Doi Moi Period, Vietnam music was mainly influenced by folk music and social realism.
"Ghen Cô Vy" (English: "Jealous [of] Coronavirus", a play on the Vietnamese pronunciation of "nCoV") is a song by Vietnamese singers Min and Erik, released on February 23, 2020. Written and composed by Khắc Hưng, the song supported a health communication campaign initiated by the Vietnamese National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (NIOEH), part of the Vietnamese Ministry ...
The Good Morning Vietnam [1] EP is an eight-track, 2012 extended play [2] by underground hip hop artists [3] MF Grimm & Drasar Monumental released on prominent underground label Vendetta Vinyl. [4] The album was preceded by the promotional mixtape [ 5 ] Preemptive Strike earlier the same year.