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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 closing song to Side A, "Goodnight Saigon", is about American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, and was written by Joel at the request of his veteran peers who fought during the war. Joel wanted to avoid creating a political song that took sides, instead opting to describe things entirely from the soldiers' point-of-view in the midst of ...
"Goodnight Saigon" 1983 56 ... "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" Marcus Nispel: 1997 "To Make You Feel My Love" Ernie Fritz: Alternate vocal track "Hey Girl" 2007
"Goodnight Saigon" Billy Joel (1982), about the Vietnam War "Good Technology" Red Guitars "We've got missiles, can tear the world apart", referring to nuclear weapons
Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel is a greatest hits album by Billy Joel, originally released on 15 November 2004.The album was re-released on 10 July 2006 with a DVD included.
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In the liner notes, Joel writes that Songs in the Attic introduced his earlier work to fans who had come to know his work after The Stranger.In that earlier work, most of the instruments were played by session musicians while Joel himself sang and played piano, keyboards, and harmonica.
The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 is a 4-disc greatest hits album by American musician Billy Joel.It was released on October 14, 1997, a boxed set was released that included all three Greatest Hits volumes as well as a fourth disc (entitled An Evening of Questions & Answers...