April 2024

MEMORABLE MUSIC: NGUYỄN TRUNG CANG’S “A COCKY SONG” (BÀI CA NGÔNG), TRACK 2 ON SAIGON ROCK & SOUL

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Nguyễn Trung Cang’s “A Cocky Song” (“Bài Ca Ngông”) is an anthem to individualism. The song was released in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam) sometime in the early 1970s. The narrator of the song is a cocky young man who insists on living his truth. He rejects all blandishments of wealth and […]

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MEMORABLE MUSIC: HOÀNG THI THƠ’S “LOVE IS WONDERFUL” (“TÌNH YÊU TUYỆT VỜI”), TRACK 1 ON SAIGON ROCK & SOUL

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Saigon Rock & Soul: Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (2012) started a trend when it was released some ten years ago. The CD was the very first collection of remastered period recordings from the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam) and heralded a wave of similar CDs that have appeared in the decade since. Saigon Rock

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