Hoàng Thi Thơ

MEMORABLE MUSIC: HOÀNG THI THƠ’S “THE PIN IN MY HAIR” (“CÁI TRÂM EM CÀI”), TRACK 3 ON SAIGON ROCK & SOUL

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Hoàng Thi Thơ’s “The Pin in My Hair” (“Cái trâm em cài,” 1971?) is a sweet song about a young woman whose boyfriend is away fighting, and she treasures the hairpin that he made for her as a memento of their love. The song was composed sometime in the early 1970s in the Republic of […]

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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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