goodnight saigon

Goodnight Saigon essay

Goodnight Saigon is a song written in 1982 by Billy Joel about the Vietnamese war against the North Vietnamese vs. South Vietnamese

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We had no home front, we had the coastlands they had the highlands is a good contrast that also reminds me of the ANZAC war as well.

We met as soul mates on Parris Island and left as inmates from an asylum I think is a metaphor meaning that they came back after the war crazy or almost crazy.

We learned fast to travel light, our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight means that they were hungry but had to carry their heavy weapons.

Remember Charlie remember baker, they left their childhood on every acre I think means that they probably died and the other soldiers mourn for them (although I think that baker is a sir name).