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Goodnight Saigon
1983 single by Billy Joel
"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.
Lyrics and music
The lyrics of "Goodnight Saigon" are about Marines in battle bonding together, fighting their fears and trying to figure out how to survive.[1] The singer, a Marine, sings of "we" rather than "I", emphasizing that the Marines are all in the situation together.[1] In the bridge, Joel sings of the darkness and the fear it induced in the Marines.[1] This leads into the refrain, which has multiple voices coming together to sing that the Marines will "all go down together", emphasizing their camaraderie.[1][2]
Images from the war captured in the song include reading P