Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon (1982, Vinyl) Discogs

[Verse 1] We met as soul mates on Parris Island We left as inmates from an asylum And we were sharp, as sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives [Verse 2] We came in spastic. We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy But our bellies were tight We had no home front We had no soft soap They sent us Playboy They gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep And shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ With all of our might We had no cameras

Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon (lyrics) YouTube

35K Share 7.9M views 14 years ago #BillyJoel #OfficialVideo #GoodnightSaigon In 1982, Billy Joel released an album titled The Nylon Curtain, which became a Billboard Top 10 album and was one. 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] We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight We had no homefront We had no soft soap They sent us playboy They gave us bob hope We dug in deep And shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ with all of our might. We met as soulmates On Parris Inland We left as inmates From an asylum And we were sharp As sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight We had no homefront We had no.

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We met as soulmates On Parris Island We left as inmates From an asylum And we were sharp As sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy But our bellies were tight We had no homefront We had no. To travel light Our arms were heavy But our bellies were tight We had no home front We had no soft soap They sent us Playboy They gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep And shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ With all of our might We had no cameras To shoot the landscape We passed the hash pipe And played our Doors tapes And it was dark Jan 11 Nearest event · New York, NY Thu 8:00 PM · Madison Square Garden Ticketmaster VIEW TICKETS Music video by Billy Joel performing Goodnight Saigon. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment Lyrics Goodnight Saigon. Goodnight Saigon. We met as soul mates on Parris Island We left as inmates from an asylum And we were sharp as sharp as knives. And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic, like tame-less horses We left in plastic as numbered corpses And we learned fast to travel light Our arms were heavy, but our.

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To shoot the landscape We passed the hash pipe And played our Doors tapes And it was dark So dark at night And we held onto each other Like brother to brother We had no home front, we had no soft soap They sent us Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope We dug in deep and shot on sight And prayed to Jesus Christ with all our might We had no cameras to shoot the landscape We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes And it was dark, so dark at night And we held on to each other Like brother to brother In the palm of our hands. They, ruled the night. And the night, seemed to last as long as six weeks. On Parris Island. We held the coastline. They held the highland. And they were sharp. As sharp as knives. They heard the hum of the motors. Billy Joel's Epic 1982 hit about the Vietnam War#billyjoel #vietnam #epic

Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon (1982, Vinyl) Discogs

40 1 Tags We met as soulmates On Parris Island We left as inmates From an asylum And we were sharp As sharp as knives And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy But our bellies were tight We had no homefront That really hit me." At some concerts, Joel would bring Vietnam veterans on stage when he performed this. "It's like bringing them home and giving them a little bit of a welcome back," Joel said. "I like to do that for them."