Saigon, Vietnam 1968 – 1969
March 10th, 2010
These scenes of Saigon and the C-130 crew Merlin hotel were taken during the second half of 1968 into 1969 when I was serving as a C-130B copilot flying out of TSN, Vietnam. The music is Hat Tren Nhung Xac Nguoi (Singing above The Dead Bodies) sung by Khanh Ly, Thanks to Huan Pham for providing this translation:
Noon, I walk the hills/
Now I sing the dead/
On the roads, I have seen, I have seen/
Each one has one, this one screams//
Noon, I walk the hills/
Now I sing the dead/
I have seen, I have seen, garden here:/
Dead tired ma holds her dead girl//
This ma claps above her child/
This ma claps for peace, for peace/
Here some clap for life, for life/
Here some clap for end of life//
Noon, by berry groves/
Now I sing the dead/
By a road, I have seen, I have seen/
Old man hugs his stone cold son//
Noon, by berry groves/
Now I sing the dead/
I have seen, I have seen, ditches, shelters/
Filled with bodies, his and hers//
This ma claps, lets have more war/
This one clap, no more, no more/
Here some clap for hate, for blame/
Here some clap to shake off shame//
(translated by Patrick Gallagher)
Duration : 0:3:45
A video I made for the Beatles song I’m So Tired. It was released on their double disc The White Album in 1968. For more references about the stupid messed up Paul Is Dead hoax. Look for my Paul is Alive video.
Visit www.dead-tired.eu and learn more about the effects of a 60 hour workweek.