I was adopted from Bangkok at the end of the Viet war, when there were still GIs stationed there, as Thailand sided with the US. This musical touched me subconsciously.
This song is still relevant even today's wars especially for instance between Russia 🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦. Hiw the people helping them all over the world. For the women and children are fleeing from war while the the boys and men are fighting for their country in 🇺🇦 Ukraine
As a musician, my heart is wrenched hard at the chord shift of the orchestra on the word "grow". I want to look at the original sheet music to study the harmonic patterns of those 3 or 4 genius measures in particular 😢
Overview Lyrics Listen Artists Main Results The heat is on in Saigon The girls are hotter 'n' hell One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell The heat is on in Saigon Is there a war going on? Don't ask, I ain't gonna tell Ah, Monsieur Chris! Monsieur John! You've come to win Miss Saigon I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir I love you, pal, but your bullshit I've had up to here The heat is on in Saigon But 'til they tell us we're gone I'm gonna buy you a girl You can buy me a beer See my bikini, it's just the right size Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs? Look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes I'll show you: my special trophy of war For a Marine, I'll show more You won't get up off the floor The heat is on in Saigon Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass Stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass If you get me, you will travel first class I'll show you, we will make magic, cheri You buy more tickets from me The winner gets her for free The meat is cheap in Saigon I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun anymore I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today The village I come from seems so far away All of the girls know much more what to say But I know I have a heart like the sea A million dreams are in me Good Jesus, John, who is she? The Cong is tight'ning the noose Is it a week or a day or an hour that we got? Tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use Tonight I bet that you and I will get along Forget about the threat, forget the Viet-Cong Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne Gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi Attention, s'il vous plait! By popular demand Miss Gigi Van Tranh Is elected Miss Saigon! The heat is on in Saigon And things are not going well But still at midnight, the party goes on A good-bye party in hell And now who wins this pussycat?
Lea Salonga is quite the singer. I first heard her singing when she was Princess Jasmine's singing voice in the original animated Aladdin film from 1992. This song brings tears to my eyes - heck, I renamed my Gwynn Tan doll (who is technically a WellieWisher doll American Girl makes) to Kim after the character Lea Salonga played in this musical.
Wars are not fought by monks. Historian Nora Lofts wrote, "The warrior kills his enemy and plants his seed." It's neither good nor evil. It's what we are. All these people, roaming the Earth, begging for refuge, are ultimately the result of wars. All kinds of wars. So much war.
It know the book was written in the 80s but its still amazing to me how they essentially use a Vietnamese slang for "hobo" to refer to children of the dust lol
I've just returned from an Honor Flight with 30 veterans of the Vietnam war. This song and the heart break I saw among the Vets at the Wall will stick with me for a long while....
"Help me tryyyyyyy..." Gets me every time. I woke up with this in my head. I got to see this on Broadway on a band trip my senior year of high school. I still remember the sounds of quiet sniffling near the end of the show. I was trying to hide my crying, but noticed that even the boys were crying. I still have my t-shirt 25 years later. I listened to the soundtrack, belting out songs and sometimes still crying a bit.
