Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

by Various Artists

Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 cover art

Documenting the incredibly brief, vibrant rock scene that flourished in pre-1975 South Vietnam, this compilation highlights musicians heavily influenced by the Armed Forces Radio broadcasts of American GIs. The tracks merge the fuzz-heavy guitar distortion of 1960s garage rock with traditional Vietnamese vocal phrasing and lyrical themes of love and wartime anxiety. It acts as a crucial historical preservation of a culture that was largely erased following the fall of Saigon.

Genres

  • Garage Rock
  • Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

  1. Tình yêu tuyệt vời (The Greatest Love)
  2. Bài ca ngông (The Crazy Song)
  3. Cái trâm em cài (Your Hair Clip)
  4. Tóc mai sợi vắn sợi dài (Long, Uneven Hair)
  5. Nỗi buồn con gái (The Sadness of Being a Girl)
  6. Con tim và nước mắt (Heart and Tears)
  7. Đêm huyền diệu (Magical Night)
  8. Sao biển (Étoile des neiges) (Starfish)
  9. Mặt trời đen (Black Sun)
  10. Bừng sáng (Dawn)
  11. Những đóm mắt hỏa châu (Fireballs)
  12. Chuyện tình Sao Ly (A Love Story from Sau Ri)
  13. Kho tàng của chúng ta (Our Treasures)
  14. Hoài thu (Autumn Memory)
  15. Hờn anh giận em (Jealousy)
  16. Duyên phận con gái (A Girl’s Destiny)
  17. Đố ai (Riddles)