Listen to this when
Still in Saigon
For anyone whose mind is still somewhere their body left 🪖
Who it's for
It tells the story of a Vietnam veteran who returns home but can't shake the war in his mind, startled by everyday sounds and misunderstood by others.
Haunted and on edge→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Still in Saigon" is a 1982 song written by Dan Daley and recorded by The Charlie Daniels Band for the album Windows. It tells the story of an American Vietnam veteran who chose to serve rather than avoid the draft, struggles emotionally during the war, and comes home to a divided family; ten years later he still cannot leave the war behind.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Lyrics about war trauma.
Age: Suggested 13+
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.Wilfred Owen, Poems, “Dulce et Decorum Est”
