Back in the 1980's, there was a song about Saigon...?

Question

...with helecopters in the background. What was this song?

It was a rock song. Great beat!

It also gave statistics during the song. Oh, I hope this rings a bell for someone.

Answer 1

19 by Paul Hardcastle

The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles north-west of Saigon
I wasn't really sure what was going on
In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19

Answer 2

Still In Saigon Song

Answer 3

Good Night Saigon by Billy Joel

Answer 4

This is not real a rock song, but I was thinking of Still in Saigon by the Charlie Daniels Band. The band is country rock.

Answer 5

"Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel
From the album "Cold Spring Harbor"
I love this song but it's so heartbreakingly sad

Answer 6

"Goodnight Siagon" By Billy Joel

Here are the lyrics:

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 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
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
We promised our mothers we'd write
And we would all go down together
We said we'd all go down together
Yes we would all go down together

Remember Charlie
Remember Baker
They left their childhood
On every acre
And who was wrong?
And who was right?
It didn't matter in the thick of the fight

We held the day
In the palm
Of our hand
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 highlands
And they were sharp
As sharp as knives
They heard the hum of our motors
They counted the rotors
And waited for us to arrive
And we would all go down together
We said we'd all go down together
Yes we would all go down together

Answer 7

Definitely sounds like "19" by Paul Hardcastle.

http://www.afn.org/~afn30091/songs/h/hardcastle-19.htm

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war,
but it wasn't.
It was different in many ways, as so were those that did the fighting.
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...
In Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.

(TV announcer's voice)
The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles west of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)

Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty but
was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19

Hundreds of Thousands of men who saw heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested
since discharge
Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age.
There are no accurate figures of how many of these men have been incarcerated.
But, a Veterans Administration study concludes that the greater of Vets
exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances of being arrested or
convicted.

This is one legacy of the Vietnam War

(Singing Girls)
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen..
Destruction of men in their prime
whose average was 19
Dedededededede-Destruction
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War
Dededede-Destruction, wa-wa-War, wa-War, War
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War

After World War II the Men came home together on troop ships, but the Vietnam
Vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and Vietnam was
coming home.. .none of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
Nenene Nenene None of them, none of them, none of them (etc...)
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a hero's welcome

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight-hundred-thousand men are
still fighting the Vietnam War

(Singing Girls)
Dedededededede-Destruction

Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19
Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

(Soldiers Voice)
When we came back it was different.. Everybody wants to know "How'd it
happened to those guys over there
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
We did what we had to do
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
All we want to do is come home
All we want to do is come home
What did we do it for
All we want to do is come home
Was it worth it?

Compilation CDs containing this song:

New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 15
Rock of the 80's: Volume 15
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1985
The 80s [5-cd set]
Totally Awesome '80s: 1983-1985
Now That's What I Call Music 1985
Greatest Hits of the 80's [BOX SET]
Totally Number 1 Hits of the 80's [IMPORT]
I Love the 80's [IMPORT]
One Hit Wonders [IMPORT]
Decades Of Dance '80s
Living In Oblivion : The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Electric Dreams [IMPORT]
Vol. 4-Retro Dance Retro 80's [IMPORT]
Club Classics From the 80's [IMPORT]
I Love Disco [IMPORT]
1985: 20 Original Chart Hits
Totally 80's Remixed [IMPORT]
Vol. 1-Best of 1980-90 [IMPORT]
36 Hits: 1985-1989
Hits of the 80's [IMPORT]
Best of the Eighties [BOX SET] [IMPORT]

Answer 8

That's the Billy Joel song?
"Goodnight Saigon"........We all go down together......

Answer 9

The Doors (this is the end) from the movie Apocalypse Now.

Answer 10

One Night in Bangcock....Chess