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The Fall of Saigon by This Heat
Performed by
This HeatWrited by
Gareth Williams & Charles Hayward & Charles BullenAbout
“The Fall of Saigon” foreshadows both the musical and lyrical direction of This Heat’s next full-length LP, Deceit.
From an interview with The Quietus, Charles Hayward stated that the lyrics were inspired by a night watching the news on the telly where the Fall of Saigon was covered and then a loca...
The Fall of Saigon Lyrics
We ate Soda, the embassy cat
Poor Soda's coda
No more da capo, she's decapitated
Running 'round the room, half-baked
The other half is bacon and sizzling in the frying pan
We ate the TV
We ate the armchair
We ate the telephone
We ate the styrofoam
My God how we got so far only to reach so low
The Russians saved the janitor
Soda was a little tough to eat
No wonder she was hard meat
Out on the roof with the feline goose
But Soda had a heart of gold
The ambassador's wife had the liver
"Please deliver us from evil," she cried
"I know all about cats and their heavy vibes"
She was a very hip ambassador's wife
The Fall of Saigon Q&A
Who wrote The Fall of Saigon's ?
The Fall of Saigon was written by Gareth Williams & Charles Hayward & Charles Bullen.
Who produced The Fall of Saigon's ?
The Fall of Saigon was produced by This Heat & David Cunningham & Anthony Moore.