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Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Art Troupe of the General Political Department of the PLA, Art Troupe of the Navy Political Department of the PLA, "Comrade" Song and Dance Ensemble of the PLA, Central Opera and Dance Drama Theatre & Central Nationalities Song and Dance Ensemble, 椰林怒火 - Fury in the Cocoanut Jungle; cite each song by its SongID
6 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Vietnamese Perspective, Vietnamese Patriotic.
Annotation
Another 10" record released in Beijing, China, on China Record Company (# DM-6106), this contained North Vietnamese patriotic songs, in the revolutionary music style, similar to Vietnamese Nhạc đỏ ("Red Music"). "Fury in the Cocoanut Jungle" was a Chinese play, which told the story of the US invaders in South Vietnam removing people into strategic villages. With the help of the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam, the people organise and fight against the US.1 Titles included: "Prelude: Viet Nam Will Win, the U.S. Will Lose", "Scene 1: Destroying the Strategic Hamlets", "Scene 2: Unyielding Fighter", "Scene 3: Fury in the Cocoanut Jungle", "Scene 4: Defend the North", "Coda: American Imperialism, Get Out of Viet Nam".
Notes
A1| Prelude: Viet Nam Will Win, the U.S. Will Lose
A2| Scene 1: Destroying the "Strategic Hamlets"
A3| Scene 2: Unyielding Fighter
B1| Scene 3: Fury in the Cocoanut Junge
B2| Scene 4: Defend the North
B3| Coda: American Imperialism, Get Out of Viet Nam
Sources
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Collection
Songs from this release appear in this curated collection.
The songs
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1965 · Album · 中国唱片 China # DM-6106 · Peking, China · 椰林怒火 - Fury in the Cocoanut Jungle

中国唱片 DM-6106 甲/乙 (matrix DM-33/6527 and DM-33/6528), 33 1/3 rpm, pale blue labels; "A Song and Dance Drama 'Fury in the Cocoanut Jungle' — On-the-Spot Recordings (Excerpts)"; 1965年录音、出版 (recorded and published 1965); China Record Company, Peking. The front cover is a stage photograph of soldiers and guerrillas with rifles beneath a palm tree, the title 椰林怒火 projected behind them. Side 1 opens with "Prelude: Viet Nam Will Win, the U.S. Will Lose" (序幕 越南必胜 美国必败), followed by "Scene 1: Destroying the 'Strategic Hamlets'" and "Scene 2: Unyielding Fighter"; Side 2 has "Scene 3: Fury in the Cacoanut Jungle", "Scene 4: Defend the North" and "Coda: American Imperialism, Get Out of Viet Nam". Writer and director: The Writing and Directing Group for "The East is Red" (Song and Dance Pageant); words by Jen Hung-chu and Hung Yuan; music by Shih Lo-meng, Lu Chu-lung, Ko Kuang-jui, Chang Ho and Wang Chu-ling; conductor: The Conductors Group for "The East is Red". Performed by the Art Troupe of the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Art Troupe of the Navy Political Department of the PLA, the Art Troupe of the "Comrade" Song and Dance Ensemble of the PLA, the Central Opera and Dance Drama Theatre and the Central Nationalities Song and Dance Ensemble. The back prints the Chinese narration and song texts scene by scene. [From the record sleeve and labels]