Hanoi Hannah
1973 · Columbia C-31946 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Roger McGuinn
- Title
- Hanoi Hannah
- Release
- Roger McGuinn
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- Columbia # C-31946
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Roger McGuinn, born 13 July 1942 in Chicago, Illionis, USA, is a well-known singer/songwriter, and guitarist with the popular 60s group The Byrds. He was also a member of the Chad Mitchell Trio. The title of the song "Hannoi Hannah" (Columbia Records # C-31946) referred to the North Vietnamese radio personality Hanoi Hannah who broadcast English language propaganda for North Vietnam during the war.1 The narrator discussed the impact of the war, and noted the drug culture: "never would have thought I'd get so lost out here, smokin' marijuana and a-drinkin' beer". Sources1Wikipedia: Hanoi Hannah↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Hanoi Hannah averaged 'bout a man a day / And when she wasn't workin' she kept the coffee perkin' / For the guy who didn't have to pay / Hanoi Hanna workin' all my blues away... / Well, I never would have thought I'd get so lost out here / Smokin' marijuana and a-drinkin' beer / And trying not to think about the time next year / When me and all my buddies gonna disappear / Oh, Hanoi Hanna workin' all my blues away... / Hanoi Hannah took her shoes and ran awa / I told her I was headin' to have myself a weddin' / To my baby in the U.S.A. / Good-bye Hannah I really don't know what to say / Good-bye Hannah
About the artist
Member of the Byrds