[music] Nothing else matters (Re: House of Rising Sun)

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Cao Xuan Thanh wrote:

> Nha^n cuo^'i tuan gui to+'i cac ban yeu nhac lo+`i mot bai ha't.
> (Especially for AnHai's weekend consumption)
> 
> Have a nice weekend,
> CXTha`nh
> 
> The House Of the Rising Sun
> 
> There is a house in New Orleans,
> they call The Rising Sun.
> And it's been the ruin of manys a poor boy,
> and God, I know I'm one.

Dear Tha`nh, thanks very much for the beautiful song. A nice one from 
the land of rising sun.

This summer, my very first glass of beer in the hot, humid, and jazzy New 
Orlean will be to your health. I wish you would be there with me.

The song is so beautiful, it is rumored to be chosen as the "anthem" for 
the older DHS generation. If it's so, I propose "Nothing Else Matters" 
from Metalica as the anthem for our XVN generation (XVN stand for the 
Generation X in Vietnam).

I talked with someone about old customs in Vietnam; this song is for you 
also

...so close no matter how far
   couldn't be much more from the heart
   forever trusting who we are
   and nothing else matters...

Have a nice weekend, Hai.


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NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

So close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

    never cared for what they do
    never cared for what they know
    but I know

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

    never cared for what they do
    never cared for what they know
    but I know
 
never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
 
    never cared for what they say
    never cared for games they play
    never cared for what they do
    never cared for what they know
    and I know

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
no nothing else matters

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