Nostalgia

[Thanh Dang Nguyen <nguyet1@Eng.Auburn.EDU>]

Hello Hai,

> It never occurred to me that "ti`nh nhu+ bo'ng ma^y" can be a Russian 
> song; I think its melody is very much different from Russian melodies.

When I was a kid, it seemed to me that everything "cool" was related
to the kind people of Soviet Union (Soviet food, Soviet movies,
Soviet kitchenware and household appliances, Soviet color magazines,
Soviet sports in general and soccer in particular, Soviet aerobics, and 
so on). And of course, Russian language. Damn it, I can't speak a word 
after maybe 10 years learning that wonderful language of Lenin :-)

> Speaking of Russian songs, the two songs I like the best are "Moscow 
> Night" and "Million Roses".

Talking about *typical* Russian melodies, I don't know! Maybe you meant
Russian folklore music. I mostly identify Russian songs from their languages,
not from the music. I know "A milion roses" (who doesn't?), and I think
"Moscow night", too, as far as it is the song called "Chieu Mac Tu Khoa"
in our plain words. I don't have the tune in my head, but I remember
listening to it many times when I was a kid. Must have been a very nice
song, since it made its way from Russia to our little corner of the
world. Does anybody know who sang it?

> "Love Story". The music was cool. I was not impressed by the story.
> Later I watched the film, and was impressed by the main actress, the one 
> who played the sick girl.

The movie is a wonderful experience for almost anybody with a foolish heart,
highly recommended for innocent people in love. Don't watch it twice! Keep
your innocent, intimate first-time feelings instead (don't tell me that
you didn't shed some heart-wrenching teardrops in secret at the end of the
movie). Be a man to admit it :)

> Also, "Hotel California" is a cool song. I forget exactly what in a hotel
> this song is about, but certainly not about the first love-making of a
> teenager, the topic of the Hungarian version of the song ...

Hmmm, interesting fact! The original version doesn't mention any
reference to sex at all. This kind of remaking is always getting to
my nerve. BTW, you seem to suffer from acute nostalgia, huh? Sounds like
you're listening to the Beatles' "Yesterday" every single day. I would
add one more to heighten your pain: Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More"!
Cheer up anyway!

A personal question: when I was in Hungary, I'd overheard that you
usually dressed like a heavy metal fan, is that correct? Leather stuffs,
high-heeled boots, earrings, and so on. How do you look like now?

Later, 
-Thanh

P.S. If you have any of those old times music and wanna trade, please let
me know!