This is the greatest recording of this song, I'm sorry but this is the recording I grew up with, not the other ones on youtube. Glad to see this one is still around!!
It's the 2:20 part for me! I can't find this version on Spotify and it kills me inside 😭 they even play this one on the radio here! I need it in my life!
@@MELLYWENDT Yep 100% - compare the same line from the re-recorded, and now only verson you can get in high-bitrate ua-cam.com/video/Ub7CRV8_e2g/v-deo.html 2:19:99 Even with the lower quality recording and what sounds like compression artifacts from being maybe downloaded from UA-cam and re-upped again - it's this this one (is still better than the one I linked above).
As a Marine who fought during the "Battle of the Hill" at Khe Sanh, I wish I'd found this earlier. I knew about Cold Chisel, but not that they'd published this particular song. BRILLIANT!
Thank you Jay, this song is one of my all time favorites, I'm pleased the very tough hard young men like you were around in the day. , would the young men of today stand a chance under the same circumstances.
In high school (Australia 1999) our Society and Environment teacher sat us all down, handed out the lyrics and played this for us a few times. What a man.
From a Vietnamese guy: Thank you for uploading. Such an awesome song :D. I heard it the first time 2 weeks ago, when I did my first road trip from Brisbane to Whitsunday. The country-rock style was totally fitted with my mood.
This reminds me of driving round Australia in '96. Irish fella who owned the 1973 Toyota Hiace I was in, loved it. Had it going round and round. He was right. Great tune.
It never ends, just the drugs change, but the blood's always red and the PTSD is always real. Respect. I'm glad Vietnam was one where our women didn't serve.
One of my all time favorite song amazing to think that cold chisel released this song on there first album in 1976 when no one wanted to mention Vietnam total respect to all services men and women from all sides and combatants, kia kaha
@iuudou2 Jay. Thank you for your service. This song was released in 1978 and banned by all commercial radio stations in Australia.. natrually it made no 1 . Australia in the Viet war period did no better than the US in our treatment of returned servicemen. as a 45 year old male I salute you. Thank you ..
There are days when I feel ashamed to be a human. Our hypocrisy and disregard for others chills me to my core. But whenever I hear this song, it reinforces my belief in Australia. In our way of life. In our belief of giving our all for our mates, something instilled in every single Australian man, woman and child. I may not be proud to be a human, but by God I am proud to call myself Australian. God bless Australia.
Unfortunately, a lot of our way of life has been eroded since you posted this comment 11 years ago. Personally, I'm ex army, current serving police. Do I still consider myself to be a proud Australian? I'm honestly not sure anymore.
I have a very soft spot i my heart for our Vietnam vets. Well done boys, Our boys could not do what they do today without you guys. You set the bar high. You guys are awesome.
I saw this played live last night, I am aussie, and the croud were aussie, regardless of the colour of their skin or their acent, it was beutiful and it was then i relized i could call the lucky land home :) god bless cold chisel and god bless australia!
I adore this song! Cannot wait to see Jimmy in March! 19 years old and love the man! Well said Bro. I'm an Aussie and you nailed it ewith that comment!
@drillerchina hey man i appreciate everything the Aussies have done for the world, in WW2 they fought in the pacific when not many others would, and in Afghanistan...hats off to you boy! be proud!
I ma only 14 but when I first heard this song on our family's summer Cd I fell in love with the song and since ever knew about the song it sinked into me hard and is one of the best songs in human history
** I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh And I sold my soul with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man I've had the Vietnam cold turkey From the ocean to the Silver City And it's only other vets could understand About the long forgotten dockside guarantees How there were no V-dayheroes in 1973 And how we sailed into Sydney Harbour I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land ** And she was like so many more from that time on Their lives were all so empty, until they found their chosen one And their legs were often open But their minds were always closed And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been And car parks made me jumpy And I never stopped the dreams Or the growing need for speed and novacaine ** So I worked across the country from end to end I tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend I held a job on an oil-rig Flying choppers when I could But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend And I've travelled round the world from year to year And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear And I've been back to South East Asia You know the answer sure ain't there But I'm drifting north, to check things out again , melodi ** Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone You know there's seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong And there ain't nothing like the kisses From a jaded Chinese princess I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone And it's really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone And it's really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
I love this song as well. Perhaps someday our peers will agree. Oh right sorry I am 16...that's why the whole peer thing works. If you have not you should try I was only 19 by Redgum.
@stevelewis3 - Thank you for your kind words Steve. I've written several poems and have finally started on a book about PTDS and why so many of us could not function after our time there. For us, there was never a time when we were able to "just get over it", as some would have us do. And that was true for all veterans of all wars. It's too bad we here in the US never seem to learn that war is not the answer to anything.
got one uncle with half a right hand (kiwi) and another trying to keep half his mind( aussie) from that war. they're both sweet as. we are a lucky bunch of bastards.
this song has become part of a tradition sort of thing at our parties. for us its not a birthday or a celebration unless this song gets played on the juke box. good song.
Me and my mates drink ourselves stupid and listen to great aussie rock songs all the time, but who cares we have fun and dontharm anyone or trash anything. We just enjoy ourselves and sing along passionately and just love every second of it, drinking doesnt make you a bogan.
@mcpheefive02011 Not only is Khe Sanh mentioned in Five-O but in COD Black Ops you fight in Khe Sanh. Love playing that level while playing this level.
I am probably the only American who has even heard this song. This seems to be different from the song I am familiar with. I recently purchased All For You The Best of Cold Chisel and the version of Khe Sanh had slightly different vocals. Where can I buy this version, it has more raw vocals in my opinion. I am originally from Christchurch but I moved to the US before ACDC and Cold Chisel really took off. Thanks - Eric.
This is an amazing song. Thank you for your beautiful account name. Also, giving us the lyrics to sing along to, also the aesthetically pleasing images. XOXO
Does anyone happen to know where this particular version of the song came from? If you compare this to the studio releases that featured Khe Sanh, there are subtle differences throughout the song. The lyrics, melodies and harmonies are different in this version to the album version. I'd love to know so I can hunt down a copy of whatever this is from
Three studio versions of "Khe Sanh" were released by Cold Chisel. The first featured on the band's 1978 debut self-titled album. A second version was included on the international version of the 1980 album East.[8] and omits the piano introduction. A third version with a re-recorded vocal from Barnes was released on the Radio Songs greatest hits album and all future compilations.
Truly a TOP song! I posted it on facebook when over in Vietnam a few weeks ago only to find the original was blocked here in Aus' on copyright grounds. To see this song brought down to a debate about Aus' being involved in major wars alongside the U.S. throughout "modern" history is = to watching drunken uneducated teenagers argue over "who's Dad is tougher!"... Wake up you clowns! Its not a song glorifying WAR! Its about the scars & messed up lives left over at the end!
went to Khe San last year, hell of an eye opener to talk to the old locals, bit different to watching hamberger hill, platoon, full metal jacket and the rest of movies. Vietnam was a F(%*%cked conflict, both US and Oz troops were vilified for duing their "Duty" to the government. I was 1 yr from conscription (Australia) to this war I am so glad I never had to go, interesting as the locals only see Oz visitors due to this song, Oh yes they can all sing this song as well
@SandBuilder952 Oh you got Tickets? I live right near Melbourne but I wouldn't have been able to get tickets Might go to Foo Fighters though so its all good
@ufofan1980 Hi mate, I think you'll find this is the original version from the 1978 release on the self titled album 'cold chisel'. Hope this helps. Incidentally, the 'silver city' is Broken Hill in North Western New South Wales. Cheers.
Love that someone did Cold Chisel lyrics vid....@ 30 seconds in, should read: "About the long forgotten Dockside guarantees.."... (Is to do with the terrible reception, and utter Lack of recognition for their service, suffering, and utter sacrifice that the Nam veterans suffered on arrival back home..[ across all serving nations], in stark contrast to the promises to the contrary, that they had looked forward to upon their return...Something that majorly contributed, perhaps most of All, in many ways, to the hardships suffered by those who served therein, and survived...)
Fantastic video mate, many thanks! A couple of corrections with the lyrics: Its 'dockside guarantees' 'fat suburban chains' & 'mixed up life could mend'
I just read a book about hill 881N (not quite sure of all the numbers). It was a journal written by a guy named Patrick Seamus Flaherty - a kids book but amazing what you guys put up with.. it's written by Ellen Emerson White.. scary stuff..
If we're going to be technical, there is a basis for a historical Australian grudge, but that's WWII era when the Japanese were coming through southern Asia, when we were basically told to fend for ourselves.
@SuperEel22 Awesome! I'm a female but I love video games but I don't own a PS3 or an XBox only a 3DS but that's really cool how that was mentioned in the game thanks for the info.
technically they did through MI5 agents overtly training south vietnamese troops in counter insurgency tactics but they never did in an official capacity
i'm proud to say that my version of this song with lyrics is alot beer. for starters, quality, what did you do? play the song and then record the whole thing? oh, and my lyrics are more readable. just sayin.
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This is the greatest recording of this song, I'm sorry but this is the recording I grew up with, not the other ones on youtube. Glad to see this one is still around!!
It's the 2:20 part for me! I can't find this version on Spotify and it kills me inside 😭 they even play this one on the radio here! I need it in my life!
@@MELLYWENDT Yep 100% - compare the same line from the re-recorded, and now only verson you can get in high-bitrate
ua-cam.com/video/Ub7CRV8_e2g/v-deo.html
2:19:99
Even with the lower quality recording and what sounds like compression artifacts from being maybe downloaded from UA-cam and re-upped again - it's this this one (is still better than the one I linked above).
Same here mate ✊🏽
As a Marine who fought during the "Battle of the Hill" at Khe Sanh, I wish I'd found this earlier. I knew about Cold Chisel, but not that they'd published this particular song. BRILLIANT!
Aussie here. Thanks for your service and backing up us Aussies.
Thanks so much for your service Jay. Since that date, I hope you have found peace and happiness!
Respect man
Thank you Jay, this song is one of my all time favorites, I'm pleased the very tough hard young men like you were around in the day. , would the young men of today stand a chance under the same circumstances.
In high school (Australia 1999) our Society and Environment teacher sat us all down, handed out the lyrics and played this for us a few times. What a man.
When I was 10 or 12 dad went over to Iraq for 6 months. I listed to this song every night for 6 months straight. The song means a lot for me
From a Vietnamese guy:
Thank you for uploading. Such an awesome song :D.
I heard it the first time 2 weeks ago, when I did my first road trip
from Brisbane to Whitsunday. The country-rock style was totally fitted
with my mood.
This reminds me of driving round Australia in '96. Irish fella who owned the 1973 Toyota Hiace I was in, loved it. Had it going round and round. He was right. Great tune.
I adore this song! Cannot wait to see Jimmy in March!
19 years old and love the man!
heartbreaking lyrics. The vet's predictament in 1970s Australia...so true and now a whole new lot of heartbreak and alienation back from Iraq...
It never ends, just the drugs change, but the blood's always red and the PTSD is always real. Respect. I'm glad Vietnam was one where our women didn't serve.
There’s two versions of this song this one is the best but can’t find it anywhere on iTunes or CD now
I'm 17 - and I have the same wish as you! All my friends think I'm crazy for loving Cold Chisel - and Khe Sanh.
One of my all time favorite song amazing to think that cold chisel released this song on there first album in 1976 when no one wanted to mention Vietnam total respect to all services men and women from all sides and combatants, kia kaha
@iuudou2 Jay. Thank you for your service. This song was released in 1978 and banned by all commercial radio stations in Australia.. natrually it made no 1 . Australia in the Viet war period did no better than the US in our treatment of returned servicemen. as a 45 year old male I salute you. Thank you ..
There are days when I feel ashamed to be a human. Our hypocrisy and disregard for others chills me to my core.
But whenever I hear this song, it reinforces my belief in Australia. In our way of life. In our belief of giving our all for our mates, something instilled in every single Australian man, woman and child. I may not be proud to be a human, but by God I am proud to call myself Australian.
God bless Australia.
Unfortunately, a lot of our way of life has been eroded since you posted this comment 11 years ago. Personally, I'm ex army, current serving police. Do I still consider myself to be a proud Australian? I'm honestly not sure anymore.
Happy Australia Day! I love to always listen to this kind of great music on Australia day up the pub whilst sinking a few schooners.
I have a very soft spot i my heart for our Vietnam vets. Well done boys, Our boys could not do what they do today without you guys. You set the bar high. You guys are awesome.
This is the best version of the song. These lyrics are a bit off however
I saw this played live last night, I am aussie, and the croud were aussie, regardless of the colour of their skin or their acent, it was beutiful and it was then i relized i could call the lucky land home :) god bless cold chisel and god bless australia!
saw them 2 weeks ago at glenelg beech adelaide..brilliant show
I adore this song! Cannot wait to see Jimmy in March!
19 years old and love the man!
Well said Bro. I'm an Aussie and you nailed it ewith that comment!
An amazing song
Remembers me of my childhood :) Amazing song! xx from The Netherlands ;)
@drillerchina hey man i appreciate everything the Aussies have done for the world, in WW2 they fought in the pacific when not many others would, and in Afghanistan...hats off to you boy! be proud!
I'm from America and I can sing along to this song. It's that catchy.
Well said Bro. I'm an Aussie and you nailed it ewith that comment!
great stuff. this chisel I was born in 1955 truly great music mate!
1967 ,I was 20 in february in Khe Sanh ,will never forgot. Long live the USA.
I ma only 14 but when I first heard this song on our family's summer Cd I fell in love with the song and since ever knew about the song it sinked into me hard and is one of the best songs in human history
** I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
And I sold my soul with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
From the ocean to the Silver City
And it's only other vets could understand
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
How there were no V-dayheroes in 1973
And how we sailed into Sydney Harbour
I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land
** And she was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty, until they found their chosen one
And their legs were often open
But their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
And car parks made me jumpy
And I never stopped the dreams
Or the growing need for speed and novacaine
** So I worked across the country from end to end
I tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
I held a job on an oil-rig
Flying choppers when I could
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
And I've been back to South East Asia
You know the answer sure ain't there
But I'm drifting north, to check things out again
, melodi
** Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know there's seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
And there ain't nothing like the kisses
From a jaded Chinese princess
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
And it's really got me worried
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
And it's really got me worried
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Here's to those who made it back from 'Nam, Aussie and otherwise. Here's also to those who didn't. Great track.
im with you man, im 14 and this is my favourite band, im true blue as well
Only one of the greatest songs ever to come out of Australasia.
I've heard there is a big band version of this coming out soon. I cant wait to hear it !
this was my mums favorite song! i love it.
i'm partly aussie but this song means so much to me and everybody the best
I love this song as well. Perhaps someday our peers will agree. Oh right sorry I am 16...that's why the whole peer thing works. If you have not you should try I was only 19 by Redgum.
There are actually 2 studio versions of this song, this one is less restrained and more emotional, and as such my fave version.
@stevelewis3 - Thank you for your kind words Steve. I've written several poems and have finally started on a book about PTDS and why so many of us could not function after our time there. For us, there was never a time when we were able to "just get over it", as some would have us do. And that was true for all veterans of all wars. It's too bad we here in the US never seem to learn that war is not the answer to anything.
amazing song :') im doing this thing for an english assignment and i'm writing about this song!
got one uncle with half a right hand (kiwi) and another trying to keep half his mind( aussie) from that war. they're both sweet as. we are a lucky bunch of bastards.
Saw them last night!!! LOVED it!
Awesome song - thanks for posting it
Good Song, thought I had heard all the Vietnam songs, guess not. Thanks for posting.
I have to agree love the song.
They mentioned Kah San in Five-0 in the U.S. last week made me think of this song
this song has become part of a tradition sort of thing at our parties. for us its not a birthday or a celebration unless this song gets played on the juke box. good song.
I love this song!! My favorite from cold chisel along with working class man
@Chuckalakala Good for you guys! A lot of Aussies needlessly suffered with great dignity. Thanks Don Walker for a great reminder.
Me and my mates drink ourselves stupid and listen to great aussie rock songs all the time, but who cares we have fun and dontharm anyone or trash anything. We just enjoy ourselves and sing along passionately and just love every second of it, drinking doesnt make you a bogan.
yes I know the last plane outta sydneys almost gone
Jesus. Been fifteen years. You'd think that plane would have left by now.
thank you - brilliant brilliant moving rock song thank you
From an Old American Solder to a Teufelhund, "Semper Fi".
This is what I call real music. People my age tend to think I'm a dick for listening to this. So what if I'm 14. This is real music!
What an insufferable comment
@mcpheefive02011 Not only is Khe Sanh mentioned in Five-O but in COD Black Ops you fight in Khe Sanh. Love playing that level while playing this level.
im 12 and i love this song this is wat u call music ;)
@InspireImagine He sure does! and Ian Moss is a great guitarist!
I am probably the only American who has even heard this song. This seems to be different from the song I am familiar with. I recently purchased All For You The Best of Cold Chisel and the version of Khe Sanh had slightly different vocals. Where can I buy this version, it has more raw vocals in my opinion. I am originally from Christchurch but I moved to the US before ACDC and Cold Chisel really took off. Thanks - Eric.
Good on ya mate. Stand your ground and be yourself.
This is an amazing song. Thank you for your beautiful account name. Also, giving us the lyrics to sing along to, also the aesthetically pleasing images. XOXO
i am 15 and i love this song sooooooo.... =)
Does anyone happen to know where this particular version of the song came from? If you compare this to the studio releases that featured Khe Sanh, there are subtle differences throughout the song. The lyrics, melodies and harmonies are different in this version to the album version. I'd love to know so I can hunt down a copy of whatever this is from
Id love to know where to get this version too. Sounds so much better. Cant get it on itunes. Unless theres another album to get it off?
Why not just download it from youtube
Three studio versions of "Khe Sanh" were released by Cold Chisel. The first featured on the band's 1978 debut self-titled album. A second version was included on the international version of the 1980 album East.[8] and omits the piano introduction. A third version with a re-recorded vocal from Barnes was released on the Radio Songs greatest hits album and all future compilations.
"there ain't nothing like the kisses from a jaded chinese princess i'm gonna hit some hong kong mattress all night long" XD
It's a metaphor for Hong Kong ? Lol
No worries mate glad to hear your story and that you made it out. This should be a song for the US Marine Corps and not Drunken Yobbo's.
love the song....like playing it live on stage
Thanks poopmonkey16, very good.
Only one thing:
It's find a place where my mixed up life could mend (not end)
well done walks you summed that crazy war up and we are in another one stop war
Truly a TOP song! I posted it on facebook when over in Vietnam a few weeks ago only to find the original was blocked here in Aus' on copyright grounds. To see this song brought down to a debate about Aus' being involved in major wars alongside the U.S. throughout "modern" history is = to watching drunken uneducated teenagers argue over
"who's Dad is tougher!"... Wake up you clowns! Its not a song glorifying WAR! Its about the scars & messed up lives left over at the end!
but i'm drifting north TO CHECK THINGS OUT AGAIN!!! lol
one of the greatest australian songs! on ya cold chisel!
we love you too :) in fact we love everyone really
Cold Chisel rocks!
going to a concert of there'soon.
Which is in Australia
went to Khe San last year, hell of an eye opener to talk to the old locals, bit different to watching hamberger hill, platoon, full metal jacket and the rest of movies. Vietnam was a F(%*%cked conflict, both US and Oz troops were vilified for duing their "Duty" to the government. I was 1 yr from conscription (Australia) to this war I am so glad I never had to go, interesting as the locals only see Oz visitors due to this song, Oh yes they can all sing this song as well
@SandBuilder952 Oh you got Tickets?
I live right near Melbourne but I wouldn't have been able to get tickets
Might go to Foo Fighters though so its all good
@ufofan1980 Hi mate, I think you'll find this is the original version from the 1978 release on the self titled album 'cold chisel'. Hope this helps. Incidentally, the 'silver city' is Broken Hill in North Western New South Wales. Cheers.
Love that someone did Cold Chisel lyrics vid....@ 30 seconds in, should read: "About the long forgotten Dockside guarantees.."... (Is to do with the terrible reception, and utter Lack of recognition for their service, suffering, and utter sacrifice that the Nam veterans suffered on arrival back home..[ across all serving nations], in stark contrast to the promises to the contrary, that they had looked forward to upon their return...Something that majorly contributed, perhaps most of All, in many ways, to the hardships suffered by those who served therein, and survived...)
...and I never stopped the dreams ( plural).... ( Flashback nightmares, often suffered by Nam veterans...)...
This song is one of their best, along with flame trees...
Aww. Good old cold chisel
Fantastic video mate, many thanks! A couple of corrections with the lyrics: Its 'dockside guarantees' 'fat suburban chains' & 'mixed up life could mend'
I just read a book about hill 881N (not quite sure of all the numbers). It was a journal written by a guy named Patrick Seamus Flaherty - a kids book but amazing what you guys put up with.. it's written by Ellen Emerson White.. scary stuff..
Thanks for this. Don't get me wrong u like jimmy barns but I can't understand him when he sing this it good to finally know the full song
The official Oz anthem!!!, better, more popular and to the soul of any Australian!
The best version! :)
Finally someone who knows his stuff
@pakreecekennedy So Khe Sanh is to Australian pubs as Free Bird is to American bars?
i cant buy this version of the song on itunes and i would really like to get this version on my iphone
just an amazing song
@pakreecekennedy I would leave work in a heartbeat, for a beer and this song on the jukebox at any pub in Australia.
If we're going to be technical, there is a basis for a historical Australian grudge, but that's WWII era when the Japanese were coming through southern Asia, when we were basically told to fend for ourselves.
@SuperEel22 Awesome! I'm a female but I love video games but I don't own a PS3 or an XBox only a 3DS but that's really cool how that was mentioned in the game thanks for the info.
i love the start of this song
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How many Australian's can you find who HAVEN'T heard this song at least once in their lives?
Australia all the way mate!! : )
same here its a great song.
How could you dislike this song
seriously??
@SandBuilder952 ikr, we managed to get tickets to one in adelaide
@pakreecekennedy what about down under by men at work?
How could anyone dislike this song?
technically they did through MI5 agents overtly training south vietnamese troops in counter insurgency tactics but they never did in an official capacity
@codsta333 You are wrong, people do care. That was a nice story. I hope he keeps the spirit of music alive in you. All the best.
same here its a great song
what version is this
Not to disregard the song but its " The LAST plane outta sydney
Great song never the less
Guys I'm 13 and Aussie and love this song
i'm proud to say that my version of this song with lyrics is alot beer. for starters, quality, what did you do? play the song and then record the whole thing? oh, and my lyrics are more readable. just sayin.
@roffy101010 A sapper was an engineer.
@codsta333 But I'm sure the memory will remain in you whenever you hear this song. Got to love music for it's impact in that way.