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Henry Gale · 04-25-2003, 07:51 AM

John,

Not being a Billy Joel fan, I've never spent any time listening to this song, but I am from his general age group so I think I know most of the references.
Listing Marilyn after Korea may refer to the great story about her visit to the U.S. troops during that conflict. She got a great reception from the men and upon returning home told her husband, "You've never heard such cheering!"
Joe DiMaggio replied, "Yes I have."

Dien Bien Phu falls
Eleven years before I arrived in Viet-Nam, the French left, but not before leaving their imprint on the people. The French word for a much or many, "beaucoup" was used by the Vietnamese as "bucu." And the Americans brought it back home and it's now a common part of our speech today.

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Henry Gale Member Location: The stars at night..... Join Date: Jul 1999 Local Time: 05:03 PM Local Date: 01-07-2009 Posts: 5,838	John, Not being a Billy Joel fan, I've never spent any time listening to this song, but I am from his general age group so I think I know most of the references. Listing Marilyn after Korea may refer to the great story about her visit to the U.S. troops during that conflict. She got a great reception from the men and upon returning home told her husband, "You've never heard such cheering!" Joe DiMaggio replied, "Yes I have." Dien Bien Phu falls Eleven years before I arrived in Viet-Nam, the French left, but not before leaving their imprint on the people. The French word for a much or many, "beaucoup" was used by the Vietnamese as "bucu." And the Americans brought it back home and it's now a common part of our speech today.