Luang Prabang (Dave Van Ronk)

[super8guy]

Great song, but why did it take me almost 37y after the fall of Saigon to hear it? Thanks Country Joe and Wolfgang's.

[Brandonmess1029]

By the way, don't bother trying Luang Prabang radio. Think this song is one of a kind.

[Brandonmess1029]

Found on Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple Pandora radio after almost a year of fine tuning.

[tbstrasser]

To the heros of Eire, and for Pandora for sending me here.

[Tubs278]

ANOTHER GOGOL BORDELLO!! Hell yeah pandora love this song.

Now I'm a fuckin hero.

[hollywoodliberal1]

I found this on Protest Songs on Pandora

[mthom3611]

Make that three for the Gogol Bordello station. Thanks Pandora! You got my tastes right for once! Haha!

[im4wur]

If you like this, check out: "One Meatball (Dave Van Ronk)" watch?v=mE_xaE6sUK8

[Rasta420Pasta]

wow, i found this on pandora's gogol station too. and i thought i was so unique. all one, huh?

[allthingsmustpass]

i love my tom waits station on pandora

[MurdocCross666]

@allthingsmustpass Same here man

[MrRonHarrell]

Thank you, Pandora.

[EuphFez]

This was on my dropkick Murphy station, I love Pandora

[MrBlaker14]

This was on my all shall perish pandora station. Still an epic song

[tyrant1440]

Timeless, chilling and relevant. Thanks Pandora, its not what I'd have thought to put on Gogol Bordello's radio station but a fortuitous coincidence placed it there and hence in the heart and mind of one more soul does his message find a home. 

[mccauley719]

@tyrant1440 This is exactly how I stumbled across this gem as well!

[hawkstrike244]

@tyrant1440 just do not want to see the hoodlums fight...

[TheJbone2217]

Lol I heard this on an Irish Music channel on Pandora.

[majorinvaderzimfan01]

God bless all those who survived the Vietnam War and any war we have fought in.

[ralphiealfie]

Wow. I got here because I visited Luang Prabang and am thinking about going again. What a powerful song. This time I'd like to know more about the history of US involvement in Vietnam and Laos so that I can appreciate my experience more. Bless the survivors of war and violence.

[Br0nyBr4wL]

quite possibly the only song that can successfully combine angst and manliness. despite the lack of testicles. great song you, great balless wonder.

[awsomnessof666]

This is an awesome song but why did I hear on the Tenacious D radio on Pandora???

[hawkstrike244]

@awsomnessof666 i heard it on a sephen lynch radio

[jshotbox]

I heard this on pandora under Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds!!

[JFinney17]

I too heard this on the Tom Waits Pandora station.

[Qp0wer]

fukin beautiful man :'O

[137babylauraloo]

Wait, did this song writer actually lose his bollocks?

[TheTontomtoofat]

@137babylauraloo no this was a Vietnam protest song.

[YarickZan]

@137babylauraloo It's a Vietnam protest song. Luang Prabang is a city in Laos, and if you know anything about the war you'll find out that we left Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia.

[Tubs278]

@YarickZan Go look that one up you pompous prick?

[twyll24]

I heard this song on Pandora a few weeks ago on a station seeded with Sea shanties. Its a very powerful song, and carries a brutal and clear message about war.

[Tailas444]

@twyll24 - I heard the song the same way, lol

[carolinearoline]

@twyll24 I heard this on Pandora also, on the Gogol Bordello station!

[MrZemme]

@carolinearoline I heard this on Pandora also. Tom Waits station.

[oldbobcat]

I first heard this song at one of Dave's live performances, probably at the Hatch cafeteria at the UMass student union around 1973. This came near the end of the last set. Where did that come from? It was shocking but it needed to be said.

[URNothingAndUKnowIt]

It's cool that Luang Prabang is in Laos. Is he talking about our involvement there in the 60s and 70s?

[blsmothermon]

Right there with y'all. Unaware of this without Pandora. Love it, I know Vietnam vets who would echo the sentiment of this very song. Awesome!

[abracadaverous]

This song came on my Pandora station a couple of weeks ago and it's haunted me ever since. This is real dissent.

What happened to our protest songs in the last forty years? Have they pulled all our teeth out?

[WendingWanderer]

@abracadaverous

I just heard this on Pandora as well - I've never heard it before.

I agree with you about it being haunting.

[tnick777]

True American heritage is a great hybrid of immigrant pain. Irish tunes, Slave songs, Appalachian English Poverty...

Pain is the best catalyst of music talent.

[BrooklynJackBlue]

This song has two hands of middle fingers pointed to the credulous. And I'm grateful for it. Never disrespect those who fight for the country, but so appreciative of this song.

[cazim1879]

same tune as Byker Hill

[shaunathan05]

my new task is to make sure this song is more well known.

[AtariGuy666]

@shaunathan05 I wanna help!

[skelotan]

Awesome! Reminds me of some of the darker Irish rebellion chants. Excellent.

[oldnrone]

Cool!

[scrip7ki77y]

Powerful..