Paul Walker wrote:

<<<<It was a Vietnamese song and while I didn't understand one iota of what
they were saying, I recognized the melody immediately.... they were singing
a vietnamese language version of the 1959 hit "Love Potion #9" by The
Searchers... and I happened to be recording!

Here's the audio:

I had KSJX the other day with their Vietnamese programming and caught
this.... The Searchers "Love Potion #9".. being sung in Vietnamese!!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LTgUZ45Eu8N9vh45oi1dV64TQXCeS22V/view?usp=sharing>>>

Interesting. I'm guessing the song is popular in Vietnam. When I was there(courtesy US Army) in 1966-67, I happened to attend a rock concert at a theater, and heard a Vietnamese band playing and singing "Love Potion #9" in English. I don’t think they spoke much English, as they mispronounced a lot of words to the point where some lyrics sounded to me like a mumble.

Of course San José, where KSJX is located, is home to a very large Vietnamese community.

Saul Broudy (W3WHK)
Philadelphia, PA USA
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