Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 24, 2023

Isn’t he going to sing any of his own songs?

The Italian “Ciao” in Vietnam?

oh,man…

I like the thought that Apocalypse Now is the name of a Saigon bar. Is it true?

Did Scott Mackenzie know about this comic? I know he’s dead now, but in 1999?

Did the “Ray” come with the hat?

Oh Lord, I actually learned how to play that song once….

It’s a good song. And now I have my daily earworm.

Love the expression on Jimmy’s face.

I thought Jimmy was supposed to have been cool at some point.

All I saw was the name “San Francisco,” and I immediately thought of Tony Bennett.

Get rid of the old fossil and book some K-pop.

Play “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”.

I did once turn on the radio in the middle of the night, while I was living in L.A., and heard a country western song being sung in Vietnamese. Boy, howdy!

Mandy? Shoot me now.

Try “The Curly Shuffle”,just to see how Vietnamese people react….

The real Hanoi hipsters still listen to Blonde on Blonde…

Did Ho Chi ever make it to The City By The Bay?

yeah, well, he should oughta learn the lyrics first.

So the idea is that in 1999, Vietnam—a country with centuries of its own musical traditions—was incapable of producing a musical act that could interest its own people and would have to import a sixth-rate singer from the USA. Interesting assumptions, Mr. Trudeau.

Who or what is a "Mandy’?

If he breaks into Brandy You’re a Fine Girl pull the plug