Every time Hanoi is heavily flooded after storms, the audience remembers the song with the lyrics "Flood from the intersection of the streets". This is a song that was impressively performed in Tao Quan 2009 with a familiar melody and lyrics reflecting the situation of urban flooding - a problem that has been burning for many years.
That famous parody originated from the original song "From a street intersection" - a famous composition by musician Pham Tuyen, released in 1971, associated with the memories of many generations of audiences.
The musician wrote the song when returning to Hanoi after a field trip at border posts in Military Region IV, from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri. At that time, the North gained independence.
He once shared the inspiration for composing the song one morning, standing at an intersection, he felt his heart was filled with joy when watching the bustling pace of life in peace, seeing the enthusiastic atmosphere of the country, especially the appearance of green and red traffic lights.
The song was composed by musician Pham Tuyen in the context of the capital Hanoi, in an optimistic atmosphere, depicting the image of a young, bustling city, reminding listeners of the scene of a bustling street- streets in the early morning sun: "From a street- streets, the rhythm of life cheers every hour/ When the sun is down, people and vehicles are traveling on the road/ The red light of the countryside makes me dance like a thousand flowers/ The joy is enhanced in the eyes of many people passing by"...
The song also depicts the image of the city working enthusiastically day and night to produce, contributing human resources to the Southern battlefield.
Especially in the lyrics of the song, it gently reminds everyone to be aware of culture when participating in traffic: "Our streets are still narrow/ Every step helps each other to reach the far end as well as the near end"...
In 2014, "From a Street Intersection" was officially chosen by the Ministry of Public Security as one of the 10 traditional songs of the People's Public Security force.
Musician Pham Tuyen once shared that he considers the song "From a street intersection" as a "treasure" that he was lucky enough to have in his music career.
38 years later, on the Tao Quan 2009 program, the song was "reborn" in a new look. With creativity and humor, the program crew has adapted a new lyrics for the song, called "Flood from the crossroads of the streets", reflecting the flooding situation in big cities, especially Hanoi after each rain, because of the storm's circulation.
Flood from the crossroads quickly became one of the highlights of the program that year. The lyrics were widely shared on social networks, both humorous and truly reflecting life.
The parody song by Tao Quan was composed based on the historical flood scene in Hanoi in 2008. The song has "life" for the past 17 years, performed under the mutual guidance of 4 artists including People's Artist Tu Long, People's Artist Xuan Bac, People's Artist Quoc Khanh and People's Artist Cong Ly.
