Every time Hanoi is flooded due to prolonged heavy rain, the song "Flood from a street intersection" - lyrics from the original song "From a street intersection" (songwriter Pham Tuyen) - is listened to widely.
"Flood from the crossroads of the streets" appeared on the Tao Quan program broadcast for Lunar New Year in 2009. Looking back at 2008 with the historic flood in Hanoi, Tao Quan 2009 built the character Tao Thoat Nuoc played by People's Artist Tu Long.
The character Tao Thoat Nuoc made a strong impression in Tao Quan 2009 when mentioning the current situation of flooding to the point of stagnation in Hanoi and polluted river systems in Vietnam.
Tao Thoat Nuoc made people laugh with its lyrical songs, "Hanoi this season, the city is like the river", in which the focus is the song "Flood from the intersection of the streets".
For the past 17 years, this song has been listened to and shared widely, and has been compiled into images and videos about the current state of flooding in Hanoi after each heavy rain.
The song has lyrics that are said to reflect the reality of the long-lasting life in the capital Hanoi, "outside the sky it rains non-stop, making my streets flooded, when people and cars are separated, swimming on the road", "seeing the whole people racing to swim like a contest", "In the middle of the capital, the brilliant lights of flowers/a herd of fish floating on the sidewalk/away the cars pass, the water rolls into our house...".
Working as a drainage worker, I just hope for more flooding, leaving behind a few hundred thousand USD projects, Little rain, heavy rain our city is also flooded/this swimming competition will be the SeaGame champion. The song is considered to have a somewhat windy, action-packed lyrics but is full of humor and rich in messages.
"Flood from the Street Intersection" was performed under the joint invitation of 4 veteran artists, People's Artist Tu Long, People's Artist Xuan Bac, People's Artist Quoc Khanh and People's Artist Cong Ly. They have been attached to Tao Quan for many years.
After the ups and downs of the Tao Quan program, the audience rated Tao Quan 2009 as one of the most impressive and best years in more than 20 years on air.
Flood from the crossroads of the streets has always been voted as a humorous song with a rich message, and has never been out of place.
Among the series of lyrics by Tao Quan, "Lot from the crossroads of the street" is loved by the audience first, and is a rare song rich in popularity over the past 17 years.
Tao Quan 2009 was directed by - Meritorious Artist Do Thanh Hai, currently he holds the position of Deputy General Director of VTV.
