Ah!!! I'm home!!!!
I'm not even going to being talking about how weird it is being home.
I'm just going to post videos I've been missing.
Youtube's gone and probably not coming back in Thailand so I got to use my time wisely here.
1) Blackhead - เพียงกระซิบ
This is an old song by a band who is waaaay cooler now. I think every Thai cover band plays this song and I love it. I call it the "Puff the Magic Dragon" song.
2) Big Ass - พรหมลิขิต
I was told the name of this song means "destiny". This is also a big song. This is supposed to be a hardrock/nu-metal band, but this is them showing their softer side. And I'm not sure why the band is called Big Ass, but one person told me it's because the singer has a Big Ass.
3) Pang - Gra-Dok Lin - ป้าง กระดกลิ้น
This video is just really funny. Nice little song too.
4) Slot Machine - ผ่าน
Will be played by every band in a club. I like it. Someone called them the Thai Killers! I can kind of read the kareoke fast enough to sing along too! I may have posted this already.
5) Four Mod - Dek Mi Pan Ha
Thai girls at their silliest! Four and Mod are off to Japan to get all those "serious" Japanese to losen up and have some fun! You go girls! Woo!
6) Modern Dog - ตาสว่าง
Modern Dog is a Thai alternative band. I like them a lot actually. There's one song I really like but I don't know the name. But this one will do for now. That's not really the singer by the way.
This is another song with a video done by a student. The song is called "Happiness is..." and it's instrumental. I like it. Enjoy.
7) Calories Blah Blah - ทางเดินแห่งรัก
I had big hopes (ha ha - "big) for this guy but he's actually pretty boring. But I respect him for his name.
8) Isan Hip Hop -
Don't know. I've put Joey Boy, Thaitanium and Buddha Bless up before. Those are the three big groups for Thai Hip Hop. (BTW, super hip Beth was at Warm Up last weekend with Joey Boy and Buddha Bless. I walked by and stared but didn't dare say anything.) This group isn't famous as far as I can tell. I just found on YouTube and decided to post it. The rapping sounds pretty traditional and they use traditional instruments in the background I think.
9)Stone Metal Fire หินเหล็กไฟ - หลงกล
So the Thai name is Hin Lek Fair, but in English that means Stone Metal Fire so they use two names. Most bands just have one. Usually a stupid English name like Big Ass, Armchair, Potato or Calories Blah Blah.
Old rocker dudes. Long hair, sunglasses, power ballads - the whole thing.
10) I want to add a 10th, but maybe tomorrow. There are a couple of videos I know I want to post but I don't know their names. Check back soon.

2 Comments:
Hey Beth!
America doesn't have enough access to recently released Thai music and it's artists. I'm going to work my way through the tunes now.
Thanks.
Love,
barbara..and ofcourse Randy.
Feel free to come down for a brief DC visit before you head back!
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