In the bars in Pattaya, there is constant tension over the music. The older Farang customers want to hear ancient songs from their youth, but the Thai ladies can’t stand that stuff.
The bargirls, especially when they are drunk, want to hear Thai music, mostly Isaan morlam. But, it literally drives the customers away.
A working compromise, at least in the past five years, is Latin tropical music, like this:
The customers and the bargirls will tolerate it.
The only problem is that nobody understands the lyrics. Except for me, which is kind of a nightmare for me.