the isaan village loudspeaker playlist

[BananaBandit]

Before living in an Isaan village, I bought a CD collection of 30-40 Isaan songs - and didn't like a single one. 

 

When I later began living in an Isaan village, I quickly noticed the village loudspeakers blaring all sorts of who knows what at like 5:30 am.  At first I resented this wakeup alarm, but once I started adjusting to it and getting back to sleep successfully, I no longer deemed it an intrusion.  

 

More recently, I have begun to notice that some of songs the loudspeakers broadcast are quite beautiful. 

 

Perhaps each village has its own playlist, but I suspect there would be some degree of overlap.  

 

Are any of you veteran Isaan residents able to share the song titles that your village loudspeakers broadcast each morning?    

 

Maybe you could help me find some of the tunes I like.

 

Informing me of the titles in Thai script would be preferable, as it would make tracking down the songs on YouTube far easier.  

 

Lyrically, I can't discern much: The loudspeaker is not especially clear; I'm always in bed when the morning broadcast arrives; and despite being semi-literate, I'm not so slick at hearing this language.  I can discern enough, however, to know these songs are native Isaan songs (though I suppose there's some chance a few come from Laos).

[OneMoreFarang]

I thought there is only one important theme for these village loudspeakers:

 

[herfiehandbag]

A late night expedition with a ladder and a set of side-cutting pliers is usually good for several months peace...

[mick220675]

You don't know how lucky you are, we had 8 years of the Nokia ring tone blasted out repeatedly for 5 minutes every morning at 5.45am. It only stopped when the boss man died. Now we have Thai/Cambodian 1990 pop music, it's wonderful. 

[Lite Beer]

So loud and distorted i don't have a clue.

I guess it drowns out the dogs that drown out the funerals that drown out the one week a monk party that drown out the wedding party that drowns out the karaoke party that drowns out the bloke that opens a workshop in his garden that drowns out the mobile truck speakers that never sell anything cos they drive so fast past your gate in the land of noise.

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by Lite Beer

[SidJames]

9 minutes ago, Lite Beer said:

So loud and distorted i don't have a clue.

In the Land Of Noise.

....no one can hear your screams

[Lite Beer]

3 minutes ago, SidJames said:

....no one can hear your screams

Correct

[ChrisP24]

So is that why the majority of provincial premeditated domestic homicides happen between 5:45 and 5:50 a.m.? 

[LoeiI]

Apparently its a bit like country music, the buffalo died, the wife buggered off with a travelling salesman and hes only got 1 decent flip flop  ???????????? 

[DJ54]

Makes the dogs howl when they play it...  luckily it’s gone from everyday to 1 or 2 times a week

usually on days they have outdoor market.... 

[SunsetT]

14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I thought there is only one important theme for these village loudspeakers:

 

And 'tinniness'!

[Patriot]

If it’s the song that has the words “Bor Dai” in it, I know it well ????

[starky]

On 12/11/2021 at 1:39 AM, Lite Beer said:

So loud and distorted i don't have a clue.

I guess it drowns out the dogs that drown out the funerals that drown out the one week a monk party that drown out the wedding party that drowns out the karaoke party that drowns out the bloke that opens a workshop in his garden that drowns out the mobile truck speakers that never sell anything cos they drive so fast past your gate in the land of noise.

 

Time to move, ya reckon?

[Joratewitch]

Hi,

Mostly luk thung (เพลงลูกทุ่ง) hits, singers like Look Isaan,  Monkaen Kaenkoon, or older like Pornsak Songsaeng.

I'm lucky because we live between two villages. So, two different playlists at the same time every morning 555!

https://youtu.be/nclpXK2wENs

https://youtu.be/GxKnY4viW3g

https://youtu.be/dhDr7zE9nNU

https://youtu.be/9BppZfWbnjU

https://youtu.be/G5V_IfpT64Y

[clivebaxter]

6 minutes ago, Joratewitch said:

Hi,

Mostly luk thung (เพลงลูกทุ่ง) hits, singers like Look Isaan,  Monkaen Kaenkoon, or older like Pornsak Songsaeng.

I'm lucky because we live between two villages. So, two different playlists at the same time every morning 555!

https://youtu.be/nclpXK2wENs

https://youtu.be/GxKnY4viW3g

https://youtu.be/dhDr7zE9nNU

https://youtu.be/9BppZfWbnjU

https://youtu.be/G5V_IfpT64Y

We never get anything played, it's a disgrace! Pornsak died last month by the way. Always makes me smile when the people who claim to have 'fallen in love with the culture' appear to hate the music, the Tv, the comedians and the noise!

[clivebaxter]

OP where is your village? almost certainly not actual music from Laos, if from Surin or parts of Buri Ram they might be playing kantrum where the saaw is prominent in place of the khaen. Most likely they are playing well known morlam and luktung popular now. You could listen to fm95 and better fm 90- luktung rak Thai to try and spot the ones you like. Tik Tok throws up a lot of popular ones, Thais like to mime to songs.

Edited December 17, 2021 by clivebaxter

[Joratewitch]

21 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

We never get anything played, it's a disgrace! Pornsak died last month by the way. Always makes me smile when the people who claim to have 'fallen in love with the culture' appear to hate the music, the Tv, the comedians and the noise!

We had Pornsak live in the village two years ago. Was good. I took a small video:

 

[clivebaxter]

1 hour ago, Joratewitch said:

We had Pornsak live in the village two years ago. Was good. I took a small video:

 

Saw him a few times but never one of my favorites, I did like Mee mia dek though his big hit

 

Me Mea Dek - Pornsak - YouTube

[BananaBandit]

23 hours ago, Joratewitch said:

Hi,

Mostly luk thung (เพลงลูกทุ่ง) hits, singers like Look Isaan,  Monkaen Kaenkoon, or older like Pornsak Songsaeng.

I'm lucky because we live between two villages. So, two different playlists at the same time every morning 555!

https://youtu.be/nclpXK2wENs

https://youtu.be/GxKnY4viW3g

https://youtu.be/dhDr7zE9nNU

https://youtu.be/9BppZfWbnjU

https://youtu.be/G5V_IfpT64Y

 

Thank you for the links.  

 

The songs coming from my village loudspeaker sound like they are from an older era than these songs. 

 

The second link from the bottom is probably the closest, though the songs in my village have a slower pace. Maybe a bit more sad, too.

[BananaBandit]

23 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

OP where is your village? almost certainly not actual music from Laos, if from Surin or parts of Buri Ram they might be playing kantrum where the saaw is prominent in place of the khaen. Most likely they are playing well known morlam and luktung popular now. You could listen to fm95 and better fm 90- luktung rak Thai to try and spot the ones you like. Tik Tok throws up a lot of popular ones, Thais like to mime to songs.

 

I'm not in Surin or Buriram. 

 

My wife occasionally listens to some sort of fm95 station, but those songs sound nothing like the ones from the village loudspeaker.  Maybe I will try to find something around fm90.

[Foghorn]

The loud speaker near my house kept having the wires pulled out , after about 6 times they moved it so I can’t hear it no more .  My nearest neighbour was also happy about that

[mahtin]

The up side of age-related hearing loss... learning to sleep better ear down as of first light.

[tomazbodner]

Don't live in Isaan, but used to live in center of Bangkok, where the motorcycle gang across the street played music at full blast around the clock for every holiday. The bad thing is that it was the same 1-2 hour playlist continuously repeating, so after 5th repetition it started to get boring. Although I'd admit, some of it was rather good. Just not really something you appreciated at 4 in the morning when you had to get up for work a few hours later.

[1FinickyOne]

To me, it is mostly a lovely sound of my adopted homeland... it is part of living here. 

[MikeN]

The only music we get is a little homemade ditty played before the daily announcements. We live a fair way from the nearest speaker, and the audio quality is woeful, so the only words I can pick out is the name of our town. Apparently it’s all about loving your town and helping neighbors ????

The tune was familiar though, after a few months I realized it was “Rudolph the red nosed reindeer “!

[TKDfella]

On 12/11/2021 at 1:42 PM, Patriot said:

If it’s the song that has the words “Bor Dai” in it, I know it well ????

I like 'Thor Haa Nae Der'????????

[Burma Bill]

On 12/10/2021 at 7:55 PM, BananaBandit said:

Are any of you veteran Isaan residents able to share the song titles that your village loudspeakers broadcast each morning?    

The Isaan village where I lived in Western Khon Kaen Province, every morning at 8am played the National Anthem and did anyone take notice - not what I saw!!!

[thierryviteau]

Why do they disturb anybody not totally insane in those villages ?!

 

 

[Kalasin Jo]

On 12/17/2021 at 5:24 AM, clivebaxter said:

We never get anything played, it's a disgrace! Pornsak died last month by the way. Always makes me smile when the people who claim to have 'fallen in love with the culture' appear to hate the music, the Tv, the comedians and the noise!

Oh yes! The TV comedians What a joy.

[cm17]

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