george Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 'Square-faced man' a new hit song BANGKOK: -- A composer using the pseudonym Suwaron just could not just resist a dig at caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his cronies. His song Ai Khon Na Liam (Square-faced man) has proved an instant hit with those after the premier's scalp. The lyrics are full of brickbats lampooning the prime minister, his populist policies and all those who stand by him. The song writer has popularised anti-Thaksin sentiments through the song, which has become the talk of the town since being debuted at the anti-Thaksin demonstration. The song will be featured during a concert organised to entertain people at today's People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rally outside Siam Paragon, near Siam Square on Rama I road. Introduced at the rally last weekend, the song became instantly popular during the PAD gathering in front of Emporium Department Store on Sukhumvit road on Sunday afternoon. Sondhi Limthongkul, one of the PAD leaders, requested the song and indicated that Sunday's rally-goers should let their hair down. They danced to the pulsating rhythm of the music for about 10 minutes. CDs of the song are now in high demand. The PAD unit which sells souvenirs at Makkawan Rangsan Bridge near Government House has a long waiting list of buyers. The CDs are not immediately available on the market because the group's limited production capacity cannot cope with the overwhelming demand. The song is in karaoke format, with caricatures of the prime minister and his allies. Suriya Ammart-ake, 45, a trader from Bang Yai, said he likes the lyrics because they provide an overall but light-hearted picture of the Thaksin administration and the government's irregularities. Naruemol Chaichanakachorn, 50, said the song had a striking impact. She wanted a copy of the CD and planned to make copies for distribution to her friends as there was no copyright. ''I take my hat off to the composer for his creativity in compiling news and stories involving the premier and his cronies and condensing them into a song that is easy to digest,'' said Ms Naruemol. Damrong Saiwibul, 53, said he wanted to send a copy to his brother and his friends in the USA. ''I am glad that the proceeds from the CDs will go to fund the PAD campaign,'' he said.Wirat Srisondhiwarong, said the CD was not expensive at only 50 baht. The song was highly informative and lively, with an irresistible rhythm. ''As soon as it begins, you cannot help but begin to dance,'' he said. --Bangkok Post 2006-03-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ha ha , I love it - let's totally ridicule him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingling Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 ...so where is the URL to the mp3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massein Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ha ha , I love it - let's totally ridicule him. Are there is possibilities to get a english translation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandstone Art Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Will there be a part 2 of the song? Mr Square Face with Ms Round face? Perfect couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 ...so where is the URL to the mp3? Me too looking forward to have it. Any idea which site to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 want want want...... My Mrs needs that song.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) http://www.2bangkok.com is currently linking to it. Or it was. Try here - http://www.zshare.net/download/ai-na-liam-wmv.html Edited March 29, 2006 by Insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 it comes :-) thanks http://www.2bangkok.com is currently linking to it.Or it was. Try here - http://www.zshare.net/download/ai-na-liam-wmv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Does this file have copyright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) Naruemol Chaichanakachorn, 50, said the song had a striking impact. She wanted a copy of the CD and planned to make copies for distribution to her friends as there was no copyright. no it doesn't George... according to above. it's also available on zshare in MP3 format AND fun ringtone for your phone here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...ndpost&p=694807 Edited March 29, 2006 by sriracha john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Here is a slide show of demonstration photographs complete with the soundtrack as backing music. From The Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 It's an utter riot, nobody gets left out The best link is ....HERE The full WMF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jing Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks for the link any links to the song ยิกแม้ว Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Parody is funny, perhaps the TRT should come out with one mocking the PAD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 It requires a level of wit and talent that would be hard-pressed to find in the TRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 the real beginning of the end? music that educates and will make its way all over isaan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 the real beginning of the end? music that educates and will make its way all over isaan? Thats the daftest thing I've read all day. Cheers for the laugh mate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 (edited) In yet another blow to the Constitutionally-Guaranteed right to Free Speech, the TRT wants to make parody and lampooning a sue-able offense: TRT asks composer to reveal name, get sued Ai Khon Na Liam, or Square-Faced Man, a satirical song about caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his friends which has become the talk of the town, was played at Thai Rak Thai headquarters yesterday by two groups with different goals in mind. The party's legal experts gathered on the eighth floor to watch a karaoke music video version of the song to analyse the lyrics with a view to taking legal action, while on the ground floor in the press room, journalists were also cranking up their laptops to listen to the much-hyped tune in stereo. Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Suranand Vejjajiva happened to walk past while journalists were watching the video, but seemed too busy talking to reporters to notice what was going on. The Thai Rak Thai legal team, however, says it will not resist efforts to take the songwriter to court. ''After listening to the song and analysing the lyrics, we have come to the view that the composer defamed the people mentioned in the song. The writer should expect to receive a libel lawsuit,'' said Chusak Sirinil, a lawyer working for the party. More than 10 lawyers attended the meeting, including Pongthep Thepkanjana and Pokin Polakul. Peraphan Palusuk, another member of the legal team, said the party would file defamation suits on behalf of people named in the song, but every individual was free to handle the case himself. ''After the April 2 elections we'll take action against those who have insulted the Thai Rak Thai party and we will know then how many people will get sued,'' he said. Hundreds of thousands to be sued?? Party deputy spokesman Chatuporn Prompan said the song was rude and insolent and the composer, who used the pseudonym Suwaron, should reveal his name so the party's legal team knew who to target. luv it.. "Identify yourself so we can sue you." Introduced at the People's Alliance for Democracy rally last weekend, the song became an instant hit. The lyrics lampoon the prime minister, his populist policies and the people who stand by him. - BP 30/03/06 Edited March 30, 2006 by sriracha john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ok. It's me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ok. It's me. SJ, surely that's good enough reason alone not to vote for TRT... God help them if Have I Got News For You ever comes to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ok. It's me. Your new, albeit mattress-less, accommodations await you… > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodHeart Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 the real beginning of the end? music that educates and will make its way all over isaan? Thats the daftest thing I've read all day. Cheers for the laugh mate!!! How could that quote be daft? It sums up exactly why the video and song were made- to educate. The cultural rift tearing at the fabric of this nation centers around the information haves and have nots. That you can live here- in such an oblivion of awarness- shows the laugh is on you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodHeart Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Here is another link. But this one has the lyrics as well as the video. Load this URL and then click the red (256) to bring it up: http://www.manager.co.th/Lite/ViewNews.asp...D=9490000040970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Yesterday the PAD did not present the author to the crowd as planned, because they "feared for his life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandstone Art Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 After the elections...... So, TRT is playing cool now and will sprang into action after winning the election Be afriad little ones....be very afraid...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainmal Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Yeah, If you know the Thai Language, This song is an insult to foreigners and migrant workers. This song is nothing but xenophobic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 (edited) Yeah, If you know the Thai Language, This song is an insult to foreigners and migrant workers. This song is nothing but xenophobic. Why take it so seriously and heat up, as long as your life wasn’t threatened why sing cook. Edited March 30, 2006 by Thaising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 After the elections...... So, TRT is playing cool now and will sprang into action after winning the election Be afriad little ones....be very afraid...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massein Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Yeah, If you know the Thai Language, This song is an insult to foreigners and migrant workers. This song is nothing but xenophobic. Well translate it for us, so i will understand how i'm been insults, western politicians have learned not to be so thin skinned. I would think that thai trial lawers would love this sine it seems so many law suits or been filed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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