Classic Productions by Surin Phaksiri 2: Molam Gems from the 1960s-80s Front Cover

Lyric

Lam Phloen Nakhon Phanom

Banyen Siwongsa

Verse 1:

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the land of virtue

There are countless places to visit in our part of Isan

Wat Phra That Phanom is a paradise for Isanese

Let's meet here every year and make donations together

Hook 1:

Welcome, Isanese!

Let me invite you with the call of a molam girl

Your brave Majesty, the great founder of this land

Honored by more than enough people

In the Lak Muang Shrine and the Chao Pho Muen Nakhon Phanom Shrine

You can hear the incessant prayers of the defeated

Verse 2:

We go to pray

Renu Nakhon District is like a heavenly world

The beauty of Nakhon Phanom, a place that lingers in the mind (Repeat)

Impressive Sao Khoi Square

Hook 2:

Please let me take you there

I'll take you with me

Impressive Wat Phra That Phanom

We from all over Thailand go there to worship

From Tha Uthen District and Ban Phaeng District (Repeat)

Renu Nakhon, Na Wa, Pla Pak, Na Kae District

Khamcha-i District, Don Tan District, then Muang Mukdahan District and other incoming believers

From the people of Nikhom Kham Soi District, too (Repeat)

Everyone in Dong Luang District also comes to pay their respects

People from Sri Songkhram District also go to Wat Phra That Phanom

A delightful annual tradition (Repeated)

Our popular March Festival

Hook 3:

A festival so spectacular that it attracts the attention of everyone

All the people in Wan Yai District show off their cool at the festival

The rest of the people enjoy watching molam

And outdoor screenings

A grand festival that has received rave reviews from all over the world

You should come here at least once before you die

Verse 4:

Everyone who is visiting this place

Let's go to Wat Phra That Phanom

Gilding the Buddha's relics (Repeat)

Until the end of the world, my life is for the Thai nation

  • Lyricist

    Surin Phaksiri

  • Composer

    Surin Phaksiri

Classic Productions by Surin Phaksiri 2: Molam Gems from the 1960s-80s Front Cover

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  • 1

    Lam Phloen Handsome Guy

    Lumyai Sungkamani

  • 2

    Lam Phloen Call Me Please

    Chomsawai Saentawisok

  • 3

    Lam Phloen Putting a Girl in Her Place

    Thongmi Malai

  • 4

    Keawta Lam Phloen

    Keawta Prayalae

  • 5

    Lam Phloen Please Get Along with Me

    Chamnian Mitpracha

  • 6

    Lam Phloen No Appease No Love

    Chabaphrai Namwai

  • 7

    Lam Phloen Thinking about Sa-U

    Chabaphrai Namwai

  • 8

    Lam Phloen Friend and Friend (Instrumental)

    Sonthaya Kalasin

  • 9

    Lam Phloen Young Widower

    Homhuan Saksakul

  • 10

    Lam Phoen Let's Go to Kathina Festival

    Phairin Phonphibun

  • 11

    Lam Tangwai Phairin

    Phairin Phonphibun

  • 12

    Lam Phloen Sakhon Na Khon

    Banyen Siwongsa

  • 13

    Lam Tangwai Gigolette

    Sonthaya Kalasin

  • 14

    Lam Phloen Folk Song

    Somthin Charoenchai

  • 15

    Lam Phloen Open-air Cinema

    Chabaphrai Namwai

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    Lam Phloen Nakhon Phanom

    Banyen Siwongsa

  • 17

    Lam Phloen Before Farewell

    Sukchai Petch-ubon

  • 18

    Lam Toei Ram Wong Romance

    Kampun Foongsuk

  • 19

    Lam Phloen The Story of Walking in the Forest

    Chamnian Mitpracha

  • 20

    Lam Phloen Let's Fall in Love

    Naree Rungruang

  • 21

    Lam Toei A Promise of Isan Girl

    Kampun Foongsuk

EM Records again shines the spotlight on legendary Thai producer Surin Phaksiri in this second edition of his classic productions from the 1960s-80s. The first edition, released in 2019, focused on his innovative productions in the luk thung style. This 2022 release features his stellar, glowing molam gems from the 60s-80s, drawn mainly from his golden era in the late 70s and early 80s. Surin Phaksiri is a highly esteemed figure in Thai music, rooted deeply in his native region of Isan in northeast Thailand, a producer with a deep respect for the traditional artistry of his culture, yet always moving forward, looking outward, listening ahead. The molam style of Thai music showcases the voice; indeed, the genre's name means "expert singer", and Thailand is blessed with an abundance of experts, singers with amazing control, grace, vitality and finesse. This collection of 22 songs features 15 singers, ranging from venerated legends to unjustly unheralded masters of the art. These songs were recorded and released after the era of the 7-inch single; with the advent of the cassette boom in Thai music, most producers adopted a quantity-over-quality conveyer belt production style, churning out soundalike material to fill the expanded length of cassette tape. Phaksiri resisted these tides and continued to work with a single-song mindset, tailoring each production's instrumentation and arrangement to precisely fit each singer and song. This care and integrity can be clearly heard in this sweetly groovy collection. These gems, originally released on 7-inch vinyl, are all first-time official reissues, a project years in the making. Compiled by Soi48, who also provide liner notes.

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