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incessantly propagated on the official programmes. In its comical juxtapostion
of music and lyric, the song projects an imagery conflicting with the allegiance
statement in Siam, Land of Smile in the previous album.
MAN YANG NGAI YU NA (THAT'S ODD)
Hey, Thailand - freedom land
Think what you want, do what you want
Yeli, some are too good, but some are too bad
Some push but some pull
Hey, ain't it confusing, ain't it odd (repeat)
Hey, Thai people - free people
Sell what they banned, eat the forbidden,
Ain't it confusing
Hey, Thai people funny people
Some are helpful, some are selfish
Some are gracious, some are modest
Yeh, some bow to foreigners,
Humiliate us Thais
Hey, ain't it odd (repeat)
This humourous tune and self-mockery is inserted in the middle of the second
album. It is a low key track that went almost unnoticed. But a modernist
style of satire combining the earnesty of Yomabaan Jao Ka and the humour of
Puyai Li is in the making. We shall come to this point presently.
In the album, Takatan Puk Bow (The Grasshopper), distributed by CBS, the
music in the promoted tracks followed the success 'formula' of the previous
cassette albums. Cheui Boran (Listen to the Old) is erotic while Takatan Puk
Bow is a comic teaser. The co-presence of the contradictory images of a
woman in control and subordinate continues, albeit with further modification.
The Chinese melody, from the theme song of a Hong Kong gangster/romance
soap opera, and the Carpenter's Only Yesterday are juxtaposed to form the
',nodern' outlook. At the same time, nostalgic music is coupled with the
imagery of feminine submissiveness. In the track Atit In Won (Once a Week)
for example, the mistress pleads tragically for the opportunity to be with her
lover even if it is only once a week. The visual presentation on the sleeve
reinforces the image of the twin persona. On the front of the cassette,
Pumpuang is riding on a 'motor bike' in her black leather outfit. This is
contrasted with the 'feminine' image folded on the inside. The picture shows
Punipuang wearing a long white dress with a broad-brim hat, resting leisurely
in the garden.
On the other hand, the disco beat is reworked and dispersed to other tracks on
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