Tai Tanawut

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Source: eotoday

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Trendsetting Tai
Source: Student weekly
Story by Nuttaya Muneerat

Did you Know ? When he was 14, Tai and his friends formed a band named Petchalawan.

In an industry where much of the music sounds the same, Tanawut Keawperk (Tai) has always dared to be different. While many artists are copying their favourite Western stars, Tai has released his new album, Pen Tai (To Be Tai), and created something uniquely Thai.

“It is Thai and rock music mixed together, but it doesn’t sound like any Western music you’ve heard,” Tai said. “I don’t want to copy anyone. Copying people won’t win me any admiration, not from fans and especially not from foreign artists. I just wanted to show my own style.”

And that is how Tai is. Ever since he hit the music scene in 1998 with his album Tai Tanuwat, Tai has been doing things a bit different. His song “Pratuang,” off that same album, introduced the slang word pratuang (a gay person) into common usage. As the song was being played on the radio over and over again, people everywhere started using the word.

And Tai wasn’t finished creating new words. When his second album Tai Jai Pen Nueng was getting airplay, many Thais could be heard telling their loved ones “Chan To Ter (I Table You).” It may sound stupid now, but back then it was a cool way to avoid saying “I love you.”

Just be yourself
There are no fun new words this time, but with his unique style of Thai rock, Tai will still be setting trends.

Tai is at his amusing best on the track “Pid Pan (Wrong Plan).” The song — about a guy’s plans to hit on a woman that get messed up — has fun lyrics and an interesting concept.

The slow song “Kon Tang Kon” is one of Tai’s favourites. He really likes the melody, which is played with string instruments.

But one of the most meaningful songs for Tai is the track “Kon Jai Rai (Mean Woman).” Tai wrote the lyrics nine years ago and it is the first song he ever wrote. “I wrote this song after I saw Sake in Loso’s MV,” Tai recalled. “That was the first time that I realised that a normal looking guy could be a singer too. I was inspired and wrote this song hoping that I would someday be lucky too.”

Whether it has been luck or not, Tai has become one of the trendsetters of Thai music and has shown that it is possible to make it to the top by just being yourself.

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dimiey 10-31-2006 20:55 [E,W] i'm with jane! please add 'Chai Luey' song.. just find out that tai tanuwat sang this song.. jessie, malaysia 10-13-2006 05:10 [E,W] Sawasdee pi Tai, chun chawp mak fang pleng pi Tai "Kon Tang Kon".....is there any translation of this song? sk_prang@hotmail.com 06-15-2006 05:37 [E,W] i very like his song can u please add more song because when it not many song of tai tanawut it very bored ApisT 06-11-2006 13:41 [E,W] i like this songs.. ! :P me not understand too.. Benjamin - denmark 05-24-2006 18:27 [E,W] Toh orie - anyone got lyrics? toh orie chun mun pied eang mai dong nuk jai chun mun mai roo wah ter gub lung nok jai ahrt tum dtua wun wai tee bang ern lae mah mah pop kao lae jer poot pai gor toh orie mai dtoo dtaa mah dtaa reur lerie chun mai doo wah kao lae ter gub baan ruk gun jep buad toraman gor ben gun sum kuan yah hai bai tor krai yaak jaa seung jaa lerie mai dong yaang mai dong ai diew mun kah dorn ya ai chun mah tum hai duern rorn tum hai ter lae kao kon naan sia ben yaa gaat toh orie mai dong mah gleng jai gup chun mai dong tum muen wah ter hai baan sam kaan oht tam dtua sum rar hai muen baan hua jai yah hai kao dong korie yaak ja sueng ja lerie mai dong yang mai dong ai diew mun kah dorn ya hai chun mah tum hai duern rorn tum hai lae kao kon naan sia ben yaah gaat jon ruk nueng pai hai por ta yak ja sueng ja aow hai por jon whanzz 03-10-2006 13:59 [E,W] - mai som suk see -... i not understand this song but i like this song... john 11-27-2005 10:18 [E,W] I watch MTV song Kon Tung Kon......like the music so much even though i don understand..i'm a s'porean. Hope someone can translate for us ...Thanks.. molly 11-23-2005 17:07 [E,W] I really like Tai Tanawut's song. Could you please add the lyric song,Kon tang kon, Thanks a bunch!!! Ben 11-03-2005 10:44 [E,W] Tai is just a legend in his own boots. He has his own sound and a great attitude to his songs. My colleagues at workin Singapore laughed when I translated "chan toa ter" to "I'm your table" :) Two questions though, #1 How do I find out how to catch him live?! Does he ever play concerts or gigs?, and #2 Where can we get his first album on CD? I haven't seen it anywhere (in Bangkok) for the last couple of years. My tape is wearing out. Don't forget to check out the recent CDs of Thai singing classic Thai songs. There are at least two volumes. BILLY HAM 09-22-2005 20:06 [E,W] WELL, U R A GD SINGER AND GREAT GUITARIST ! oliver 04-04-2005 04:22 [E,W] Hello everybody. I really like your music, but it's quite hard to get your albums here in germany. Especially the first album with "pratuang(?)", the ladyboy song from around 1997. If anyone knows where and how to order it, please let me know!! Bye Oliver, Berlin, germany peter from zurich 04-03-2005 17:08 [E,W] welcome tai tanawut to switzerland.live in zurich,thai thai club 20.05.2005 :-)) when I belong here 03-25-2005 07:42 [E,W] thanks P' tai for your very romance....YOU ROXX!!!!! kon thai 02-27-2005 09:08 [E,W] อยากท่านคุนผู้ดูแลเว็บ ช่วยคุนท่านนําเพลง ใช่เลย มาหน่อยสิครับ อยากฟังเพลงเก่าๆครับ จาขอบพระคุนมากเลยครับ ได้โปรดเถอะครับท่าน ^0^ Tinyme 12-09-2004 11:36 [E,W] Hey, just wanted to let you know that you have a very good voice 4 a guy. I love all of ur songs. There all Great! Hope to see ur new album. platino 11-02-2004 09:57 [E,W] I love the song titled (Kwarm Lup Nai Jai) sooo much. I am a Chinese guy residing in Singapore. Just feels that this song is too nice...slow rhythm and nice voice by Siplau. I even started singin' it and for now I have finally be able to sing it without lookin' at the lyrics. Greeatzzzzzzzz!!! Ben - btoc1982@hotmail.com 10-06-2004 08:59 [E,W] I love his music(the things i have heard so far...) - i especially love "tho ai" and "khon tung khon" and i'd be happy to see them both on this site too... kate 09-12-2004 09:58 [E,W] Tai has a powerful voice..i like him very much... I didn't know that there's a fanclub in Frankfurt, Germany?? well..I'm half-thai studying in France but coming to Frankfurt in October... wow...it would be sooo great to listen to his songs there Lario 08-30-2004 00:32 [E,W] Yeah, thereดs even a "Tai Tanawut fun club" here in Frankfurt/Germany! We all hope Tai Tanawut will visit Germany one day! Largo 08-25-2004 03:05 [E,W] I LOVE his music and i wish he would come to germany on tour one day *sigh*

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