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| Phleng phuea chiwit | |
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| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | 1973, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| 1973 Thai popular uprising - Luk thung | |
Phleng phuea chiwit (Thai: เพลงเพื่อชีวิต; IPA:[pʰlēːŋ pʰɯ̂a tɕʰīː.wít]; lit. 'songs for life') describes a type of Thai folk music, strongly influenced by elements of Western folk and rock music with a protest theme mainly centred on the hardship of working-class people[citation needed] and in favor of a democratic political system.[1] The term phleng phuea chiwit (songs for life) came from "art for life" or "literature for life", that is, literature on life and society, while phleng phuea chiwit era flourishing in the 1970s also known as "jewel of the literature of life".[2]
In the 1980s, with fewer overt political themes in their lyrics and a greater emphasis on social life and rural lifestyle influences, phleng phuea chiwit morphed into a more clearly defined style that combined the sound and aesthetic of Western-style folk rock with more commercially accessible songwriting, as exemplified by bands like Carabao, Hammer, and artists like Phongthep Kradonchamnan, and Pongsit Kamphee.
- ^ Mitchell, James (2011). "Red and yellow songs : a historical analysis of the use of music by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in Thailand". Department of Media, Music, Comm. and Cultural Studies. South East Asia Research. 19 (3). Sydney, Australia: IP Publishing: 457–494. doi:10.5367/sear.2011.0058. hdl:1959.14/146639. ISSN 0967-828X. S2CID 144811015.
- ^ Anniversary 40 years, 1973 Thai popular uprising" Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Thai PBS, 25 October 2013.(in Thai)