Thursday, December 27, 2012

នៅតែសង្ឃឹម

song: Hey Jude
language: Khmer
performer: Sinn Sisamouth

The title translates as "always hoping". Sinn Sisamouth was Cambodia's most famous and beloved singer. His career started in the 1950s, peaked in the 60s, and ended with his death (likely at the hands of the Khmer Rouge) in 1976.

This version of Hey Jude is clearly based on the Wilson Pickett cover - it has the same slow groove. Sisamouth's voice is very different from Pickett's, but it still matches up really well with the arrangement.

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