RadioOun.com Top 100 Songs of All Time 2021:
Cambodia related placings
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1. Ernie Buck – Almond Eyes
Ernie: I was completely floored when I heard Almond Eyes was number one in the Radio Oun Top 100 Countdown! Humbled that the song connected with other people. After all, that’s the whole point, right? I was reminded of how far my family and I have come, since the day I wrote it, where I was when I recorded it. We could never have foreseen the ups and downs which lay ahead. A feeling of elation to be able to share the moment with my wife and son.
With family back in the UK listening in, too, and Whatsapping every few minutes, saying “Still haven’t heard any of your songs yet!” “Oh, this song’s great! Are they your friends, too?” They were even more excited than me! It was such a special way to spend the day. I was so proud to show off all my friends’ music to my folks. They were so impressed with the sheer volume of great music coming out of Cambodia. The station and our music community won a lot of new fans that day! It was the best New Year’s celebration of my life!
Almond Eyes and all of my music is available to download, for free, at Bandcamp. Plus all the streaming services, from Spotify to Tik Tok, Apple Music to Snapchat – and anywhere else you can conceive.
2. ZyctDan – Lazy Monday
ZyctDan: It was a big surprise for me that my song got the number 2 spot, I didn’t expect it so it’s a bit exciting. Big thanks to all those who voted for it. I got the inspiration for the song from Garfield who hates Mondays. You can check out my EP at Bandcamp. Again a big thank you to those who voted.
3. Joshua Chiang – A Friend For The End Of The World
Joshua: I wrote A Friend For The End of The World when I was marooned in Singapore due to flight cancellations during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a very strict lockdown happening at that time – no venturing outside of the house other than for essential activities, and I could not even meet my wife, who was staying in her parents’ place; I was staying with mine.
I briefly had a thought – what if this virus would be the one that could bring about the end of civilization as we know it? Well, wouldn’t that be funny? And before I know it, I was channeling my inner Jarvis Cocker and my knowledge of cult dystopian movies (ranging from the Living Dead series to Planet of The Apes) into a song about a tin-foil hat wearing social reject who is well-prepared for extinction-level events; all he needs is a companion to survive them.
All my recording gear were in Cambodia so I made do with what I had at hand – Garageband on my laptop a beat-up acoustic guitar (which I used as a bass as well by adding a virtual octave pedal to the track) and a melodica. I recorded the vocals on my mobile phone. The idea for the music video was pure Dylan (Bob, not Jacob). You can find the video here. The song has been re-recorded for my upcoming debut solo album complete with a REAL trumpet section in the last chorus. So keep a lookout for news of the album release, some time in March!
4. Ernie Buck – Brakelights
5. Ernie Buck – Avocado
6. Scoddy Bywater – Quietly Blue
7. The Sock Essentials – Grow
8. Scoddy Bywater ft Kak Channthy – River
9. The Sock Essentials – Love Songs are Boring
10. Geography of the Moon – Dead Beat Poet
11. Alain Ou ft Theara Ouch – Pull Me From Hell
12. Gone Marshall – Miss Clementine
13. Scoddy Bywater – Adventure Bay
14. Vannda Ft. Kong Nay – Time to Rise
15. Miss Sarawan – Sabay Jong Jam
16. Vibratone – Phnom Penh Reggae
17. Jared Bibler – Ain’t it Harder
18. Cambodian Space Project – Whiskey Cambodia
19. Geography of the Moon – Moonlight Tan
20. Funan Beat Empire – A Prospect of Peace
21. Scoddy Bywater – Slow Moving Clouds
22. Cambodian Space Project – Kangaroo Boy
23. Kampot Playboys – Black Coffee
26. Justin Frew – The night that Liza Glamphist comes to town
27. Dean Wolf Bailey – Sophie
30. Cambodian Space Project – Have Visa, No Have Rice
31. Kampot Playboys – Row the Boat
32. The Sock Essentials – Minimum Sleep
33. Sreyleak ft Prof Kinski – Bpell Rollem Sriech Sriech
34. Astronomy Class – Woman Wants To Drink
35. The Green Mist – The Sun’s Going Down
36. Dengue Fever – Shave your beard
41. Kid Mak Ft. Laura Mam – Friend Zone
44. Cecile Hinas – Proactive
45. The Goldilocks Zone – Last Scream
52. Sinn Sisamouth – Prous Te Oun
68. Sokunkanha – Songsa 2500
72 12ME – Kromom Srok Khmer
73 Yol Aularong – Cyclo
79. Little Thieves – Agent 7
89. Funan Beat Empire – Megacity
94. RJ Marshall – Hey You
