1     Gareth Bawden                                                     See me through

The New Year’s Eve 2022 celebrations were the best ones yet. A kind soul and dear friend unexpectedly put my name forward for the Radio Oun Top 100 Songs of All Time poll for 2022. Scoddy mentioned it to me at the Sundowners open mic, and I was kind of excited from that point on. I did a bit of marketing at my school and online to garner some votes but I was up against some Phnom Penh music giants, and honestly, I was just thrilled to be included. I hoped for the top 40, but as we all waited at Tacos Kokopelli listening to the tracks go by, I realised I might actually be in with a chance. When I found out I’d actually managed to make it to first place, a crescendo of joy, and gratitude, and disbelief overwhelmed me. I was with my friends, and the people I loved, seeing the year in in the best way possible. I want to thank Radio Oun, and everyone who helped put the event together, I want to thank all of the amazing musicians who took park and support the scene like they do, and I want to sincerely thank every person who voted for my song. I’ve never been in anything like this before and I was truly, deeply touched. Here’s to a great 2023 everyone! You can expect some more music coming from me this year, after all, I want to add some more songs to next year’s ‘best song of all time’ event now.

2     Ariane Parkes                                                       escape

3     Ariane Parkes                                                       heal

4     Ariane Parkes                                                       the beauty in our moments of simplicity

I’m trying to go to the place where the words live
to express what you asked me to express
sometimes that place is easy to find
right on the way to where I’m going anyway
or just a few steps back towards where I came from
today the path is not so clear
I think it’s behind me – but how far?
I never thought I had anything to say – still I often feel that way
people say I change when I go on stage
yes – and no
I never thought I could write songs – I sometimes still feel that way
people voted my songs the 17th best of all times, and sixth, and fourth, and third, and second
my words, my melodies
I’m trying to go to the place where the words live
to express what you asked me to express
even though I have to go to the place where my feelings live
if I reached that place
maybe then I could allow myself to be proud of myself
but that’s so, so hard – I’m really not going there
but thank you to all of you who voted and to you who are here with me and helped me get here
I never thought I could be proud of myself – your huge support makes me think maybe, maybe one day
thank you so much for this and everything

5     Geography of the Moon                                    Dance like there’s no tomorrow

6     Ariane Parkes                                                       John or James

7     Geography of the Moon                                    Nowhere to go but everywhere

8     Geography of the Moon                                    Dead Beat Poet

9     ZyctDan                                                                 Lazy Monday

9     Geography of the Moon                                    Moonlight Tan

11   Geography of the Moon                                      The Unraveling

12   Joshua Chiang                                                     A Friend For The End Of The World

13   Joshua Chiang     * TIE *                                     Everything Under the Sun

13   Ernie Buck    * TIE *                                               Almond Eyes

15   Ernie Buck                                                             Avocado

16   Joshua Chiang                                                    Don’t let them get you down

17   Ariane Parkes                                                       the woman is out

18   Joshua Chiang                                                    I Wanna (Spend All My Time In The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

19   Ernie Buck    * TIE *                                              Brakelights

19   Joshua Chiang    * TIE *                                     Love has its own mind

21   Ernie Buck                                                             Evryn1te

22   Ernie Buck                                                            Red Squirrel

23   Ernie Buck                                                            Scumbag

24   Checkered Past                                                 Public Announcement

25   Scoddy Bywater                                                Quietly Blue

26   Sreyleak ft Prof Kinski                                       Bpell Rollem Sriech Sriech

29   Cambodian Space Project                             Have Visa, No Have Rice

30   12ME                                                                      Kromom Srok Khmer

31   Cambodian Space Project                              Whiskey Cambodia

32   Checkered Past                                                 Highway Ska

34   Kampot Playboys                                              Black Coffee

35   Alain Ou ft Theara Ouch                                  Pull Me From Hell

36   Checkered Past                                                 You Don’t Have to Cry

37   Clay George                                                       This Old Town

39   Cambodian Space Project                             Kangaroo Boy

40   Clay George                                                       Cherry Bank Hotel

42   Scoddy Bywater                                                 Phnom Penh Driving School

44   Cambodian Space Project                              Woman Wants To Drink

47   Funan Beat Empire                                              Megacity

48   Krom                                                                      Lil Suzie

49   The Sock Essentials                                            Love Songs are Boring

50   Dengue Fever                                                      Shave your beard

51   Kampot Playboys                                                Row the Boat

52   Scoddy Bywater                                                  Slow Moving Clouds

54   Vannda Ft. Kong Nay                                         Time to Rise

55   Cecile Hinas                                                         Proactive

59   Scoddy Bywater                                                  Adventure Bay

60   Scoddy Bywater ft Kak Channthy                   River

61   The Goldilocks Zone                                            Last Scream

62   The Sock Essentials                                            Grow

65   Astronomy Class                                                Woman Wants To Drink

66   Clay George                                                        Stephane Ganis

69   Funan Beat Empire                                            A Prospect of Peace

70   Sochi and Stan                                                   Cheap Charlie

71   Jared Bibler                                                          Ain’t it Harder

72   Jet Odrerir                                                            Someone From My Yesterday

73   Little Thieves                                                        Agent 7

74   SED2R ft Vannda                                                 Omnout

76   Jet Odrerir                                                             I Shouldn’t Have Said Nothing

77   Miss Sarawan                                                       Sabay Jong Jam

79   Vibratone                                                               Phnom Penh Reggae

80   Yol Aularong                                                         Cyclo

81   Checkered Past                                                    Neary Sok Kley

83   Gone Marshall                                                     Miss Clementine

84   Scoddy Bywater                                                  Jane and her Significance

86   Krom                                                                      Big City

89   Sinn Sisamouth                                                   Prous Te Oun

91   The Sock Essentials                                             Minimum Sleep

92   RJ Marshall                                                           Hey You

93   Justin Frew                                                           The night that Liza Glamphist comes to town

94   Will Canuck & The Truth Panel                        The 5.0

95   Kid Mak Ft. Laura Mam                                      Friend Zone

97   Dean Wolf Bailey                                                 Sophie

98   Kampot Playboys                                               Addicted to Cigarettes

 

 

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