Just Stay With Me: Sai’s Debut in Kud Kheo Su!!

One of my really good friends from high school recently began her career in the music industry. She’s the featured artist in Jear Pacific’s latest single, Kud Kheo Su. The video was shot over the summer in Vientiane, Laos and there are some great shots when the camera is focused on the two of them. She’s always had a great voice and was the guitarist for our Affirmation performance during our senior year at Madeira, I’m really excited for her .

If you’ve followed the trend in the music I post, you probably know that I’m a sucker for emotional songs, (for someone who is pretty warm most of the time, music really does bring out my sensitive and emotional side, so please bear with me )this has a good blend of hip hop and a ballad-y feel with an Asian flavour. Its very similar to Thai music but still special in its own way.

The song is about moving on from heartbreak. Its coming from a third person perspective. Jear raps about how you shouldn’t be sad and crying your eyes out for the guy who broke your heart,though it may seem like the end of the world, its really not.

The literal translation of Sai’s part:

What’s left is the heart that’s been crushed that it’s weak.  

And the never ending tears that will help sooth the pain to open up new ways.  

To get up again and fight,  Open your heart to new people, new love.  

And you won’t have to bear again … the sorrow that we have today…

if he/she wants to leave you, then just let him/her go already.  

I’d like for you to move on.  Just stay with me and be strong.

The emotions in both their voices make me feel the pain and sadness emoted despite not being able to understand Laos. Maybe its the familiarity of her voice which is comforting because we’ve been through a lot together, but I’m pretty sure its her talent and the quality of the song in general that makes its so amazing!! I honestly cannot STOP listening to this song. Check it out!! I’m hooked.

I hope its infectious to you as I found it .

The official MV:

AND heres an audio if you want to skip the dramatic video and just listen to the song on a playlist:

(I titled the post Stay With me because thats my favourite part of the song when shes singing in Laos and says “stay with me”, its the only part I understood so I captioned it that way)