DENGUE FEVER - Sni Bong

[@CashCatMoney]

Being a nerdy Khmer kid hearing this for the first time on Welcome to Night vale MADE MY EVENING.

[@ghostchais]

SAME :')

[@windows_xp_]

sO THATS WHERE IVE HEARD THIS-

[@SinisterSally]

My Khmer isn't that good and i was using WtNV as background sound at the time but i was like "wait, I understand some of those words".

[@RiggerHippie]

You should give The Cambodian Space Project a listen

[@mandolinistry3207]

@@RiggerHippie Is that like Khmerbal Space Program?

[@raytimpson3361]

Welcome to Night Vale brought me here.... But I can't help but think how much of a kick-ass Bond song this sounds like.

[@komemiute]

THIS WAS IT! I stumbled upon this song in my "great music" list and couldn't remember where I got it from! :D Thanks!

[@tobleroonie5043]

The whole album sounds like that, it's amazing.

[@a.edw.160]

Grand Tour brought me here, y’all. What a banger.

[@chrispender79]

With bands like Dr. San you on the bass you just can’t lose.

[@synsura]

justice for tom cruise jr

[@mytrp7616]

honestly, this band makes that green screen technology so classy haha

[@embersinmoss]

Night Vale is Famous for it's EXCELLENT musicians! Dengue Fever played live on the Night Vale Community Radio weather forecast. You can listen to them again Friday Night at The Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Fun Complex, and again at the newly restored Opera house.

[@Evajeanfreedom]

What is opera? Is it a type of plant? 😂

[@JezterTV]

Still can't believe that so few people know that this great band exists. Sni Bong is a real banger!

[@ThinkingFingers]

Blessings of good weather to all you fine folk.

[@careful...Icarus]

This song just popped in my head after like 10 yrs lol.

[@AvelUnderWill]

They're so cool! I've always been fascinated by Cambodia since my mother and her church group helped out Cambodian refugees during/after the horrible Khmer Rouge massacres. After mentioning my interest with the people, language and country to my grandma, she told me about this group. Couldn't be happier with it.

[@nvoid2597]

Your grandma is cool

[@TedAlba-v8p]

2008 NPR🇰🇭11 years in Thailand & 2020 back to USA for COVID... I sing this again as I wait for my Thai wife to get to Arizona...THX

[@Phonixrmf]

First Night Vale, then unexpectedly the Grand Tour. Love this song.

[@SfinxxdaxRapscallion]

In Cambodia, there's only so much the band members can do without losing moral respect, making it hard on especially frontmen(girls). She is a singer from Cambodia who was approached by the band to sing for them after they saw her performing in California.

[@flowerspawnmarie]

and now, the weather.

[@RileyIsntDead]

Flower Spawn Wonderful weather we're having!

[@peachykeenlimabeen]

They preformed at Welcome to Night Vale's live show "The Librarians"... they are fantastic!

[@imaansayed8147]

Really?! I didn't see that! Thanks for sharing ;)

[@RileyIsntDead]

Wonderful weather we're having.

[@someoneelse1441]

I've heard it in Welcome To Nightvale, only to learn years later the guitarist played Doctor San in On Cinema. Being a nerd is not a very distinguished way to learn new music, but it works pretty well, because that stuff is bee's knees.

[@MusePolymnia]

Since I heard it on "Welcome to Night Vale" I cannot stop listening to it! Awesome

[@luminousmind3017]

+MusePolymnia Why do people feel the need to say where they heard the song first? I mean who cares?

[@imaansayed8147]

+Luminous Mind Are you serious dude?! Can't you just leave people alone??? There's a whole lot of other assorted shiz that people talk about, but no one says "No one cares" CHILL OUT DUDE

[@NoBrakes23]

Commonality of experience is one of the ways that humans relate to one another.

[@gabimancini1984]

Excellent music!! The first song that introduced me to Dengue Fever... good times!

[@heloisaleite6867]

Hello from Brasil! i randomly run into one for your songs on spotify and i need to say, it's amazing and I just can't stop listening. its addicting and i'm lovin it, thanks for the awesome music!

[@ahmbor2561]

Just watched Cambodian Rock Band,,,, in love with this band now!!

[@sabaikhmer]

"Bong" can use many ways. Sometime it means an old brother, old sister or older stranger if it said to older siblings or anyone older than you. However, it can refer to "honey"(only for guy) when the girl says to her boyfriend or someone she likes and the guy doesn't have to be older than her.

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very good.........................

[@wrytte]

oh my gosh i finally rediscovered this song after years! i originally found it in a spotify playlist called Neo-Psychedelic and saved the playlist not realizing it was a custom playlist that changes over time. today i was asleep while the TV show Archer was playing. he made a comment about "dengue fever", it instantly woke me up and clicked. i found y'all again

[@janet840]

This is on my playlist, my fav song still water runs deep!

[@ddb4200]

it is my understanding that 60's psych rock bled over us military airwaves into Cambodia and other bordering countries influencing local music. Dengue fever found Cham Namal (sp?.) perfect for vocals on resurrecting those lost sounds of decades past. Also one of the members contracted dengue fever while on a trip there. Correct me if I'm wrong please. Old memories surfacing here.

[@jordanmorris220]

In The Night Vale brought me here!

[@luminousmind3017]

+Jordan Morris Who cares?

[@jordanmorris220]

+Luminous Mind no fun allowed here obviously

[@imaansayed8147]

+Luminous Mind Seriously, was that neccesary? No one cares that you don't care :)

[@imaansayed8147]

*Welcome to Nightvale (I had to XD) Same... Now I'm hardcore in love with this band and I can't escape, help me

[@Medosten]

Same here! Just started listning, and I love the weather reports.

[@andrewhowson33]

Excelente. Heard this first on GranTour.

[@justgames9516]

Same!

[@shellyreynolds8948]

Still loving this song and group

[@HectorofTroy]

Thanks for the upload, this is the song that hooked me for life.

[@KAlpha09]

The Grand Tour's Cambodia-Vietnam episode bought me here.

[@royalhaynes930]

Ong me too

[@kalerwenisreal1984]

Dr. San is with us

[@Bobnmim1953]

I am going to see the play Cambodian Rock Band at the Arena Stage in DC. So I listened to the cast album and I learned that the use the songs of DF. Going deeper I searched them on KZbin. Very interesting sound especially the lead singer.

[@wireinexile]

How doesn't the world know about Dengue Fever? Such good songs. Great post, thanks.

[@NoahSpurrier]

Saw them live in Oakland. I got to hide out backstage. Great live band.

[@visithsok]

love it she had a great voice thank you for sharing

[@sclhzrd]

KDVS played this on the radio and now I am here. awesomeness!

[@hellokittiethong]

Dude with the beard is killing it.

[@xwinger15]

RIP Dr San

[@sunlings]

haha ooh deceptive cadence at the end how mysterious

[@mikelegg372]

Not bad, "Doctor" San

[@fijit0420]

He lives...

[@simonwardman]

Happy Birthday 🎉🎈 Nimol!

[@gregb6469]

This is one of the best-sounding bands going right now.

[@richardtknees]

They rock and I saw them live in Davis, California on a hot summer night. Took some nice color slide photos too!

[@gundalaputrapetir]

Excellent music! I'm from Indonesia 😎

[@Evajeanfreedom]

Absolutely in love with this track! Heard it on the Night Vale podcast very recently - 'AND NOW: WEATHER...' 😎

[@MrOrat69]

I came here because I have dengue fever!! This band is so cool!!!!

[@ThearyAdventures1989]

Because I understand the language and the music. Listen to her is like listening to the music in 2022.

[@ielts-Pro-Online]

i saw them play in Saigon.... awesome!

[@davidvalez2256]

Still my favorite song sni bong, love you all

[@davidcleveland5]

This is different creative 👌

[@KrabiAdventure]

No mention of Echo and the Bunnymen for the riff? hmm... suspect...

[@Damnitman323]

Can't help but notice the video was done in the Integratron . OMG I LOVE this song .💖I'll bet the sound inside the integration was unbelievable cool 💚.

[@user-sw2dm2hl4f]

dr San made some pretty good music ngl but sadly his legacy was forever stained with the electric sun fiasco

[@TheBaronsamedi88]

GORGEOUS!

[@munakum2708]

(Verse 1) អូនស្នេហ៍បង ដឹងទេថាអូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍ប្រុសបងជាយូរណាស់មកហើយ ស្នេហ៍ត្រានត្រើយ ចរណៃបងមិនដឹងខ្លួន ហេតុអ្វីនឹមនួនធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? ឡើងមកបង នួនល្អងចូលរាំនឹងគេ ម្តេចប្រុសមាសមេងាកមុខដើរចេញយ៉ាងនេះ? (Chorus) អូៗៗៗ.... ហ៊ឺៗៗៗ... Hold me close to you tonight អូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍បង Hold me close to you tonight (Verse2) រាល់រាត្រីអូនផ្ដាំតាមដួងចន្រ្ទា មើលដួងតារារីកស្រស់អ្វីយ៉ាងនេះ? រាល់រាត្រីអូនផ្តាំតាមដួងចន្រ្ទា មើលដួងតារារីកស្រស់អ្វីយ៉ាងនេះ? អូនស្នេហ៍បង ដឹងទេថាអូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍ប្រុសបងជាយូរណាស់មកហើយ ស្នេហ៍ត្រានត្រើយ ចរណៃបងមិនដឹងខ្លួន ហេតុអ្វីនឹមនួនធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? (Chorus) (Bridge) ចាំបងរៀងរាល់រាត្រី ហេតុអ្វីចរណៃធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? មកបងកុំនៅរួញរា មើលគូឯនោះគេរាំសង្ហា រូបអូនពេញចិត្តនួនល្អងចង់ឲ្យប្រុសបងឡើងរាំ ឆា-ឆា បងរាំសមអស្ចារ្យ ម្តេចជីវ៉ានៅអឹមអៀន? (Chorus) Translation: (Verse1) I love you. Do you know that i love you? I've loved you for a very long time I love you, dear, but you never know Darling, why are you making this face? Come on darling, come dance with us Why are you turning to walk away like this? (Chorus) Oh..oh oh oh oh........ Mmm mmm.. Hold me close to you tonight I love you I love you Hold me close to you tonight (Verse2) Every night i send message to the moon Look at the stars, how they shine so bright? Everynight i send the message to the moon Look at the stars, how they shine so bright? I love you. Do you know that i love you? I've loved you for a very long time I love you, dear, but you never know Darling, why are you making this face? (Chorus) (Bridge) I wait for you every single night, why are you making this face? Come dear, dont hesitate. Look at those couples, they dance beautifully I like you, darling and i want you to dance cha-cha You dance so well, so why are you being shy? (Chorus)

[@munakum2708]

Aight, hope yall understand wot dis song is abt now as i tried my best to translate the lyrics for yall. The title "sni bong" means i love you said by a girl to a boy.

[@xyfuras]

The weather was good today.

[@LL-lh7om]

Yesss I found the song...i heard this in the club and was like wtf...I LOVE THIS SONG but don't know who the artist was....GO DENGUE FEVER....the search is over and jamming to this video.

[@davidadams2395]

Lorn Loeur good job of finding them. I fell in love with their stuff when their debut came out, and I'm glad to see so many others who are just discovering them.

[@philipecalvin6220]

Khmer rock very popular in Cambodia in 1960s to the world too

[@achasonc]

My 1st favorite song from Dengue Fever! Thank you!

[@kriskenard]

PERFECT SONG

[@RSA548]

I'm convinced that Night Vale has psychic powers... here i am, listening to the podcast on holiday in india, in the midst of a dengue fever outbreak. i hear this song and think "hey, i actually think this is HELLA catchy." so i google it, and the band name is DENGUE FEVER!?!? sick song, by the way

[@Medosten]

Sweet!

[@cryoriku]

ramkanwar aulakh haha. sick song. pun intended ? ;)

[@robertprice2285]

does anyone know the translation of Sni Bong to English? Brilliant track

[@veadanasarun2447]

Sne means 'love' and Bong means someone older that can be both male and female, but in this case, she referred to an older man!

[@ABigDoggy]

this is a SWEET song

[@betteburgoyne7444]

and with a beautiful ending

[@rowsdower50]

Me, watching this video because the song came up on Spotify: "Hah, that guy looks like Dr. San.... Oh shit!"

[@iLyrics4U]

awesome song! really enjoyed it!

[@christopherhastings5910]

Brilliant!

[@cartoids]

cambodian rock band and wtnv brought me here

[@hcronos]

Love you and your voice

[@TheThaifoon]

Awesome!

[@davidmalkus4774]

I love it when she starts to talk. I don't understand a word, but it fits in musically so well. I'm madly in love with Nimol. Bet you I'm not the only 70 year - old who is.

[@juddosborne305]

The Grand Tour brought me here

[@L1AML0]

The Grand Tour + Shazam brings me to a lot of places

[@cyy756]

good one 잘 듣고 갑니다 :)

[@sickossfu3786]

Took me too long to find this gem 💎

[@phnompenhtrader9698]

She is a very beautiful Khmer girl! ❤

[@jsouth1]

Night vale brought me here too.

[@Judoboy]

Incredible video. Amazing music ;)

[@magicponyrides]

Heard this on KALX and looked it up on the track list. Boom.

[@insanedumpling123]

Dis fire

[@h.e.pennypacker1970]

Dr. San!

[@hidanfn]

I love it, thanks to Grand Tour to open it to me

[@skeaneable]

used this in anime closing series like LUPIN III

[@mlmn3080]

They used one of their songs in Weeds. I think it was Sleep Walking Through Mekong

[@ufozencom]

Sounds quite a bit like a riff from Echo and the Bunnymen, right?

[@uehavshie_podcast]

Love the whole album "Escape From Dragon House" which I've found a few years ago. Actually I thought it's from 80's. :-)

[@johung7894]

love it!

[@promsokhon8065]

Good song

[@khyborhossain4962]

o

[@TheGreenZubat]

I really wish there were the lyrics (both original language & w/translation) for this song, it sounds awesome!

[@munakum2708]

(Verse 1) អូនស្នេហ៍បង ដឹងទេថាអូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍ប្រុសបងជាយូរណាស់មកហើយ ស្នេហ៍ត្រានត្រើយ ចរណៃបងមិនដឹងខ្លួន ហេតុអ្វីនឹមនួនធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? ឡើងមកបង នួនល្អងចូលរាំនឹងគេ ម្តេចប្រុសមាសមេងាកមុខដើរចេញយ៉ាងនេះ? (Chorus) អូៗៗៗ.... ហ៊ឺៗៗៗ... Hold me close to you tonight អូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍បង Hold me close to you tonight (Verse2) រាល់រាត្រីអូនផ្ដាំតាមដួងចន្រ្ទា មើលដួងតារារីកស្រស់អ្វីយ៉ាងនេះ? រាល់រាត្រីអូនផ្តាំតាមដួងចន្រ្ទា មើលដួងតារារីកស្រស់អ្វីយ៉ាងនេះ? អូនស្នេហ៍បង ដឹងទេថាអូនស្នេហ៍បង អូនស្នេហ៍ប្រុសបងជាយូរណាស់មកហើយ ស្នេហ៍ត្រានត្រើយ ចរណៃបងមិនដឹងខ្លួន ហេតុអ្វីនឹមនួនធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? (Chorus) (Bridge) ចាំបងរៀងរាល់រាត្រី ហេតុអ្វីចរណៃធ្វើមុខយ៉ាងនេះ? មកបងកុំនៅរួញរា មើលគូឯនោះគេរាំសង្ហា រូបអូនពេញចិត្តនួនល្អងចង់ឲ្យប្រុសបងឡើងរាំ ឆា-ឆា បងរាំសមអស្ចារ្យ ម្តេចជីវ៉ានៅអឹមអៀន? (Chorus) (Verse1) I love you. Do you know that i love you? I've loved you for a very long time Love you, dear, but you never know Darling, why are you making this face? Come on darling, come dance with us Why are you turning to walk away like this? (Chorus) Oh..oh oh oh oh........ Mmm mmm.. Hold me close to you tonight I love you I love you Hold me close to you tonight (Verse2) Every night i send message to the moon Look at the stars, how they shine so bright? Everynight i send the message to the moon Look at the stars, how they shine so bright? I love you. Do you know that i love you? I've loved you for a very long time Love you, dear, but you never know Darling, why are you making this face? (Chorus) (Bridge) I wait for you every single night, why are you making this face? Come dear, dont hesitate. Look at those couples, they dance beautifully I like you, darling and i want you to dance cha-cha You dance so well, so why are you being shy? (Chorus)

[@munakum2708]

You're welcome :3

[@BenInSeattle]

អរគុណ (thank you)

[@povseiha3278]

Cambodia's is good song ❤️

[@Spacerboy]

wow. really cool

[@Guarlaon]

crazy stuff

[@jakefaulkner5160]

both sides now you did great

[@haineux]

Filmed at THE INTEGRATRON? Cool!

[@teppo42]

I dont really know much Khmer but I seem to remember that bong means "older brother." So what you are saying is that it can mean just any guy that is (socially) above her, not just her brother?

[@munakum2708]

Bong is like a title for someone who's older. It can be used for either male or female. "Bong sray" means older sister cuz sray means girl. "Bong praus" means older brother. But it's not used only for brother or sister. You can use it to call literally anyone who is older than you with just "bong". The word "bong" is also used to call a male partner, either a boyfriend or a husband.

[@mentalwrd]

Perfect!!!!

[@jacksonburgeresq]

means 'i wanna love you' (when a girl says it to her man; i.e. 'bong' refering to the guy)

[@BAGAKOOS]

Holy shit is that Dr San?!

[@cognacmccarthy1796]

Doctor San is with us!

[@frozenabyss967]

I wish I knew what is she singing about. Is there any translation to this song?

[@the1exnay]

yes there is: facebook.com/DengueFever/app_128953167177144 and though it doesn't say it and no translator can do it. multiple cambodian people said "sni bong" means "love you" and specifically like a girl would say it to a guy.

[@gretanicolosi5283]

Somebody posted this on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/cambodia/comments/2x2wdr/can_someone_translate_the_lyrics_of_this_song_by/

[@CarolAnne2222]

Thank you for feeding my ears!!! Now, what is Sni Bong mean? I wish I knew.

[@BruselskySluzebnik]

Postman Tap broght me here in his white bread van.

[@charlie891]

memories of postman tap