Contemporary "mor lam" is very different from that of previous generations. None of the traditional Isan genres is commonly performed today; instead singers perform three-minute songs combining "lam" segments with "luk thung" or pop style sections, while comedians perform skits between blocks of songs. "Mor lam sing" performances typically consist of medleys of "luk thung" and "lam" songs, with electric instruments dominant and bawdy repartee. "Sing" comes from the English word 'racing' (a reference to the music's origin among Isan's biker fraternity; "pai sing" means 'to go racing about on motorbikes').