Let’s Go Local

I’m in love with two OPM songs these days. This hasn’t happened for quite some time now. Before this, the only local songs I listened to were by the Eraserheads and just some by True Faith. Nowadays I’m flipping over Hari Ng Sablay by Sugarfree and You’ll Be Safe Here (Theme from the TV series “Spirits”) by Rivermaya.

The first one is reminiscent of The Police’s “King Of Pain” although Sugarfree’s song isn’t as angst-ridden as Sting’s ode to torment. In fact, it’s quite a fun song. Anyone who takes it seriously and makes it his angsthem is a desperate drama queen-wannabe.

The second song I’ve know for quite some time now because it’s the theme song of this local TV series, Chito Roño’s “Spirits” (currently airing after the early evening news). The series is well-made, but the numerous subplots and complex story structure have become too demanding for ordinary soap viewers; the ratings are decent but not spectacular, considering they spend a lot of time, money and thought into the series. Too bad. But the song is currently number one in the MYX countdown, and I hear it played from high-end FM stations like 93.1 K-Lite and 89.9 TM to the more jolog-jologan stations na “kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan?” at mga “for life!” Talk about a cross-over hit! Feeling ko it can reach the level of popularity that Kitchie Nadal’s “‘Wag Na ‘Wag Mong Sasabihin.”

Thank god natapos na ang acoustic-accoustic-an phase!