View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1946 Shellac release of Filipino Baby / Rainbow At Midnight on Discogs. This is all everyone ever wants — for your exhausting life-long search to end in the arms of someone who’ll make you feel that you’re finally home. As Filipinos, or perhaps as human beings with emotion, we have a distinct need for the melodramatic — to find words that capture the height, the breadth, and the sheer mess of feeling something. Bahaghari (Rainbow) is an enchanting collection of traditional Filipino songs, produced by GLP Music as part of a series designed to promote language study. Now the only karaoke machine that can fire up “Bakit Pa?” is in my aunts’ living room, and I’m never there. In broad strokes, “Hanggang” makes a case for believing in the power of love, for as long as the world has love songs. Jaya – “Wala na Bang Pag-ibig?” (1997), Pinoy love songs tend to lean toward the perspectives of the scorned; they’re anthems for the unnoticed, the rejected, and the left behind. The 25 best Filipino love songs of the last 25 years Nothing quite breaks the heart — and just as quickly uplifts it — than the contemporary Filipino love song. Kyla’s second single, “Hanggang Ngayon,” is still the song she’s most known for, and with good reason. Hugot: to yank out, to pull from deep within. — RICHARD BOLISAY. It’s not a sparkly pop song; it doesn’t glitter. — ALYANA CABRAL. There's a rainbow always after the rain Ohh, woah Hittin' high, hittin' low Win or lose you should go, yeah yeah Getting warm, getting cold Weather could be so good or bad But baby this is life now don't get mad no, no, no 'Cause oh, can't you see (can't you see) That no matter what happens Life goes on and on So baby, please smile (just smile) ... Metropop Song Festival 1996 (Infiniti Music (now GMA Music), 1996) ... Rainbow (2004, Theme From The Hit Blockbuster Movie, … “Before I let you go, I want to say I love you,” he croons, a declaration set forth quite plainly, with no expectations of a reunion, the permanence of the goodbye making it all the more painful. When you do not understand God and do not know His nature, your hearts can never truly open, open up to God. Released in 1987, the original recording of “Sana Maulit Muli,” sung by Gary Valenciano, is saccharine to the core, not because of the words but because of the music that accompanies them, ambitious in its arrangement but rather conspicuous in how it drowns the nuances of his singing. There’s a value to restraint and nuance in a love song, as is seen elsewhere on this list, but we also need songs that capture the enormity of love as an emotion. Couldn’t bear to put it on in company, or to play it for anyone else. Some of us — many of us, rather — will never find this but at least we have De Leon’s voice and the convincing promise that propels it, like the stars we look up to without knowing if they still exist. It was an awkward stage, perhaps, a time when it no longer seemed proper to be in the shadow of his younger self, that pursuing his passion for music happened to be the wisest move of his career. Improving the way the world engages with music. It all means the same thing: I really, really, really like you. It’s pretty outstanding that every Filipino karaoke enthusiast somehow knows how to sing both parts of this duet. — APA AGBAYANI, There is something in the saccharine sweetness of Joey Benin's lyrics that stirs up a sense of fondness from those who grew up listening to “Forevermore” in the ‘90s. The act of love depicted here is an expedition, a trek to the edges of the earth. While the lyrics read as singular in perspective, the song gains a new, poignant layer as a duet, with these feelings mirrored by the object of desire. Gone are the days when I could hear a Filipino love song out in the wild. It was most likely the most recent song in memory that had achieved such omnipresence for a long period of time. Capo: none Order of chords: C, Am, F, G. The original title of this song is “Over The Rainbow”, a ballad sung by Judy Garland for the movie Wizard of Oz. The piano-led song is somber with words that seem to fall into each other with ease; it’s easy to let yourself get carried away with belting them out, in a plain display of anguish. And now, people of my generation have aged to a point where the song’s musical restraint makes more sense. Defenseless in its honesty. Actor and singer James Reid, for one, is giving international solo acts a run for their money (Canada has their Justin; we have our James). Hi, fellow musicians! Yeng Constantino – “Hawak Kamay” (2006), “Hawak Kamay” is as simple and honest as the underdog Constantino once was, when she joined Pinoy Dream Academy at 17, emerging a year later as the Grand Star Dreamer, the reality show’s first champion. Love lost is more painful than love that was never realized, and memory is a tricky realm where all feelings are amplified, all the most beautiful, sorrowful, mysterious moments recur endlessly in an infinite loop. Kitchie Nadal – “Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin” (2004), Kitchie Nadal had already revealed herself as a promising singer-songwriter by the time she released her self-titled debut in 2004, as the former lead singer of the pop-rock band Mojofly. In an sea of songs about expiring love, Jaya’s smooth contralto carries this one with inimitable and full-bodied depth. And the sound of a million other hearts breaking upon hearing it. Yet this is precisely the reason why the song is true. Before reaching her current pop princess status, “Hawak Kamay” showed Constantino’s early signs of diva potential, her budding voice exhibiting an ebb and flow of unconscious restraint and unpretentious vocal colorations. When we talk music and nostalgia, we think of pre-auto tune days. Lea Salonga – “Sana Maulit Muli” (1995), The two versions must not be compared, but the temptation is just too hard to resist. Once you understand your God, you will understand what’s in His heart, But something was still lacking. Prior to working with Globe, she was the fashion and beauty associate at MEGAstyle.ph, where she was able to combine her love for styling, visual storytelling and writing. It’s essentially a violent act to drag something out from within, to dredge up something that was meant to remain concealed. Stream over 30 million songs, shuffle play on any playlist, enjoy ad-free listening and enable offline listening on your own playlists. It's no wonder that, up to this day, "Forevermore" is still a radio and karaoke staple — something that a thousand covers by second-tier artists can’t ruin. Lyrics to 'Rainbow' by South Border: Fallin' out, fallin' in Nothing's sure in this world no, no Breakin' out, breakin' in Never knowin' what lies ahead We can really never tell it all no, no, no Whatever poured out of a passing jeepney once leaked, tinnily, from my officemate’s headphones. We have 2 albums and 21 song lyrics in our database. One will always be on fire while the other’s burned out, dousing any real shot of rekindling what they had. Streaming tracks by indie folk groups like The Ransom Collective to soulful sirens like KZ Tandingan, it’s evident that local artists have got various genres covered. — CARINA SANTOS, 1. Love hurts. Young love is all about small gestures made epic — love measured in thesis paper revisions, love measured in allowance saved up to buy that new t-shirt you're betting will win her attention. South Border’s sunny mid-tempo track “Rainbow” doesn’t have the aching intensity of “Kahit Kailan,” but instead has an irresistible buoyancy in the song’s declarations of hope through love’s myriad adversities. Alexander’s poetic earth-mother imagery and ethereal folk served as a spiritual alternative to Pinoy Alternative music, a sanctuary for those who weren’t fully comfortable with the scene’s louder and more populist tendencies. English equivalent:Purple What’s in a name? Desperate for even the most minute recognition of his existence, he contemplates resorting to extreme measures for an accidental embrace, says he is jealous even of her own brother, admits to falling in love with a figure shrouded by mystery, and feels small and insignificant compared to her legions of admirers. It’s not the lyrics’ fault — they are gut-wrenchingly tactile and physical, the way it zooms in on every touch, every body part. Our “alternative music” explosion had yet to produce a love song for freaks; Eraserheads’ “Pare Ko” and Yano’s “Senti” were great, but they were universal affirmations that lacked the outsider appeal of something like Radiohead’s “Creep.” Another Western alternative phenomenon that had no local counterpart: the introspective female singer-songwriter. South Border is a Filipino pop and R&B band formed in the early 1990s who gained recognition in the music scene in the late 1990s to the 2000s. Stream Fan Girl On UPSTREAM Until January 14, Nine New Tracks to Check Out on Spotify: January 2021, Artists You Should Be Listening to Right Now on Spotify, Spotify’s Release Radar Is the Musical Mind-Reader You Need in Your Life, It’s A Girl Thing Featuring Keiko Necesario, The Music Of Iñigo Pascual Will Make You Swoon, Rising Artists of 2018 And A Peek Into What All The Music Awards Next Year Will Look Like. Looking back at your first love will, in time, inevitably sound like tired defeat. The song is gloomy in the direst sense of the word but its crescendo, where Ebe Dancel proclaims eternal devotion over and over to his lost love, approximates the limbo of emotions that anyone enters right after exiting a turbulent relationship. It’s a postcard of a moment in one’s interior life when suddenly, and despite one’s best intentions, love feels possible. For damn sure this era of Original Pinoy Music cannot be replicated. such as entertainment, the NBA, online gaming and tech among others. American poet Jack Gilbert wrote, “It's the having not the keeping that is the treasure,” and this is a sentiment that Suzara understands and tries to convey in this song. Share. RELATED: Artists You Should Be Listening to Right Now on Spotify. is a creative that loves to tell stories through art direction and curating images that capture, inspire and excite whoever sees them. 7G Rainbow Colony is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Ravi Krishna, who debuted in this film, and Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Arvind Krishna.The film was partially re-shot in Telugu as 7G Brindavan Colony with Chandra Mohan playing Ravi Krishna And who hasn’t seen that desire foiled by the very fates that allowed your paths to cross? We recall songs that are about thoughtful lyrics (and not just catchy bops). Stripped of the Darna as the personification of the beloved, the song contains an emotion that we have all felt, and karaoke session is incomplete without at least one person belting out their sorrows unironically along to this song. Aia De Leon singing, “Asahan mo, mula ngayon pag-ibig ko’y sa’yo” is the musical equivalent of the “find someone who looks at you the way blank looks at blank” meme. Up Dharma Down) released “Tadhana” online in 2010 — something that felt novel at the time, especially for an established Filipino band — there was a generation of us who stayed up playing the song over and over, trying to make sense of its hypnotic three and a half minutes. There are many reasons — the simplicity of words, how accessible they are emotionally and lyrically; the sincerity of emotion, how the yearning for love feels nothing but well-intentioned; and the lightness of its being, how it manages to be timely and timeless at the same time. The artists, bands, films, and songs have dedicated pages that contain descriptions that will help you understand the history of that specific music piece better, a video tutorial with a piano cover of the song, and, of course, the piano sheets of the song that you can download for free. A word of Spanish origin, “morado” eventually became part of the Filipino language as a local name for the English color purple. Translate English to Tagalog Rainbow = Bahaghari. Just search our sheet music arrangements collection! Written by master songsmith Thyro Alfaro, “Ikot-ikot” was the song that set Sarah Geronimo apart from the pack, marking a shift in her oeuvre to something more mature than the dewy-eyed pop that made her a household name. I live in Brooklyn now. — APA AGBAYANI, Jessa Zaragoza’s “Bakit Pa” (composed by Vehnee Saturno) is immediately dramatic. As if to say, in love, there's no difference mined from the bigness or smallness of a gesture. — ALEX ALMARIO, “Telepono” and “Mariposa” may have introduced Sugarfree to the world, but it was “Burnout” and their debut album “Sa Wakas” that solidified their spot in the annals of Filipino rock n’ roll — and Filipino love songs. Before the word was appropriated to mean watery slam poetry and Twitter tautology, hugot was the core of the Filipino love song. The narrator’s memory is a visceral one; “nakakatindig balahibo,” as Ely Buendia sings, remembering the tiniest details because they trigger the biggest feelings, expressed in lines like “patay sa kembot ng bewang mo.” But the music sounds small next to the largeness of the scenes. 3. Depending on how you look at it, the song either has no chorus, or three different choruses. The song’s underlying paranoia is cushioned by denial, as reflected in the restraint and subtlety of the strings, hiding behind soothing piano lines, and at the same time, by a steadfast grip and assurance, that the persona will never leave his lover no matter what. But in "Ligaya," on their first album — fresh from their college days in the University of the Philippines, still three years away from capturing the scope of love's ability to consume in their epic "Ang Huling El Bimbo" — the Eraserheads had already captured time in a bottle. Armi Millare pulls off a tricky vocal performance while layers upon layers of synths, percussion, piano; and subtle guitar licks reveal themselves over multiple listens. Continue to browse our site if you agree to our use of cookies as described in Globe's Cookie Policy. Personal life. "Rainbow", a song by Filipino band South Border from the 2004 album Episode III "Rainbows", a song by Madvillain from the 2004 album Madvillainy "The Rainbow", a song by Talk Talk from the 1988 album Spirit of Eden "The Rainbow Song", a children's song sung on the television series Barney & Friends — JANSEN MUSICO, Not every love song has to hurt. There’s no time like the present for Pinoy musical acts. So, instead, we put together a little tribute that doubles as a throwback to the songs that made the soundtrack of our youth. At that time, it was refreshing to hear something pure and honest set on an acoustic guitar backdrop amid the fuzz of electric guitars, or what others may have called as “pogi rock.” Despite being pop-punk at heart, having grown up to the likes of Blink-182, Constantino chose to present the rawest version of herself with the song, revolving on a single gesture that opens worlds for a love beginning to seed. It’s a story of falling in love, less with a new person than with the unexpected prospect of love. MANILA, Philippines — Director Joel Lamangan’s “Rainbow’s Sunset” was the big winner at the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival’s Gabi ng Parangal on … Editor’s note: Click here for the mechanics of how the list was put together. After listing all the ways this imaginary tryst has gone wrong, Zaragoza closes the song with resolute finality: “Ito ay aking kakayanin.” — CARINA SANTOS. When she mutters, “Mahal pa rin kita” at the end — not just to conclude the song but also, in a deeper way, to end her plea — one can easily hear the beating of her heart. Pops Fernandez – “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?” (2005). Weighed down by the languid guitars, Buendia’s voice is a jet engine on a plane that’s stuck on the tarmac. We recall songs that are about thoughtful lyrics (and not just catchy bops). Christian Music Video | “When You Open Your Heart to God” (Filipino Song) 12825 | November 30, 2020. It is a relief that is palpable in Alexander’s voice as she lingers in the word “strangeness” like a tight embrace held long enough to make everything okay. After the collective psyche of the listening public was bruised by the departure of Bamboo from Rivermaya, Rico Blanco cemented his role as the centrifugal figure propelling the band forward, and “Balisong” was a surefire hit, an instant classic that made you feel a personal connection to the new frontman, a confessional that revealed so much while obscuring him in mystery. Moreover, it lives in the consciousness of listeners not only for its plaintive romanticism but also for Brix Ferraris’ wail transitioning into a saxophone solo in the song’s bridge. We haven’t heard from her since, and that only heightens the doubt cast by the departure of the enchanting, melancholy songstress. But it was with “Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin,” her second single as a solo artist, that Nadal proved she was a songwriter of the people. So in defense of hugot — how painful it must be to be so constantly pained — it’s been around for a long, long time, and it’s here to stay. Aiza Seguerra – “Pagdating ng Panahon” (2001), Aiza Seguerra, always identified as the cute, bubbly child actor who first gained popularity as a contestant in GMA 7’s Little Miss Philippines competition, was 18 years old when he released his debut single, “Pagdating ng Panahon” in 2001, composed by Edith Gallardo, Margot Gallardo, and Moy Ortiz. Even its optimism seems to come from a better, brighter time. In the mid-90s, the Philippine alternative music scene was flourishing — Eraserheads, the local Beatles, were in their “Rubber Soul” phase; dream pop was all over the radio with the success of Sugar Hiccup’s debut album, "Oracle"; and Rivermaya was proof that the scene was an expanding business, open for franchising. Ella May Saison – “Till My Heartaches End” (1992). Get ready to celebrate with these 50 gay songs … The sentiment is pathetic, yes, but one never feels it. — APA AGBAYANI, It is almost natural to root for the underdog, and “Narda” by Kamikazee is the dark horse’s tale par excellence, and its general appeal is a testament to its resonant narrative. Purpura is another Pinoy alternative. What’s beautiful about “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?” is that the story remains blissfully unresolved after the final notes fade out. — RICHARD BOLISAY, 17. Rainbow is a popular song by LUXIFA | Create your own TikTok videos with the Rainbow song and explore 0 videos made by new and popular creators. Pain is real. 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