STOP! by Spice Girls!

I’m not gonna be traitor to my generation, so I’m not gonna deny that I did love the SPICE GIRLS during my high school years. Loved their songs more than Britney’s! Anyway, what you can see on the video is one of their performances during one of the Victoria’s Secret 2007 fashion shows. The song is entitled “STOP.”

I personally believe that the song gives encouragement to women; to take control of the relationship or take control over their men. Not to a point wherein they’d be selfish  and domineering but rather just making sure that the guy won’t be able to dominate over a girl’s heart and just leave her with nothing after he’s had his way. It’s also a song that tells the men that what women really want is true love and not just passion or lust. Any woman can say “No, thank you!” if she feels like she’s no longer getting the respect that she deserves from her man! Why should she hang around, when the guy couldn’t actually make her happy anymore? Even though the line between keeping one’s heart and dominating over the relationship is too thin, there’s still a very big difference when a woman is just showing him that she does love him, and when she’s already jeopardizing her self-esteem because she’s been wallowing over her man. 

The Spice Girls did show the ’90s what a woman can actually be, given the right attitude!  

Biyahe Tayo - I’m Proud to be a Filipino!

Featuring various 21 Top Filipino Artists!

Five Exciting Recording Days!

ONE Song!

About ONE GREAT COUNTRY!

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OK! I don’t want to be a spoil sport regarding the Kathrina Halili sex scandal, but guys, can’t we please try to air something which we can be proud of when we say, “I’m a Filipino!”? We certainly don’t want tourists and foreigners to remember the Philippines as a country full of sex scandal videos, awful politics and bad governance, don’t we? I don’t want to sound patriotic but I’m pretty sure there’s more to the Philippines than what we can see on the news. There’s so much more that a Filipino can be proud of!

Take this song for example! BIYAHE TAYO! Now there’s a happy song regarding the beauty of our country! YES, it is a patriotic song but somehow its not a song of oppression or war just like “Lupang Sinilangan” by the ASIN  or Freddie Aguilar’s “Ang Bayan Kong Pilipinas”. Sure! EDSA revolution was great history, but we’ve already surpassed those times, so why not try to somehow awaken one’s patriotism in ways that we really do become proud of this 7,107 islands!

“Biyahe Tayo” is a song that features great tourist attractions, excellent native delicacies and amazing Filipino talents! The song was sang and produced by 21 artists (legendary in their own times) namely, Lea Salonga, Sharon Cuneta, Freddie Aguilar, Rey Valera, Rico Puno, Joey Ayala, Apo Hiking Society, Ogie Alcasid, Janno Gibbs, Jolina Magdangal, April Boy Regino, Jessa Zaragoza, Paolo Santos, Nina and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya for the vocals. Then we have John Lesaca, Joey Ayala and Jong Cuenco for the instrumentals.

So, below is the lyrics of the song with corresponding artists on each line. You may also watch full video and try to sing along with our truly talented kababayans. I’m sure you will also feel light headed, relaxed and free from everything. When I heard this song, it made we want to pack my bags and just simply jump on a boat so that I could see all those beautiful places they were talking (singing) about!

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BIYAHE TAYO!

Tara na, biyahe tayo (APO Hiking Society)
Mula Basco hanggang Jolo (APO Hiking Society)
Nang makilala ng husto (APO Hiking Society)
Ang ating kapwa-Pilipino. (APO Hiking Society)

Halika, biyahe tayo, (APO Hiking Society)
Nang ating makita (APO Hiking Society)
Ang ganda ng Pilipinas (APO Hiking Society)
Ang galing ng Pilipino. (APO Hiking Society)

Nakisaya ka na ba (Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Sa Pahiyas at Masskara  (Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Moriones at Ati-Atihan  (Rico Blanco and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)
Sinulog at Kadayawan?  (Rico Blanco and Rico Blanco of Rivermaya)

(Back-up Vocals by Nina)

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Amidst all the bad controversies either in Showbusiness or in Politics, this song is what keeps my head held up high when I say,

“I’m proud to be a Filipino!”