A recent survey among netizens showed how the Filipinos love their videoke songs. They love them so much it gets to the point of being annoying.
Pinoys have always been fond of singing. They sing a lot that they always organize parties just to give them the excuse to belt out their favorite songs. They do so under the guise of birthday parties, weddings, company outings and maybe even in funerals.
But the most popular venue for these are the usual neighborhood videoke bars. In here, things really get shaky. Imagine the songs sung over and over again by a tone deaf, intoxicated person and you’ll see why it can get really annoying.
(Please don't ever mention Frank Sinatra's "My Way," if you don't want to get stabbed or shot at!)
Listed below are the top 10 most annoying, but most popular videoke songs, as compiled by Paul HensonofABS-CBN News.
1. Pusong Bato - There’s something about its simple melody and lyrics and the subject of rejected love that many karaoke patrons find hard to resist: "‘Di mo alam dahil sa yo/ Ako'y ‘di makakain/ ‘Di rin makatulog/ Buhat nang iyong lokohin/ Kung ako'y muling iibig/ Sana'y ‘di maging katulad mo/ Tulad mo na may pusong bato." This song has been remade into so many versions including a beki and jologs version.
2. Laklak– Surprisingly one of the rare rock songs to make the list, this one is not about addiction to love but to alcohol, best sung with a hoarse voice, the raspier, the better.
3. Aray - Another song about the pain of a broken heart when your lover suddenly goes frigid on you, hence, aray, or in English, ouch.
4. ‘Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin– This one goes a step further as far as betrayed lovers go. The singer first recalls his sweetest memories with his partner, then dives into the depths of dejection by saying he can’t go on living without his lover.
5. Novelty food songs like Jumbo Hotdog, Buko, Picha Pie – Somehow, there’s more to these songs than just being about processed meats, young coconuts and fast-food items.
6. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig– This is like the ’12 Days of Christmas’ of whirlwind love affairs: met on a Monday, professed love on Wednesday and Thursday, consummated love on Friday, fought on Saturday and broke up on Sunday.
7. Tukso– There’s one song on the list that’s not about the rejected lover. This one’s about the partner trying to resist temptation and sin that have broken apart many happy homes and have wounded many hearts.
8. My Love Will See You Through– If you want a song about a love that’s true and ideal, this is the one for you. As the lyric goes: "When the road seems so long and endless and everything seems so dark … my love will see you through."
9. Otso-Otso– This song starts as a morning perk me up, transitions into an arithmetic tutorial then leads to someplace else.
10. Hotel California, et. al. - A collection of neoclassic songs in English like Hotel California, Skyline Pigeon, Delilah and On This Day – These are songs which will take you on a flight from your neighborhood karaoke joint to distant lands, dark dessert highways, over greenfields and forest fountains.