I am now burning a series of CDs for my friend, Doc Y, who is turning 50 in a few days.
These are among the songs I have chosen:
1. Gino Vannelli's Crazy Life from The Best of Gino Vannelli - The Millenium Collection. I played this song a lot on my radio show especially when I had to do the graveyard shift.
For those too young to know Gino Vannelli, let me quote this from the CD insert:
2.As a forerunner in the field of fusion-rock music in the 70s, Gino Vannelli's work is completely original in composition and sound. Combining rock and jazz, Vannelli's song structure was incredibly innovative, as was his use of instrumentation. Vannelli's music is not just complemented by drums, but propelled by that instrument in a busy, yet beautifully melodic manner executed by some of the best in the industry - Graham Lear (Santana), Mark Craney (Jethro Tull) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting).
When I was first sent to our sister station in Cebu (this was around 1977 or 78), one of the DJs played this song from an open reel tape. He said it came straight from another DJ in the U.S. I fell in love with the song so I wasted no time looking for a hundred and one ways to get that tape so I could bring it back to Bacolod and play it on my show. I succeeded but also got a strongly worded memo from the station manager for "transporting radio property without permission".
3. For the Love of You - a remake done by Boyz II Men. A lot of people from my generation would probably ask, "Boyz to what?" But this remake version - the original was done by the Isley Brothers - is very good.
I have never seen in one CD so many big names in music - Bono, Micahel Buble, Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Dixie Chicks, Billy Joel, Elton John, Juanes, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, George Michael, Sting, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and last but certainly not the least, Stevie Wonder. They each had a duet with Tony Bennett in his latest CD: Duets ... An American Classic. The links below are his duets with my idol, Sting (The Boulevard of Broken Dreams) and my late mom's favorite song, done with my favorite Barbra Streisand.
The band called Itchyworms is among those I like best, maybe because the melody (and funny lyrics) of their songs remind me of my top favorite Filipino band in the 70s, Hotdog (Dying to Tell You, Manila, Deep Purple and Nice to Know We Try ... the latter two songs I've been dying to find but my search has so far been futile).
Here is an interesting song from Itchyworms: Love Team. The lyrics are funny (but I know it happens).
Di naman talaga tayo magsinta
pero gusto nila
kahit ayaw mo
bagay daw tayo
Di naman totoo mga yakap mo
pang eksena lamang ito
di mo lang alam
na nababaliw na 'ko sa 'yo
di ko na yata kaya 'to
ang aking lihim na pakay
ay ang lahat ng ito'y gawing tunayChorus:
Sana wag mong sisihin
Kong di ko kayang pigilin
Sabi mo na mahal mo 'ko
Ngunit di naman seryoso
Sana magkasingkulay
ang drama at tunay na buhay ko
ang tanging pag-asa ko
ay nasa tambalang itoSinungaling ka
Kapag may tao nilalambing mo 'ko
pero pag wala
ay sumasama ang turing mo sa 'kin
ay parang hanging bitin na bitin
Di nila alam na sa dulo ng tagpo
Di na patok ang linya ko
Nag-iiba ang iyong asta
Hanggang sa susunod na eksenaRepeat Chorus ... instrumental ... repeat chorus.
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