MUSH PIT

cielo made this blog/list about songs that reminds her of those people who made an impact on her life (or at least blemished her righteous existense).interesting concept, i say.i love lists, you see and i love analogical thinking done in a personal level.being the lovable copycat that i am (do i see sarcastic eyebrow raising there?), i decided to write one myself. but funny so to know that how elementary this "list writing" may sound like, it actually requires a lot of Cd playbacks and mental ferriswheeling.for one, a single song may remind you of a lot of person.A line or even the whole lyrics may not be applicable to a person but s/he loves belting it out like a sugaroverdosedvideokemonster.and worst,too many songs defining every stage your friends has undergone may induce bonamine moments.there’s even the question "who is to be credited first, the song or the person"?  so I’m filtering my list with one main criteria: the 1st person that comes to mind define the song,and vice versa.PERIOD.

* Island in the Sun(Weezer) -Liza Armero
    that skinny guitarist used to be her crush.a sunny track, like her presence.

*Nothing Better(the postal service) - Djai Basiño Tanji
    we were hoping to sing this song in an indiepop sideproject group.the lyrics couldn’t be more precise.

*Mayonnaise(Smashing Pumpkins) -  Khalid Sohiel Tanji
    we named our college band after the song.maybe.

*Come as you are (Nirvana) - Thonz
    too much alcohol makes this guy grabs a guitar and growl his way into this song.yes, a traumatic experience.

*Cannonball(Damien Rice) - Ingrid Cambaya
    my ex-officemate who i constantly torture with sad songs to ease her ever lonely days .i remember her humming this song.

*In Between days(the Cure) - Raine Laguilles
  not meeting her would have rendered the existence of the Doldrums just another pigment of my caffeine-induced daydreaming.Finding videos of Robert Smith’s band on her friendster page is enough invitation for me to bug her during her free time.
   
   
*Judith(a perfect circle) - Nikita
    i hate to classify this girl as goth, but she sometimes scares me.

*This Charming Man(the smiths) - Cielo
  she was asking djai for the title of this song while i was mumbling the lyrics on our way to Carangahan.for some reason, that scene stucked.

*Superstar(sonic youth) - mama
  one of my all time fave album is "If i were a Carpenter: Tribute to Carpenters". I love playing it through dinnertime.and it never fails to elicit her reaction "parang galing sa kabaong yung kumakanta". she began to like it.aaah the beauty of repetitive conditioning

*songbird(oasis) - Rowena Laguilles
   " Talking to the songbird yesterday 
      Flew me to a place not far away
      She’s a little pirate in my mind 
     Singing songs of love to pass the time…"

 
*kung ayaw mo na sakin/unang araw(sugarfree)- Avary Cadag
  another poor subject of my typical therapy of sad songs. she just broke up with her long time boy friend and i told her to listen to this songs to calm her.the opposite happened.

* talk tonight(oasis) - Serafin Timog III
    one of our common grounds.
   
*Machinehead(bush) - Duke
  he used to be an old acquiantance-cum-occasional drinking buddy.didn’t know this guy got a grunge soul.he sang this piece faultlessly.while drunk.

*Date with the Night(yeah yeah yeahs) - Martha Laguilles
  i’m standing by this,she sang this well, even better than Karen O when she did this live.i can list all my fave grrrl rock numbers here and it will always reminds me of her.no question, she’s the epitome of riot girl in bicol.

*The Greatest View(silverchair)/Northern Star(hole) - Amal Sohiel Tanji
    her ultimate crush is Daniel Johns.and she’s crazy for Hole.

*My Heart (paramore)/the District Sleeps Alone Tonight(the postal service) - Daniel
  i deleted "my heart" off my ipod playlist because this guy is bleeding the itsy bitsy speakers dry with that paramore hit.and we’re soooo fucking inlove with gibbard lines
" You seem so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex..".and wait,his shirt removing antics and that pointy-finger dance when pentcale played this song was one of the highlight of the 1st Club Molotov gig.
   
*learning to hunt(guided by voices) - my daughter Dylan Zinead Xiv
    "i’m learning to hunt for you…"
   
*sleeping in(the postal service) - Marjolyn
    saw the video of this song on her page.her pastel personality gained a deeper meaning.

*my hero(foo fighters) - Matt Rapirap
    this guy beats the skin mercilessly like the guy singing this song.

*California Dreaming(the mamas and the papas) - Rowena Laguilles
    flower power.a modern hippie.ChickIn resto bar would play a chemically distracting remix of this song.

*i wanna be sedated (the Ramones)/ God Save the Queen (the Sex Pistols) - Froilan Tena
    Frox is Punk.You just don’t know it yet.

*Would?/Rooster (alice in chains) - Michael Gonzales
  my record store chummy and high school bestfriend.we would raid the local record stores every other week for new cassete releases and play rockpaperscissors who deserve to buy an (unknown) album.he won with that aliceinchains green album.i was actually mad and gave him a restraining order not to let it be borrowed without me hearing it first.i was a fucking brat.almost fifteen years from now, i still hear layne staley’s voice vibrating from the grave, and this egghead’s image floating with the smoke.where are you now pare?

*Young Folks(peter.bjorn and john) - Ramon Navos
  when i saw them play in the tonight show with Conan,i found them amusing but average.two months after, opening  monchee’s page,the whistle bombed through my earphones.

*Bone Machine (pixies) - Elmer Ramos
  one of the few guys from this side of the region who got a complete Pixies collection.and one of the few guys i know who’s a walking encyclopedia when it comes to good music. you buy me a soda?

*letter to you(finch) - Areej Sohiel Tanji
    her X-BF’s song for her.i found it weird,her being open like that to us.

*love rhymes with hideous car wreck (the blood brothers) - SKP kidz
    the SKP kidz are a face slapping and screamo-loving bunch with a drink-til-you-pee-blood mantra.for some reason, i would force fed them to discover other music.this is a favorite gem.

*makedamnsure(taking back sunday) - Ramon Navos
  monchee was a songwriting partner-cum-all around chum back on college who was disgustingly into RnB.he credits me for changing his view in music.this song was the first song that he recommended that i actually liked.

*Fill the Fields(Talk Show) - Janice Candice Pascual 

    sometimes a writer can’t speak the poetry his heart dictates.especially when your high school mind has a limited grasp on vocabulary.the song made up what i felt for her at that moment. 

*Purple Haze(Jimi Hendrix) - Joeffrey Guazon and Dennis Beltran 

   High School buddies who can play well.man i was jealous of them.unfortunately for them, i write better songs.hehe. 

*Shiny Red Balloon(Barbie’s Cradle) - Karen Fullosco 

    we both love the band so passionately that she have to ignore our friendship and let me pay for the "tales from the buffet table" tape that i’ve lose.this was our fave track. 

* Make Up(Popsicle) - Cathy Soriano 

   the comfort that has been.and that wishful tune to bless that memory, now that we’re in talking terms. 

*Local God (everclear) - Vicente and Larry 

   childhood (street) friends who taught me to pee on walls, feast on Robin Padilla & Raymart Santiago action flicks and swim in irrigation centers with only our white loose-gartered briefs on.

*little motel(modest mouse)/ a lack of color (death cab for cutie) - Djai Basiño Tanji
    tragically beautiful.

*Something(the Beatles) - Maya/Lee

   i played this on a rusty stringed guitar and she shrieked like a freaking ambulance siren.

*Desperado(Rivermaya) - Warren Brocales

   apartment days.he was forcing me to join a band competition with this as our contest piece.

*Clarity(john mayer)- Serafin Timog III
  my favorite john mayer song.no question, serf sings like john mayer,and he can punish that guitar with the same romantic ferocity.

*Minsan(Eraserheads) - Popsmears(catrhyboopyjoeytereawiekaren)

Foodyard.Sting.Beach Get Away.Yosi Break.Joint Trial Session.

"minsan ay parang wala ng bukas ang buhay natin,nag-iiuman hanggang magdamag na para ba tayo’y mauubosan…"

*bulls on the heather(sonic youth) - Raine Laguilles
    it was the video.kathleen hanna pogoing unto the whole set reminds me of her.

*don’t stay home(311) - Hernan Talaguit
    back in highschool, i would rap like Nick hexum,and he would hop around liker SA Martinez.

*Turn your lights down low(Bob Marley) - Janet Tugano

     i would constantly ridicule her for her mainstream taste and love of reggae.she just won’t budge.She would repay my sarcasm with a hysterical laugh that can scare away hyenas.

*serious offender(rivermaya) - Sarah Mediatrix Toraldo
  it was a long long wonderful day.from the library to the ateneo canteen(for some iced coffee),we were talking endlessly about writing joint beat poetry and raving about the pumpkins and Maya’s new album.we would chorused with the lyrics of this song.. babet was teasing her about being a serious offender.

*possum kingdom(toadies) - Khalid Sohiel Tanji
  my bro introduced me to a lot of bands.my music geekdom started with him.and i taught him to play the guitar.yeah we’re even.

*shady lane(pavement) - highschool life
    99.9 WEB would play this song relentlessly when i was in my 3rd year high school.radio wasn’t that bad then.

*the scientist(coldplay)- Kristine Revale
    my CCT chum would laugh with anyone about anything.and this song can wipe that smirk.

*bullet in the head(rage against the machine) - Caloi
  the new Doldrums’ bassist is soft spoken, even a little shy.but that image shattered when he burst out rapping this song after a few beers in wharf galley..

*Uninvited(alanis morisette) - Babet
  a long lost friend.her voice soars when she sings this song.she gave me an original FREE (rivermaya) album (which was eventually stolen).

*try try try (smashing pumpkins) - Sarah Mediatrix Toraldo
    my favorite poet.and one of my favorite song.

*UltraSound(Sandwich) - Eric Po
  this guy adores our song Spaceman.but it would be narcissistic to list that down.i remember him pounding drums for this song in a BU gig.we’re toying with an idea for a side project called Tea Room Orchestra or SoapBoxParade.

* Evil (Interpol) - Mary Keifer
  actually it’s an evanescence song that’s playing with my head whenever Mary comes to mind.that terrifies me.so i tend to block it out with something more …evil.

"too many good music, so little time…"