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Gayák Kamandág at Banyúhay
Marikít at makúlay Maiklî ang búhay Pagá pang-gápang…gápang Hígad at salagúbang Makintáb at makínis Paglipád ay mabilís Padápu-dápo…dapò Tutubí’t paruparó Makamandág…malusóg Alakdán at bubúyog Paíkut-íkot…íkot Mga paslít ay takót Anumáng gandá’t liksí Sa láson
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There Shines the Sun Again
(On ’60s Sunshine Pop) Like any other decade that followed it, the 1960s was an exciting time for catchy, melodic, often-orchestrated, and generally positively worded Pop songs that are also steeped with rich and
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Hábang Inihehéle ng Túmba-túmba
Nakadúngaw sa bintanà nangangárap Tanáw liwánag ng mga alitaptáp May úsok na nanggagáling sa manggáhan At tunóg sa kampanáryo ng simbáhan Nalálanghap nilúlutò sa kusinà Sináing na may pandán at prítong isdâ Ang sikmurà
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Bigmouth Strikes Yet Again!
(Morrissey Set to Release New Album) Wow, Morrissey is really on a roll! He has just unleashed his last, 13th album last year–I Am Not a Dog on a Chain–and yet he is already
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And the Losers Are…
(On the Hidden Ugliness of Beauty Pageants) Tagasubaybay ka ba ng mga paligsahang pangkagandahan na gaya ng Miss Universe? Ako, hinde. I see them as a glamorized extension of female objectification. Women are being
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New Record from the English Wild Boys
To this day, many think that Duran Duran was only of the 1980s and that it disbanded long ago. But the fact is, vocalist Simon LeBon and founder/keyboardist Nick Rhodes never left the band
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Half-Forgotten Spirits
White clouds on blue skies Eight p.m. sky in mid-Spring Life within brown bricks Light shrouds the dark lies Faith dreams a-flyin’ dancing Strife fades in town tricks Height louds throw the dice Fate
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Light-handed Brushstrokes across the Surface of Spring
Light-handed Brushstrokes across the Surface of Spring Blossoming in the summer like the sakura Craving for sashimi maki and tempura The gentle breeze is a flying kiss on the face Longing for love from
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Got to Ultraspin Those Electrorecords Again!
(On The Dawn’s and Eraserheads’ Respective Debut Records) Two of the Philippine bands that I consider the most monumental, influential, and essential are The Dawn and Eraserheads. We were lucky to have been able
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Closer (Again) You and I
In 1987 Gino Padilla’s “Let the Love Begin” was released, immediately becoming a radio hit. I was in 4th-year high school. I was proud of it and was feeling secretly privileged. This is the
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