akap

Last Saturday, i saw the akap video of imago. Great great video from a great band.

I have mixed emotions now that the video is out. You know how it is when there's a song you truly TRULY love that you just want to call it your own? And yeah, it's ok when a few people know about it, like just the die-hards and stuff, and you know it won't make it to the top of any hitlist of any radio show. And it's ok that 1721 members of imago's mailing list know that song. But then when they start playing it on myx or on the radio, then you know you're in big trouble cause now everyone knows that song. forgive my ignorance if akap's already hit the airwaves, i am so out of the radio loop. And it sucks cause it's supposed to be your song. Just YOUR song. And while it's good that Pinoy rock is being exposed more and people get to hear and see what a great band imago really is, it's sad because then it ceases to be YOUR song. And it becomes everyone else's song. Unlike in the UP fair when only 1/4 of the crowd was singing akap, now everyone's gonna start singing it. And then it will turn into another "wag na wag mong sasabihin". and the WHOLE philippines will sing it and they'll be making covers of it in noontime variety shows.

...when it's just supposed to be your song.

hehe. selfish and musical elitist me.