For all my ranting and raving about a girl from Ateneo, the case against the President, and call centers, and the writing part of blogging, I have completely forgotten about this blog’s major selling point: lyrics translations. Next to Manny Pacquiao-related blog entries, lyrics translations are a major source for my dose of hate mail and comments that say I suck.
Anyway, I have translated many songs before, but one thing I always wanted to do translations of are relatively recent songs that pass for Pinoy rock. The lot of people younger than I am are really into the lot of Philippine emo; I don’t have a problem with it, but they’re pretty much bait for lyrics translations. Not only do they get stuck in your head, but it’s also an interesting prospect for the lot of kids who probably bang their heads to the tune of these songs.
Strange, since as much as people think I’m emo, my songs of choice include The Sex Pistols and The Misfits. Shows you the kind of guy I really am.
Anyway, for this week, I am translating a few songs from relatively recent Pinoy rock. Let the flaming begin.
* – from a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro