hmm, pare/mare, walang mangyari 2 u if u can’t/wont hear it anyways. it’s pinoy ako, it’s chandeliers. hehehe. it’s orange and lemons, it’s oranges and lemons, it’s the care.

hahaha! fools.

CHIKA! MABUHAY KA!

all in all ang ibig sabihin ay ganito: salamat po sa inyong mga comments, salamat sa care kasi nagamit namin ng walang paalam yung kanta nila at PINAGKAPERAHAN PA NAMIN.

Dito sa pilipinas eh ok lang mang-rip off ng kanta kasi walang mangyayari. ONL rules! Bilhin nyo ang cd namin. ONL kami, kami ang isa sa pinakamaiinit ng banda ngayon kaya walang pwedeng pumalag! Mabuhay at ipagpatuloy ang pagnanakaw at panggagaya sa mga poreyn na kanta kasi walang hustisya dito sa bayan natin.

I personally see the talks bet “Pinoy ako” and “Chandeliers” a
healthy one. Talks between “inspired” and “ripped-off” worthy of
discussion. But like other opinion-based issues (e.g. guilty ba si
erap?, mas magaling ba c vilma kesa kay nora?).. this one would
always be an open-ended discussion. Naturally because the bottomline
is always goin to be based on your own opinion. Yun nga lang, some
people offer their opinion, some immediately pass judgement.
Whatever the case may be, it’s all good in my book. Taken
constructively and all in good light.

Ang mahalaga lang talaga sa banda ngayon is to straighten the
facts.. and then move on. Let’s do this shall we?

The Resemblance of Pinoy Ako and Chandeliers -

A few days ago, i listened to Chandeliers and tried singing the
lyrics of Pinoy Ako in it. I found it hard na pagsabayin. Both songs
were submitted to authorities in the music scene and were subjected
for analysis and have concluded — Pinoy Ako and Chandeliers are two
different songs. The same with the stand of the band and the labels
concerned. There are elements na malapit sa isa’t isa and the mood
of the song are on the same line.. but the songs were still
considered different from each other.

On a personal note.. I enjoy both songs.

Product of pressure? -

Clem once used this term to describe the circumstances and the time
frame with which ONL was required to finish the song for PBB. But
the mood in the studio when we were recording the song was
completely different. We were working well and enjoying the process
much. I remember all of us agreeing to “ok lads.. lets jam this one
and lets hear wat wud come out naturally from us”. The sound that
you hear therefore is a mish-mash of the sounds of artists whom we
have listened to for so long now — not just Care, but would include
The Beatles (harmonies), The Smiths (guitar fills and licks), APO
and Rey Valera (the baritone and falceto (tama ba sfelling nito?
wahehe) approach on the vocals).

Was there a denial with your knowledge of Care and their songs? -

None whatsoever. We have always been open with regards to our
influences and the musical genre that we “supposedly” belong to –
Indie pop-rock bordering on new wave–. A publication quoted Clem
saying “In fact, we were not even aware that such songs exist.”.. It
was Clem referring to songs like “Happy Hour” of the Housemartins
(in comparison to A beginning of something wonderful) and a certain
N’Sync song (hehe) (in comparison to The Nerve).

Arrogance? -

ONL was gravely misquoted.. most especially Clem. I feel for him. He
was never irked or irritated when asked about the issue (in casual
conversations, text messages or formal interviews). He was dealing
with inquiries well.. and so were the three of us in ONL. We have
never bragged about anything.. simply proud of the things we have
accomplished as a band and how we managed to stay the same.

We were quoted saying..”eh bakit kami magpapaalam? Pasalamat pa nga
ang The Care dahil pinasikat namin ang kanta nila”..

..actually what i said was “We wer quite happy to share din with
you, that a number of listers in the ONL egroup dug
out “chandeliers” and the music of CARE after reading about this
issue.. guess what?.. They are now loving the music of Paul Simpson
and the rest of the crew. =) kakatuwa din un. Imagine high school
and college students of today gettin aware and humming the music of
old that we all learned to love? cool.”.

Layo noh? =)

There are a couple more quotes or misquotes that was greatly
misinterpreted but please do understand that I don’t wanna dwell in
this anymore. Thanks.

Does ONL ever get tired of explaining this issue? -

We don’t mind explaining our side. But we’d prefer not to dwell in
it. It’s been a month or two since we’ve discussed this with friends
and some people in the scene. ONL has moved on. The song has served
its purpose for the PBB show. Right now we are more preoccupied with
new projects. Exciting time for us.

It is a fact ladies and gentlemen that there are people who have set
their minds and conclusion regarding the issue. It was never an
intent on our part to justify ourselves and convince them to change
their views otherwise. We just share our side. We respect each and
everyone’s take on the matter.

Is there anything to learn from all this?

Of course. Just the same as with anything that happens to anyone. We
are a young band. Great room for improvement. We are simple
musicians. We write songs and play them for people to hear. Either
you like us or hate us or be completely indifferent. What matters to
us greatly is we are able to get the music across.

What is there to expect from ONL?

Please do watch ASAP Mania this Sunday. We’ll be launching a
repackaged Strike Whilst The Iron Is Hot album. This one will
include a bonus cd/vcd containing — the music videos of Hanggang
Kailan and Heaven Knows, Naked versions of Hanggang Kailan and
Heaven Knows, a new song called Abot Kamay, 2 Versions of Blue Moon
and Pinoy Ako (label’s decision to include this one ser noel wahehe
=)..)

Strike album is still the collection of our 12(13) tracks.. may
bonus CD lang ‘tong repackage. It so happened that ONL was blessed
with a number of projects in the past few months that we all decided
to put it all in one bonus CD. I think it’s neat.

Stay tuned for the airplay of ABOT KAMAY this weekend or early next
week in radio stations and the airing of a commercial/music video
that comes along with the song to be aired starting Nov.6..

See you all around. Thanks for reading. =)

mcoy

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