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"Ely Buendia,
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you don't need to hide anymore."
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Fans are urging Ely
to make good on his promise
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to reunite with his Eraserheads bandmates
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if Leni Robredo
runs for president in 2022.
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Even if it was in jest,
they badly want it for the people.
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Okay.
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Rolling.
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You go through life
and then you make plans with people.
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{\an8}And then,
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{\an8}and then one of
those people changes their minds.
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It's like, "Oh, no, no, no.
You can't get to do that."
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{\an8}I didn't want to play the shows anymore.
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{\an8}Like I said, I'd rather be somewhere else.
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We're not friends?
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{\an8}We're more than friends.
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{\an8}We were married to each other.
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I would not wish that on anyone.
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{\an8}It really,
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{\an8}It really hits
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{\an8}very hard.
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{\an8}UP LOOP - UP CAMPUS - MRT PANTRANCO
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There was a brief flowering of local music
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in the wake
of the euphoria following EDSA 1986.
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The music scene was largely underground.
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{\an8}The culture was waiting
for something to happen
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{\an8}and that's what the Eraserheads were.
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When I first met them,
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I have to be honest,
I wasn't really impressed.
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I had a band when I was a freshman.
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Most of the band members
went to seriously studying music.
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And I was left with no band.
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I was forced to place an ad in the dorm.
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Raymund, being old bandmates
with Ely in Sunday School
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{\an8}decided to answer that.
To answer the audition post.
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Ah, they were not the type of
musicians I was looking for.
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It also appeared that
even personality-wise,
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I didn't think I would gel with them.
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{\an8}I knew he didn't want it.
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{\an8}It was like,
after the College of Music guys,
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{\an8}you get us? Right?
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But he's not so outgoing
so I guess he got stuck with us.
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Lucky for us, we were
the only ones who auditioned.
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Just the three of us. Nobody else came.
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When he was looking at us,
he was just shaking his head.
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But you know,
we share the same, similar tastes.
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My band left me
and their vocalist left them,
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Raymund, Buddy, and Marcus' band.
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So we decided to join forces.
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That's when Eraserheads came to be.
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{\an8}This next song is all about love.
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{\an8}PLEASE USE SMALL BILLS
OR COINS IN THE MORNING
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{\an8}And I wrote it all by myself.
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They tried to tell us
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We're too young
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Too young
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To really be in love
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I think it all happened when we recorded
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a demo on cassette in Raymund's garage.
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And we shopped it around the campus
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and it somehow reached
organizers on campus
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and they started getting us for gigs.
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We just played every gig we could get.
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Personally, I first heard
of The Eraserheads in the 90s
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when I was a freshman in college.
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What fascinated me was that
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they were going
to same university as I was.
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The language was very lay person.
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It was the kind of language that
you would hear students use.
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And at that time it had only
been three years post-EDSA.
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That kind of creativity and sensibility,
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talking about the mundane things
of everyday life,
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it was on its way to maturing.
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So definitely post-EDSA,
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these kinds of music flourished
because artists didn't feel stifled.
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They weren't afraid anymore.
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The songs of The Eraserheads represented
really, the dreams, aspirations
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but also the realities
of Filipino youth of their generation.
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We all started going to bars.
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Of course, you're students.
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Then eventually,
"Why don't we play these bars?"
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We auditioned everywhere.
Mayric's, Anthem.
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We got turned down everywhere.
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I wasn't really surprised
that no one wanted us,
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'cause for one,
they were looking for show bands.
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{\an8}We were walking to the record stations.
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They always said, "No."
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"You're not good-looking."
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"You're not pop enough."
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I was frustrated.
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It wasn't really like
an overnight thing, you know.
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It was a slow, slow crawl to the top.
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There was also a time when Buddy
semi-quit the band.
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{\an8}I come from a generation
where we were told that
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{\an8}you can do the music thing as a hobby
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but, you got to get a real job.
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There was an interesting moment
when we auditioned.
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We rode a tricycle going there,
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and it was raining.
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and then we were rejected.
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We were holding our guitars
in their hardcases.
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We were walking.
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And then a jeep drove past us.
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We all got wet!
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"Oh my god!"
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{\an8}Of course, you were bummed out!
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{\an8}And you know, you just became emo by then.
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Oddly enough, it spurred me on.
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{\an8}I wasn't even fazed at all.
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{\an8}I just had so much faith
in what we were doing that
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I was optimistic that
sooner or later, someone would
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like us and pay attention to us.
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And someone did.
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We didn't even attempt Dredd anymore.
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And then eventually,
we played our last show in UP
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at the College of Fine Arts with Lee.
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And then the Dredd people saw that,
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and sought us for two months.
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"Hey, the Dredd people
are looking for you."
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I said, "What do you mean?
We're there every night!"
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{\an8}They came over. They auditioned.
And it was a bunch of amateurs
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{\an8}with a really raw sound.
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{\an8}If I recall,
their guitars were out of tune.
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{\an8}Someone actually went up to me and said,
"Why do you have these guys on?"
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"They're terrible."
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He just delivers pizza
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He didn't see something on purpose
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Pizzas and bullets collided
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Dead hoodlums on the table
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Not knowing where to hide
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Grandfather visits in the dream
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There is no one to trust
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He tried all rackets
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Run Barbi Run
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Run Barbi Run
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Run Barbi Run...
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But we liked them
right away from the start.
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We saw the humor.
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I grew up in a town
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Where everybody tried to push me around
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The girls were alright
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But the guys were tough
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They're always buggin' me with macho stuff
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Well, I ain't no stupid fighter
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I go for flower power
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I've been running every race
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Just to save my face, yeah
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I saw it comin' around
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Well, humor is intrinsic
to the Filipino and Philippine culture.
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{\an8}We don’t generally go for serious topics.
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{\an8}I guess that sets The Eraserheads
apart because they
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were funny in a way the
other bands weren’t really.
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{\an8}I was given a cassette...
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{\an8}...by Raymund.
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{\an8}"Sir, please listen to this," he said.
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{\an8}And I listened to it
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and I was stunned by the originality.
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I brought the cassette
to my friend and colleague
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in the Art Studies Department,
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{\an8}Professor Rivera, Robin Rivera.
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{\an8}He listened to it
and he was even more stunned than I was.
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Well, Robin was one of our professors.
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Unwittingly, he was producing us already.
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"Cut the chorus."
Or "cut up-- that verse is too long."
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Or like,
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"That intro is unnecessary."
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'cause we're all over the place.
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He somehow made it work.
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{\an8}He came after class and he asked me
if I wanted to hear a tape of
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{\an8}his band's music whom I didn't know.
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{\an8}"Okay, sure. Come to the office."
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{\an8}So he came to the office.
And he had this one cassette
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{\an8}and it was full of songs.
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{\an8}It was all these witty,
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{\an8}cute, interesting songs.
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{\an8}He had a Super Betamax 8-track.
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{\an8}He brought it to
the Faculty Center in UP Diliman.
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{\an8}I remember it was a Holy Week.
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And there was absolutely no one else.
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So we would be free to bring in the drums,
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mic up the drums,
bring in a bass amp, the bass,
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and mic up and record.
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That's where we did "Pop U."
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Bro, I have a problem
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The demo that until now,
is still being passed along, I guess.
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The four of us went to Raon again
to get twenty cassettes
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because that's all we can afford,
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Sony C60 cassettes.
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And then this parrot was like...
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Huh! Oh my god!
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That bird was singing
the melody of "Pare Ko."
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So maybe that was a sign
that it was really,
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it was going to be massive
or something, right?
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It's just gonna add to
The headache and fat to the belly
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Yeah, I was working
as a copywriter at BMG Music.
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No one knew that
I had a band at the office,
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especially not my bosses.
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{\an8}I have not heard of the band,
Eraserheads, before.
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{\an8}VIC VALENCIANO
A AND R DIRECTOR - BMG RECORDS PHILIPPINES
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{\an8}And Ely was, you know,
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{\an8}not the usual
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ideal employee
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during that time because you know,
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he was always asleep
and hiding in the room.
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And
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when he started like
pushing the demo cassette
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you know, every now and then,
on my table to listen to it,
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I gave it a try.
My impression was "Oh my."
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It was really bad.
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It was awful.
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One day
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I went to Nena's store
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To buy vinegar
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When they say it sounds like a tin can,
it was like that.
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We had to
re-record everything from scratch.
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{\an8}I first got to know Eheads
through Vic Valenciano
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of BMG Records.
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{\an8}He had me listen to a demo tape of Eheads.
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I think the song was "Pare Ko."
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It was a great song.
But I had a problem with it.
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I was telling Vic, "Vic, it's a nice song.
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I can play it, but you need to do
something about the lyrics."
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Because it had "Isn't it--"
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So f**ked up!
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So he said, "Yeah, no problem."
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So a couple of days after,
he got back to me.
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They changed it.
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{\an8}What the hell is this?
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{\an8}Isn't it shameless?
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They were really surprised by
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the amount of
positive response they've been getting
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from the fans.
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Against all odds
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The Eraserheads managed
to produce a body of work
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{\an8}that not only could be played,
but it resonated with their generation.
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{\an8}Because Ely Buendia had his finger
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{\an8}on the pulse
of the Filipino youth of that period.
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{\an8}Then they thought,
"Why don't we come up with
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a warning sticker that says
'parental guidance.'"
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You know, some songs
may not be suitable for parents.
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Many were delighted by it
including ourselves.
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We laughed. We really liked
what they did there.
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Hearing your first single
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on the radio was massive for us.
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And I still get a kick out of it.
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VOX tape, take one.
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Two, three, four--
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Hi! We're The Eraserheads!
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And you're listening to your radio!
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Yeah!
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I'm so glad you could make it
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To our show for tonight
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I am such a big fan of Eraserheads
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because their music is,
you know it's different but
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{\an8}even if it's unique,
it doesn't alienate you
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{\an8}because it's not as if it's
from another planet. It's not like that.
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The thing is,
Ely and I were singing in front
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and I couldn't see the rest of the band.
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When the number was done,
that's when it was explained to me that
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they were fooling around,
they weren't acting right.
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So at first, I said, "Was I disrespected?"
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That's where you can see "we're artists,"
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showing off that we don't care
about showbiz.
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We just want to be artists
and we want to express ourselves.
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This song it says,
Did they feel like they were selling out?
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But I hope it's not that
'cause we didn't like you.
269
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Yeah they were punks.
270
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They weren't what
the industry was used to.
271
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{\an8}The industry was used to polished stuff.
272
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{\an8}The industry was used to sheen.
273
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Hey, I'm Punk Zappa and my hobbies are
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radio, reading the song hits
and eating the bloody fishball.
275
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Anything that rattles
that cage is threatening.
276
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So the Heads were threatening
to culture, really.
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Take a look at my eyes
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Don't you see?
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I am now flying
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And heaven's close by
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Do you want to come with me?
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{\an8}There was a politician who caused
an uproar over the song "Alapaap"
283
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{\an8}because he inferred
that it was about drugs.
284
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{\an8}And... despite...
285
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{\an8}despite the lyrics being oblique enough.
286
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{\an8}It's understandable
because there are rules
287
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in mainstream media.
288
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I studied Mass Communications
and we're not allowed to say some things.
289
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There was a big Senate inquiry about it
and I was just bummed out
290
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because I was required to
attend one of the press conferences.
291
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It was early in the morning in a hotel.
292
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Lyrics in songs
are open to interpretation.
293
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And the senate inquiry
brought back that shadow of censorship
294
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during the Martial Law.
295
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And that was the fear back then,
that this kind of system could come back.
296
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Can you imagine if "Alapaap"
came out during the Duterte regime?
297
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{\an8}To be summoned to the Senate
was a dream for the band.
298
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{\an8}We really enjoyed it.
299
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We had a field trip and
mugged for the cameras.
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We were just playing along.
We knew it was a farce, anyway.
301
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And then
Senator Tito Sotto gave us each a cigar.
302
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{\an8}And then he invited us to his office
303
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{\an8}and then we smoked the cigar there.
304
00:20:05,078 --> 00:20:07,372
{\an8}It was his birthday. Happy Birthday!
305
00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:10,083
What the--? What a circus!
306
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Any form of free expression
is immediately suspect.
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the forces of conservatism, religious
institutions and government institutions,
308
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people who have interests in things
remaining the way they were.
309
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They tend to resist any new
cultural developments, cultural phenomenon
310
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So...
311
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So The Eraserheads
remain relevant in that sense.
312
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I was very interested in the arts.
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Not just music.
So I go and watch movies a lot
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and read books a lot
when I'm writing new songs.
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I listen to a lot of music
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just to get in the zone.
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I just start out with an idea.
318
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An idea could be a melody
which is usually the case.
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Or a guitar riff
320
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or just a phrase that would
actually turn out to be a chorus
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that would anchor the whole song.
322
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You look like that actress
323
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Paraluman
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When we were young
325
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You know, Ely's lyrics were
studied in classes.
326
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{\an8}I took a couple of classes
where lyrics to "Ang Huling El Bimbo"
327
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{\an8}were in the reading list in UP Diliman.
328
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It has a very tragic storyline
329
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and you might say depressing altogether.
330
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So I did try to inject humor
331
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in one of the stanzas.
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I think it’s the bridge where it goes,
"nasagasaan sa eskinita",
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meaning she was run over in an alleyway.
334
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{\an8}Absurd because no one
gets run over in an alleyway
335
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{\an8}because as we all know
those things are tight.
336
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Well the cliche
is because our lives are so hard.
337
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We lean on humor
to get us through our daily lives.
338
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Even in the worst of times,
339
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people still find
something funny to laugh at.
340
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it’s a survival mechanism really.
341
00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:19,147
And that’s the sensibility that
The Eraserheads have.
342
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It’s Filipino.
343
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Let's take a look now at the nominees.
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{\an8}The fans really came out.
345
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{\an8}And it was funny because we couldn't
print ballots fast enough.
346
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And my fax machine at home
was like nonstop,
347
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like rolls and rolls and rolls
348
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of signatures coming through
349
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at like all hours of the day.
350
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So when I brought these back like this is,
351
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these are the fans speaking out
in support of The Eraserheads.
352
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- And here are the winners.
- Who won?
353
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{\an8}-Australia
- Silverchair
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{\an8}"Freak"
355
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{\an8}-Europe
- Prodigy
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{\an8}"Breathe"
357
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{\an8}-Asia
- Eraserheads
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{\an8}"Ang Huling El Bimbo"
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They wanted their boys
to stand in that spotlight,
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and say, "Hey, this is us."
361
00:24:13,493 --> 00:24:14,494
Thank you God.
362
00:24:14,578 --> 00:24:16,746
Thank you to all the
fans who voted for us.
363
00:24:16,830 --> 00:24:17,956
BMG Philippines,
364
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{\an8}Auraeus, our director,
365
00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:21,668
{\an8}Robin, our producer,
366
00:24:21,751 --> 00:24:25,046
{\an8}our crew, MTV Asia,
our families and friends.
367
00:24:25,130 --> 00:24:26,506
{\an8}Long live the Filipino!
368
00:24:26,590 --> 00:24:27,716
{\an8}Bogchi!
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{\an8}With our hands together
370
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I had no idea
371
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That you taught my heart
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To fall in love truly
373
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We shot a show in Hard Rock Cafe
374
00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:55,911
and I was at work that day
375
00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:59,706
and a lot of the younger executives,
the younger assistants,
376
00:24:59,789 --> 00:25:01,458
all Singaporean,
377
00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:02,792
they were so giddy with excitement!
378
00:25:02,876 --> 00:25:03,752
And I said,
379
00:25:05,086 --> 00:25:06,254
"This is a Filipino band."
380
00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:08,256
"Do you even understand what
their songs are saying?"
381
00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:10,634
They were on their chairs.
382
00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:12,677
They're cheering.
They were just so, so happy
383
00:25:12,761 --> 00:25:15,513
to be in the same room as The Eraserheads.
And so I said,
384
00:25:15,597 --> 00:25:17,474
"This is beyond language.
385
00:25:17,557 --> 00:25:21,353
It's beyond geographic boundaries."
386
00:25:21,436 --> 00:25:23,438
It was a really wonderful thing to see.
387
00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:25,899
Get to know Eraserheads all this month
388
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on MTV Land, MTV In Control,
MTV Most Wanted,
389
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and MTV Videography.
390
00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:34,157
- Check this out!
- Eraserheads in the Hot Seat!
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Right here on our most
wanted music channel,
392
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MTV.
393
00:25:39,287 --> 00:25:42,165
So you’re on a promotional tour here.
394
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- In Singapore.
- Yeah, Singapore.
395
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Anything anywhere else?
396
00:25:47,087 --> 00:25:48,797
{\an8}- I think we're going to Malaysia.
- Um, yeah
397
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{\an8}and Bangkok.
398
00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:52,801
{\an8}- And Indonesia.
- Oh, really?
399
00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:54,636
{\an8}Thank you very much!
400
00:25:56,263 --> 00:25:58,098
{\an8}Welcome to Asia Live. Please have a seat.
401
00:25:58,181 --> 00:25:59,432
Thank you.
402
00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:00,350
{\an8}Hello.
403
00:26:06,022 --> 00:26:08,233
{\an8}Is this your first time
to perform in Japan?
404
00:26:08,316 --> 00:26:10,277
{\an8}- Yes, it's our first time here in Japan.
- First time.
405
00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:12,404
{\an8}- And we love it here.
- Hello!
406
00:26:12,487 --> 00:26:15,699
{\an8}- Hi.
- Hello.
407
00:26:15,782 --> 00:26:16,992
Touring,
408
00:26:17,075 --> 00:26:18,076
touring everywhere,
409
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,205
it was great. We really had a good time.
410
00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:23,707
I think it was the best of times.
411
00:26:38,054 --> 00:26:39,180
It's the beach.
412
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,351
After this, it's been a year
and a half of touring.
413
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:46,479
We're actually still giddy with
excitement because
414
00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:48,565
we've never ridden a helicopter.
415
00:26:48,648 --> 00:26:51,401
We went to so many places
which I never heard of,
416
00:26:51,484 --> 00:26:53,320
which I never thought I'd go to,
417
00:26:53,403 --> 00:26:55,864
much less perform to people.
418
00:26:55,947 --> 00:27:00,827
There was some alcohol and
drugs and other people around.
419
00:27:01,411 --> 00:27:04,372
So there's definitely
high jinks in the States
420
00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:08,793
where we would get almost arrested
421
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:11,046
and I got back to the hotel
422
00:27:11,129 --> 00:27:12,672
and it’s like everybody’s high!
423
00:27:12,756 --> 00:27:16,801
Everybody's running around, running around
with half their clothes off,
424
00:27:16,885 --> 00:27:19,304
I'm splitting and I'm like--
425
00:27:19,387 --> 00:27:20,930
So you weren't involved in it?
426
00:27:21,014 --> 00:27:23,183
Because it's the story,
I'm not gonna be in it!
427
00:27:24,225 --> 00:27:26,895
I shall not incriminate myself!
428
00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:33,526
Fame during that time looked a lot like
the way it did in the movies.
429
00:27:33,610 --> 00:27:35,945
We had groupies. We had fans.
430
00:27:36,029 --> 00:27:39,949
There's many, many things
that's crazy about touring.
431
00:27:42,577 --> 00:27:45,038
During those times,
the mall shows were crazy.
432
00:27:45,121 --> 00:27:50,168
They would plan, like the malls,
where their escape route would be.
433
00:27:50,251 --> 00:27:56,257
Yeah, there were absolutely times
when you fear for your safety.
434
00:27:56,341 --> 00:27:59,886
{\an8}Their fandom was a bit
different because it was,
435
00:27:59,969 --> 00:28:03,932
{\an8}equally male and female,
if not, more male.
436
00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:07,310
{\an8}And so it was very typical
for the men to go out of their minds.
437
00:28:07,394 --> 00:28:10,021
They just go completely
bonkers with The Eraserheads.
438
00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:14,109
The males in the audience
would like, throw stuff at us.
439
00:28:14,651 --> 00:28:18,113
{\an8}Like, everything they could get
their hands on, you know.
440
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:24,244
{\an8}Bottles of piss and
rocks the size of boulders.
441
00:28:42,095 --> 00:28:45,098
There was a time in the province where
442
00:28:45,181 --> 00:28:48,351
I had to stop a show because
the people climbed up
443
00:28:48,435 --> 00:28:51,604
on the scaffolding
444
00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:53,481
to be able to see them.
445
00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:56,609
And then a scaffold fell.
446
00:28:56,693 --> 00:28:59,946
There was another time where
they climbed on top of the van
447
00:29:00,029 --> 00:29:02,282
just to be able to get to them.
448
00:29:02,365 --> 00:29:04,576
I mean it was on top of the van,
449
00:29:04,659 --> 00:29:06,035
couldn't even get out.
450
00:29:06,119 --> 00:29:09,831
The fame was really uh,
451
00:29:10,457 --> 00:29:14,794
kind of encroaching on my personal life.
452
00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:17,505
And nobody ever tells you this,
453
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:22,218
I mean, they don't have,
you know, a course for this. But
454
00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:26,598
{\an8}when you're in that stage of your career,
455
00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:33,521
{\an8}you really just miss
your privacy, you know.
456
00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:38,943
{\an8}And you miss the control you have
457
00:29:39,027 --> 00:29:40,570
over your life.
458
00:29:40,653 --> 00:29:42,489
There was no internet back then.
459
00:29:42,572 --> 00:29:44,574
"How to be a rockstar."
460
00:29:44,657 --> 00:29:45,533
Something like that.
461
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,286
We were just trying to adjust to it.
462
00:29:48,369 --> 00:29:49,704
Like, Okay.
463
00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:09,516
{\an8}Julie Tearjerky on the phone
464
00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:13,144
{\an8}She says that I can't be alone
465
00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:16,815
{\an8}She was told that time was gold
466
00:30:18,525 --> 00:30:23,905
We need to dish out an album every year
467
00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:28,618
so it's gigs, it's rehearsals,
it's recording,
468
00:30:28,701 --> 00:30:33,456
it's promotions, it's TV, it's radio.
469
00:30:33,540 --> 00:30:34,666
Doesn't end.
470
00:30:35,291 --> 00:30:36,960
So this went on for like, four years.
471
00:30:38,253 --> 00:30:42,006
And we never took breaks.
We never took a vacation.
472
00:30:42,090 --> 00:30:45,218
Ha, it never occurred to us to say,
473
00:30:45,301 --> 00:30:47,387
"You know guys, I think we're tired."
474
00:30:47,887 --> 00:30:51,057
No one wanted to admit it.
Because we don't talk like that.
475
00:30:51,140 --> 00:30:52,851
We don't talk in those terms.
476
00:30:52,934 --> 00:30:54,519
I come from that generation.
477
00:30:55,728 --> 00:30:58,064
Hey, I mean, if it's not killing anyone,
478
00:30:58,147 --> 00:31:00,400
then it should be fine?
479
00:31:01,109 --> 00:31:03,236
We weren't ready for the backlash.
480
00:31:03,903 --> 00:31:05,071
We weren't prepared for it.
481
00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:09,492
We were kids.
We didn't know how to deal with
482
00:31:09,576 --> 00:31:11,578
that kind of attention.
483
00:31:12,328 --> 00:31:16,833
Meaning, suddenly
we were making movies, and commercials.
484
00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:19,544
To my mind, we also found it corny
485
00:31:19,627 --> 00:31:22,297
but management suggested it
and they said it was good.
486
00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:26,593
"You're gonna do this commercial
so you can do this tour."
487
00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:34,726
I guess when
something is there for a long time.
488
00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:38,438
{\an8}People get tired of it,
people get sick of it.
489
00:31:38,521 --> 00:31:39,689
{\an8}And...
490
00:31:40,690 --> 00:31:44,611
{\an8}They want to tear it down or move it aside
491
00:31:44,694 --> 00:31:48,990
so that something new can come along.
492
00:31:49,824 --> 00:31:52,368
I've dared to be the
voice of my generation.
493
00:31:55,622 --> 00:31:57,248
Dare to start with zero.
494
00:31:57,332 --> 00:31:59,375
{\an8}Even our, even the fans,
495
00:31:59,459 --> 00:32:02,295
{\an8}the cooler fans were like,
"We don't want to do anything with you"
496
00:32:02,378 --> 00:32:04,255
{\an8}because "you're the biggest thing."
497
00:32:04,339 --> 00:32:07,550
One of the Ramones
was playing in Hard Rock
498
00:32:07,634 --> 00:32:09,218
and being a fan,
499
00:32:09,302 --> 00:32:16,267
you know, I went there and the host
foolishly announced that I was
500
00:32:16,351 --> 00:32:17,477
in the audience.
501
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,438
I would've just appreciated if they just
502
00:32:20,521 --> 00:32:23,316
ignored it but they booed.
503
00:32:23,900 --> 00:32:25,151
And I was there right at the audience,
504
00:32:25,234 --> 00:32:27,612
in the middle and
people booing around you.
505
00:32:27,695 --> 00:32:29,864
Again, I would not wish that
506
00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:31,199
on anyone.
507
00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:33,159
It really,
508
00:32:33,242 --> 00:32:35,745
it really hits very hard.
509
00:32:37,038 --> 00:32:40,959
And that was when I realized that maybe
510
00:32:41,042 --> 00:32:44,253
it's time to throw in the towel, right?
511
00:32:44,337 --> 00:32:49,676
I mean I don't wanna be in
a place where I'm not wanted, right?
512
00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:52,345
{\an8}Hey, let's keep doing stuff
513
00:32:53,346 --> 00:32:56,474
{\an8}until we start turning people off.
514
00:32:57,141 --> 00:32:58,810
Let's see how far we can push this.
515
00:33:06,067 --> 00:33:09,696
{\an8}The Eraserheads' growth
as persons were exponential at that time
516
00:33:09,779 --> 00:33:11,698
{\an8}because we get to taste
517
00:33:13,199 --> 00:33:15,410
{\an8}that "success."
518
00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:18,037
{\an8}That means also we had a little money.
519
00:33:18,121 --> 00:33:22,500
We had a little more money
to feed our brain more, right?
520
00:33:22,583 --> 00:33:26,337
We went to see other places.
We had a tour of the US
521
00:33:26,421 --> 00:33:28,256
and some parts of the world.
522
00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:32,093
{\an8}So our experiences are bigger now.
523
00:33:32,176 --> 00:33:34,345
And then we put that into songs.
524
00:33:50,403 --> 00:33:51,696
Yeah, let’s start
with the album "Fruitcake."
525
00:33:51,779 --> 00:33:53,740
It was still the usual,
like typical bands.
526
00:33:53,823 --> 00:33:58,870
{\an8}And then with "Stickerhappy,"
that's when we started using loops.
527
00:33:58,953 --> 00:34:03,708
And then "Natin99"
was when we used a 50-50 machine
528
00:34:03,791 --> 00:34:08,337
and then there was also live playing.
529
00:34:08,421 --> 00:34:09,756
Let's troll them.
530
00:34:10,298 --> 00:34:13,384
So instead of getting trolled,
we troll them back.
531
00:34:13,468 --> 00:34:16,220
Internally, we just out-weird everybody.
532
00:34:16,304 --> 00:34:18,848
And outwork everybody.
533
00:34:19,807 --> 00:34:21,768
{\an8}During that time we were
having a difficult time
534
00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,270
{\an8}to getting radio airplay
535
00:34:24,812 --> 00:34:25,772
for the singles.
536
00:34:26,731 --> 00:34:28,941
The reviews also weren't good.
537
00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:31,944
It got heavier and deeper.
538
00:34:32,653 --> 00:34:35,531
Of course, they were better
musicians during that time.
539
00:34:35,615 --> 00:34:38,409
They probably didn't know
540
00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,369
where to go.
541
00:34:40,453 --> 00:34:42,747
They were a bit lost. Very sad.
542
00:34:42,830 --> 00:34:46,000
We weren't leaving behind the old songs.
543
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,960
We just wanted to present new ones.
544
00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:50,421
And the record companies,
545
00:34:50,505 --> 00:34:51,422
they didn't like that.
546
00:34:51,506 --> 00:34:54,926
They want you to keep doing
what made you money.
547
00:34:55,009 --> 00:34:56,636
What made them money.
548
00:34:56,719 --> 00:35:00,556
So when we did
"Pare Ko," they want "Pare Ko" Part Two.
549
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,683
So we said, no, we did that already.
550
00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,394
"Make something for the masses."
551
00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:07,772
So Ely wrote "Para Sa Masa".
552
00:35:07,855 --> 00:35:13,236
To all who are into love songs and drama
553
00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:18,699
To all who can't read
554
00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:23,704
To all who have problems in school
555
00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:28,543
To all the fans of Sharon Cuneta
556
00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:34,132
To all who have money problems
557
00:35:34,215 --> 00:35:38,427
I always thought the masses
558
00:35:38,511 --> 00:35:42,765
would join us in our journey.
559
00:35:43,641 --> 00:35:46,769
I wanted the people
to evolve with the band
560
00:35:46,853 --> 00:35:50,106
with our songwriting
561
00:35:50,189 --> 00:35:54,652
and I was just sort of disappointed that
562
00:35:54,735 --> 00:35:59,240
it did not happen that way.
563
00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:04,579
So that was the theme of Para sa Masa.
564
00:36:04,662 --> 00:36:07,748
I was already feeling
sad during that time.
565
00:36:07,832 --> 00:36:13,212
It seemed like they're no longer the band
that they used to be.
566
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:18,134
In the last album,
we finished the whole album
567
00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:22,471
with none of us
in the studio at the same time.
568
00:36:22,555 --> 00:36:23,848
I felt it.
569
00:36:24,390 --> 00:36:25,975
I knew it.
570
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,687
Oh, this is the last album.
571
00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:41,699
There was that space
that was growing between us
572
00:36:41,782 --> 00:36:43,951
and the audience.
573
00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:45,453
And you know...
574
00:36:45,536 --> 00:36:48,623
For ten years,
we've done nothing but that.
575
00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:52,919
Shit, I have to book six months ahead
just to be away from you.
576
00:36:54,253 --> 00:36:57,423
It was all the substances.
577
00:36:57,506 --> 00:37:00,051
There's like alcohol and drugs
and different people
578
00:37:00,134 --> 00:37:03,930
pulling us, you know,
everybody had a different crew.
579
00:37:04,513 --> 00:37:08,434
It was the professional stuff
that really got to me.
580
00:37:08,517 --> 00:37:13,356
Raymund would stick his nose
into pretty much everything.
581
00:37:13,439 --> 00:37:14,357
Anything and everything.
582
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,108
He'd be everywhere
583
00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:17,944
every time, the whole time.
584
00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:20,112
There are two strong personalities there
585
00:37:20,196 --> 00:37:22,823
who were, so to speak,
586
00:37:24,659 --> 00:37:26,577
in charge of the direction.
587
00:37:26,661 --> 00:37:31,666
It's just the way he handled things
that sort of, I didn't agree with.
588
00:37:31,749 --> 00:37:34,377
Yes! I was difficult.
589
00:37:34,460 --> 00:37:35,670
I was a punk.
590
00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:38,172
Oh, you don't want it fast,
I'll play it faster.
591
00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:39,882
You don't want it loud,
I'll play it louder.
592
00:37:39,966 --> 00:37:42,426
Oh, you're late. I'll cut the set.
593
00:37:43,219 --> 00:37:47,890
I think I had a very strong personality
594
00:37:47,974 --> 00:37:50,476
and I didn't know how to
manage it at the time.
595
00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:53,896
I didn't realize
I was just throwing a tantrum, right?
596
00:37:53,980 --> 00:37:55,106
Basically on stage.
597
00:37:55,189 --> 00:38:01,153
I was very, very insecure of my ability,
musical abilities at that time.
598
00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:04,949
So I'm always paranoid
that maybe I'm not giving more.
599
00:38:05,032 --> 00:38:06,409
Am I pleasing Buddy?
600
00:38:06,492 --> 00:38:09,745
Is my guitar playing making Ely happy?
601
00:38:10,246 --> 00:38:13,958
I realize now that it's just in my head.
602
00:38:14,041 --> 00:38:15,793
Maybe they don't care.
603
00:38:16,377 --> 00:38:19,088
Marcus would take forever
to record guitars.
604
00:38:19,171 --> 00:38:22,675
So that started to
get to me to the point that
605
00:38:22,758 --> 00:38:25,094
I wouldn't hang around the studio.
606
00:38:25,177 --> 00:38:31,475
As for Buddy, I resented him
for being too impersonal.
607
00:38:32,101 --> 00:38:35,855
He seemed not to be really
in it, you know?
608
00:38:35,938 --> 00:38:39,525
Ely at that time just kept quiet.
609
00:38:39,608 --> 00:38:42,528
I mean he was a quiet person
really, to start with,
610
00:38:42,611 --> 00:38:44,947
but he just kept getting
quieter and quieter.
611
00:38:45,531 --> 00:38:47,950
I'd rather suffer, again, the consequences
612
00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:50,745
than to go through that s**t of
613
00:38:50,828 --> 00:38:52,455
like, talking.
614
00:38:52,538 --> 00:38:55,166
But I know that's foolish now
615
00:38:55,249 --> 00:38:58,377
and I regret not doing it.
616
00:38:58,961 --> 00:38:59,879
I don't think about it a lot.
617
00:38:59,962 --> 00:39:04,508
But looking back, I think we were,
we didn't take care of each other.
618
00:39:04,592 --> 00:39:06,677
Because we're starting to
get on each other's nerves.
619
00:39:06,761 --> 00:39:10,681
We actually needed
to talk about in the studio
620
00:39:10,765 --> 00:39:12,350
which was the most important thing.
621
00:39:12,433 --> 00:39:13,893
We never got around to doing.
622
00:39:13,976 --> 00:39:17,355
We just figured
ah, we come from that generation.
623
00:39:18,439 --> 00:39:19,774
We'll survive.
624
00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:22,360
We're grown men. We're big boys.
625
00:39:22,443 --> 00:39:25,738
This is something you just take in stride.
626
00:39:25,821 --> 00:39:30,326
Our generation
learned to internalize things
627
00:39:30,409 --> 00:39:34,872
and process things
on our own and not express it.
628
00:39:34,955 --> 00:39:37,792
I definitely grew up in a household
629
00:39:37,875 --> 00:39:42,254
where dissent is frowned upon
630
00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:45,424
and expressing one’s self,
631
00:39:45,508 --> 00:39:50,179
especially with authorities was a no-no
632
00:39:50,262 --> 00:39:53,599
and tantamount to treason.
633
00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:56,685
And then of course, like any relationship,
634
00:39:57,186 --> 00:39:59,271
there are fights.
635
00:39:59,772 --> 00:40:01,065
Nobody fixed it.
636
00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:06,821
It was all the pressure of touring
and the studio.
637
00:40:22,628 --> 00:40:26,632
I was driving in my Toyota Corolla.
638
00:40:26,715 --> 00:40:30,719
In my car, I had my wife
639
00:40:30,803 --> 00:40:32,430
then we had a six-month-old baby.
640
00:40:32,513 --> 00:40:36,016
The text from Ely saying,
"It's time to graduate."
641
00:40:37,226 --> 00:40:39,687
I moved the car to the side of the road.
642
00:40:41,230 --> 00:40:43,065
What does this mean?
643
00:40:43,149 --> 00:40:46,527
In my mind, of course, you're ahead of us.
644
00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:47,945
You graduate.
645
00:40:48,028 --> 00:40:50,865
You were a sophomore, we were freshmen.
646
00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:55,035
The band,
the four guys aren't really businessmen
647
00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:58,539
especially thirty years ago.
648
00:40:59,081 --> 00:41:01,208
We didn't know anything about money.
649
00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:07,548
And I think that was
one of the downfalls of the band.
650
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:11,552
{\an8}Because it was such
a f**ked up system that
651
00:41:13,053 --> 00:41:17,516
{\an8}even though we were
supposed to be earning a lot,
652
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,519
we didn't see anything at all.
653
00:41:20,603 --> 00:41:22,521
{\an8}It was not an easy decision at all.
654
00:41:23,397 --> 00:41:24,440
{\an8}It took him years.
655
00:41:24,523 --> 00:41:29,361
{\an8}I know it could have been misconstrued
as selfish, that he wasn't considering
656
00:41:29,445 --> 00:41:30,779
the other families.
657
00:41:30,863 --> 00:41:35,534
But when you have your own family,
that takes precedence.
658
00:41:39,121 --> 00:41:45,377
I remember Raymund texting back.
I don't know, but I think he said,
659
00:41:45,461 --> 00:41:47,463
all he said was "I'm sorry."
660
00:41:47,546 --> 00:41:49,840
And then after a few days,
661
00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:53,928
Buddy called me saying,
662
00:41:54,011 --> 00:41:55,930
"Can we still use the name?"
663
00:41:56,013 --> 00:41:57,431
To his credit,
664
00:41:58,182 --> 00:42:00,142
he asked my permission.
665
00:42:00,226 --> 00:42:03,270
Of course I said yes, but I regretted it.
666
00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:04,772
I give you
667
00:42:04,855 --> 00:42:07,107
the one and only group that still rocks
668
00:42:07,191 --> 00:42:09,109
and yes, they're definitely still here.
669
00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:11,487
Ladies and gentlemen, The Eraserheads.
670
00:42:11,570 --> 00:42:17,701
{\an8}You look like the actor George Estregan
671
00:42:19,495 --> 00:42:23,290
When we were young
672
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,461
And you danced so well
673
00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:31,382
You don't need to continue
as the Eheads because you're broken up.
674
00:42:31,465 --> 00:42:33,717
The band is broken up.
675
00:42:33,801 --> 00:42:35,719
You don't have your singer with you.
676
00:42:36,595 --> 00:42:39,640
You know? Organizers will understand
677
00:42:40,182 --> 00:42:41,225
that...
678
00:42:42,101 --> 00:42:45,563
the Eheads are no more
and you don't have to use that name.
679
00:42:45,646 --> 00:42:47,189
It's really simple.
680
00:42:47,690 --> 00:42:49,650
Because I would have done the same.
681
00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:51,860
Which further, again,
682
00:42:51,944 --> 00:42:54,780
confirmed my suspicions that
683
00:42:54,863 --> 00:42:58,242
they never really
cared about me or the band.
684
00:42:58,325 --> 00:43:01,078
And they just want this as a cash cow.
685
00:43:01,161 --> 00:43:05,583
And that was my attitude
for like ten, twenty years.
686
00:43:05,666 --> 00:43:07,626
That's what I thought of them.
687
00:43:08,544 --> 00:43:12,798
You go through life
and then you make plans with people.
688
00:43:12,881 --> 00:43:13,924
And then
689
00:43:14,425 --> 00:43:16,302
one of those people changes their mind.
690
00:43:16,385 --> 00:43:18,887
Oh, no, no, no. You can't get to do that.
691
00:43:18,971 --> 00:43:21,724
Apparently, he could.
692
00:43:21,807 --> 00:43:22,808
And he did.
693
00:43:22,891 --> 00:43:24,727
What are we gonna do with our kids?
694
00:43:24,810 --> 00:43:28,397
How are we going to put up our own houses?
695
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:32,568
I'm sorry that
they had to go through that.
696
00:43:35,070 --> 00:43:37,948
I don't know. It's not my fault.
697
00:43:39,450 --> 00:43:41,619
Resentment towards Ely?
698
00:43:41,702 --> 00:43:47,916
{\an8}If resentment means
anger that you've never felt before,
699
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,461
{\an8}yeah, that's pretty much resentment.
That's how I felt.
700
00:43:57,593 --> 00:44:03,349
I just found a friend indeed
701
00:44:04,767 --> 00:44:06,852
Just hold it down
702
00:44:08,437 --> 00:44:11,148
You can leave
703
00:44:18,530 --> 00:44:22,910
If the fans were brutal
when I was still in the Heads,
704
00:44:22,993 --> 00:44:25,079
they were like
705
00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:29,708
evil when I quit the band.
706
00:44:30,417 --> 00:44:32,753
It's like they would turn up
707
00:44:34,046 --> 00:44:36,507
at your shows just to heckle you.
708
00:44:36,590 --> 00:44:38,842
Like what kind of commitment is that?
709
00:44:39,426 --> 00:44:41,637
It's so f**ked up.
710
00:44:42,304 --> 00:44:46,100
And it wasn't really enjoyable.
711
00:44:46,183 --> 00:44:50,020
Like I have to prove myself
after the Eheads that
712
00:44:50,104 --> 00:44:53,857
I can write even
more culturally impactful songs.
713
00:44:54,358 --> 00:44:58,445
Like twice in my lifetime is stupid.
714
00:45:00,197 --> 00:45:02,866
I mean that's the criteria.
That's their standard.
715
00:45:02,950 --> 00:45:09,873
Why am I held on such a high standard
when other people are celebrated
716
00:45:09,957 --> 00:45:13,544
for writing crappy songs?
717
00:45:13,627 --> 00:45:15,003
Words were said.
718
00:45:15,504 --> 00:45:17,840
Magazine articles came out.
719
00:45:17,923 --> 00:45:20,134
Probably totally unnecessary
720
00:45:20,217 --> 00:45:22,177
but it was still done.
721
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,347
It was allowed to be aired.
722
00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:39,987
Maybe I contributed to the polarization
723
00:45:40,070 --> 00:45:44,575
{\an8}by not being a better influence
but I was young
724
00:45:44,658 --> 00:45:48,120
{\an8}and I didn't know any better
and Ely was family.
725
00:45:52,791 --> 00:45:54,626
If I was able to go back,
726
00:45:54,710 --> 00:45:58,172
of course I would change a lot of things.
727
00:45:58,255 --> 00:46:04,303
And I would change the way I dealt
728
00:46:04,386 --> 00:46:09,766
with that isolation
and with that alienation.
729
00:46:10,934 --> 00:46:12,561
{\an8}So it was like,
730
00:46:12,644 --> 00:46:14,646
{\an8}"Woah, what to do now?"
731
00:46:15,647 --> 00:46:17,566
I surfed!
732
00:46:17,649 --> 00:46:23,989
For me then, the myth of the surfer for me
was the counterculture.
733
00:46:24,072 --> 00:46:27,034
Being there, away on the beach.
734
00:46:27,534 --> 00:46:28,368
It was freeing.
735
00:46:29,411 --> 00:46:31,288
And then a few weeks later, I was broke.
736
00:46:33,540 --> 00:46:35,834
{\an8}I had a baby.
I had a baby and then I realized
737
00:46:35,918 --> 00:46:38,587
{\an8}I'm broke. And then, "I can't be broke."
738
00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:40,923
I worked in Liquid Post.
739
00:46:41,006 --> 00:46:42,633
Music for advertising.
740
00:46:42,716 --> 00:46:44,134
It was difficult
741
00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:46,637
to have a day job.
742
00:46:47,137 --> 00:46:49,556
Ah, we should've just fixed the Heads.
743
00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:52,518
It was-- we had it easy.
744
00:46:52,601 --> 00:46:53,644
But you don't realize that
745
00:46:53,727 --> 00:46:56,146
until you go through
something more difficult.
746
00:47:18,794 --> 00:47:20,420
They wouldn’t stop.
747
00:47:20,504 --> 00:47:22,089
The fans wouldn’t stop
748
00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:26,927
badgering me and the offers didn’t stop.
749
00:47:27,427 --> 00:47:33,600
And you kind of just
throw your hands in the air
750
00:47:33,684 --> 00:47:36,937
and just say, "Fuck it!"
751
00:47:37,020 --> 00:47:38,063
Let’s do it.
752
00:47:48,949 --> 00:47:52,119
Big Dipper north of nowhere
753
00:47:52,202 --> 00:47:56,540
Outside the room, inside my mind
754
00:48:01,962 --> 00:48:05,090
Look forward to tomorrow
755
00:48:05,173 --> 00:48:09,886
But can I leave yesterday behind?
756
00:48:10,512 --> 00:48:13,724
How it feels so strange
757
00:48:15,225 --> 00:48:18,979
To have grown and change
758
00:48:20,272 --> 00:48:23,650
Now, it's not the same
759
00:48:25,152 --> 00:48:29,323
'Cause time slips and slides
760
00:48:29,406 --> 00:48:33,952
Into another place and try
761
00:48:34,828 --> 00:48:38,332
As we might to understand each other
762
00:48:38,415 --> 00:48:42,586
Doesn't really matter where you are
763
00:48:42,669 --> 00:48:45,922
It always seems so very far
764
00:48:47,549 --> 00:48:51,345
'Cause you're lightyears away
765
00:48:51,428 --> 00:48:53,889
You're lightyears away
766
00:48:53,972 --> 00:48:56,516
From me
767
00:49:00,187 --> 00:49:01,647
I was gonna throw up.
768
00:49:02,648 --> 00:49:04,900
Ah, which is normal.
769
00:49:05,734 --> 00:49:12,407
But I was so excited and sad
because Tita Lisette passed.
770
00:49:20,832 --> 00:49:24,836
The only thing I remembered from
the first reunion was that
771
00:49:24,920 --> 00:49:27,839
you know, my mom died. And that uh...
772
00:49:28,548 --> 00:49:31,343
so whatever enjoyment
773
00:49:31,426 --> 00:49:37,265
I would have had
by being together again with the guys
774
00:49:37,349 --> 00:49:39,851
was not there.
775
00:49:40,352 --> 00:49:46,024
If I remember right, I saw him
have like, a banana or two?
776
00:49:46,525 --> 00:49:47,943
And a glass of wine.
777
00:49:48,443 --> 00:49:50,487
No sleep, no food.
778
00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:54,449
Does Ely know
what he's setting himself up for?
779
00:49:55,117 --> 00:49:58,412
I totally understood
why Ely wanted to play.
780
00:49:58,495 --> 00:50:02,374
And I would have totally understood
if he didn't want to play.
781
00:50:07,671 --> 00:50:10,507
But it was his call. It wasn't ours.
782
00:50:11,007 --> 00:50:14,344
We told him. It was like,
"Up to you. It doesn't matter."
783
00:50:15,262 --> 00:50:21,893
The soundcheck was
like three a.m. and you know
784
00:50:22,394 --> 00:50:27,816
Ely, if you put yourself in his shoes,
785
00:50:27,899 --> 00:50:31,069
you can just imagine how stressful
it is for him.
786
00:50:31,153 --> 00:50:35,365
{\an8}How could you go in front of people
and make them happy
787
00:50:35,449 --> 00:50:38,326
when you're so heartbroken?
788
00:50:39,745 --> 00:50:42,581
Ely's the kind of man
789
00:50:44,249 --> 00:50:48,962
that prioritizes others' needs
before his own.
790
00:50:51,256 --> 00:50:53,800
I remember during the wake,
791
00:50:54,926 --> 00:50:58,972
even though he was exhausted
792
00:50:59,055 --> 00:51:03,685
and was going through immense grief,
793
00:51:03,769 --> 00:51:06,855
the first thing he asked
me when I arrived was,
794
00:51:06,938 --> 00:51:10,317
"Have you eaten?" and "Are you Okay?"
795
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,235
Which was actually
796
00:51:13,278 --> 00:51:15,781
something I should have asked him.
797
00:51:17,115 --> 00:51:20,619
And yeah, I never forgot that.
798
00:51:22,329 --> 00:51:23,747
Okay.
799
00:51:40,305 --> 00:51:43,809
There was so much riding on the concert
800
00:51:43,892 --> 00:51:48,188
that I had to do it. I had to show up.
801
00:52:05,205 --> 00:52:07,374
{\an8}And just right after the first set,
802
00:52:07,457 --> 00:52:10,710
{\an8}somebody came up to me.
"Sir, sir, sir. We need you backstage."
803
00:52:11,294 --> 00:52:13,755
{\an8}I didn't know how to get backstage.
804
00:52:13,839 --> 00:52:15,924
{\an8}And then someone just told me that
805
00:52:16,007 --> 00:52:18,260
{\an8}my brother had a heart attack.
806
00:52:20,262 --> 00:52:24,015
I didn’t want to think about it.
I didn’t want to think about losing him.
807
00:52:29,896 --> 00:52:33,400
If I remember correctly,
Day went to our tent and said,
808
00:52:33,483 --> 00:52:36,069
"Ely's getting rushed to the hospital."
809
00:52:37,904 --> 00:52:40,031
And I didn't know what to do.
810
00:52:40,115 --> 00:52:43,326
We're not gonna--
Who's gonna tell the crowd?
811
00:52:44,411 --> 00:52:47,080
We, however, regret to inform you that
812
00:52:47,163 --> 00:52:49,291
due to my brother's poor health,
813
00:52:49,374 --> 00:52:52,586
because of the emotional
and physical stress
814
00:52:52,669 --> 00:52:54,296
{\an8}that he's been experiencing,
815
00:52:54,379 --> 00:52:55,213
{\an8}ERASERHEADS' REUNION CONCERT WAS CUT SHORT
AFTER ELY BUENDIA WAS HOSPITALIZED
816
00:52:55,297 --> 00:52:58,925
{\an8}we apologize for
cutting the concert short.
817
00:53:05,265 --> 00:53:08,977
I've never seen a crowd so compassionate.
818
00:53:09,060 --> 00:53:11,229
{\an8}Some were crying because
819
00:53:12,230 --> 00:53:14,816
{\an8}their idol, Ely,
was rushed to the hospital.
820
00:53:14,900 --> 00:53:16,568
It was a good first set.
821
00:53:16,651 --> 00:53:19,779
And we're always gonna be
supportive of The Eraserheads.
822
00:53:19,863 --> 00:53:23,867
It's sad because I waited so long
for this concert and
823
00:53:24,367 --> 00:53:25,827
I mean, what are the chances?
824
00:53:25,911 --> 00:53:27,954
It seems so cruel.
825
00:53:28,038 --> 00:53:30,665
For Ely to get sick
when his mom just died.
826
00:53:30,749 --> 00:53:31,958
It's just so sad that this happened.
827
00:53:32,542 --> 00:53:34,169
I, I don't know if,
828
00:53:34,252 --> 00:53:39,883
{\an8}I mean I don't how I would have
dealt with it if he didn't
829
00:53:39,966 --> 00:53:41,092
{\an8}pull through.
830
00:53:41,176 --> 00:53:44,429
That would have been like unimaginable.
831
00:53:44,512 --> 00:53:47,098
Like a huge f**king
joke from the universe!
832
00:53:47,182 --> 00:53:48,516
Like, what?!
833
00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:52,771
I don't know. I didn't know what to think
834
00:53:52,854 --> 00:53:54,314
'cause it's like,
835
00:53:54,814 --> 00:53:56,816
"Were we gonna lose him?"
836
00:53:56,900 --> 00:53:58,401
Right? It's like,
837
00:53:58,902 --> 00:54:01,029
I didn't even have words for it anymore.
838
00:54:03,281 --> 00:54:05,325
Your smile is different
839
00:54:05,408 --> 00:54:07,494
Your look is different
840
00:54:07,577 --> 00:54:11,081
Everything's changed about you
841
00:54:12,165 --> 00:54:14,084
I wish I hadn't seen
842
00:54:14,167 --> 00:54:16,169
I wish I didn't have this problem
843
00:54:16,252 --> 00:54:22,801
Because I don't have enough cash
844
00:54:23,802 --> 00:54:30,642
To buy your pretty face
845
00:54:31,893 --> 00:54:35,230
I didn't even go home.
I said, "I wanna finish the show."
846
00:54:35,730 --> 00:54:37,315
You don't wanna think about anything.
847
00:54:37,399 --> 00:54:40,652
No flashbacks.
No, I don't even want to think about him.
848
00:54:41,277 --> 00:54:44,197
So we all went. I called Buddy.
849
00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:46,157
"We're going to Saguijo.
We're gonna finish the show."
850
00:54:46,241 --> 00:54:49,077
I don't wanna cry.
I just want to finish the show.
851
00:54:50,412 --> 00:54:56,459
Raymund had this idea
to congregate in Saguijo Bar.
852
00:54:58,169 --> 00:54:59,045
For me, it was like
853
00:54:59,129 --> 00:55:01,214
"Is it a good idea to be there?"
854
00:55:01,297 --> 00:55:04,509
It was like "No, no, he would've
wanted us to finish it."
855
00:55:04,592 --> 00:55:06,219
Which kind of backfired, I think.
856
00:55:07,137 --> 00:55:08,847
F**k, man. Why?
857
00:55:08,930 --> 00:55:13,893
So that added again
to the resentment that I felt
858
00:55:13,977 --> 00:55:16,771
with these guys, that, you know...
859
00:55:18,064 --> 00:55:23,445
I mean, I'm in the f**king hospital
and you're out there,
860
00:55:24,654 --> 00:55:26,281
performing?
861
00:55:26,364 --> 00:55:30,410
That's what I did when my dad
passed a few years ago before that.
862
00:55:32,871 --> 00:55:36,166
It would've saved us a lot of suffering
863
00:55:36,249 --> 00:55:39,294
if I had known that.
864
00:55:39,377 --> 00:55:44,924
It all seems very silly now
865
00:55:45,008 --> 00:55:47,469
when you look at it from that perspective.
866
00:55:48,428 --> 00:55:50,930
But I was coming from
867
00:55:51,014 --> 00:55:56,478
a frame of reality
868
00:55:56,561 --> 00:55:57,937
that was different.
869
00:56:01,149 --> 00:56:02,859
Why not have a reunion of the Heads?
870
00:56:02,942 --> 00:56:04,194
There's a lot of baggage
871
00:56:04,277 --> 00:56:09,032
and it's one of those things
that's not happening at the moment.
872
00:56:09,115 --> 00:56:10,366
Right?
873
00:56:10,450 --> 00:56:11,951
We disagree a lot on many things.
874
00:56:12,035 --> 00:56:14,079
So it's not worth it to just
put the band together,
875
00:56:14,162 --> 00:56:16,039
- Right.
- for whatever reason
876
00:56:16,122 --> 00:56:17,957
when everybody's doing their thing.
877
00:56:18,041 --> 00:56:20,168
Ely's doing his thing.
Marcus is doing his thing.
878
00:56:20,251 --> 00:56:23,171
With you
879
00:56:25,090 --> 00:56:30,887
Uncertain when you'll come back for me
880
00:56:51,157 --> 00:56:54,953
Where do I fit in your life?
881
00:56:56,246 --> 00:56:57,205
Lightheaded
882
00:57:12,720 --> 00:57:17,308
If you look at the history
from the 60s to the present day.
883
00:57:17,392 --> 00:57:21,438
You can really divide it
into two large categories.
884
00:57:21,938 --> 00:57:25,191
Before The Eraserheads
and After the Eraserheads.
885
00:57:26,151 --> 00:57:28,319
Really, The Eraserheads
changed everything.
886
00:57:28,403 --> 00:57:32,323
{\an8}The ‘heads were part of
a global phenomenon that was not planned
887
00:57:32,407 --> 00:57:36,995
and i think music in general
was looking for something else.
888
00:57:37,078 --> 00:57:40,665
{\an8}We still hear them today,
889
00:57:40,748 --> 00:57:43,251
even the young people love their music.
890
00:57:43,334 --> 00:57:44,919
{\an8}There’s something about The Eraserheads,
891
00:57:45,003 --> 00:57:47,255
{\an8}something about
their devil may care attitude,
892
00:57:47,338 --> 00:57:51,009
{\an8}their audacity, that resonated with me.
893
00:57:51,092 --> 00:57:57,682
I can go beyond my own limits
894
00:57:57,765 --> 00:58:02,520
in the same way that
they went beyond their own parameters.
895
00:58:02,604 --> 00:58:05,815
{\an8}Rock bands,
or any kind of band for that matter,
896
00:58:05,899 --> 00:58:07,317
{\an8}usually sing about love.
897
00:58:07,400 --> 00:58:09,903
{\an8}But they also touch
on themes like friendship
898
00:58:09,986 --> 00:58:13,156
and the struggles of being a student,
which I can relate to.
899
00:58:13,239 --> 00:58:15,700
{\an8}They don’t write for a return.
900
00:58:15,783 --> 00:58:19,913
{\an8}They don’t write to make sure they can hit
a certain position in the hit parade
901
00:58:19,996 --> 00:58:21,122
or they can sell.
902
00:58:21,206 --> 00:58:23,082
They write what’s in their heart.
903
00:58:23,166 --> 00:58:27,629
{\an8}The music of The Eraserheads
isn’t just music to me.
904
00:58:27,712 --> 00:58:29,839
{\an8}It taught me about being Filipino,
905
00:58:29,923 --> 00:58:33,051
it taught me that there are people
like me in the Philippines,
906
00:58:33,134 --> 00:58:35,345
and the Philippines
is in everyone’s heart.
907
00:58:35,929 --> 00:58:41,309
{\an8}Each of the songs really represents
a journey in someone’s life like mine.
908
00:58:41,893 --> 00:58:43,686
{\an8}And that’s the beauty
of The Eraserheads’ songs
909
00:58:43,770 --> 00:58:47,398
{\an8}because it speaks to you no matter
what social class you are,
910
00:58:47,482 --> 00:58:50,276
what kind of upbringing you had,
what kind of life you’re having.
911
00:58:50,360 --> 00:58:51,361
It’s very universal.
912
00:58:51,444 --> 00:58:53,988
It speaks a certain truth.
913
00:58:54,072 --> 00:58:55,865
{\an8}If you listen to their music,
914
00:58:56,866 --> 00:58:59,160
{\an8}it gives you hope.
915
00:58:59,869 --> 00:59:02,163
{\an8}If you’re sad,
their music can make you happy.
916
00:59:08,253 --> 00:59:13,299
Hi, Sir Ely! IS THERE HOPE
OF AN ERASERHEADS REUNION?
917
00:59:18,555 --> 00:59:23,726
IF LENI RUNS.
918
00:59:50,253 --> 00:59:55,842
With my whole heart,
I believe we can triumph.
919
00:59:57,010 --> 01:00:03,016
It wasn't really to confirm
that the band was getting back together.
920
01:00:03,516 --> 01:00:07,729
But it was sort of
a calculated tweet also.
921
01:00:08,229 --> 01:00:14,736
It was more for people to
actually go out there and register
922
01:00:14,819 --> 01:00:17,280
because I've never voted.
923
01:00:17,363 --> 01:00:20,992
I’ve never been registered so...
924
01:00:22,368 --> 01:00:25,830
to say that I would
go out and actually vote
925
01:00:25,913 --> 01:00:27,332
meant a lot to me.
926
01:00:30,335 --> 01:00:31,377
As an artist,
927
01:00:33,046 --> 01:00:34,839
Just trying to
928
01:00:36,591 --> 01:00:42,305
make some use of whatever
929
01:00:42,388 --> 01:00:45,475
influence I thought I had.
930
01:00:45,558 --> 01:00:49,437
I had never put myself on the line
931
01:00:50,104 --> 01:00:55,485
as much as I did when I supported Leni.
932
01:00:55,568 --> 01:01:00,198
{\an8}Take a look at my eyes, Don't you see?
933
01:01:01,074 --> 01:01:06,913
{\an8}I am now flying, and heaven's close by
934
01:01:06,996 --> 01:01:08,206
{\an8}Do you want to come with me?
935
01:01:08,289 --> 01:01:10,124
{\an8}LET US WIN THIS - RAISING FILIPINO LIVES
936
01:01:10,208 --> 01:01:12,585
{\an8}Do you want to...
937
01:01:13,461 --> 01:01:15,797
{\an8}Do you want to...
938
01:01:16,756 --> 01:01:19,384
{\an8}Do you want to...
939
01:01:19,467 --> 01:01:22,053
{\an8}...Come with me?
940
01:01:32,021 --> 01:01:35,858
Ladies and gentlemen of the 18th Congress,
941
01:01:35,942 --> 01:01:39,612
Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.,
942
01:01:39,696 --> 01:01:44,075
the duly elected President of
the Republic of the Philippines.
943
01:01:44,951 --> 01:01:49,956
BBM!
944
01:02:02,927 --> 01:02:05,763
{\an8}I guess, we needed, you know,
945
01:02:06,264 --> 01:02:11,394
{\an8}we needed something
that would lift our spirits up.
946
01:02:12,311 --> 01:02:16,983
The reemergence of The Eraserheads
in 2022 was a pleasant surprise
947
01:02:17,066 --> 01:02:23,573
to people just coming out
of the pandemic isolation
948
01:02:24,866 --> 01:02:28,828
and reeling from the political divisions
949
01:02:29,412 --> 01:02:33,416
generated by
the presidential elections of that year.
950
01:02:34,459 --> 01:02:38,671
{\an8}By golly, our country needs
those kinds of songs
951
01:02:39,547 --> 01:02:40,715
{\an8}that bring us together.
952
01:02:40,798 --> 01:02:42,884
Especially in times when
953
01:02:43,885 --> 01:02:46,387
we have political conflicts.
954
01:02:46,471 --> 01:02:49,974
It's like saying
here we are again as a people
955
01:02:50,057 --> 01:02:51,309
in one big area
956
01:02:52,059 --> 01:02:54,479
singing the songs that we all love.
957
01:02:54,562 --> 01:02:56,147
Untainted by politics.
958
01:02:56,230 --> 01:02:57,940
That's the power of art.
959
01:02:59,150 --> 01:03:02,528
They were a unique phenomenon
whose cultural impact
960
01:03:02,612 --> 01:03:07,533
and significance has never had a rival.
961
01:03:08,284 --> 01:03:09,285
No worries.
962
01:03:09,368 --> 01:03:11,537
{\an8}- Sir.
- Marcus.
963
01:03:13,414 --> 01:03:16,292
{\an8}- Hi, everyone.
- Hello.
964
01:03:16,375 --> 01:03:18,836
- Hello.
- Hi.
965
01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:21,047
Okay, guys.
966
01:03:21,130 --> 01:03:23,966
- Right here.
- Okay.
967
01:03:24,050 --> 01:03:27,220
Oily Buendia.
968
01:03:28,596 --> 01:03:34,185
- I'll change my name in Instagram.
- Oh. Can I change my seat? This one is...
969
01:03:34,268 --> 01:03:36,646
I'm just kidding.
970
01:03:37,313 --> 01:03:38,856
But seriously, this is wiggling.
971
01:03:38,940 --> 01:03:40,858
It's okay. I can do this.
972
01:03:49,283 --> 01:03:52,954
What do you think is and you
can take this in any way you want to,
973
01:03:53,037 --> 01:03:55,832
what's the most difficult thing
that you had to overcome
974
01:03:55,915 --> 01:03:58,251
for this to happen?
975
01:03:59,085 --> 01:04:01,045
That's a good question.
976
01:04:01,879 --> 01:04:03,005
Tough, tough question.
977
01:04:03,089 --> 01:04:04,966
We've never been asked that question.
978
01:04:06,384 --> 01:04:07,718
Can we get back to you on that?
979
01:04:20,982 --> 01:04:23,317
So that's why I sort of
980
01:04:23,401 --> 01:04:29,073
{\an8}wasn't keen on working with Marcus at all.
981
01:04:29,156 --> 01:04:30,324
{\an8}As a matter of fact,
982
01:04:30,408 --> 01:04:33,786
{\an8}I talked to my manager about it
983
01:04:33,870 --> 01:04:35,997
lots of times saying
984
01:04:36,497 --> 01:04:40,209
I'd rather just continue what I'm doing
985
01:04:40,293 --> 01:04:42,545
than go through all that s**t.
986
01:04:42,628 --> 01:04:45,882
{\an8}Once in Kalayaan
987
01:04:45,965 --> 01:04:49,176
{\an8}We met
988
01:04:49,260 --> 01:04:51,554
{\an8}Each one with their own
989
01:04:51,637 --> 01:04:56,684
{\an8}hopes and dreams
990
01:04:57,685 --> 01:04:59,854
That song is actually about
991
01:04:59,937 --> 01:05:02,231
my actual friends.
992
01:05:02,315 --> 01:05:04,567
So it wasn't about The Eraserheads.
993
01:05:04,650 --> 01:05:07,612
Okay, I don't wanna break
any hearts again but
994
01:05:07,695 --> 01:05:08,863
we were never close.
995
01:05:08,946 --> 01:05:10,615
We were never friends.
996
01:05:12,116 --> 01:05:16,579
That was a very, very conscious
997
01:05:16,662 --> 01:05:19,749
effort to distance myself
998
01:05:20,249 --> 01:05:23,002
from the band.
999
01:05:24,086 --> 01:05:26,923
And the number one reason is
1000
01:05:27,006 --> 01:05:31,719
because of Marcus’ controversy.
1001
01:05:32,386 --> 01:05:36,807
I really resented him for that,
1002
01:05:36,891 --> 01:05:39,852
for dragging me into that
1003
01:05:39,936 --> 01:05:43,105
and dragging the Eheads’ name into that.
1004
01:05:48,861 --> 01:05:52,615
It's always been treated
like a private matter.
1005
01:05:53,282 --> 01:05:56,160
And so to protect my family
1006
01:05:56,243 --> 01:05:57,912
and everyone else involved,
1007
01:06:01,207 --> 01:06:03,209
I'm keeping it private.
1008
01:06:03,292 --> 01:06:05,962
'Cause Marcus will keep saying
that it is a private matter.
1009
01:06:06,045 --> 01:06:07,254
And I agree.
1010
01:06:07,338 --> 01:06:08,965
Family stuff,
1011
01:06:09,048 --> 01:06:11,050
family matters are always private.
1012
01:06:11,550 --> 01:06:14,679
They're meant to be dealt with privately
1013
01:06:14,762 --> 01:06:17,223
because that's the forum for it.
1014
01:06:17,306 --> 01:06:20,851
Once it becomes public,
it's just open to conjecture for everyone
1015
01:06:20,935 --> 01:06:23,229
and a lot of things get lost.
1016
01:06:26,482 --> 01:06:29,276
I don't know if Marcus made any headway
1017
01:06:29,360 --> 01:06:31,195
with regards to dealing with it
1018
01:06:31,821 --> 01:06:33,864
because we hadn't been in touch.
1019
01:07:08,065 --> 01:07:11,277
When it was happening three years ago,
1020
01:07:11,360 --> 01:07:16,449
I gave my advice privately
to the people involved,
1021
01:07:16,532 --> 01:07:18,409
I gave my advice to Marcus.
1022
01:07:19,076 --> 01:07:20,286
I told him,
1023
01:07:21,162 --> 01:07:23,831
"You need to seek help."
1024
01:07:24,331 --> 01:07:26,250
"You need to ask for forgiveness."
1025
01:07:26,333 --> 01:07:29,211
"You need to talk
to your friends and family."
1026
01:07:29,295 --> 01:07:31,505
And then he showed me.
1027
01:07:31,589 --> 01:07:34,425
"Over the years,
I sought help with a therapist."
1028
01:07:34,508 --> 01:07:36,385
And everything among other things.
1029
01:07:36,469 --> 01:07:37,970
To me,
1030
01:07:38,054 --> 01:07:41,682
what changed my mind about it
1031
01:07:41,766 --> 01:07:43,851
was the fact that
1032
01:07:45,311 --> 01:07:52,276
I saw that Marcus was really
humbled by that experience.
1033
01:07:52,902 --> 01:07:57,490
And I saw that
he wanted to make things right.
1034
01:08:03,037 --> 01:08:05,539
- Try this.
- It's good.
1035
01:08:07,374 --> 01:08:10,711
It's still weird. Just like the first day.
1036
01:08:11,504 --> 01:08:14,048
- 'Cause you were late.
- Yeah.
1037
01:08:14,131 --> 01:08:17,343
But on stage, it just feels right.
1038
01:08:17,426 --> 01:08:22,014
It's always the music
that glues us together.
1039
01:08:22,515 --> 01:08:24,016
It was never easy.
1040
01:08:24,100 --> 01:08:26,602
Like thinking back all those years,
1041
01:08:26,685 --> 01:08:28,813
it was never easy hanging out
1042
01:08:28,896 --> 01:08:32,066
but playing music was always easy.
1043
01:08:36,654 --> 01:08:39,949
Please, please come back to me
1044
01:08:40,032 --> 01:08:43,494
Let's give our love another chance
1045
01:08:45,037 --> 01:08:48,457
Wish you were in my arms
1046
01:08:48,541 --> 01:08:52,419
And you're whispering your love me too
1047
01:09:06,225 --> 01:09:09,270
On the second rehearsal,
I was approached by
1048
01:09:09,770 --> 01:09:12,940
Buddy, Raymund, Ely. And they said,
1049
01:09:13,023 --> 01:09:17,361
"Mr. Lumen, Marcus is
not playing up to par."
1050
01:09:18,362 --> 01:09:20,948
Buddy actually said that if
1051
01:09:21,448 --> 01:09:23,450
he cannot play at par, we can replace him.
1052
01:09:23,951 --> 01:09:28,414
And replacing Marcus is a big no-no for us
1053
01:09:28,497 --> 01:09:30,124
because it's not gonna be Eheads anymore.
1054
01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:32,626
{\an8}There are four members of Eheads.
1055
01:09:32,710 --> 01:09:33,752
{\an8}They have to be there.
1056
01:09:33,836 --> 01:09:35,921
{\an8}If you replace one, it's not
gonna be Eheads anymore.
1057
01:09:46,056 --> 01:09:50,561
Come, have a taste of heaven
1058
01:09:52,730 --> 01:09:57,067
Come, have a taste of heaven
1059
01:09:57,151 --> 01:09:58,736
Back to G.
1060
01:09:59,653 --> 01:10:04,241
Come, have a taste of heaven
1061
01:10:06,535 --> 01:10:11,790
Ely, being the leader of the band,
helped Marcus rehearse.
1062
01:10:11,874 --> 01:10:15,961
So when I asked Raymund and Buddy,
"How did he do? Did he improve?"
1063
01:10:16,045 --> 01:10:19,381
And they said, "He improved.
He can stay on."
1064
01:10:20,424 --> 01:10:24,011
Just today, just a few hours ago,
1065
01:10:24,094 --> 01:10:29,808
I learned that all my kids
1066
01:10:29,892 --> 01:10:32,353
will be there.
1067
01:10:32,436 --> 01:10:35,022
To me, this is not just a reunion
1068
01:10:35,105 --> 01:10:38,567
but a family reunion.
1069
01:10:38,651 --> 01:10:41,111
So I'm happy
1070
01:10:41,904 --> 01:10:45,658
and there is a chance for
1071
01:10:45,741 --> 01:10:50,329
healing and forgiveness to happen.
1072
01:10:52,665 --> 01:10:54,875
Now, it's much lighter.
1073
01:10:54,959 --> 01:10:58,254
Everything we just-- we're just happy.
1074
01:10:58,337 --> 01:11:00,381
We can speak more freely
1075
01:11:00,464 --> 01:11:01,757
because we realize that we're old
1076
01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:04,134
and maybe we will
die soon anytime, you know.
1077
01:11:06,136 --> 01:11:07,096
Cut the s**t, dude!
1078
01:11:12,268 --> 01:11:15,980
What do you think things
would be like had you carried on?
1079
01:11:16,063 --> 01:11:18,232
I feel that Buddy and Marcus
would end up together.
1080
01:11:18,315 --> 01:11:19,650
There.
1081
01:11:19,733 --> 01:11:21,402
I like Marcus' answer.
1082
01:11:22,569 --> 01:11:23,487
Yeah.
1083
01:11:24,488 --> 01:11:28,450
If we continued on,
then there won't be a reunion.
1084
01:11:51,056 --> 01:11:52,599
And take one.
1085
01:11:52,683 --> 01:11:53,767
Action!
1086
01:11:53,851 --> 01:11:55,602
See you on December 2020--
1087
01:11:56,603 --> 01:12:00,524
See you on December 22, 2022 at--
1088
01:12:01,817 --> 01:12:04,236
See you on December 22--
1089
01:12:04,903 --> 01:12:06,613
See you on--
1090
01:12:06,697 --> 01:12:09,783
at the SM City-- SMDC, again.
1091
01:12:09,867 --> 01:12:13,829
At the SMDC Festival Grounds
for our concert.
1092
01:12:14,330 --> 01:12:15,205
Our concert!
1093
01:12:15,289 --> 01:12:16,290
Action!
1094
01:12:16,373 --> 01:12:18,000
See you on December 22
1095
01:12:18,083 --> 01:12:19,168
2022
1096
01:12:19,251 --> 01:12:21,295
at the SMDC Festival Grounds
1097
01:12:21,378 --> 01:12:22,588
for our concert!
1098
01:12:23,339 --> 01:12:24,673
Okay.
1099
01:12:25,299 --> 01:12:26,342
- We're done.
- Done.
1100
01:12:33,891 --> 01:12:37,227
It's a nice stretch of years
1101
01:12:37,311 --> 01:12:39,646
to finally say,
1102
01:12:39,730 --> 01:12:43,317
"Yeah, I'm ready to go on
this ride again."
1103
01:13:19,061 --> 01:13:23,732
One, two, three.
1104
01:13:27,152 --> 01:13:28,695
That won't start anymore.
1105
01:13:46,046 --> 01:13:50,926
I didn't even consider what it meant until
1106
01:13:51,009 --> 01:13:53,262
we were about to do the rehearsals.
1107
01:13:53,345 --> 01:13:56,140
And then that's when I started to
1108
01:13:56,223 --> 01:13:57,975
process everything,
1109
01:13:58,058 --> 01:14:00,936
ten years and the events
that led up to it.
1110
01:14:07,443 --> 01:14:13,824
People can forgive
and music can bring people together again.
1111
01:14:20,539 --> 01:14:23,750
We've always functioned
as not perfect people.
1112
01:14:23,834 --> 01:14:27,504
We've always functioned
as a not perfect band
1113
01:14:27,588 --> 01:14:29,256
with non-perfect songs.
1114
01:14:29,339 --> 01:14:32,342
We make mistakes and then we just move on.
1115
01:14:37,890 --> 01:14:43,145
I think we are more relaxed as people.
I think age has a lot to do with it.
1116
01:14:43,228 --> 01:14:45,772
The pandemic has a lot to do with it.
1117
01:14:46,482 --> 01:14:48,692
Our kids has a lot to do with it.
1118
01:14:48,775 --> 01:14:51,820
I think about our friendship
like an ex-girlfriend.
1119
01:14:53,322 --> 01:14:55,157
You're just glad you're not fighting.
1120
01:15:07,294 --> 01:15:09,796
Two, one!
1121
01:15:52,422 --> 01:15:58,762
Are you sick and tired of
The hassles of life?
1122
01:15:59,763 --> 01:16:04,685
Do you want to stop thinking for yourself?
1123
01:16:06,311 --> 01:16:09,439
Don't feel like traveling?
1124
01:16:10,274 --> 01:16:13,610
Do you just want to lay down all day?
1125
01:16:13,694 --> 01:16:19,616
Are you tired of hugging your wife?
1126
01:16:21,743 --> 01:16:26,582
I'm exactly what you need
1127
01:16:29,459 --> 01:16:34,339
Just dial my number on the phone
1128
01:16:37,384 --> 01:16:39,428
Connect me to a scanner
1129
01:16:39,511 --> 01:16:42,389
Who's in charge of this Sci-Fi nightmare?
1130
01:16:42,472 --> 01:16:44,641
{\an8}Tomato One, callin' starship crew
1131
01:16:44,725 --> 01:16:47,477
{\an8}Ground patrol Tomato Two
1132
01:16:47,561 --> 01:16:49,479
{\an8}Bouncin' on a cellulite doorbell
1133
01:16:49,563 --> 01:16:52,566
{\an8}Another planet, another hotel, oh well
1134
01:16:52,649 --> 01:16:54,526
Snack food shooting marathon
1135
01:16:54,610 --> 01:16:56,945
Hypnotized by your own Playstation
1136
01:16:57,029 --> 01:16:59,531
I'm a toy with a dream to redeem
1137
01:16:59,615 --> 01:17:02,326
Try to change some rules in the mainstream
1138
01:17:02,409 --> 01:17:03,952
Mayday! Mayday!
1139
01:17:04,036 --> 01:17:05,037
Outta control rocket
1140
01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:07,831
{\an8}I think we just hit a nasty air-pocket
1141
01:17:07,914 --> 01:17:10,167
{\an8}I'm gettin dizzy like a drunken bee
1142
01:17:10,250 --> 01:17:12,461
{\an8}Buzzin' around in the galaxy
1143
01:17:12,544 --> 01:17:15,088
Nevertheless, guess who's comin' here
1144
01:17:15,172 --> 01:17:16,923
When Saturn flies by?
1145
01:17:17,007 --> 01:17:21,595
In a hostile takeover bid
1146
01:17:22,137 --> 01:17:26,224
For the clouds
1147
01:17:26,808 --> 01:17:31,146
Clouds in the sky, sky, sky
1148
01:17:31,855 --> 01:17:37,277
All the lawyers pray to God
1149
01:17:37,361 --> 01:17:42,115
In a hostile takeover bid
1150
01:17:42,199 --> 01:17:45,285
For the mind
1151
01:18:11,228 --> 01:18:14,314
You don't need to leave
1152
01:18:16,108 --> 01:18:19,111
It seems a bit naive
1153
01:18:21,446 --> 01:18:24,783
No need to disagree
1154
01:18:26,952 --> 01:18:30,706
Or seek my history
1155
01:18:32,082 --> 01:18:35,627
You're starin' at my soul
1156
01:18:36,795 --> 01:18:40,757
My sanity you stole
1157
01:18:42,801 --> 01:18:46,304
But then I knew all along
1158
01:18:47,431 --> 01:18:51,435
My mother always told me
that I was a natural singer.
1159
01:18:51,518 --> 01:18:54,104
Instead of her singing me to sleep,
1160
01:18:54,187 --> 01:18:56,857
it was me that was singing her to sleep
1161
01:18:56,940 --> 01:18:58,817
when I was a young child.
1162
01:18:59,317 --> 01:19:03,029
You opened my door
1163
01:19:03,864 --> 01:19:08,577
When I get near, all my fears disappear
1164
01:19:08,660 --> 01:19:14,541
And I won't be alone anymore
1165
01:19:15,584 --> 01:19:20,380
How am I around the three other guys?
1166
01:19:20,464 --> 01:19:21,757
Around Ely.
1167
01:19:23,967 --> 01:19:26,011
You might say that
1168
01:19:29,389 --> 01:19:32,100
there's resentment.
1169
01:19:32,184 --> 01:19:34,019
Nah, resentments for the past.
1170
01:19:34,102 --> 01:19:37,314
When you keep on holding
on to that resentment,
1171
01:19:37,397 --> 01:19:39,900
it doesn't do anything for you.
1172
01:19:39,983 --> 01:19:41,651
It doesn't do anything for me.
1173
01:19:42,235 --> 01:19:44,488
In my head, I think everybody just agreed.
1174
01:19:44,571 --> 01:19:49,951
And it's one of those waves
and cycles that I,
1175
01:19:50,035 --> 01:19:53,872
you know, some years it happens,
some years, it doesn't happen.
1176
01:19:53,955 --> 01:19:56,458
So it's like
"Oh, it's one of those years!"
1177
01:19:56,541 --> 01:19:58,335
That just aligned.
1178
01:19:58,418 --> 01:19:59,419
Yeah.
1179
01:20:09,596 --> 01:20:11,640
You have all inspired us
1180
01:20:11,723 --> 01:20:14,601
during the darkest times in the pandemic.
1181
01:20:16,311 --> 01:20:18,939
And we're very honored
that this song was chosen
1182
01:20:19,022 --> 01:20:23,235
as an inspiration for everyone
1183
01:20:24,653 --> 01:20:27,030
like you have inspired us to come back.
1184
01:20:33,370 --> 01:20:35,038
So this is for all of you guys.
1185
01:20:35,121 --> 01:20:36,331
We love you.
1186
01:20:38,917 --> 01:20:41,211
Lift your head
1187
01:20:42,379 --> 01:20:45,340
Baby don't be scared
1188
01:20:46,007 --> 01:20:52,347
Of the things that could go
Wrong along the way
1189
01:20:52,931 --> 01:20:58,937
You'll get by with a smile
1190
01:21:00,188 --> 01:21:06,611
You can't win at everything
But you can try
1191
01:21:07,696 --> 01:21:11,408
Baby you don't have to worry
1192
01:21:11,491 --> 01:21:15,036
'Cause there ain't no need to hurry
1193
01:21:15,120 --> 01:21:20,667
No one ever said that there's an easy way
1194
01:21:21,710 --> 01:21:25,046
When they're closing all their doors
1195
01:21:25,130 --> 01:21:28,508
They don't want you anymore
1196
01:21:28,592 --> 01:21:34,347
This sounds funny but I'll say it anyway
1197
01:21:35,473 --> 01:21:40,687
Girl, I'll stay through the bad times
1198
01:21:42,606 --> 01:21:48,111
Even if I have to fetch you everyday
1199
01:21:48,904 --> 01:21:54,701
We'll get by with a smile
1200
01:21:55,827 --> 01:22:02,667
Now it's time to kiss away
Those tears goodbye
1201
01:22:04,794 --> 01:22:07,589
I knew someday that
1202
01:22:08,882 --> 01:22:12,093
something would bring us back together.
1203
01:22:14,095 --> 01:22:19,434
And I'm very proud that
we set aside our differences.
1204
01:22:20,518 --> 01:22:21,853
For the fans.
1205
01:22:25,482 --> 01:22:27,943
They're basically superheroes to people.
1206
01:22:28,026 --> 01:22:32,656
{\an8}People see a lot of themselves
in The Eraserheads but also,
1207
01:22:33,156 --> 01:22:36,326
{\an8}paradoxically, they are also deified.
1208
01:22:36,910 --> 01:22:41,623
And I think
specifically for Huling El Bimbo in 2022,
1209
01:22:43,375 --> 01:22:49,089
it has the ring of something much bigger
than the previous shows.
1210
01:22:53,593 --> 01:22:56,388
I think it has to do with
the fact that it was
1211
01:22:57,931 --> 01:23:00,976
a really messed up time
for Philippine society
1212
01:23:01,059 --> 01:23:05,021
and a band could not possibly
solve a country's problems
1213
01:23:05,105 --> 01:23:07,774
but what it can do
1214
01:23:08,274 --> 01:23:10,652
especially if it's a well-loved band
1215
01:23:10,735 --> 01:23:12,070
like The Eraserheads,
1216
01:23:12,153 --> 01:23:16,116
is to offer a momentary
reprieve from all that craziness.
1217
01:23:16,199 --> 01:23:19,577
And for two to three hours that night,
1218
01:23:19,661 --> 01:23:24,124
they served that purpose.
1219
01:23:25,542 --> 01:23:29,295
And they were
transcendent that way, I feel.
1220
01:23:32,841 --> 01:23:34,634
When you have huge political upheavals
1221
01:23:34,718 --> 01:23:36,845
that's when nostalgia emerges.
1222
01:23:37,345 --> 01:23:40,765
You want to go back to something
that's stable again.
1223
01:23:41,766 --> 01:23:44,060
That's the power of nostalgia.
1224
01:23:44,144 --> 01:23:47,063
You cling to it in moments of uncertainty.
1225
01:23:47,564 --> 01:23:51,234
Nostalgia also allows us
an opportunity to reflect.
1226
01:23:51,317 --> 01:23:53,611
I think we as a nation are still learning.
1227
01:23:53,695 --> 01:23:57,157
I'm of the mind that we haven't
told enough stories about the past
1228
01:23:57,240 --> 01:23:59,701
and we need to tell
and remember those stories.
1229
01:24:00,702 --> 01:24:03,830
We have to take accountability
for the things that happened in the past
1230
01:24:03,913 --> 01:24:08,752
so that we can even begin to imagine
a future for the country.
1231
01:24:10,336 --> 01:24:12,088
It's time to look at the future.
1232
01:24:13,840 --> 01:24:15,300
And honor the past.
1233
01:24:18,636 --> 01:24:20,722
We were never not friends.
1234
01:24:21,222 --> 01:24:22,515
We just had a falling out.
1235
01:24:32,984 --> 01:24:34,944
The personal healing,
1236
01:24:35,028 --> 01:24:38,364
of course, manifests itself
in the performance.
1237
01:24:38,865 --> 01:24:42,452
I always said, "I wish
we had more chemistry."
1238
01:24:42,535 --> 01:24:45,413
Now, we actually have chemistry.
1239
01:24:49,626 --> 01:24:53,713
It brings me so much joy.
1240
01:25:15,693 --> 01:25:21,116
You look like that actress Paraluman
1241
01:25:23,827 --> 01:25:28,039
When we were young
1242
01:25:29,833 --> 01:25:33,670
And you danced so well
1243
01:25:34,796 --> 01:25:39,008
Be it boogie or cha-cha
1244
01:25:39,092 --> 01:25:40,301
Sing!
1245
01:25:40,385 --> 01:25:46,099
But my favorite
1246
01:25:46,182 --> 01:25:51,437
Is when you do the El Bimbo
1247
01:25:52,021 --> 01:25:56,484
It makes me want to move, it's thrilling
1248
01:25:57,902 --> 01:26:03,158
It makes my hair stand on end
1249
01:26:05,243 --> 01:26:10,039
After school
1250
01:26:10,123 --> 01:26:13,585
I'll go straight to your place
1251
01:26:16,754 --> 01:26:19,090
And the whole afternoon...
1252
01:26:19,174 --> 01:26:23,094
It's something that I was afraid
1253
01:26:23,178 --> 01:26:25,722
to do but
1254
01:26:27,223 --> 01:26:29,392
I knew I had to do it
1255
01:26:29,893 --> 01:26:33,062
not just for the fans, of course,
1256
01:26:33,146 --> 01:26:35,940
but for myself, really.
1257
01:26:36,774 --> 01:26:41,321
It's about time that I own up
1258
01:26:43,239 --> 01:26:49,913
to my faults and
I wanted the band to have a second chance
1259
01:26:50,413 --> 01:26:51,623
at also redemption.
1260
01:26:53,666 --> 01:26:54,500
You're so great!
1261
01:26:54,584 --> 01:26:58,421
I’ll go back to learning from the past
1262
01:26:58,922 --> 01:27:04,844
and internalizing it so you could not
commit the same mistakes.
1263
01:27:04,928 --> 01:27:09,432
That you taught my heart
1264
01:27:09,515 --> 01:27:14,979
To fall in love truly
1265
01:27:39,045 --> 01:27:40,463
We're civil.
1266
01:27:41,256 --> 01:27:43,716
And that's a start.
1267
01:27:44,634 --> 01:27:47,595
That's a huge leap from where we were.
1268
01:27:48,554 --> 01:27:54,519
Of course, we’re not gonna
go skydiving anytime soon
1269
01:27:54,602 --> 01:27:56,813
or go to the beach
1270
01:27:57,480 --> 01:27:59,899
and drink beer,
1271
01:28:00,650 --> 01:28:01,859
but you know, who knows?
1272
01:28:01,943 --> 01:28:04,070
It could go there.
1273
01:28:04,570 --> 01:28:06,990
I wouldn't mind, you know.
1274
01:28:07,073 --> 01:28:11,661
Because this is the first time
I think that we’ve actually
1275
01:28:12,662 --> 01:28:14,497
known one another.
1276
01:28:16,749 --> 01:28:19,502
Raymund has his own set of friends.
1277
01:28:19,585 --> 01:28:22,755
Ely has his own set of friends.
1278
01:28:22,839 --> 01:28:26,342
Because we're always together.
F**k, it's us again?!
1279
01:28:26,426 --> 01:28:27,176
Then back, back, back.
1280
01:28:27,260 --> 01:28:29,304
We were never close that way.
1281
01:28:29,387 --> 01:28:32,098
His bunch of friends will not
be my bunch of friends.
1282
01:28:33,016 --> 01:28:34,142
One more.
1283
01:28:36,644 --> 01:28:40,106
And looking back, we never had like
"Hey, let's have dinner."
1284
01:28:40,189 --> 01:28:41,190
Ever.
1285
01:28:42,317 --> 01:28:46,571
Since '89, I never called,
"Hey, let's have dinner."
1286
01:28:46,654 --> 01:28:49,824
In your eyes...
1287
01:28:51,075 --> 01:28:55,204
It's like making up for lost dinners
1288
01:28:55,288 --> 01:28:56,497
or lost times.
1289
01:28:58,124 --> 01:29:01,252
This is where I cry.
1290
01:29:03,087 --> 01:29:07,842
I'm doing things
that I said I'd never think about.
1291
01:29:07,925 --> 01:29:10,094
Or even last night, there was a joke,
1292
01:29:10,178 --> 01:29:12,722
"let's record a song." And it was a joke.
1293
01:29:12,805 --> 01:29:15,767
I never thought we would
say that ever again.
1294
01:29:15,850 --> 01:29:18,436
But that's possible right now.
1295
01:29:32,241 --> 01:29:34,369
If you look around when you're older,
1296
01:29:34,452 --> 01:29:37,372
you will see fewer and
fewer people who get you.
1297
01:29:37,455 --> 01:29:39,499
When I'm up on stage, I look around.
1298
01:29:39,582 --> 01:29:42,502
And I see Marcus, Raymund and Ely,
1299
01:29:42,585 --> 01:29:44,504
Oh, I think they get me.
1300
01:29:44,587 --> 01:29:45,755
I get them.
1301
01:29:47,048 --> 01:29:48,257
I'm so lucky.
1302
01:29:49,926 --> 01:29:51,969
So, it doesn't really matter
1303
01:29:52,512 --> 01:29:55,681
what happened before or
what happened after.
1304
01:29:56,891 --> 01:30:00,436
You plug in your guitar
and you play the songs.
1305
01:30:00,520 --> 01:30:02,980
It’s like...
1306
01:30:06,859 --> 01:30:08,236
It's home.
1307
01:33:18,092 --> 01:33:24,181
Laughter and glee
1308
01:33:24,265 --> 01:33:31,230
Fill my homecoming souvenir box
1309
01:33:32,064 --> 01:33:37,653
Decals, clothes and toys
1310
01:33:37,737 --> 01:33:39,238
Spray, spray!
1311
01:33:39,322 --> 01:33:44,118
No space left for a poster
1312
01:33:44,201 --> 01:33:46,495
You're laughing now. Wait 'til nightfall.
1313
01:33:46,579 --> 01:33:50,374
- Oh my.
- Hey.
1314
01:33:51,167 --> 01:33:54,003
Marcus, what tribe are we?
1315
01:34:02,678 --> 01:34:06,432
My paycheck’s all spent
1316
01:34:06,515 --> 01:34:08,642
Ely, please explain what happened.
1317
01:34:08,726 --> 01:34:11,937
Just in one week
1318
01:34:12,021 --> 01:34:15,191
Ah, Francis's blood boiled over.
1319
01:34:16,108 --> 01:34:22,740
How sweet is Ceasar’s sugar
1320
01:34:23,574 --> 01:34:30,289
The demon cook won't give me a break
1321
01:34:32,291 --> 01:34:36,128
Let’s go home
1322
01:34:36,212 --> 01:34:39,673
Hey let’s please head home
1323
01:34:39,757 --> 01:34:41,717
Let’s go home
1324
01:34:41,801 --> 01:34:48,182
Because the world makes no sense anymore
1325
01:34:51,769 --> 01:34:56,148
We pray for the safety of
everyone and the safety of the audience.
1326
01:34:58,109 --> 01:34:59,819
In Jesus' name, we pray.
1327
01:34:59,902 --> 01:35:00,820
Amen.
1328
01:35:00,903 --> 01:35:01,737
Let's go, guys.
1329
01:35:01,821 --> 01:35:07,576
Everything in life
1330
01:35:07,660 --> 01:35:09,703
I need to pee. That's my problem.
1331
01:35:09,787 --> 01:35:12,123
Has lost its meaning
1332
01:35:12,206 --> 01:35:14,500
- I've been drinking a lot of water.
- Did you pee?
1333
01:35:15,084 --> 01:35:21,882
Where are the souvenirs
1334
01:35:22,508 --> 01:35:29,181
Who’s going to bring them home
1335
01:35:31,517 --> 01:35:34,353
Let’s go home
1336
01:35:35,146 --> 01:35:38,732
Hey let’s please head home
1337
01:35:38,816 --> 01:35:41,193
Let’s go home
1338
01:35:41,277 --> 01:35:47,741
Because our world makes no sense anymore
1339
01:35:53,497 --> 01:35:55,124
Guys, I love you all.
1340
01:35:55,666 --> 01:35:58,043
Oh my god...
1341
01:36:00,296 --> 01:36:06,677
Can’t understand anything
1342
01:36:06,760 --> 01:36:08,262
Guys does he know where we’re going?
1343
01:36:08,345 --> 01:36:09,555
No!
1344
01:36:09,638 --> 01:36:11,932
Ely, you are so outrageously
popular, you and your band
1345
01:36:12,016 --> 01:36:13,684
that it seems we already
have a question here.
1346
01:36:13,767 --> 01:36:14,852
We have that question?
1347
01:36:15,895 --> 01:36:19,482
Hello I’m a big fan
calling from the Philippines.
1348
01:36:19,565 --> 01:36:22,276
Yes, we have lots of questions for Ely.
1349
01:36:22,359 --> 01:36:26,113
First off, make some noise Eheads fans!
1350
01:36:30,326 --> 01:36:33,913
Let’s go home
1351
01:36:33,996 --> 01:36:38,000
Hey let’s please head home
1352
01:36:38,083 --> 01:36:39,752
Let’s go home
1353
01:36:39,835 --> 01:36:46,550
Because the world makes no sense anymore
1354
01:36:47,468 --> 01:36:50,638
The world...
1355
01:36:51,514 --> 01:36:57,311
The world...
1356
01:36:58,145 --> 01:37:01,524
Homecoming
1357
01:37:01,607 --> 01:37:05,402
Homecoming
1358
01:37:05,486 --> 01:37:08,447
Homecoming
1359
01:37:09,073 --> 01:37:12,493
{\an8}Homecoming