Sponge Cola’s ‘Di Na Mababawi’ is a song that got me in a loop. I love understated things, you know, things that give you a hint of certain violence but are effectively held back by a leash. The Brits are said to be raised not to show any emotion but I guess that’s aimed at things past, and not the present. Some call it poise, composure, skillfully walking on thin ice, whatever. I just like to think of it as understated.
What I really love about ‘some’ of Sponge Cola’s songs is that you get to hear Filipino words that you no longer hear on a day to day basis. In Pasubali for example, you hear phrases like ‘ipinid and pinto/ibaling sa ‘kin’. It’s a shame really because these truly pinoy words are so frickin’ romantic and poetic that you kinda want to burst into song yourself.
Here’s Pasubali
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Yeah, that's a good song and vid.
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