I've always thought
Filipinos are so unnecessarily hung up on love songs. No matter where
you go, whenever there's a karaoke, Filipinos seem to like avoiding
the fast music, unless it's a current hit or just to break the
string. Because the string is usually always love songs or slow
songs. I don't know what gets Filipinos transfixed on love songs. I
don't know if a myth is circulating that being fond of love songs
means being a loving person. But that's baloney. I also believe many
rapists in the jails are love song freaks, too, and sing the same
things in the jail karaoke.
One thing I posit is that love songs may represent the true sexual appetite of
Filipinos. Many people comment that the ballooning population of the
country is due to Filipinos being unable to control their sexual
appetites. That is a problem often observed of Filipino, they lack
discipline that they are unable to control themselves. They like "love" songs because they like to love too much. Perhaps that
explains the rapists in the jails (again).
And of course,
singing is “pogi/ganda” (handsome/beautiful) points. Perhaps
Filipinos believe they are more beautiful with a good singing voice.
Baloney. Let me also make it plain that I'm not an appreciator of
vocals only. I like the whole thing put together, the music,
instruments, composition, recording performance, and all. Not just
the voice, that's only a small part of things. And besides, if you're
good in singing, it doesn't mean you're a good person (back again to
the rapists in jails).
Perhaps
commercialization has also won out on this thing: Filipinos are being
deluded into believing that being good in singing is something that
will lead to “success.” Meaning, they believe they can get get
rich and famous for being a singer. Much effort is put into promoting
things like singing contests and other programs that try to encourage
Filipinos to pursue singing as a career rather than do more
meaningful jobs. And this is because of the perception (perhaps
mistaken), that he or she sings better than anyone and can boast or
put down other people. This fascination with singing makes people so
full of themselves that they begin to desire this “easy life,”
then scream that they're poor or pitiful when they don't get what
they want.
For one thing, this
trend causes singers to be overrated in the music world. Guitarists,
drummers and other great instrumentalists are being pushed into the
background. That's an ugly thing in music for me. So Filipinos are
encouraged to become so full of themselves, ego machines, in singing,
and become airheads (Pinoy Pride). Also, Filipinos scream Pinoy Pride
when a Filipino singer becomes famous in other countries, but when
the singer was at home, they rejected that singer, or judged them
inferior.
Of course, there is
a lot of consumerism associated with it, in the form of Magic Sings
and karaokes aside from music albums. Perhaps it's a no-brainer that
the music industry likes to limit your choices and make you
appreciate only this thing because, simply, it affects your consumer
habits. So you are made to think only R&B and vocal oriented
singing are the only good things, and all the hardworking,
better-sounding and competent rock, synthpop, instrumental jazz,
blues and others are ignored. Besides, I'm one who believes the main
part of any music is the non-vocal instruments, not the voice. So if
you ask me, “do you think my voice is nice,” and I say no, you
have no right to get mad.
If you're too
wrapped up in your own singing, you're not just half-full, you may be
all-fool. Yeah, right, call me negative or seeing the glass
half-empty or something. Me, I think I'm just being honest.
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