My FABE Music: September 2014

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

True Faith

The local band True Faith has three top 10 hits in my OPM countdown.

2010 - Yun Lang (with Armi Millare) (#1)

2014 - Strange Flower (with Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno, Ryan Armamento) (#4)

2014 - Pangako (#7)

Thompson Square Puts Country Music Back on Top of My Personal Countdown

Thompson Square's Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About puts country music back at the top of my personal countdown. The song moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 19, 2014 -

#10 George Strait - I Got A Car (NEW)

I Got A Car is country singer, George Strait's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It debuts this week at #10.

#9 Amos Lee - El Camino

El Camino is Amos Lee's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It debuts this week at #9.

#8 Shakira - Empire (NEW)

Shakira gets her 11th top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week as Empire debuts at #8.

#7 Justin Bieber feat. R. Kelly (9)

Justin Bieber's collaboration with R. Kelly, PYD, moves two notches up this week to #7.

#6 Sam Smith - Stay With Me (#8) Sam Smith's

Stay With Me moves up two notches to #6 this week. It's his fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#5 RY X - Berlin (#10)

RY X's Berlin zooms up from #10 to #5 this week. It's his first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#4 Showtek - We Like to Party (#5)

Dance artist Showtek's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, We Like to Party, moves up a notch to #4 this week.

#3 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#4)

Jennifer Lopez's First Love continues to move up my personal countdown, landing at #3 this week.

#2 Drake - Karaoke (#3)

Karaoke is Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It moves closer to the top spot this week at #2.

#1 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#2)

Country duo Thompson Square get their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About, ascends to the top. It's also their very first top 10 hit.

Showtek

Showtek are Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen, two brothers who live for electronic dance music. They now have three top 10 hits in my personal countdown. Two of those went all the way to #1.

2014 - Get It Loose (Tiesto Remix) (#1)

2014 - Hey! (#7)

2014 - We Like to Party (#1)

RY X

Ry Cuming, also known as RY X, is an Australian indie singer and he has one top 10 hit in my weekly countdown.

2014 - Berlin (#4)

R. Kelly

R. Kelly has 16 top 10 hits in my personal countdown. Nine of them went all the way to #1.

1994 - Bump N Grind (#1)

1995 - You Remind Me of Something (#1)

1996 - Down Low (with The Isley Brothers) (#3)

1996 - I Can't Sleep (#1)

1996 - I Believe I Can Fly (#1)

1997 - Gotham City (#1)

1998 - I'm Your Angel (with Celine Dion) (#1)

1998 - When A Woman's Fed Up (#7)

1999 - If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time (#8)

2000 - I Wish (#1)

2002 - The World's Greatest (#1)

2003 - Ignition (Remix) (#1)

2003 - Step in the Name of Love (#10)

2003 - Thoia Thoing (#3)

2014 - Do What You Want (with Lady Gaga) (#4)

2014 - PYD (with Justin Bieber) (#7)

Monday, September 15, 2014

Sam Smith's I'm Not the Only One Tops My Personal Countdown This Week

Sam Smith's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown becomes his second #1 song. I'm Not the Only One moves up this week from #2 to #1. It's the 4th top 10 hit from his album In The Lonely Hour.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 12, 2014 -

#10 RY X - Berlin (NEW)

Australian indie singer RY X gets his very first top 10 hit in my weekly countdown this week, as Berlin, debuts at #10.

#9 Justin Bieber/R. Kelly - PYD (NEW)

Justin Bieber gets his fifth top 10 hit this week, as his collaboration with R. Kelly, PYD, debuts this week at #9. This is R. Kelly's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#8 Sam Smith - Stay With Me (NEW)

Stay With Me becomes Sam Smith's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown for the year 2014. It debuts this week at #8.

#7 Calvin Harris - Summer (#10)

Calvin Harris' Summer zooms to #10 this week. It's his fifth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#6 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#6)

Charli XCX's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Boom Clap, stays at #6 this week, for another week.

#5 Showtek - We Like to Party (#9)

Showtek's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, We Like To Party, zooms up to #5 this week. It was in the last Body Jam release, that's why it's here in my personal countdown.

#4 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#5)

First Love is Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown and the second from the latest album AKA. It moves up this week to #4.

#3 Drake - Karaoke (#8)

Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Karaoke, zooms up this week to #3.

#2 Thompson Square- Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About (#4)

Thompson Square puts country music in my personal countdown as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About moves up two notches to #2.

#1 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#2)

Sam Smith tops my personal countdown for the second time as I'm Not the Only One ascends to the top spot this week.

Mica Tops My OPM Countdown With Her Urban-Flavored Song

Mica gets her very first #1 song in my OPM countdown this week, as Heart Song moves from #2 to #1. She keeps OPM urban music alive and well.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending September 12, 2014.

#10 Dello feat. Jacq Dionisio - Araw-araw (NEW)

Dello gets his very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week as Araw-araw, his collaboration with Jacq Dionisio, enters at #10. This is Jacq's third top 10 hit in a collaboration with another artist, outside of her band, Kiss Jane.

#9 Kamikazee - Kislap (#10)

Kamikazee's Kislap moves up one notch to #9. It's the band's fifth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

#8 True Faith - Pangako (#9)

True Faith's third top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Pangako, moves up this week to #9.

#7 Urbandub - Hover (#8)

Urbandub's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Hover, moves up this week to #7.

#6 Imago - Kapit (#7)

Imago's Kapit is the band's first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown. It moves up this week to #6.

#5 Nadine Ilustre - Para-Paraan (#5)

Nadine Ilustre's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Para-Paraan, stays at #5 this week for another week. The song is from her latest movie, Talk Back and You're Dead.

#4 Basti Artadi, Christian Bautista feat. Gloc-9 - Bagong Siglo (#6)

The collaboration between Basti Artadi, Christian Bautista and Gloc-9 moves up 2 notches this week to #6. It's Basti's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Christian's seventh and Gloc-9's eighth.

#3 Zsa Zsa Padilla - All Cried Out (#4)

Zsa Zsa Padilla's 12th top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, All Cried Out, continues to move up my OPM countdown. It is now at #3.

#2 Kilos - Basta Masaya Ka (#3)

Local band Kilos first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Basta Masaya Ka, parks itself at #2 this week.

#1 Mica - Heart Song (#2)

Mica gets her very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Heart Song moves from #2 to #1.

Imago

Local band Imago has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Kapit (#5)

Urbandub

Local rock band Urbandub has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Hover (#7)

Kamikazee

Kamikazee has five top 10 hits in my OPM countdown. One of them went to #1.

2011 - Alay (#3)

2012 - Halik (#1)

2012 - Tagpuan (#8)

2013 - Kunwari (with Gloc-9) (#9)

2014 - Kislap (#9)

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

A Great Big World Gets Their Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

A Great Big World gets their third #1 song in my personal countdown this week as Already Home, moves from #2 to #1. It's been a great year for this duo, certainly one of the top acts this year in my personal countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 5, 2014 -

#10 Calvin Harris - Summer (NEW)

Calvin Harris' fifth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Summer, debuts this week at #10.

#9 Showtek - We Like to Party (NEW)

Showtek gets their third top 10 hit in my personal countdown this year, as We Like to Party, debuts at #9.

#8 Drake - Karaoke (#10)

Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Karaoke, moves quietly to #8 this week.

#7 Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow (#6)

The collaboration between Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora, Black Widow, slips this week to #7, after peaking at #6. It's Iggy's second top 10 hit and Rita's first in my personal countdown.

#6 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#7)

Charli XCX's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, moves up this week to #6.

#5 Jennifer Lopez - First Time (#8)

First Love is Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown. This week it zooms up to #5.

#4 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About (#9)

Country duo Thompson Square's Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About zooms all the way to #4 this week. It's their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#3 Sam Smith - Restart (#4)

Sam Smith has two top 10 hits in my personal countdown this week. The first one, Restart, moves up a notch to #3.

#2 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#5)

Sam Smith's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, zooms from #5 to #2. It's his third top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#1 A Great Big World - Already Home (#2)

A Great Big World gets their third #1 song this year, as Already Home, moves from #2 to #1.

Thompson Square Puts Some Country Music in My Personal Countdown

It's been sometime since a country song has made it into my personal countdown. The country duo Thompson Square relieves that temporary drought with their latest hit song. It's their first foray into my personal countdown.

2014 - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#4)

Monday, September 8, 2014

Kyla Tops My OPM Countdown with Salbabida

Kyla finally gets her very first #1 song in my OPM countdown as Salbabida moves up this week from #2 to #1. It also happens to be her very first top 10 hit as well.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending September 5, 2014 -

#10 Kamikazee - Kislap (10)

Kamikazee's fifth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Kislap, stays at #10 for a second week this week.

#9 True Faith - Pangako (NEW)

True Faith's third top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Pangako, enters this week at #9. It's from their 2010 album, of which I am still listening to right now.

#8 Urbandub - Hover (#9)

Urbandub's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Hover, moves up a notch to #8.

#7 Imago - Kapit (#8)

Imago's Kapit moves up a notch to #7 this week. It's their first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

#6 Basti Artadi, Christian Bautista and Gloc-9 - Bagong Siglo (NEW)

The superstar collaboration of Basti Artadi, Christian Bautista and Gloc-9 debuts this week at #6. The song is entitled Bagong Siglo. It's Basti Artadi's very first visit in my OPM countdown, the seventh for Christian and eighth for Gloc-9.

#5 Nadine Ilustre - Para-Paraan (#7)

Nadine Ilustre's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Para-Paraan, moves up to #5 this week. The song comes from Nadine's latest movie with James Reid, Talk Back and You're Dead.

#4 Zsa Zsa Padilla - All Cried Out (#6)

Local diva Zsa Zsa Padilla's twelfth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, All Cried Out, moves up to #4 this week.

#3 Kilos - Basta Masaya Ka (#4)

Local band, Kilos' first hit in my OPM countdown, Basta Masaya Ka, moves up a notch to #3 this week.

#2 Mica - Heart Song (#3)

Mica's Heart Song continues to move closer to the top. It moves up to #2 this week. It's her very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

#1 Kyla - Salbabida

Kyla finally gets her very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Salbabida, moves up from #2 to #1. It's the song that reached the #1 spot the fastest in the history of my OPM countdown.

Kilos

Local band Kilos has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Basta Masaya Ka (#3)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Smugglaz Gets His Very First #1 Hit in My OPM Countdown

Local rapper Smugglaz gets his very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as P.M.L. (Pang-Hawakan Mo Lang) moves up from #2 to #1. It's also his very first hit in my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending August 29, 2014 -

#10 Kamikazee - Kislap (#9)

Kislap is Kamikazee's fifth foray into my OPM countdown. It has already peaked at #9. It slips this week to #10.

#9 Urbandub - Hover (#10)

Local rock band Urbandub's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Hover, moves up a notch to #9.

#8 Imago - Kapit (NEW)

Local band Imago finally gets their very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown as Kapit, debuts at #8.

#7 Nadine Ilustre - Para-Paraan (NEW)

Teen movie star Nadine Ilustre's second movie with love team James Reid, Talk Back and You're Dead, a few weeks ago. So it's not a surprise that a pop soundtrack goes with that movie. I assume this song is in that movie. Para-Paraan becomes her second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown. It debuts this week at #7.

#6 Zsa Zsa Padilla - All Cried Out (#6)

Veteran pop star Zsa Zsa Padilla's twelfth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, All Cried Out, moves up two notches from #8 to #6 this week.

#5 Spongecola feat. Yeng Constantino - +63 (#5)

Spongecola's collaboration with Yeng Constantino, +63, stays at #5 for a second week this week. This is Spongecola's 6th and Yeng's 8th top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

#4 Kilos - Basta Masaya Ka (#4)

Local band Kilos' very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Basta Masaya Ka, stays at #4 for another week this week.

#3 Mica - Heart Song (#3)

Mica's Heart Song stays at #3 for a second week this week. It's her very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.

#2 Kyla - Salbabida (NEW)

Kyla gets her very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Salbabida debuts at #2.

#1 Smugglaz - P.M.L. (Pang-Hawakan Mo Lang) (#2)

Local rapper Smugglaz gets his very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as P.M.L. (Pang-Hawakan Mo Lang) moves up from #2 to #1 this week.

Smugglaz

Local rapper Smugglaz has one #1 hit in my OPM countdown.

2014 - PML (Panghawakan Mo Lang) (#1)

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Had My Fill of Opera Music This Year with Rigoletto

The trio of Korean opera singers and a bevy of opera singers from a local university brought us Verdi's Rigoletto a few Sundays ago at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Laura, Mama and I actually enjoyed the show! The sets were beautiful and the performances were spot-on as well!

I am not really an expert on opera music but you know, when you enjoy something, you know that something special is happening.

It was also great that the performers were very game to pose with the fans after the show! I really enjoyed meeting and talking and congratulating them for a good work done!

I just hope we can have another opera here soon, and not wait for a very long time for the next one!

Vertical Horizon Tops My Personal Countdown for the Eighth Time

It was really great that the band Vertical Horizon decided to bring their concert here to Manila this year. Otherwise, I wouldn't know that they have a new brilliant album and I wouldn't have been able to discover all these beautiful songs from their latest album Echoes from the Underground.

Consolation becomes the band's third #1 song from that album, and their 8th #1 overall.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending August 29, 2014 -

#10 Drake - Karaoke (#NEW)

This song from Drake comes from his Thank Me Later album. Doesn't matter, it's still a great song. This week, Karaoke debuts at #10. It's Drake's fourth visit in my personal countdown.

#9 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#NEW)

The country duo of Thompson Square gets their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About debuts at #9. It's also one of the rare country songs that was able to make it into my personal countdown this year.

#8 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#7)

Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, First Love, slips to #8 this week. It's the second top 10 hit from her latest album AKA.

#7 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#8)

Charli XCX's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Boom Clap, moves up a notch to #7 this week. I just learned that this song is in the soundtrack of the summer hit, The Fault in our Stars.

#6 Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow(#9)

Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's very first hit in my personal countdown, Black Widow, jumps from #9 to #6 this week.

#5 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#10)

Sam Smith's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown, I'm Not the Only One, zooms from #10 to #5 this week.

#4 Sam Smith - Restart (#6)

Sam Smith first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Restart, moves up this week from #6 to #4. It's his third top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#3 AJR - I'm Ready (#5)

The AJR brothers move up two places to #3 this week. It's their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#2 A Great Big World - Already Home (#3)

The duo A Great Big World's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Already Home, edges closer to the #1 spot. Their first two hits, Say Something and I Really Want It, both went to #1.

#1 Vertical Horizon - Consolation (#2)

Vertical Horizon gets their 8th top 10 hit this week, as Consolation, moves up from #2 to #1. It's also the band's third #1 hit from their latest album, Echoes From the Underground.

Vertical Horizon's Solid Work in Echoes From the Underground

The band Vertical Horizon is very popular here in the Philippines due to their work in the late 90s and early 2000s. However, I have been impressed with their work on their last two studio albums - 2009's Burning the Days and 2013's Echoes From the Underground

I was able to listen to those two albums since the band had shows here in Manila. I love their latest album, Echoes From the Underground and ten of the songs from the album have already charted in my personal countdown. Two of those songs also went to #1.

Incidentally, the band has seventeen top 10 hits in my personal countdown. Eight of them went all the way to #1.

1999 - We Are (#7)

1999 - Everything You Want (#1)

2000 - You're A God (#1)

2001 - Best I Ever Had (#1)

2003 - I'm Still Here (#3)

2011 - The Lucky One (#1)

2011 - All Is Said and Done (#1)

2014 - I Feel You (#10)

2014 - You Never Let Me Down (#9)

2014 - Lovestruck (#8)

2014 - Half-Light (#7)

2014 - South For the Winter (#6)

2014 - Broken Over You (#5)

2014 - A Song For Someone (#4)

2014 - Consolation (#1)

2014 - Frost (#1)

2014 - Instamatic (#1)

Lovin' the Cute Brotherhood of AJR

AJR's "I'm Ready" was one of the catchy songs I listened to when I was listening to the current top 100 songs in Billboard. I immediately placed it in my Personal Favorites playlist without knowing much about the group who sang it.

I was happy to discover that AJR is actually three brothers - of the Jonas Brothers and Hanson mould! However, the brothers claim that their music is organic - and you can certainly hear that in the song ! It's catchy and unique and the boys have definitely mixed their influences with their own personal style.

This week, the song continues to move up my personal countdown, parking itself at #3. It's their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

I wish the trio would come and visit Manila, maybe do some kind of mall tour!

Shane Filan Setlist for Manila Concert

Shane Filan performs here in Manila for the first time as a solo artist. The setlist he is going to perform is a mix of songs from his latest album You and Me and some hits from his group Westlife. I think it's a good mix!

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