My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #7 Care Divas - Saan Ka Man Dalhin

Thanks to the genius of lyricist and playwright, Vincent de Jesus, we have this gem of a musical entitled Care Divas, about gay, crossdressing caregivers working in Israel. The encore song of the musical lands at #7 for the year. It's an entertaining musical which is really an ode to our fellow OFWs abroad. I suggest you watch it when it makes another run. It's from PETA!

Here's a video of a performance of that song in a CCP concert in honor of Vincent.

My #1 Favorite OPM Song of 2011: Siakol - Ituloy Mo Lang

An intrepid follower of the video commented that this song should've been the theme song of the megahit movie Praybeyt Benjamin!! I second the motion!! Actually, this song summarizes what Vice Ganda has done to all gay men here in the Philippines. By being just his own person, Vice has become some kind of role model for all kinds of gay men - paminta, cross dressers, etc, etc. And it's quite ironic that it had to be a very macho band, Siakol, who had the guts to sing of tolerance and love and respect for gay people! Thanks Siakol for spreading the message of tolerance and acceptance to everyone!

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My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #2 Daryl Leong - Sa Muling Pagtatagpo

 

 As the credits for the movie, Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me, was rolling up, this song comes into play, and I immediately took notice of how great it sounded!  I tried my best to remember the lyrics since I wanted to search for it online.  I really thought Edgar Allan Guzman sang it but I discovered later it was Daryl Leong.  It's really a pity the song hasn't garnered much radio play but it has a very loyal Internet following.  I am not even sure if that is Daryl Leong in the picture!  I just based it on what Google gave me hahha!!

Tragedy is, the song is not even in Youtube!  I found it in a Tumblr account of a fan of the movie so I will post the link here so you can hear the song from there - http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/sa+muling+pagtatagpo - it's definitely one of the best written songs of 2011 - and best sung too!  Bravo Daryl!!

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My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #3 Chris Cayzer - Drive

It's a pity that Chris Cayzer decided to go back to Australia to pursue his music career there. I can't blame him. With piracy and other challenges musicians have to face now, at least there, he will surely get the royalties for his songs. Anyway, before he left, he released this wonderful song called Drive! I loved the song so much it was my #1 for weeks! He does sound like John Mayer here - but well, all singers have their influences. It's clear Mayer is an influence to Cayzer!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #4 Parokya ni Edgar and Happy Sy - Pangarap Lang Kita

I haven't really been a fan of Parokya ni Edgar's song till this song of theirs came out middle of this year! I just love the tune and the interplay between the band and Happy Sy. That the song is also sang in Mandarin just shows how globalized everything is right now!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #5 Maldita - Porque

This is probably the first Chavacano song to make it to #1 in my OPM hit list! I love the way the band mixed Chavacano with Tagalog! It is definitely one of the sweetest love songs from last year. !

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #6 Rocksteddy - Christmas Single

I love Pinoy novelty songs and this one from Rocksteddy, is definitely one of them! Well, some people openly disliked the song but I think it's just the band poking fun at the single people out there - and if you can't get the joke, well, too bad! The song was my #1 favorite Christmas of last year. I even voted for it during Christmas week when they had the year end countdown!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #8 Siakol - Gawing Langit ang Mundo

If you asked me last year that a rock band would dominate my year-end list that year, I would've said, yeah, maybe Pupil would. Interestingly, it was my first time to listen to Siakol when I bought their CD earlier this year. That album has a lot of very good songs, and they're not just silly ditties - each one has a message of hope - or is some kind of protest against something! It's one of my five favorite albums this year! This song, Gawing Langit Ang Mundo is fitting for the recent tragedy in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #9 Christian Bautista - I'm Already King

I was definitely impressed by the songs in Christian's latest album, Outbound, and I'm glad he's singing all new songs this time. I missed watching the movie where this song came from. The publicity for this movie was so poor I only learned that it was showing when its run was already finished. This was not a song that I instantly liked. Took some listening before I began to like it. I guess I liked it so much it's in my year-end Top 10!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #10 Miguel Escueta - Now It Starts

The title track of his last album, becomes my #10 favorite OPM song of 2011. Released earlier this year, this song instantly became one of the most played songs in my Ipod. Too bad I never got to see him live! I did try to watch his show once in Ponti's but I guess I came too early.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #11 Bunny - For Your Information

I immediately liked this song when it came out late this year. Since I'm more veered towards pop-sounding songs, it wasn't very hard to like this song by Bunny.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #12 Amber - Ain't A Crime

You'd mistake the production values of this song to be that of a foreign one, but it is sung by a Filipina, RnB singer, Amber, who does a very good job of giving this vibe a more authentic ambient vibe. It was one of my favorite songs towards the end of 2010 when this one was released up to the early months of 2011.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #13 Karylle - OMG

I actually didn't immediately like this song. It took maybe 3 weeks before I noticed this song and another two weeks before I realized what a cute song it was, because basically, the song sings about a gay guy who looks prettier than Karylle! OMG!! Just listen to the chorus closely! Well, a friend posted this song on her Facebook wall and when I read her comment, I began to realize who Karylle was singing the song to!! Very funny indeed!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #14 Gary Valenciano - Home

According to Gary Valenciano, this song was actually from an earlier album - and what he did was pick out some songs from his different albums and put them in a new one which he released last year. I don't really mind that since it kinda gives this song a new lease of life. It should! It's such a beautiful song, and as usual, Gary sings it with such tenderness and reverence! It comes in at #14 in my year-end list!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #15 Letter Day Story and Jacq Dionisio - Isang Umaga

This song, Isang Umaga, by Letter Day Story and Jacq Dionisio of Kiss Jane, is actually just an album track from LDS' Sama-Sama album, but it comes in strong at #15 in my year-end list since I remember that when I first gave LDS' CD a spin, this became one of my "happy" songs of the week. I couldn't just stop listening to it! It just really made me happy! A song filled with optimism to get you through your day!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #16 David Di Muzio - Naiisip Mo Ba

Lest you forget, this is still the list of my 40 favorite OPM hits of 2011, and this year, an American gets into this list mainly because he sings the chorus of his song, Naiisip Mo Ba, in Tagalog. If you actually don't look at the video, you'd think a Filipino was singing it, because David has really aped our accent very well! It's a beautiful yet sad song and I only realized now it's about a break-up. Kinda reminds of someone who was important in my life - naiisip niya pa ba ako? Very cute!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #17 Care Divas - Make It Vig in Tel Aviv

Three songs from Care Divas make it into my year-end list!  The second one is Make It Vig in Tel Aviv. It includes conversations between the five ladies which is really funny!  This song explains how they got their name - The Nightingales.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #18 Care Divas - Good Gurlz

When you watch the PETA musical, Care Divas, this will be the first song the 'ladies' will sing together, and it's guaranteed that they will immediately get your attention! Led by Ricci Chan, this is one of the best tracks from the musical. It comes in at #18 in my year-end list.

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My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #19 Sam Milby - Hindi Kita Iiwan

I actually didn't know that Sam Milby could actually carry a tune. Yeah, I know he had some albums and shows before but I never thought he'd have a song that I would actually like! Anyway, this is a very mushy song from him but I like it! He actually sings it very well.

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #20 Sarah Geronimo - Kung Siya Ang Mahal

I admit I don't really Sarah Geronimo that much, but this song of hers, Kung Siya Ang Mahal, was one of my favorite songs this year. She sings it so well, sans the usual histrionics, and just uses her voice beautifully to express the sentiments of the song.