Sunday, May 31, 2009

Goodbye Pushing Daisies



Thank you to 2nd Avenue, the channel that airs Pushing Daisies here in the Philippines, for airing the last three episodes of the show ahead of the US airing (The last three episodes , which they junked airing last year when the network canceled it,will air in the US starting this week). I was really sad when the show was canceled last year. Two years ago, I was really blown away with its pilot episode and became a fan instantly. It started strong in the US but its first season was cut short to nine episodes because of the US Writers' Strike. They went off the air for nine months and when they returned it had a significant drop in the ratings ultimately leading to its cancellation. Season 2 only had 13 episodes. so over all the show only had 21 episodes for its entire run, which is just one season for a regular US TV series. Really sad. I love the magical, quirky world of the show. I love Ned and Chuck's love story. I love Olive's goofiness (plus her musical numbers were really awesome) and Emerson's sarcasm is hilarious. For some, the show is just too over the top and too sweet but it really worked for me. It's very comforting to watch. The producers say that the show will be revived through comics ala Buffy, The Vampire Slayer but for me nothing beats seeing it on TV. I love the actors and how the story is played out. The 'de facto' series finale aired earlier and well obviously the episode was not meant to be a series finale however I really appreciated how the production made it possible to provide closure for the last few scenes of the episode. It provided us some resolution for some storylines but there are still questions left untold SPOILER ALERT like what happened to the fathers of Ned and Chuck, the reason why Ned had that "skill" in the first place ,and although we know that Ned and Chuck will stay together I still want to know if they could still manage to "touch" each other someday. The last episode focused on the story of Chuck's aunt and mom and for me their story is the one that went full circle. It was a very touching story nevertheless. And I'm glad it did not end on a cliffhanger!
And the last few line delivered by the narrator ( I would really miss hearing his voice ) were so spot on.

Although the show ended not own its own terms, I'm still glad I experienced watching this show. Maybe this show is ahead of its time but truly this one show that belongs to the Brilliant-But-Shortlived- Classics.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Twenty Tunes 17

Top 20 Current Favorite Songs for May

  1. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
  2. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison
  3. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
  4. Breaking - Anberlin
  5. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
  6. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R
  7. This Way - Michelle Branch
  8. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo
  9. Never Say Never - The Fray
  10. Her Diamonds - Rob Thomas
  11. Revelry - Kings of Leon
  12. Kristy, Are You Doing Okay - The Offspring
  13. Jai Ho!(You Are My Destiny) - A.R Rahman & Pussycat Dolls
  14. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  15. Leslie - Rocksteddy
  16. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  17. 1,2,3,4 - Plain White Ts
  18. New Divide- Linkin Park
  19. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  20. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
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Twenty Tunes 16 (April 2009)

Twenty Tunes 15 (March 2009)
Twenty Tunes 14 (February 2009)
Twenty Tunes 13 (January 2009)

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Nation's Current LSS

I don't want to discuss about the sensationalized sex video circus here in the Philippines but I can't help but talk about an offshoot of this scandal: The sudden rise of the song CARELESS WHISPER!
I'm sure 8/10 of Filipinos are singing/humming the song whether consciously or not.
The song was used by two people involved in the scandal for a rehearsal for a TV show and on that video they wore skimpy outfits and,well, the dancing rehearsals was a bit too hot to handle so to speak haha. Initially, this was the supposed "video scandal" but its pretty much R-18 level but of course months after the real XXX videos came out. What a twist of fate the message of the song somewhat mirrored what happened to the people involved in the scandal. (If you notice I refuse to drop names because I'm so sick with them already, they're all over the news already even overshadowing more important news!)

Anyway, some information on the song, it was released in 1984 by George Michael and it hit number one in the Billboard Hot 100 and considered one of the most successful songs of the 1980s.
But for us, this song will be forever be identified with the scandal and symbolizes how we get so attached or involved with this nasty dirty scandals. As expected, this song has been receiving significant airplay these days, I think I heard it like 10 times today from jeeps to buses to stores and households I pass by.
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Also this year rock band Seether released a cover of this song, which is an excellent version of it, but it did not received any airplay here in the Mega Manila stations but maybe now that the original version is extremely popular it could gain attention .
.....or maybe not since the original will leave a special part for the people. Recent events immortalized this song. Its funny and disturbing at the same time.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Bullets: This Week's Billboard Hot 100

  • Charice's Note to God debuts at #44, too bad it missed the top 40 but hey at least it charted but too bad it will fall out next week since the song is not selling well anymore this week in the digital songs download scene. Sad. At least she charted
  • Several new entries from American Idol 8 as expected. I'm a bit annoyed with that since most of the studio versions of their performances will fade fast anyway and their entrance of the charts forced some songs to go down and some go recurrent ahead of its time. But hey that's the rule. The coronation song "No Boundaries" debuts at #11, way low from last season's #3 bow for The Time of My Life but at least it was higher than season 6's "This is My Now" #15 debut and peak. Ironically, when AI stopped releasing physical CD singles for the coronation songs they failed to reach the top unlike the first five seasons which sals boost from the physical CD singles to push their songs to #1 (4/5 debuted at #1 and the one who didn't debut at #1 (Kelly Clarkson's A Moment Like This) made a huge leap to #1 anyway. So what does it say, huh?

  • Despite the plethora of AI8 songs on the chart, two songs had better debut! The rendition of "Don't Stop Believing" by the cast of the upcoming comedy-musical US show GLEE (which I liked by the way) entered the chart at #4 while Linkin Park's New Divide from the OST of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen starts its chart life at #6. I like both songs and I'm glad with their performances
  • Jason Mraz's I'm Yours spends its 58 week on the Hot 100. Could he beat the all-time record for longest staying on the Hot 100 ever? The record is 69 weeks on chart done by LeAnn Rimes for How Do I Live in 1997. Still a long way to go for I'm Yours but the song's current rank (at #27) is still high, it could make it! (The rule by the way is that if a twenty week old song drops out the top 50, if will go recurrent and dropped out the Hot 100 entirely)

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bullets: 21st Century Breakdown



I bought this CD last Sunday and it was worth the money! I'm not really a music critic so I will just give a rundown of my thought about the album.

  • I think this is better than American Idiot which is also a great album for me!
  • I love the division of songs per act!
  • Listening to the CD is a musical journey
  • My favorite act is ACT III: Horsehoes and Handgrenades
Favorite tracks per act:
  • ACT I (Heroes and Cons): ?Viva La Gloria!
  • ACT II (Charlatans and Saints): Restless Heart Syndrome
  • ACT III (Horsehoes and Handgrenades): 21 Guns
My over all Top 5:
  1. Restless Heart Syndrome
  2. ?Viva La Gloria!
  3. 21 Guns
  4. 21st Century Breakdown
  5. American Eulogy (Mass Hysteria/Modern World)

  • Know Your Enemy sounds very different from the rest of the tracks but maybe because I've heard that song a lot of times already I still like the song though and it was a good choice for first single its catchy enough to help gain interest for the album.
  • American Eulogy is the "Jesus of Suburbia" of this album, the structure of the song is very complicated and exciting
  • The art for this album is really good.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Remember Aqua?

I admit it I really like this European pop group of the 90s "Aqua". Yes, the songs were very cheesy and,yes, campy but I was 10 then, their music appealed to me haha. Doctor Jones, My Oh My, and of course the classic Barbie Girl haha. . But their best song arguably is the ballad Turn Back Time which we saw a different side of them. I have their album 'Aquarium' on cassette tape. Anyway, its been almost a decade since they broke up but,to my surprise, I found out today they are reuniting this year for a tour and they have a "comeback single" for the release of their Greatest Hits compilation. The title of the song is "Back to the 80s". The song is catchy and I like this part of the song:
Back to when Michael Jackson's skin was still black
Listen to the song below:

Chart Recap 44 (Philippine Music Charts)

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels:(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)

MTV Gimme Ten
May 23, 2009

1. Jai Ho! - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls (Back @ #1)
2. Insomnia - Craig David (Last Week's #1)
3. Come Back To Me- David Cook (New Entry)
4. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
5. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
6. Right Round - Flo Rida f/ Ke$ha
7. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
8. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
9. Antukin - Rico Blanco
10. Halo - Beyonce

MYX International Top 20
May 23-29, 2009

1. David Cook - Come Back to Me (1st week at #1)
2. Miley Cyrus - The Climb (last week's #1)
3. Lady Gaga - LoveGame
4. Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
5. Taylor Swift - Love Story
6. Green Day - Know Your Enemy
7. Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
8. Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
9. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic
10. A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
11. Paramore - I Caught Myself
12. The Veronicas - Untouched
13. Demi Lovato - Don't Forget
14. Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up (new entry)
15. Beyoncé - Diva
16. Hey Monday - How You Love Me Now (new entry)
17. Lenka - The Show (new entry)
18. Eminem - We Made You (new entry)
19. Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down (new entry)
20. Craig David - Insomnia

Pinoy MYX Countdown
May 23-29, 2009

1. Kyla duet with Jay-R - Back in Time (3rd week at #1)
2. Rico Blanco - Antukin
3. Hale - Sandali na Lang
4. Kamikazee - Wala
5. 6cyclemind - Walang Iwanan
6. Paraluman feat. Kean Cipriano - Tabi
7. Richard Poon - Kumot At Unan
8. Sarah Geronimo - You Changed My Life in a Moment
9. Callalily - Hintay
10. Pupil - Teacher's Pet
11. Taken By Cars - Neon Brights
12. Silent Sanctuary - Hay Naku
13. Mayonnaise - Torres
14. Archipelago - May 1
15. Mark Bautista - Sana'y Dinggin Mo
16. Christian Bautista - Limutin na Lang
17. The Dawn - Love Will Set Us Free
18. Sandwich - Manila (new entry)
19. Hilera - So Be It (new entry)
20. Paolo Santos - Photograph (new entry)

MYX Hit Chart
May 24, 2009

1. Come Back To Me - David Cook
2. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
3. Back In Time - Kyla f/ Jay-R
4. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
5. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
6. Love Story - Taylor Swift
7. Antukin - Rico Blanco
8. Sandali Na Lang - Hale
9. Wala - Kamikazee
10. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
11. Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
12. Walang Iwanan - 6cyclemind
13. Tabi - Paraluman f/ Kean Cipriano
14. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
15. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
16. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
17. I Caught Myself - Paramore
18. Untouched - The Veronicas
19. Don't Forget - Demi Lovato
20. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and Wannabees
May 22, 2009

1. Touch My Hand-David Archuleta
2. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - AR Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls
3. Back In Time - Kyla And Jay-R
4. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
5. This Time - John Legend
6. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo
7. The Climb - MileyCyrus
8. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
9. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison
10. The Show - Lenka
11. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
12. Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon
13. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
14. Love Story - Taylor Swift
15. Part of the List - Ne-Yo
16. Come Back to Me - David Cook
17. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
18. Stay - Gavin DeGraw
19. Never Say Never - The Fray
20. Birthday Sex - Jeremih

Magic 89.9
The Magic 30
May 24, 2009

30. The Show- Lenka (NEW)
29. Magnificent- U2
28. Stand and Deliver- No Doubt
27. How You Love Me Now- Hey Monday (NEW)
26. Never Say Never- The Fray
25. Chillin'- Wale feat. Lady GaGa
24. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)- Pitbull
23. The World We Live In- The Killers
22. Funny The Way It Is- Dave Matthews Band
21. Permanent- David Cook (NEW)
20. Know Your Enemy- Green Day
19. So Close, So Far- Hoobastank
18. Like A Woman- Git Fresh
17. I Quit! I Quit! I Quit!- The Click Five
16. Be With You- Akon (NEW)
15. Revelry- Kings of Leon
14. Blame It- Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
13. White Horse- Taylor Swift
12. Black Heart Inertia- Incubus
11. Her Diamonds- Rob Thomas
10. Sweet Dreams- Beyonce
9. The Wind Blows- The All-American Rejects
8. No Surprise- Daughtry
7. Boom Boom Pow- Black Eyed Peas
6. Hey Girl (Patron Tequila)- Keri Hilson & Lil Jon feat. T-Pain
5. Waking Up In Vegas- Katy Perry
4. LoveGame- Lady GaGa
3. I Do Not Hook Up- Kelly Clarkson
2. Touch My Hand- David Archuleta
1. Come Back To Me- David Cook (7 non-consecutive weeks @#1)

Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown
May 23, 2009

1. I Love Her - Marques Houston feat. T-Pain (new #1)
2. I Need A Girl - Trey Songz
3. Such A Tease - Mario
4. Irreplaceable - George Benson (last week's #1)
5. Symptoms of a Heartache - Lil' Eddie
6. Round Here - Chris Brown
7. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo and Kanye West
8. World Go Round - Busta Rhymes feat. Estelle
9. Y.O.U. - Avant
10. Something Special - Usher
11. Chocolate High - India Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild
12. Turn my Swagger On - Soulja Boy (new entry)
13. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
14. Miss A (Miss Anonymous) - Git Fresh (new entry)
15. Taas Noo - Amber Davis feat. Gloc 9 (new entry)

NU Stairway to Seven
May 23, 2009

1. Mr. Floyd - Razorback
2. 13 Seconds to Live - Kjwan
3. Know your Enemy - Green Day
4. May 1 - Archipelago
5. Magnificent - U2
6. Salita - Angulo
7. Light my Fire - Juan Pablo Dream

On the Cusp:
Kaibigang Hangin - Skabeche
Sink Into Me - Taking Back Sunday

BESPREN 101.9 FOR LIFE Saturday Top 20
May 23, 2009

1. ANTUKIN Rico Blanco (3 weeks @ #1)
2. KUNG PWEDE LANG SANA Bugoy Drilon
3. THE CLIMB Miley Cyrus (top foreign hit of the week)
4. LOVE STORY Taylor Swift
5. ALMOST OVER YOU Karylle
6. POKER FACE Lady GaGa
7. JAI HO! The Pussycat Dolls with AR Rahman
8. RIGHT ROUND FloRida ft. Kesha
9. ALWAYS YOU Charice
10. IKAW NA NGA Willie Revillame
11. YOUR CALL SecondHand Serenade
12. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE IN A MOMENT Sarah Geronimo
13. PRINSESA NG KABA Sopiz
14. TABI Paraluman
15. IF U SEEK AMY Britney Spears (NEW ENTRY)
16. 'DI NA MABABAWI SpongeCola
17. YOUR UNIVERSE Rico Blanco
18. COME BACK TO ME David Cook (NEW ENTRY)
19. GUSTO KO LAMANG SA BUHAY Itchyworms
20. BEAUTIFUL Akon ft. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall

93.9 iFM i10 Countdown
May 23, 2009

1. Moment of Truth - FM Static
2. Love Story - Taylor Swift (last week's #1)
3. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
4. White Horse - Taylor Swift
5. Who Am I - Casting Crowns
6. Ikaw Na Nga - Willie Revillame
7. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
8. Tonight - FM Static
9. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls
10. Di Na Mababawi - Sponge Cola

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown
May 23, 2009

1. Jai Ho!(You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman & Pussycat Dolls
2. Back in Time - Kyla duet with JayR
3. Boom Boom Pow (Remix) - The Black Eyed Peas feat. LMFAO
4. As Strong As The Sun - Astro Nuts
5. Know Your Enemy - Green Day ( Last Week's #1)
6. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
7. To Lose My Life - White Lies
8. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & NeYo
9. Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3
10. Shooting Star (Party Rock Remix) - David Rush feat. Kevin Rudolf, Pitbull & LMFAO
11. Warrior's Dance - The Prodigy (NEW ENTRY)
12. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
13. Blame it - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
14. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland
15. Omen - The Prodigy
16. Shot You Down - Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra
17. Patron Tequila - Paradiso Girls feat. Lil' Jon
18. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
19. Roll the Credits - Paula DeAnda
20. Love Game - Lady GaGa
21. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
22. Day 'N' Nite - KiD CuDi
23. So Human - Lady Sovereign
24. That Girl - Young JV
25. Bang Bang - K'Naan feat. Adam Levine
26. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon
27. Paranoid - Kanye West
28. Goodbye - Kristinia Debarge (NEW ENTRY)
29. We Made You - Eminem
30. Next To You - Mike Jones


102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Hits of the Week

1. Always - Sheryn Regis (2nd week @ #1)
2. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R Rahman feat Pussycat Dolls
3. Always You - Charice Pempengco
4. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
5. Tonight - FM Static

UR 105.9 Pinoy Rock Countdown
May 23, 2009

1. Lipas - Publico (new #1)
2. Light A Cigarette - Speakeasy
3. Dylan on Speed - Blue Jean Junkies
4. Bagong Mundo - Playphonics (new entry)
5. Puting Anghel - Triangulo (new entry)

Jam 88.3 Top 10 Chart Attack
May 25, 2009

1. Take Me as I Am - FM Static (new #1)
2. The Kids are Sick Again - Maximo Park
3. Very Busy People - The Limousines (last week's #1)
4. Rubber Lover - Marmaduke Duke
5. Gun for a Tongue - Butterfly Boucher
6. Hey You - 311
7. Funny the Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band
8. New Divide - Linkin Park
9. The World We Live In - The Killers
10. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus

Monday, May 25, 2009

The Upset



Filipino director Brillante Mendoza wins Best Director for this year's Cannes Film Festival. This was clearly an upset and a shocker especially that his movie Kinatay received mixed reviews and film critic Robert Egert even called it the worst movie ever shown at Cannes. Mendoza beat renowned film makers for the award. Even though I haven't seen the film I'm sure the judges might have seen something special for him to bag the award. Based on the mixed reviews, the movie I think is polarizing, its just hate it or love it, nothing in between. Anyway, a win is a win! Too bad this news did not get that much buzz here since the Philippine media is still not over the celebrty sex scandals. As a friend said this win is of the same level with Pacquaio's victory but well sadly this is not something the regular Pinoys would really care, maybe if an actor won, it might get more buzz plus Brillante is not really a popular director. I admit I only knew him last year when his film Serbis made it also as Cannes.
Anyway, I believe somewhere Lino Brocka is smiling with his victory.

1/4

If I were to believe the article posted in Wikipedia, I guess I am having a quarter life crisis, which is a bit premature since I think I am too young for that. But looking over the characteristics of people experiencing this life crisis, there are many items that I could RELATE to! Here are the characteristics mentioned in the Wikipedia article with the for some items I feel strongly about.

  • feeling "not good enough" because one can't find a job that is at one's academic/intellectual level
  • frustration with relationships, the working world, and finding a suitable job or career
  • confusion of identity
  • insecurity regarding the near future
  • insecurity concerning long-term plans, life goals
  • insecurity regarding present accomplishments
  • re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships
  • disappointment with one's job
  • nostalgia for university, college, high school or elementary school life , particularly college
  • tendency to hold stronger opinions
  • boredom with social interactions
  • loss of closeness to high school and college friends high school, sadly yes
  • financially-rooted stress (overwhelming college loans, unanticipatedly high cost of living, etc.)
  • loneliness
  • desire to have children too young to think about that
  • a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you
Basically, it all boils down to INSECURITY!
I really hope that I get through with this. Life after graduation has been so rough for me. I will not give up, I will continue to search for what will make me feel fulfilled and at the same time learn when and how to be contented.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Nostalgia Fit: Childhood Movies

The following list will feature foreign movies first. There were so many local movies I watched before as a kid it will be so hard to narrow it down, so I'll save that for another blog entry haha. Anyway, the following were the first movies the pop into my mind when I answered the Facebook application on "movies you grew up on". I mostly watched this movies on VHS and on their TV airings.

Back to the Future series

- We had a VHS marathon of this trilogy one Lenten season. Good thing we did this on marathon because if we watched this on the cinemas it would be so bitin because they end the movies with cliffhangers! I was really fascinated with time traveling and well we are near 2015, the year featured in the movie where the world is so high-tech haha.

Home Alone


- I watched this on TV during Christmas season. I could not remember which channel aired this though. I love the antics of Macauly Culkin's character. This was such a fun movie to watch Culkin was adorable, sort of sad how he had messy life growing up.

The Land Before Time series

- There were so many movies under this franchise but the first one would be special to me haha. I watched this through VHS, I actually don't know anything about this movie when I picked this up on a video rental store and told my brother to have this on the tapes we would rent that day and I really adored this movie, I think I was even close to tears for some of the scenes haha.

Mrs. Doubtfire

- I watched this on GMA 7. I was really impressed with Robin William's performance here and the story was very touching anyway. I was sad that in the ending though but when I grew up, I realized it was good ending afterall because it did not give false hopes and was at least close to reality with broken marriages.

Baby's Day Out

- The movie is so cute, the baby is just so adorable haha.

Joe's Apartment


- The cockroaches were very gross but also adorable albeit in a very freaky way haha.

The NeverEnding Story

- You know what I don't really remember exactly the story of this movie but I will always watch it on Million Dollar Movies on ABS CBN because they air this a lot. I was very impressed with the special effects here. I guess that's why I don't remember the story because when I watched this back then I was more focused with the visuals haha.

Sister Act

- "I will follow you...." My LSS back in the day because of this movie that was also aired a lot on ABS CBN when I was a kid

101 Dalmatians

- I dreamed of collecting all 101 dalmatian toys of McDonald's Happy Meal, I only got to 12 haha.

Titanic

-Of course I would not left this out, this was truly phenomenal! Benta pa nga sa akin yung tagalized Titanic excerpts inserted by 93.9 WKC sa My Heart Will Go On haha.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Nostalgia Fit: These Things Defined an Era

I'm really a sentimental freak! I know things change, we need to move on. But it's always nice to look back on the things that you grew up with, most of this stuff are almost gone but they will be in my heart forever, haha how mushy! Reminiscing makes us giddy. It makes you smile, it will bring good memories. Nostalgia is a precious feeling.
Komiks




- I know the Pinoy komiks is still alive as the success of Pugad Baboy, Beerkada, and Kiko Machine showed but the weekly komiks is something I really miss. I'm a big fan of Filipino Funny Komiks for Children and my family use to buy a lot of komiks back in the day. This was the past time of the common folk back in the day. There was a komiks for everybody, for kids, for moms, for teens, for men. A lot of great stories were told there!

WalkMan and Cassette Tapes



- This was the iPod before haha. I still regret that my severe use of my walkman led to its destruction. Through Walkman I became a radio fanatic, both FM and AM!
Meanwhile, cassette tapes were the cheap way for us to purchase records, now people get music for free through illegal downloading [which is killing the industry sadly]. Album sales were high in the Philippines back in the day mainly because of cassette tapes. I treasure my collection of tapes, they are hard to find memorabilia already haha!
I also use to record songs played on radio through cassette too haha. Ever heard of mix tape? The mix tape was the old school way of today's burning a CD :D

VHS



- The VHS player, the rewinder with the goofy sound playing when you rewind a tape. We use to visit the video shops a lot back in the day to rent movies on VHS. Well, the DVD is a lot better of course compared to VHS but through VHS a lot of homemade family videos were made. We have one too, the video coverage of my sister's 18th birthday debut party 13 years ago. Too bad we couldn't view it anymore because our VHS player is broken already.

Song Hits



- Today it's now easy to Google a song's lyrics and chords. Before, buying songhits was my way to know the lyrics of the songs (guitar chords for my brother). I always wait for a songhits to feature an album I just bought recently on cassette tape. They were also my source for music news and some also featured music countdowns and profiles of radio DJs. There are still songhits on sale until now but I guess it is not as popular as before.

Brick Game

- This was the PSP back in the day. I'm not really into gaming but I was addicted with playing Brick Games in the past haha. I think we had 3 brick game toys one for each of us brothers. All are gone now. It's a very simple game but it was fun playing it! Less is more sometimes

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Charice to make Chart History!

Charice perfomed her single "Note to God"on Oprah today and as expected she is blasting on the US charts! I was very sure she will get a huge boost, after all a performance on Oprah made Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love a success in the US and Josh Groban's Noel the best selling album in the US in 2007 despite being a CHRISTMAS album. But I did not expect that Charice's single will do this well, see the numbers below:

As of 8:45 here are the the top 20 songs in the US iTunes Top Downloads:
source

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas from the album Boom Boom Pow - Single
2. Waking Up In Vegas - Katy Perry
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Waking Up In Vegas by Katy Perry from the album One of the Boys
3. Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Fire Burning by Sean Kingston from the album Fire Burning - Single
4. Note to God - Charice
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Note to God by Charice from the album Note to God - Single
5. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) [More English Extended Mix] - Pitbull
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) [More English Extended Mix] by Pitbull from the album I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - EP
6. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Poker Face by Lady GaGa from the album The Fame
7. New Divide - Linkin Park
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
New Divide by Linkin Park from the album New Divide - Single
8. Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Don't Trust Me by 3OH!3 from the album Want
9. Sugar (feat. Wynter) - Flo Rida
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Sugar (feat. Wynter) by Flo Rida from the album R.O.O.T.S. (Deluxe Version)
10. Halo - Beyoncé
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Halo by Beyoncé from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Version)
11. Beautiful - Eminem
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Beautiful by Eminem from the album Beautiful - Single
12. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
The Climb by Miley Cyrus from the album Hannah Montana: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
13. Second Chance - Shinedown
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Second Chance by Shinedown from the album The Sound of Madness (Bonus Track Version)
14. Battlefield - Jordin Sparks
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Battlefield by Jordin Sparks from the album Battlefield - Single
15. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Know Your Enemy by Green Day from the album 21st Century Breakdown (Deluxe Version)
16. Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Day 'n' Nite by Kid Cudi from the album Day 'n' Nite - Single
17. Birthday Sex - Jeremih
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Birthday Sex by Jeremih from the album Birthday Sex - Single
18. Goodbye - Kristinia DeBarge
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Goodbye by Kristinia DeBarge from the album Goodbye - Single
19. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
Knock You Down by Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo from the album In a Perfect World... (Bonus Track Version)
20. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:45 PM
I Do Not Hook Up by Kelly Clarkson from the album All I Ever Wanted (Deluxe Version)

and she is #1 sa Amazon.com Mp3 shop

1. Note To God (Single Version) by Charice
2. Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
3. Poker Face by Lady GaGa
4. The Climb by Miley Cyrus
5. Just Dance by Lady GaGa
6. Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns
7. Little Soul (Thomas Fehlman… by Depeche Mode
8. Second Chance by Shinedown
9. I Know You Want Me (Calle O… by Pitbull
10. If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback
11. Right Round by Flo Rida
12. Viva La Vida by Coldplay
13. Love Story by Taylor Swift
14. Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects
15. Day 'N' Nite by Kid Cudi
16. Dont Trust Me [Explicit] by 3OH!3
17. Halo by Beyonce
18. Sugar [Feat. Wynter] by Flo Rida
19. 1, 2, 3, 4 by Plain White T's
20. Blame It [Explicit] by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain

As a chart geek and a Filipino, I'm so thrilled that Charice's international debut single is doing well. I'm so excited for her, she will chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 this week for sure! The first Filipino to do since I believe Jocelyn Enriquez 12 years ago with A Little Bit of Ecstacy and Do You Miss Me 12 years ago. She will definitely make chart news this week. I'm very excited. It's really amazing how YouTube paved the way for her to reach this kind of success. Ayos!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Chart Recap 43 (Philippine Music Charts)

I'm on time this week finally!

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels:(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)

MYX Hit Chart
May 17, 2009
  1. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  2. Come Back To Me - David Cook
  3. Back In Time - Kyla f/ Jay-R
  4. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  5. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  6. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  7. Sandali Na Lang - Hale
  8. Jai Ho! - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  9. Tabi - Paraluman f/ Kean Cipriano
  10. Wala - Kamikazee
  11. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
  12. Walang Iwanan - 6cyclemind
  13. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
  14. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
  15. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  16. Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
  17. I Caught Myself - Paramore
  18. Your Call - Secondhand Serenade
  19. Untouched - The Veronicas
  20. Diva - Beyonce


MYX International Top 20
May 16, 2009
  1. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  2. Come Back To Me - David Cook
  3. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  4. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  5. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  6. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
  7. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
  8. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
  9. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  10. Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
  11. I Caught Myself - Paramore
  12. Your Call - Secondhand Serenade
  13. Untouched - The Veronicas
  14. Diva - Beyonce
  15. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
  16. Thinking Of You - Katy Perry
  17. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
  18. Don't Forget - Demi Lovato
  19. Halo - Beyonce
  20. Insomnia - Craig David
Pinoy MYX Countdown
May 16, '09

  1. Back In Time - Kyla and Jay-R (2 weeks at #1)
  2. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  3. Sandali Na Lang - Hale
  4. Tabi - Paraluman feat. Kean Cipriano
  5. Wala - Kamikazee
  6. Walang Iwanan - 6cyclemind
  7. Kumot at Unan - Richard Poon
  8. Hintay - Callalily
  9. You Changed My Life - Sarah Geronimo
  10. Torres - Mayonnaise
  11. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
  12. Neon Brights - Taken By Cars
  13. Radical - Hilera
  14. Limutan Na Lang - Christian Bautista
  15. Hay Naku - Silent Sanctuary
  16. Sana'y Dinggin Mo - Mark Bautista
  17. May 1 - Archipelago
  18. Everything I Own - Gian Magdangal
  19. Gusto Ko Lamang Sa Buhay - Itchyworms
  20. Love Will Set Us Free - The Dawn


MTV Gimme Ten
May 16, 2009
  1. Insomnia - Craig David
  2. Jai Ho! - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  3. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  4. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  5. Right Round - Flo Rida f/ Ke$ha
  6. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
  7. Halo - Beyonce
  8. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  9. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  10. Teacher's Pet - Pupil


RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and the Wannabees
May 15, 2009
  1. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman and Pussycat Dolls (4th week @ #1)
  2. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R
  3. Know your Enemy - Green Day
  4. Touch My Hand - David Archuleta (new entry)
  5. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison
  6. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  7. Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon
  8. This Time - John Legend (new entry)
  9. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat T-Pain
  10. The Show - Lenka (new entry)
  11. Love Story - Taylor Swift (16th week in the countdown)
  12. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo (new entry)
  13. How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney
  14. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson (new entry)
  15. LoveGame - Lady GaGa (new entry)
  16. How you Love Me Now - Hey Monday (new entry)
  17. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  18. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  19. Part of the List - Ne-Yo
  20. Come Back to Me - David Cook
NU Stairway to Seven Weekly Edition
May 16, 2009
  1. 13 Seconds to Live - Kjwan
  2. Mr. Floyd - Razorback
  3. Know your Enemy - Green Day
  4. A New Start - The Ambassadors
  5. Salita - Angulo
  6. Breaking - Anberlin
  7. May 1 - Archipelago
On the Cusp:
Magnificent - U2

Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown
May 16, 2009
  1. Irreplaceable - George Benson (new #1)
  2. Such A Tease - Mario
  3. Symptoms of a Heartache - Lil' Eddie (last week's #1)
  4. I Love Her - Marques Houston feat. T-Pain
  5. You Dont Know - Bobby Valentino
  6. Round Here - Chris Brown
  7. T.H.U.G. Love - Pleasure P
  8. World Go Round - Busta Rhymes feat. Estelle
  9. Y.O.U. - Avant
  10. Something Special - Usher
  11. Chocolate High - India Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild
  12. I Need A Girl - Trey Songz
  13. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo and Kanye West
  14. Be On You - Flo Rida Ft. Ne-Yo
  15. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
BESPREN 101.9 FOR LIFE Saturday Top 20
May 16, 2009

1. ANTUKIN Rico Blanco (2 weeks @ #1)
2. KUNG PWEDE LANG SANA Bugoy Drilon
3. LOVE STORY Taylor Swift (top foreign hit of the week)
4. RIGHT ROUND FloRida ft. Kesha
5. POKER FACE Lady GaGa
6. THE CLIMB Miley Cyrus
7. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE IN A MOMENT Sarah Geronimo
8. ALMOST OVER YOU Karylle
9. IKAW NA NGA Willie Revillame
10. PRINSESA NG KABA Sopiz
11. JAI HO! The Pussycat Dolls with AR Rahman (Highest Gainer [from #18])
12. 'DI NA MABABAWI SpongeCola (Biggest Plunger [from #8])
13. ALWAYS YOU Charice
14. YOUR CALL SecondHand Serenade
15. TABI Paraluman
16. YOUR UNIVERSE Rico Blanco
17. GUSTO KO LAMANG SA BUHAY Itchyworms
18. BEAUTIFUL Akon ft. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall
19. PATA PATA PON Vhong Navarro
20. CIRCUS Britney Spears

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown (May 16, 2K9)

30. Bang Bang - K'naan feat. Adam Levine (new entry)
29. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake
28. Shooting Star - David Rush (Young Bo$$) feat. Pitbull, Kevin Rudolf and LMFAO (new entry)
27. So Human - Lady Sovereign (new entry)
26. Fight for Love - Elliott Yamin
25. Next to You - Mike Jones feat. Nae Nae
24. Paranoid - Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson
23. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
22. That Girl - Young JV
21. Patron Tequila - Paradiso Girls feat. Lil' Jon
20. We Made You - Eminem
19. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon
18. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
17. Roll the Credits - Paula Deanda
16. Day N Nite - KiD CuDi
15. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland
14. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
13. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
12. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
11. As Strong as the Sun - Astro Nuts (highest new entry)
10. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
9. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo and Kanye West
8. To Lose My Life - White Lies
7. Omen - Prodigy
6. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger
5. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
4. Back in Time - Kyla feat. Jay-R
3. Shot You Down - Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra
2. Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3
1. Know Your Enemy - Green Day (2 weeks @ #1)

Magic 89.9
The Magic 30
May 17, 2009

30. The World We Live In- The Killers (NEW)
29. This Way- Michelle Branch
28. I Poke Her Face- Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West, Common, Lady GaGa
27. I Quit! I Quit! I Quit! - The Click Five
26. Stand And Deliver- No Doubt
25. Antukin- Rico Blanco
24. No Surprise- Daughtry (NEW)
23. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)- Pitbull
22. Jai Ho! (You Are My Desitny)- A. R. Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger
21. Chillin' - Wale feat. Lady GaGa
20. Sweet Dreams- Beyonce (NEW)
19. Her Diamonds- Rob Thomas (NEW)
18. Magnificent- U2
17. Never Say Never- The Fray
16. Funny The Way It Is- Dave Matthews Band
15. Blame It- Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
14. Black Heart Inertia- Incubus
13. The Wind Blows- All-American Rejects (NEW)
12. Boom Boom Pow- Black Eyed Peas
11. Know Your Enemy- Green Day
10. Touch My Hand- David Archuleta (RE-ENTRY)
9. Like A Woman- Git Fresh
8. Revelry- Kings of Leon
7. So Close, So Far- Hoobastank
6. White Horse- Taylor Swift
5. LoveGame- Lady GaGa
4. Hey Girl (Patron Tequila)- Keri Hilson feat. Lil Jon and T-Pain
3. Waking Up In Vegas- Katy Perry
2. I Do Not Hook Up- Kelly Clarkson
1. Come Back to Me- David Cook (6 non-consecutive weeks @ #1)

93.9 iFM
i10 Countdown

May 16, 2009
  1. Love Story - Taylor Swift (5th Week@#1)
  2. Moment of Truth - FM Static
  3. White Horse - Taylor Swift
  4. Who Am I - Casting Crowns
  5. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  6. Ikaw na Nga - Willie Revillame
  7. Tonight - FM Static
  8. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
  9. Di na Mababawi - Sponge Cola
  10. Jai Ho!(You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman & Pussycat Dolls (New Entry)
Jam 88.3 Top 10 Chart Attack (May 18, 2K9)

10. Gun for a Tongue - Butterfly Boucher (new entry)
9. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant
8. Rubber Lover - Marmaduke Duke (new entry)
7. The World We Live In - The Killers
6. Kids are Sick Again - Maximo Park (highest new entry)
5. Funny the Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band
4. Hey You - 311
3. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus
2. Take Me as I Am - FM Static
1. Very Busy People - The Limousines (new #1)

102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Hits of the Week (May 4-May 10, 2009)

  1. Always - Sheryn Regis
  2. Tonight - FM Static
  3. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R Rahman feat Pussycat Dolls
  4. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
  5. Always You - Charice Pempengco



Sunday, May 17, 2009

Chart Recap 42 (Philippine Music Charts)

Sorry for the delay again, my PC crashed this week

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels:(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)

MTV Gimme Ten
May 9, 2009
  1. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A. R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  2. Insomnia - Craig David
  3. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  4. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
  5. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  6. Right Round - Flo Rida f/ Ke$ha
  7. Halo - Beyonce
  8. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
  9. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  10. Antukin - Rico Blanco


MYX Hit Chart
May 10, 2009
  1. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  2. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  3. Come Back To Me - David Cook
  4. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  5. Back In Time - Kyla f/ Jay-R
  6. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  7. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  8. Sandali Na Lang - Hale
  9. Tabi - Paraluman f/ Kean Cipriano
  10. Wala - Kamikazee
  11. I Caught Myself - Paramore
  12. Your Call - Secondhand Serenade
  13. Thinking Of You - Katy Perry
  14. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
  15. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
  16. Radical - Hilera
  17. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  18. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
  19. Insomnia - Craig David
  20. Halo - Beyonce

MYX International Top 20
May 9, 2009
  1. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  2. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  3. Come Back To Me - David Cook
  4. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A. R. Rahman f/ The Pussycat Dolls
  5. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  6. I Caught Myself - Paramore
  7. Your Call - Secondhand Serenade
  8. Thinking Of You - Katy Perry
  9. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
  10. Broken Strings - James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado
  11. Love Sex Magic - Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake
  12. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
  13. Insomnia - Craig David
  14. Halo - Beyonce
  15. Diva - Beyonce
  16. Untouched - The Veronicas
  17. Don't Forget - Demi Lovato
  18. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
  19. Stuck With Each Other - Shontelle f/ Akon
  20. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
Pinoy MYX Countdown
May 9-15, 2009
  1. Kyla duet with Jay-R - Back in Time
  2. Rico Blanco - Antukin
  3. Hale - Sandali na Lang
  4. Paraluman feat. Kean Cipriano - Tabi
  5. Kamikazee - Wala
  6. Hilera - Radical
  7. Richard Poon - Kumot at Unan
  8. Sarah Geronimo - You Changed My Life in a Moment
  9. Callalily - Hintay
  10. Christian Bautista - Limutin na Lang
  11. Mayonnaise - Torres
  12. Pupil - Teacher's Pet
  13. 6cyclemind - Walang Iwanan
  14. Taken By Cars - Neon Brights
  15. Itchyworms - Gusto Ko Lamang Sa Buhay
  16. Silent Sanctuary - Hay Naku
  17. Gian Magdangal - Everything I Own
  18. Mark Bautista - Sana'y Dinggin Mo
  19. Archipelago - May 1
  20. Martin Nievera - Maybe This Time
Magic 30 Countdown (May 10, 2K9)

30. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
29. Chillin' - Wale feat. Lady GaGa
28. Crack the Shutters - Snow Patrol
27. Antukin - Rico Blanco
26. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
25. Insomnia - Craig David
24. Funny the Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band
23. Stand and Deliver - No Doubt (new entry)
22. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
21. I Poke Her Face - KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West and Common
20. Right Round - Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha
19. This Way - Michelle Branch
18. Revelry - Kings of Leon
17. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
16. I Quit! I Quit! I Quit! - The Click Five
15. LoveGame - Lady GaGa (highest new entry)
14. Magnificent - U2
13. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger
12. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
11. Like a Woman - Git Fresh
10. Never Say Never - The Fray
9. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus
8. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
7. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
6. So Close, So Far - Hoobastank
5. Hey Girl (Patron Tequila) - Keri Hilson feat. Lil' Jon and T-Pain
4. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
3. White Horse - Taylor Swift (last week's #1)
2. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
1. Come Back to Me - David Cook (5 non-consecutive weeks @ #1)

Drop-outs:

Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance (last week's #29)
Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake (#30)

Magic Pick of the Week:

No Surprise - Daughtry

UR 105.9 Pinoy Rock Countdown (May 8, 2K9)

5. Wolfgang - NME
4. Peryodiko - Agawan Base
3. Blue Jean Junkies - Dylan on Speed
2. Speakeasy - Light A Cigarette
1. I-ray - Cross The Rubicon

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and the Wannabees
May 8, 2009
  1. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman and Pussycat Dolls (back @ #1)
  2. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R (last week's #1)
  3. Know your Enemy - Green Day
  4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  5. Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon
  6. Part of the List - Ne-Yo
  7. How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney
  8. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat T-Pain
  9. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison
  10. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  11. Day N Nite - Kid Cudi
  12. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon
  13. Again - Natasha Bedingfield
  14. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  15. Please Don't Leave Me - Pink
  16. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  17. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat Justin Timberlake
  18. Revelry - Kings of Leon
  19. Come Back to Me - David Cook
  20. Love Story - Taylor Swift
103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown (May 9, 2K9)

30. How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney
29. Patron Tequila - Paradiso Girls feat. Lil' Jon (new entry)
28. Next to You - Mike Jones
27. Get on Your Boots - U2
26. Shot You Down - Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra (new entry)
25. LoveGame - Lady GaGa
24. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake
23. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk
22. That Girl - Young JV (new entry)
21. Knock U Down - Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo and Kanye West (new entry)
20. Paranoid - Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson
19. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
18. We Made You - Eminem
17. Falling Down - Oasis
16. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon
15. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland (new entry)
14. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
13. Fight for Love - Elliott Yamin
12. Roll the Credits - Paula Deanda
11. To Lose My Life - White Lies (highest new entry)
10. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry
9. Omen - Prodigy
8. Day N Nite - KiD CuDi
7. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
6. Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3
5. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
4. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger
3. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain (last week's #1)
2. Back in Time - Kyla feat. Jay-R
1. Know Your Enemy - Green Day (new #1)

93.9 iFM i10 Countdown
May 9, 2009
  1. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  2. Moment of Truth - FM Static
  3. Who Am I - Casting Crowns
  4. White Horse - Taylor Swift
  5. Tonight - FM Static
  6. Di na Mababawi - Sponge Cola
  7. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
  8. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  9. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  10. Ikaw na nga - Willie Revillame

WRR 101.9
Saturday Top 20
May 09, '09

  1. Antukin - Rico Blanco (1st week at #)
  2. Kung Pwede Lang Sana - Bugoy
  3. Love Story - Taylor Swift (previous #1)
  4. Right Round - Flo Rida
  5. You Changed My Life - Sarah Geronimo
  6. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  7. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
  8. Di Na Mababawi - Sponge Cola
  9. Ikaw Na Nga - Willie Revillame
  10. Prinsesa Ng Kaba - Sopiz
  11. Almost Over You - Karylle (new entry)
  12. Beautiful - Akon feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall
  13. Always You - Charice (new entry)
  14. Gusto Ko Lamang Sa Buhay - Itchyworms
  15. Tabi - Paraluman
  16. Your Call - Secondhand Serenade (new entry)
  17. Patapata Pon - Vhong Navarro
  18. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - AR Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls
  19. Circus - Britney Spears
  20. Your Universe - Rico Blanco
NU Stairway to Seven Weekly Edition
May 9, 2009
  1. Mr. Floyd - Razorback (new #1)
  2. 13 Seconds to Live - Kjwan
  3. Breaking - Anberlin
  4. A New Start - The Ambassadors
  5. Kind of a Girl - Tinted Windows
  6. Salita - Angulo
  7. I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked - Ida Maria
On the Cusp:
Know your Enemy - Green Day
Tears of Fire - The Lowtechs
May 1 - Archipelago

Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown
May 9, 2009
  1. Symptoms of a Heartache - Lil' Eddie
  2. You Dont Know - Bobby Valentino
  3. World Go Round - Busta Rhymes feat. Estelle
  4. Beggin' - Madcon
  5. Irreplaceable - George Benson
  6. Such A Tease - Mario
  7. I Love Her - Marques Houston ft. Jim Jones
  8. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  9. Y.O.U. - Avant
  10. Something Special - Usher
  11. Round Here - Chris Brown
  12. I Need A Girl - Trey Songz
  13. Chocolate High - India Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild
  14. Blanco - Pitbull ft. Pharrell
  15. T.H.U.G. Love - Pleasure P
Jam 88.3 Top 10 Chart Attack (May 11, 2K9)

10. 1517 - The Whitest Boy Alive
9. The World We Live In - The Killers (new entry)
8. Help, I'm Alive - Metric
7. Take Me as I Am - FM Static (new entry)
6. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant (last week's #1)
5. Very Busy People - The Limousines (new entry)
4. Hey You - 311
3. Absolutely Still - Better than Ezra
2. Funny the Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band (highest new entry)
1. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus (new #1)

102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Hits of the Week
May 4-May 10, 2009
  1. Tonight - FM Static
  2. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R Rahman feat Pussycat Dolls
  3. Always - Sheryn Regis
  4. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
  5. If I Were a Boy - Beyonce







Thursday, May 07, 2009

Chart Recap 41 (Philippine Music Charts)

Sorry for the delay, my PC at home is not working properly :(

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels:(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)

MTV Gimme 10 (May 2, 2009)

1. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman feat. Pussycat Dolls (1st week at #1)
2. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
3. Insomnia - Craig David
4. Broken Strings - James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado
5. Halo - Beyonce
6. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
7. Right Round - Flo Rida
8. Love Story - Taylor Swift
9. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake (New Entry)
10. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

Pinoy MYX Countdown May 2-8, 2009
  1. Rico Blanco - Antukin (2nd week at #1)
  2. Hale - Sandali na Lang
  3. Paraluman feat. Kean Cipriano - Tabi
  4. Kyla duet with Jay-R - Back in Time
  5. Hilera - Radical
  6. Kamikazee - Wala
  7. Sarah Geronimo - You Changed My Life in a Moment
  8. Callalily - Hintay
  9. Richard Poon - Kumot At Unan
  10. Christian Bautista - Limutin na Lang
  11. Kyla - Old Friend
  12. Pupil - Teacher's Pet
  13. Duster - Dek-a-Doodle-Dandy
  14. Taken By Cars - Neon Brights
  15. Itchyworms - Gusto Ko Lamang Sa Buhay
  16. Mayonnaise - Torres
  17. Gian Magdangal - Everything I Own
  18. Karylle - I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)
  19. Mark Bautista - Sana'y Dinggin Mo
  20. Martin Nievera - Maybe This Time

MYX Hit Chart (May 3-9, 2009)

  1. Miley Cyrus - The Climb (1st week at #1)
  2. Taylor Swift - Love Story (8 weeks at #1)
  3. A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
  4. Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
  5. Rico Blanco - Antukin
  6. David Cook - Come Back to Me
  7. Hale - Sandali na Lang
  8. Paramore - I Caught Myself
  9. Paraluman feat. Kean Cipriano - Tabi
  10. Kyla duet with Jay-R - Back in Time
  11. Secondhand Serenade - Your Call
  12. Katy Perry - Thinking of You
  13. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
  14. Hilera - Radical
  15. James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings
  16. Kamikazee - Wala
  17. Beyoncé - Halo
  18. Craig David - Insomnia
  19. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic
  20. Sarah Geronimo - You Changed My Life in a Moment
MYX International Top 20 (May 2-8, 2009)
  1. Miley Cyrus - The Climb (1st week at #1)
  2. Taylor Swift - Love Story (8 weeks at #1)
  3. A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
  4. Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
  5. David Cook - Come Back to Me
  6. Paramore - I Caught Myself
  7. Secondhand Serenade - Your Call
  8. Katy Perry - Thinking of You
  9. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
  10. James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings
  11. Beyoncé - Halo
  12. Craig David - Insomnia
  13. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic
  14. Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
  15. Flo Rida feat. Kesha - Right Round
  16. Beyoncé - Diva
  17. Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
  18. Akon feat. Kardinal Offishall & Colby O'Donis - Beautiful
  19. Demi Lovato - Don't Forget (new entry)
  20. The Veronicas - Untouched (new entry)
93.9 iFM i10 Countdown
May 2, 2009
  1. Love Story - Taylor Swift (3rd week @ #1)
  2. White Horse - Taylor Swift
  3. Moment of Truth - FM Static
  4. Tonight - FM Static
  5. Who Am I - Casting Crowns
  6. Thunder - Boys Like Girls
  7. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
  8. Di na Mababawi - Sponge Cola
  9. Mad - Ne-Yo
  10. Poker Face - Lady Gaga

NU Stairway to Seven Weekly Edition (May 2, 2009)

  1. Kind of a Girl - Tinted Windows (1st week @ #1)
  2. Mr. Floyd - Razorback
  3. I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked - Ida Maria
  4. 13 Seconds to Live - Kjwan
  5. Stingwray - Static-X
  6. Breaking - Anberlin
  7. A New Start - The Ambassadors

On the Cusp:

Know your Enemy - Green Day

Salita - Angulo

Jam 88.3 Top 10 Chart Attack (May 4, 2009)

  1. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant
  2. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus
  3. Bruises - Chairlift
  4. 1517 - The Whitest Boy Alive (last week's #1)
  5. Help, I'm Alive - Metric
  6. Absolutely Still - Better Than Ezra
  7. Morning Swim - Turbo Goth
  8. Hey You - 311
  9. The Show - Lenka
  10. 1901 - Phoenix

UR 105.9 Pinoy Rock Countdown (May 1, 2K9)

  1. Peryodiko - Agawan Base
  2. Jean Junkies - Dylan On Speed
  3. The Lowtechs - Tears of FireBlue
  4. Markus Highway - Wow Kalabaw
  5. Speakeasy - Light A Cigarette

102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Hits of the Week (May 4-May 10, 2009)

  1. Tonight - FM Static
  2. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R Rahman feat Pussycat Dolls
  3. Always - Sheryn Regis
  4. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
  5. If I Were a Boy - Beyonce

BESPREN 101.9 FOR LIFE Saturday Top 20 (May 2, 2009)

1. LOVE STORY Taylor Swift (3 weeks @ #1)

2. ANTUKIN Rico Blanco (top OPM hit of the week)

3. KUNG PWEDE LANG SANA Bugoy Drilon

4. RIGHT ROUND FloRida ft. Kesha

5. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE IN A MOMENT Sarah Geronimo

6. 'DI NA MABABAWI SpongeCola

7. POKER FACE Lady GaGa (Highest Gainer [from #12])

8. BEAUTIFUL Akon ft. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall

9. IKAW NA NGA Willie Revillame

10. TABI Paraluman

11. PRINSESA NG KABA Sopiz

12. GUSTO KO LAMANG SA BUHAY Itchyworms

13. PATA PATA PON Vhong Navarro

14. THE CLIMB Miley Cyrus (NEW ENTRY)

15. CIRCUS Britney Spears

16. FALL FOR YOU SecondHand Serenade (Biggest Plunger [from #7])

17. YOUR UNIVERSE Rico Blanco

18. OLD FRIEND Kyla

19. BAKIT NGA BA MAHAL KITA Laarni Lozada

20. TAYONG DALAWA Gary Valenciano

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and the Wannabees (May 1, 2009 )

  1. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R (1st week at #1)
  2. Know your Enemy - Green Day
  3. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman and Pussycat Dolls (last week's #1)
  4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  5. Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon (new entry)
  6. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  7. Come Back to Me - David Cook
  8. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
  9. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison (new entry)
  10. The Climb - Miley Cyrus
  11. Talk You Down - The Script
  12. Part of the List - Ne-Yo
  13. Revelry - Kings of Leon
  14. Again - Natasha Bedingfield
  15. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat Justin Timberlake
  16. Love Story - Taylor Swift
  17. Please Don't Leave Me - Pink
  18. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
  19. Change your Mind - Boyce Avenue
  20. How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney
  21. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
  22. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon
  23. Antukin - Rico Blanco
  24. My Life Would Suck without You - Kelly Clarkson
  25. Broken Strings - James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado
  26. Thinking of You - Katy Perry
  27. Freeze - T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
  28. It Takes Time to Love - Trey Songz
  29. Sandali na Lang - Hale
  30. Halo - Beyonce

Magic 30 Countdown (May 3, 2K9)

30. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake

29. Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance

28. Antukin - Rico Blanco

27. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull (new entry)

26. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk

25. Crack the Shutters - Snow Patrol

24. Revelry - Kings of Leon

23. I Quit! I Quit! I Quit! - The Click Five (new entry)

22. Funny The Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band (new entry)

21. Chillin' - Wale feat. Lady GaGa

20. The Climb - Miley Cyrus

19. Like a Woman - Git Fresh

18. Insomnia - Craig David

17. Black Heart Inertia - Incubus

16. I Poke Her Face - KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West and Common

15. Magnificent - U2

14. Know Your Enemy - Green Day (highest new entry)

13. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

12. This Way - Michelle Branch

11. Right Round - Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha

10. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger

9. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry

8. Poker Face - Lady GaGa

7. Hey Girl (Patron Tequila) - Keri Hilson feat. Lil' Jon and T-Pain

6. Never Say Never - The Fray

5. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain

4. So Close, So Far - Hoobastank

3. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

2. Come Back to Me - David Cook (last week's #1)

1. White Horse - Taylor Swift (new #1)

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown (May 2, 2K9)

30. Next to You - Mike Jones (new entry)

29. We Walk - The Ting Tings

28. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull (new entry)

27. LoveGame - Lady GaGa (new entry)

26. How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney feat. Ludacris

25. We Made You - Eminem

24. Please Don't Stop the Rain - James Morrison

23. Roll the Credits - Paula Deanda

22. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry

21. Get on Your Boots - U2

20. Paranoid - Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson

19. Please Don't Leave Me - P!nk

18. Love Sex Magic - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake

17. White Horse - Taylor Swift

16. Omen - Prodigy

15. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

14. Sugar - Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon

13. Don't Trust Me - 3OH!3

12. Antukin - Rico Blanco

11. Falling Down - Oasis

10. Fight for Love - Elliott Yamin

9. Day N Nite - KiD CuDi (new entry)

8. Revelry - Kings of Leon

7. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

6. Come Back to Me - David Cook

5. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger

4. Know Your Enemy - Green Day (highest new entry)

3. Back in Time - Kyla feat. Jay-R

2. Teacher's Pet - Pupil (last week's #1)

1. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain (new #1)