M****N 发帖数: 16093 | 1 The melody of The Apl Song is actually based on the "Balita" (which means
"news") song by the Filipino folk rock group Asin which gained popularity
in the 1970s and presumably one of Apl's favorite band. In fact, the
opening verse "Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo, Ako'y may dala-dalang
balita galing sa bayan ko..." is the original opening verse of the folk
rock song. The parallelism of the content between "Balita" and "The Apl
Song" is very strong. "Balita" is a song about torn-out Mindanao, |
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