Friday, October 27, 2023

This Band Tops My FABE OPM Top 10 Countdown Once Again

 


This Band tops my FABE OPM Top 10 countdown this week as No Label moves to the top spot.  Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending October 27, 2023.

#1 No Label (#2)

        This Band

#2  Muling Nakita Ka (#3)

        FERODINA

#3 Balik Sa Simula (#4)

        Down by 18

#4 Stranger Now (#5)

       Marion Talavera

#5 Pinadama (#6)

      Zack Tabudlo

#6 Ikaw Lang (#7)

        Nobita

#7 Di Namalayan (#8)

        Benedict Cua

#8 Matapang (#9)

       Vivoree

#9 Higa (#10)

      Arthur Nery

#10 Ulit-Ulit (NEW)

        Jason Dy 


Kelsea Ballerini Tops My FABE International Top 10 Countdown

 


Kelsea Ballerini tops my FABE International Top 10 countdown this week, as Subject to Change moves to the top spot.  Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending October 27, 2023 -

#1 Subject to Change (#2)

      Kelsea Ballerini

#2  Male Fantasy (#3)

       Billie Eilish

#3 Karma (#4)
    
       Taylor Swift 

#4  Tujuh Belas (#5)
 
        Tulus

#5 Virgo's Groove (#6)

        Beyonce

#6 Terrible Thing (#7)
  
        The Killers

#7 imagine (#8)

        Ben Platt

#8 Happy Not Knowing (#9)

        Carly Rae Jepsen

#9 When I Get There (#10)

        P!nk

#10 Charlie Be Quiet (NEW)

        Charlie Puth

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Charlie Puth Scores Another #1 Song in My FABE International Top 10 Countdown


 Charlie Puth tops my FABE International Top 10 countdown once again as Lipstick moves to the top spot.  Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending October 20, 2023 -


#1 Lipstick (#2)

       Charlie Puth

#2 Subject to Change (#3)

      Kelsea Ballerini

#3  Male Fantasy (#4)

       Billie Eilish

#4 Karma (#5)
    
       Taylor Swift 

#5  Tujuh Belas (#6)
 
        Tulus

#6 Virgo's Groove (#7)

        Beyonce

#7 Terrible Thing (#8)
  
        The Killers

#8 imagine (#9)

        Ben Platt

#9 Happy Not Knowing (#10)

        Carly Rae Jepsen

#10 When I Get There (NEW)

        P!nk

Moonstar88 Tops My FABE OPM Top 10 Countdown This Week


Moonstar88 tops my FABE OPM Top 10 countdown this week as Parola moves to the top spot.  Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending October 20, 2023.

#1 Parola (#2)

      Moonstar 88

#2 No Label (#3)

        This Band

#3  Muling Nakita Ka (#4)

        FERODINA

#4 Balik Sa Simula (#5)

        Down by 18

#5 Stranger Now (#6)

       Marion Talavera

#6 Pinadama (#7)

      Zack Tabudlo

#7 Ikaw Lang (#8)

        Nobita

#8 Di Namalayan (#9)

        Benedict Cua

#9 Matapang (NEW)

       Vivoree

#10 Higa (NEW)

        Arthur Nery



Friday, October 13, 2023

Sun Kissed Lola Gets Their Very First #1 Song in My FABE OPM Top 10 countdown

 


Sun Kissed Lola Get their very first number one song in My FABE OPM Top 10 countdown.  Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending October 13, 2023 -

#1  Pasilyo (#2)

        Sun Kissed Lola

#2 Parola (#3)

      Moonstar 88

#3 No Label (#4)

        This Band

#4  Muling Nakita Ka (#5)

        FERODINA

#5 Balik Sa Simula (#6)

        Down by 18

#6 Stranger Now (#7)

       Marion Talavera

#7 Pinadama (#8)

      Zack Tabudlo

#8 Ikaw Lang (#9)

        Nobita

#9 Di Namalayan (#10)

        Benedict Cua

#10 Akin Na Lang Syota Mo (NEW)

        Eugene Layug



Ferdinand Aragon Continues the Visayan Dominance in My FABE OPM Top 10 Countdown

 

Ferdinand Aragon continues the Visayan dominance in My FABE OPM Top 10 countdown as Sulagma moves up to the top spot.  Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending October 6, 2023 -

#1 Sulagma (#2)

      Ferdinand Aragon

#2  Pasilyo (#3)

        Sun Kissed Lola

#3 Parola (#4)

      Moonstar 88

#4 No Label (#5)

        This Band

#5  Muling Nakita Ka (#6)

        Ferodina

#6 Balik Sa Simula (#7)

        Down by 18

#7 Stranger Now (#8)

       Marion Talavera

#8 Pinadama (#9)

      Zack Tabudlo

#9 Ikaw Lang (#10)

        Nobita

#10 Di Namalayan (NEW)

        Benedict Cua



P!nk Tops My FABE International Top 10 Countdown Once Again

 


P!nk tops My FABE International Top 10 countdown once again as Never Gonna Not Dance Again moves to the top.  Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending October 13, 2023 -

#1  Never Gonna Not Dance Again (#2)

      P!nk

#2 Lipstick (#3)

       Charlie Puth

#3 Subject to Change (#4)

      Kelsea Ballerini

#4  Male Fantasy (#5)

       Billie Eilish

#5 Karma (#6)
    
       Taylor Swift 

#6  Tujuh Belas (#7)
 
        Tulus

#7 Virgo's Groove (#8)

        Beyonce

#8 Terrible Thing (#9)
  
        The Killers

#9 imagine (#10)

        Ben Platt

#10 Happy Not Knowing (NEW)

        Carly Rae Jepsen

Em Beihold Gets Her Very First #1 Song

 


Em Beihold gets her very first #1 song in My FABE International Top 10 countdown as Numb Little Bug moves to the top.  Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending October 6, 2023 -

#1 Numb Little Bug (#2)

        Em Beihold

#2  Never Gonna Not Dance Again (#3)

      P!nk

#3 Lipstick (#4)

       Charlie Puth

#4 Subject to Change (#5)

      Kelsea Ballerini

#5  Male Fantasy (#6)

       Billie Eilish

#6 Karma (#7)
    
       Taylor Swift 

#7  Tujuh Belas (#8)
 
        Tulus

#8 Virgo's Groove (#9)

        Beyonce

#9 Terrible Thing (#10)
  
        The Killers

#10 imagine (NEW)

        Ben Platt

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Movie Review: 'The Wonder' Mixes Religious Mysticism with Child Abuse

 


Netflix's 'The Wonder' stars the talented Florence Pugh who skillfully plays the role of a nurse who encounters a child who has not eaten for months but still looks healthy and strong.

The people of the community were curious to know if there is any religious connection to the child's ability to stay alive without food for months and hired a nun and a nurse to monitor the child.

The movie is set in Ireland in the 1900s which add to the movie's sense of isolation and a perfect place where religious ignorance can fester.

Chilean director Sebastian Lelio creates a great atmosphere in setting up the movie so it leaves viewers undecided and wondering where this movie is going to take them.  The pacing is a bit slow though and midway, I was already muttering for some action to happen to move the story forward.

The changes in the storyline happen very subtly but the shift in mood is quite tectonic.  The courage of Florence Pugh's character helps in moving the story along and saving the poor girl from certain death. 

I will not reveal anymore what Florence found out as it will spoil the story for you but I am sure you will utter some expletive.  It is not surprising since this is 19th century Ireland where religious beliefs can be confused with science and the concept of heaven and hell are imprinted firmly in the minds of the people.

Bisaya Singer Relden Tops My FABE OPM Top 10 Countdown this week


Bisaya singer Relden My FABE OPM MUSIC Top 10 countdown this week.  Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending September 29, 2023.

#1 uh oh (#2)

      RELDEN

#2 Sulagma (#3)

      Ferdinand Aragon

#3  Pasilyo (#4)

        Sun Kissed Lola

#4 Parola (#5)

      Moonstar 88

#5 No Label (#6)

        This Band

#6  Muling Nakita Ka (#7)

        Ferodina

#7 Balik Sa Simula (#8)

        Down by 18

#8 Stranger Now (#9)

       Marion Talavera

#9 Pinadama (NEW)

      Zack Tabudlo

#10 Ikaw Lang (NEW)

        Nobita

Zack Tabudlo Tops My FABE OPM Top 10 Countdown Once Again

 




Zack Tabudlo tops My FABE OPM MUSIC Top 10 countdown again this week.  Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending September 22, 2023.

#1 Yakap (#2)

      Zack Tabudlo

#2 uh oh (#3)

      RELDEN

#3 Sulagma (#4)

      Ferdinand Aragon

#4  Pasilyo (#5)

        Sun Kissed Lola

#5 Parola (#6)

      Moonstar 88

#6 No Label (#7)

      This Band

#7  Muling Nakita Ka (#8)

        Ferodina

#8 Balik Sa Simula (#9)

      Down by 18

#9 Stranger Now (#10)

       Marion Talavera

#10 Lambing (NEW)

        Sasaya

Broadway Star Ben Platt Tops My FABE MUSIC International Top 10 Countdown Once Again

 




Broadway star Ben Platt returns to the top spot of My FABE MUSIC International top 10 countdown, this time with a contemporary song from his album.  

Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending September 29, 2023 -

#1 dark times (#2)

      Ben Platt

#2 Numb Little Bug (#3)

        Em Beihold

#3  Never Gonna Not Dance Again (#4)

      P!nk

#4 Lipstick (#5)

       Charlie Puth

#5 Subject to Change (#6)

      Kelsea Ballerini

#6  Male Fantasy (#7)

       Billie Eilish

#7 Karma (#8)
    
       Taylor Swift 

#8  Tujuh Belas (#9)
 
        Tulus

#9 Virgo's Groove (#10)

        Beyonce

#10 Terrible Thing (NEW)
  
        The Killers