Gregory Douglass Tops My International Top 10 Countdown Anew

 Gregory Douglass tops my FABE International Top 10 countdown anew with 'Alibis'.  I think it's his third #1.  This actually comes from an old album released more than a decade ago.  I discovered Douglass through the gay magazine Attitude.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending April 7, 2023 -

#1 Alibis                                                          Gregory Douglass (#3)

      

#2 Daydreaming                                           Harry Styles (#2)

      

#3 Far Away                                                   Carly Rae Jepsen (#4)

      

#4 All Your Exes                                           Julia Michaels (#5)

        

#5  Iffy                                                            Chris Brown (#6)

       

#6  Despues de la Playa                              Bad Bunny (#7)

       

#7  Every Summertime                               NIKI (NEW)

#8 Give in to You                                          Dan + Shay (NEW)

#9 I Got You                                                   Becky Hill  (NEW)

#10 indieedgycool                                         GAYLE (NEW)

Jacky Chang Tops My FABE OPM Countdown Once Again

 

The current princess of Visayan pop, Jacky Chang tops my FABE OPM Top 10 once again.  'Vega' moves to the top spot this week, extending the dominance of Visayan songs to 7 weeks at the top.

Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending March 31, 2023 

#1 Vega                                                Jacky Chang (#2)

#2 Sulti Pa Lang Ka                          Kurt Fick / Jacky Chang (#3)

#3 WYAT (Where You At)                SB19 (#4)   

#4  Ozone - Itulak ang Pinto           Unique Salonga (#5)

#5 Muli                                                Ace Banzuelo (#6)

#6 Need It From You                        Manila Grey (#7)

#7 Pero                                                Zack Tabudlo (#8)

#8 Tumitigil and Mundo                BGYO (#9)

#9 Dati-Dati                                    Sarah Geronimo (#10)

#10 Puede Ba                                  Maymay Entrata / Viktoria (NEW)

Harry Styles Gets His Fourth #1 Hit in My International Countdown

 

Harry Styles tops my FABE International Top 10 countdown this week for the fourth time, as 'Daylight' moves to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending March 31, 2023 -

#1 Daylight (#2)

       Harry Styles 

#2 Daydreaming (#3)

      Harry Styles

#3 Alibis (#8)

      Gregory Douglass

#4 Far Away (#9)

      Carly Rae Jepsen

#5 All Your Exes (#10)

        Julia Michaels

#6  Iffy (RE)

       Chris Brown

#7  Despues de la Playa (NEW)

       Bad Bunny

#8 You Proof (NEW)

       Morgan Wallen

#9 Angel Baby (NEW)

      Troye Sivan

#10 I Ain't Worried (NEW)

      OneRepublic

MY TOP 10 OPM SONGS FOR 2022

 

I know this post is so long overdue but since I juggle so many roles nowadays - it does take time for me to post stuff like this.  Anyway, better late than never, and also these posts are just for posterity for me, so I would be able to trace back my ever-changing taste in music.

I think most of the OPM artists in my yearend Top 10 are new even to me and they do represent the future of the genre - which I think are in very good hands - as these guys are very prolific in releasing new music.

Anyhow, here are my ten favorite OPM songs for 2022 -

#1 Parasyut                                             Meowfie

#2 Huwag Ka Sanang Magagalit       Unique Salonga

#3 Mapa                                                  SB19

#4 Isa Lang                                            Arthur Nery

#5 Dinamalayan                                   Ferdinand Aragon

#6 Asan Ka Na Ba                                 Zack Tabudlo

#7 puydi ba                                            Fin and Fil

#8 Manghuhula                                    Ethan Loukas

#9 Pagsamo                                           Arthur Nery

#10 Isa Ka Saad                                    Eliza Maturan

Morgan Wallen Puts Country Music Back on Top

 

Morgan Wallen brings back country to the top of My FABE International Top 10 countdown, as 'One Thing at a Time' moves to the top.

Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending March 24, 2023 -

#1 One Thing at a Time (7)

      Morgan Wallen

#2 Daylight (#2)

       Harry Styles 

#3 Daydreaming (#3)

      Harry Styles

#4 Alibis (#8)

      Gregory Douglass

#5 Far Away (#9)

      Carly Rae Jepsen

#6 All Your Exes (#10)

        Julia Michaels

#7  Iffy (RE)

       Chris Brown

#8  Sticky (NEW)

       Drake

#9 Cigarettes (NEW)

      Juice WRLD

#10 Lavender Haze (NEW)

        Taylor Swift

Mic Kindica Continues the Visayan Dominance in My OPM Top 10 Countdown

 Visayan performers continue their domination of My FABE OPM Top 10 countdown.  This week, it is Mic Kindica's turn at the top with 'My Baleleng'.  It is his first time to top my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending March 24, 2023 -

#1 My Baleleng                                  Mic Kindica (#2)

#2 Vega                                                Jacky Chang (#3)

#3 Sulti Pa Lang Ka                          Kurt Fick / Jacky Chang (#4)

#4 WYAT (Where You At)                SB19 (#5)   

#5  Ozone - Itulak ang Pinto           Unique Salonga (#6)

#6 Muli                                                Ace Banzuelo (#7)

#7 Need It From You                        Manila Grey (#8)

#8 Pero                                                Zack Tabudlo (#9)

#9 Tumitigil and Mundo                BGYO (#10)

#10 Dati-Dati                                    Sarah Geronimo (NEW)

CONCERT REVIEW: Harry Styles - Finally Watching Live a Grammy Album of the Year Award Winner

 I am not really a One Direction fan but Harry Styles is the third member of the boy group that I have seen live.  First was Niall Horan, then Louis Tomlinson last year, and then Harry last week.

I was a big fan of his Fine Line album and was disappointed when it missed a Grammy Album of the Year nomination.  However, it won Best Pop Performance.  Although his latest album won Album of the Year, it's not quite my favorite but I can understand why the voters gravitated to it as it had several outstanding songs and I was very fortunate to have finally seen the live version of the album as Harry Styles performed most of them in his current tour Love on Tour.

One weird aspect about touring today is that the audience already knows your setlist, and because of social media, fans already 'know' what is going to happen and what to expect during the show.  There is no more element of surprise.  That is a reality we have to live with now, now that cellphones and gadgets are quite handy in recording live performances.

However, it is still possible to enjoy the live performances of the artist, and since I did not watch any Youtube video of his concert, I thoroughly enjoyed his show.  His voice was in top form and although, as my niece pointed out, that he sometimes resorts to singing some of his songs a key lower, that is understandable, since he still has a very loooonnngg tour ahead - and he has to preserve and take care of his voice.

It is commendable though how he went all out in Sign O' the Times and several other songs.  

Another plus for Harry is his incredible rapport with the audience.  He really knows how to  work the crowd.  He is not shy or hesitant in showing his love for the audience.  You can really sense that he is quite grateful that he is given this opportunity to entertain his fans with his songs.

Harry also has an interesting relationship with his fans, urging them to show themselves in their most outrageous clothes, so that night, a lot of the women were donning boa feathers and wore really sexy clothes.  Even for the men, some wore a skirt and the overall color scheme for everyone was the colors of the rainbow.  It was great to watch the sea of colors.  

We arrived at the venue at 11AM and the show was still at 8PM.  However, the crowd of fans were very nice and well-behaved that there were no problems in the queueing.  I also met a lot of new friends among the fans.  We all had a common shared love for Harry's music.

Till the next concert tour then!