00:00 I guess it's not literally, "Nasasampalin ka" or something like that.
00:04 I like that line, "Naninikip ang tiyan," because people are just boggled,
00:12 or just bewildered. Why "naninikip ang tiyan?"
00:15 Bakit hindi "naninikip ang dibdib?"
00:17 The reason why that song resonates a lot with listeners is because, you know,
00:27 we've been through those kinds of situations.
00:30 You're infatuated with somebody and you want to make that connection.
00:33 True Fate started, officially, it's 1992.
00:46 The original members worked together in a recording studio.
00:49 The recording studio is called Fullerton.
00:51 I did some work there. I would record vocals for Multiplex tapes.
00:56 And I met Francis and Ferdy.
00:58 Ferdy used to be a bandmate of mine from a previous band.
01:00 We already had some songs. We already had "Perfect," but we didn't have a name.
01:04 So I was thinking of what would be a very apt name for us.
01:07 I like the word "fate." It's kind of ingrained in our culture a lot.
01:11 One of my favorite bands in the 1980s is called New Order.
01:14 And they had this hit called "True Fate."
01:24 This was like '93, late '93, or early '94.
01:27 We were in the process of completing the second album.
01:31 One of the usual things that makes a new artist anxious
01:34 is the threat of the sophomore slump.
01:38 We have a choirmate. His name is Gilbert.
01:40 He plays the guitar just like Eugene.
01:42 And he has this take on this church song.
01:45 The way he played the guitar, it's like a car.
01:47 It's like it's good for the ears.
01:49 So that style of plucking the guitar and all that,
01:51 we told Eugene, "Let's pattern it with the song that we were making."
01:56 And Eugene had this song already. He had the tunes.
01:59 Med was like, "I like the chord progression of the song."
02:02 You know, it was A, then B minor going up, and then going down.
02:06 So let's do a song with this chord progression.
02:11 And then I actually did the bossa nova type.
02:14 Med was like, "Yes, that's what we're gonna do."
02:17 He let me hear it.
02:18 And then I said, "Oh, this is okay."
02:19 And then it kind of got patterned with the guitar style of the choirmate.
02:24 So we were recording it.
02:34 And then I said, "It's nice to have a whistle here."
02:37 At least with the band members present during that night when we recorded it,
02:41 no one was able to really whistle eloquently.
02:44 Parang si Noel was like, used to be one of the staff members of the Don.
02:49 It was serendipity that he was there and he knew how to whistle.
02:53 And he whistled very well.
02:54 Sabi namin, "Why don't you do that?"
02:56 Yeah, so he was there and he was up for it.
02:58 And yeah, and it became iconic.
03:00 The reason why that song resonates a lot with listeners
03:13 because we've been through those kinds of situations in our lives.
03:19 Like you're infatuated with somebody and you want to make that connection.
03:24 But as Filipinos, we're naturally taught by our Koy.
03:29 And we always have second thoughts on doing things,
03:34 lalo na with love.
03:35 People actually can relate to that.
03:38 And I've been through situations like that in my life.
03:40 I just felt like writing nothing in particular.
03:43 No one in particular.
03:44 I just replicated feelings from the past.
03:47 I guess it's not literally nasasampaling ka or something like that.
04:04 I think, you know, when you get slapped in the face,
04:06 "Parang sinampal mo ako eh."
04:08 You know, it's not literally you got slapped.
04:12 We Filipinos aren't like that.
04:13 Especially the women.
04:15 At that time, I think medyo maryaklara pa rin.
04:19 I guess it's not literally nasinampal ka.
04:21 But the feeling of rejection is like getting the feeling of getting slapped in the face.
04:25 I like that line, "naninikip ang tiyan"
04:27 kasi people are just boggled or just bewildered.
04:30 Why naninikip ang tiyan?
04:32 Bakit hindi naninikip ang dibdib?
04:34 I've been asked that.
04:35 Is that logical?
04:37 It is kasi I'm pertaining to butterflies in the stomach.
04:42 You're having a bit of gut feel that's not proper.
04:44 Now you're having doubts.
04:45 And sabi nga nila eh, the gut is the extension of the mind.
04:48 It's one of our most enduring songs.
04:55 It's like one of the favorites along with "Perfect" and "Dahil Ikaw."
05:00 This is like top tier na talaga inabangan ng mga fans.
05:04 So just like with "Perfect" and a lot of times "Dahil Ikaw."
05:08 We're not gonna be allowed to leave the stage if we don't play it.
05:13 People love it.
05:13 And then I learned to re-love it.
05:16 And I don't feel like that anymore to any particular song of ours.
05:21 I'll keep singing "Perfect" all my life.
05:23 I'll keep singing "Huwag na nagay" all my life.
05:25 Because that's what they want.
05:25 What's people.
05:26 That's what people want.
05:27 And if that's what people want, that's what I want too.
05:30 It crosses generations.
05:32 Demographics-wise, it crosses all demographics.
05:37 From A to D.
05:39 So everywhere we go, people love it.
05:43 No matter what your generation is or what's your demographic in life.
05:48 On behalf of everyone in the band, I would like to express our gratefulness to
05:53 all of the fans, all of the music lovers, all of the true-faith music lovers out there
05:59 who've stuck with us since the early 1990s.
06:04 Thank you very much.
06:05 We'll keep making music for you.
06:07 We'll keep making music that will keep doing the soundtracks of your lives.
06:12 You know, we'll provide you with the music that will inspire you,
06:14 that will make your day, listen to when you wake up in the morning
06:17 or before you go to bed at night.
06:19 Keep on sharing true-faith music and OPM in general.
06:22 Because that's how OPM is going to be saved.
06:24 The people who keep continuing to support OPM.
06:28 [Music]
06:55 Hello, I'm Medz. I'm Eugene of the band True Faith.
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