00:00 Honestly, I didn't expect that he would grow up like that.
00:04 Because at that time, we were still kids.
00:07 ♪ My heart always hurts when I love someone else ♪
00:16 We just played music.
00:18 We're just happy doing what we are doing,
00:20 performing in front of a lot of people.
00:23 We were happy then.
00:23 ♪
00:31 That song was composed in high school.
00:33 So I was like 16 or 17 years old.
00:36 The one who wrote it was John Bunda, our bass player.
00:40 He was so heartbroken at that time.
00:43 He wrote it over three cases of beer.
00:47 He only managed to do it for less than 30 minutes.
00:52 He was also good at writing.
00:54 I witnessed how he wrote.
00:55 It was fast.
00:56 He was also quick to think of arrangements,
00:59 tones,
01:00 when it comes to guitar.
01:04 So when he taught me,
01:06 I fell in love with it.
01:09 That's why I learned it quickly.
01:11 ♪ You're the first one to say ♪
01:18 ♪ That you love me too ♪
01:24 In the 90s, when we released it,
01:26 we didn't expect it to be famous.
01:28 But when we heard it being played
01:32 for the first time on the radio,
01:33 because we were told to do it,
01:35 when we heard it for the first time,
01:38 we were really excited.
01:40 We were together then,
01:42 if I remember it right.
01:43 We were together.
01:45 We really waited for it.
01:46 We were really excited.
01:48 We were really happy.
01:50 Because it's everybody's dream.
01:53 Musicians back then,
01:54 it's not that easy to become a recording artist.
01:59 You have to go through a process
02:01 of being watched during your rehearsal.
02:07 Because you have to be seen live.
02:10 You have to do a demo.
02:11 You have to record a demo.
02:13 Even if it's just a rough recording.
02:15 And then after that,
02:17 you'll go to the bar where you're playing.
02:21 They'll see if you're a very flexible band.
02:24 If you can do a variety of songs,
02:26 not just original songs.
02:27 That's the process.
02:28 ♪ But why ♪
02:32 ♪ Every time I get closer ♪
02:35 ♪ You get farther away ♪
02:37 When we were in the recording studio,
02:44 RJ Jacinto,
02:45 from Quantum Music Corporation,
02:48 he was our producer.
02:49 Back then, everything was manual.
02:52 First, we made it acoustic.
02:55 Acoustic guitar,
02:56 then we sang.
02:57 So it felt like something was missing.
02:59 Like something was missing.
03:01 We thought of everything we could put in.
03:04 That's what fit him the most.
03:06 His bass sound.
03:08 It was great.
03:10 And then there's a triangle.
03:13 That's it.
03:14 Those two.
03:15 Those two.
03:16 But we used a keyboard.
03:19 That's where we got the sound.
03:21 ♪ Why ♪
03:24 ♪ Every time I get closer ♪
03:28 ♪ You get farther away ♪
03:31 Because of that song,
03:36 we got a lot of personalities.
03:40 It wasn't just random.
03:41 Because of this song,
03:43 you interviewed me.
03:44 I even got a guest on Noontime Shows.
03:47 I'm so thankful
03:49 that I became an iAX band.
03:51 ♪ Why ♪
03:55 ♪ I'll wait ♪
03:59 ♪ For you to come ♪
04:06 ♪ Even though ♪
04:10 ♪ The time has come ♪
04:13 ♪ For me to be in heaven ♪
04:17 ♪ Oh ♪
04:21 ♪ For me to be with you ♪
04:25 ♪ And you to be mine ♪
04:33 ♪ Mine ♪
04:40 Hello, everyone.
04:41 This is Jack Manuel,
04:42 the lead vocalist of iAX band.
04:44 We sang "Na Ako'y Sayo"
04:48 and "Ka'y Akin Lamang."
04:53 Well, guys, everyone,
04:54 please do like and subscribe
04:58 to OG's YouTube channel.
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