Wearing
his suit, neck tie, skinny pants and trademark bad hair day, once again
I heard Ely croon, shout, hiss and sing.
Here's the list of his set last night:
Alapaap
Dambuhala
Ligaya
Santo
Overdrive
Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
Maling Akala
Lightyears
Wanted Bedspacers
Over 18
Huwag Kang Matakot
Magasin
Maselang Bahaghari
With a Smile
Wasak Waltz
Tikman
Ang Huling El Bimbo
"This is going to be epic" Ely said when he introduced Magasin.
That
song's orchestra version owned the show though Ely's acoustic version
of With a Smile left me teary eyed. Ewan ko ba, everytime he sings his
songs, I always imagine those who gave him inspiration when he wrote
'em.Then I would ask, ano kayang feeling ni girly nung narinig nyang
kinanta ni ely "huwag kang matakot, di mo ba alam nandito lang ako...di
kita pababayaan kailanman"?
In between songs, unlike other
performers, Ely does not talk to the audience that much. He just stands
there being cute and all saglit lang ang gap. (I sound gay there but
who gives a shit that's the truth) Sometimes he would say his one-liners
before and after the song. Pinaka favorite kong linya nya kagabi:
"Anong sinabi ni Richard Poon?"
Bitin. Lahat ng nasa loob ng
music Museum hindi agad tumatayo nung magexit na si Ely at ang buong orchestra. Humupa na ang sigawan ng "More! More!" At chant na "Ely! Ely!"
pero di na sya lumabas. But nevertheless,.. Masaya pa din. Si Ely yun eh
( only a fan would know ).
Here are some lines that moved me last night:
"gusto
mo bang..." (alapaap) The chuwariwap girls sang this line over and over
along with the bass lines of alapaap's intro as if they were inviting
us to some magical show.
"di nais tumanda na nagsisisi. uhaw sa mga dapat na nangyari." (santo) Perfect example of expectation VS Reality
"di
naman ako manyakis tulad ng iba. ipapangako ko sa'yo na igagalang ka"
(ligaya) Funny line when you first hear it but if you come to think
about the whole thought,these coulde be the most sincere words you can
hear from a man.
"huwag mo ng itanong sa akin di ko din naman
sasabihin" (huwag mo ng itanong) It's like the polite version of saying
"shut up. i'm not cool with telling you my story."
"look forward
to tomorrow but can I leave yesterday behind?" (lightyears) My all time
favorite song. I did not cry this time. Baka naka move on na ako. Pero I
remember wisphering to Ioni's ears when Ely sang that last line:"Yun
yun eh."
"kapag kausap ka mundo'y nagiiba. sanay nandito ka.
ngunit bago ang lahat sya nga pala, over 18 ka na ba?" (over18) Ever
experienced getting lost in a conversation with someone? Not because
you're not listening but you both get lost in a garden of whatever that
is. You're talking pero to you you're waltzing away from the real
world. Pero yung pahabol na tanong, Over18 ka na ba? This may have a
different interpretation but to me it's like asking the girl, "ready ka
na ba? o magsasawa ka din ..iiwanan mo din ako."
"Iba na ang
yong ngiti, Iba na ang yong tingin, nagbago ng lahat sayo. Sana'y hindi
nakita sana'y walang problema pagkat kulang ang dala kong pera na
pambili..woohoo..ba pambili sa mukha mong maganda"
(Magasin)
Yes.
It's the whole chorus of the song. I thought of putting this part into a
seperate blog dahil gusto ko pa pahabain pero ok na din dito.
Kahit ang
totoong storya netong Magasin ay isang babae na naging bomba star na may past with
someone na kilala ni Ely, in some ways relate na relate pa din ako sa
ibang aspeto ng buhay eh. It's like when you lost someone whom you
thought what you had was perfect. There would come a time in the middle
of your moving on phase may mga mandidistract sa'yong pictures at
tweets at masasabi mong sana hindi mo na lang nakita yung picture, sana
di mo na lang nabasa yung tweet.. para walang problema. Yung part na
kulang yung dalang pera parang yung feeling na wala kang pamasahe to go
abroad to save your dying relationship..Pero it always comes back to
this line:"Nagbago nang lahat sa'yo" that someone you loved is not the
same person anymore so kung ayawan na, ayawan na. Bitter much?
"akala
ko ay cool ako" (maselang bahaghari) Times when you thought you
belong,but at the end of the day there comes a self realization you're a
failure. Ely told us the back story of this song. Somewhere in 1998
dalawang laptop daw ang nawala sa kanya..may nabanggit syang parang
crisis in identifying himself. Basta parang ganon yung idea.
Wearing
his suit, neck tie, skinny pants and trademark bad hair day, once again
I heard Ely croon, shout, hiss and sing. What is best about it
was...... it was live.
