So to have been invited to play a small
part in telling a story of love — for me love of Philippine culture — is
such a privilege. I was first approached by singer/songwriter LJ
Manzano earlier this year, around seven months ago. LJ shared the
concept with me of creating a music video and tell a story with 100 parts. I had already been a fan of his through his massive hit, Hay Nako. I have watched many videos on YouTube of groups retelling this story.
In fact, as I knew that Hay Nako had several million hits, I knew this latest song was destined to become a classic OPM hit.
I was also aware that so much hard work and dedication has gone into this project. Honestly, as soon as I heard the song at the beginning of 2015, I immediately found it fun and clever; with a catchy lyric and pleasing tune.
However, in order to feature in the
video, I had to learn several lines of the song. Thing was, I only had a
day to practice. So I basically ended up learning my lines overnight. The following day, I asked a work colleague of mine, Abi, to record me performing my bit.
The video even features the Mayor of Davao, Duterte… Such an honour to appear alongside the honourable Mayor.
Around 50 takes later, we had a rap and
there you have it, my work was done. Again it’s an honor and privilege
to have played a small part in ‘May Forever’ by LJ Manzano. Enjoy…
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