“You choose the love you chase,” it warns, softly. That same quality of bottling a precious and fleeting moment is present in “Siberia,” in its steady tone and in its words, both the lyrics and on-screen. <3 <3 <3 /PpnRFWkooU- Wyatt Ong December 23, 2016 I love you ! Pure bliss, Tama Na Ang Drama. Each of us was lost in our own recollections. ![]() Verses were bellowed, all as one.Īnd when the band sang “Tama Na Ang Drama” later on, I wondered how many little dramas from the past were simultaneously coming to life, all around the room. Hosting a Shirley-themed “Rockeoke” segment, the band sang with lucky contest winners taking the lead on fan favorites, including hit single “Umaapaw.” Friends of the winners surged forward, intent on sharing the moment. The gig launching the “Siberia” music video last December 23, was no different. Fans sway around them, lost in the music. It’s so clear when you see them perform live. In a way, they feel like private conversations between the musicians and the listeners. One of Shirley’s greatest strengths is their ability to push a wonderful, fleeting moment so vividly to the foreground with their music – and through this, create a way by which people can make and hold on to powerful memories. “It was my way of appeasing myself that I did the right thing in letting myself fall for this person despite knowing that long distance love affairs don’t work, ha!” It was an attempt on my part to write a happy love song despite being in the middle of a heartbreak over a guy I went after in New York (in the middle of winter) thus the title: ‘Siberia,'” explains Kathy. ![]() “I wrote the lyrics in 2014, while Ean Aguila composed the melody and did the musical arrangement. Sung softly and with an undercurrent of understanding and wisdom (Shirley fans, like this writer, love that inherent, ever-present quality in Selena Salang’s vocals), the song’s heartbeat lies in its tempered optimism, although the lyrics hint at times far less rosy.Ī quick query about the song’s origin story for lyricist, Shirley member, and manager Kathy Gener, solidifies what listeners will already sense about the song – it’s sweeter because a kind of unexplained sadness accompanies the determination to believe in love. ![]() And it will speak to you / in a tongue / that you will not forget.” There is plenty to love about the new song and its accompanying music video, which features a loose and poetic English translation of the song’s earnest lyrics.Īgainst a cool background, the words are front and center, allowing viewers to take in those weighty lines: “Love will come to you. MANILA, Philippines – Fans can now watch the music video for “Siberia,” the latest from beloved indie band Ang Bandang Shirley.
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