When it comes to local bands, one of the most popular and favorite group of Filipinos is the boy band group ‘Parokya ni Edgar‘. This group was formed in 1993.
Philippine Shocking History facebook page posted an old photo of the group Parokya ni Edgar which really caught the attention of the band’s avid fans.
They were described as: “The 2nd Famous Band in the Philippines, The Parokya ni Edgar History, Hindi mag Hihiwalay kahit magunaw ang MUNDO!,”
Here are some of the facts and trivias that the page gathered about the group:
“Did you know?
1) idol ng Parokya ni Edgar ang E–Heads sila ang Rason kung bakit Meron Parokya. The no.1 Band in Philippines The Eraser Heads
2) There is no one named Edgar from any of the band’s members. It all just came from one of their HS classmate’s (Bambi Cuna) jest when asked where Noli Me Tangere’s Crisostomo Ibarra studied.
3) They sort of changed my stereotypical view of Ateneo boys. Vinci, Chito, Buwi, Gab and Dindin are batchmates in Ateneo High School.
4) Despite the blue and green rivalry, the 5 Ateneo boys welcomed Darius – representing La Salle!
5) Even as high school boys, they were already determined to veer away from the safe (sometimes boring) side and offer what can be considered a risky performance. Their first exposure started when a moderator asked them to perform the song “Father and Son” as intermission to a speech competition, but they sang “Nakaw Ang Wallet Ko” instead.
6) 3 months after, Parokya ni Edgar saw themselves performing as front act to one of their influences… Eraserheads!
7) The names of their first 3 albums are equally crazy as them: Khangkhungkherrnitz, Buruguduystunstugudunstuy, Gulong Itlog Gulong. See??
8) Okay this is not cool but the story gave me chills. Their first hit “Buloy” is about a guy who committed suicide. They got the name Buloy from one of the band’s close friend, an FEU fine arts student (they simply got the name, that’s all) and he was even part of the music video. Months after the song’s success, their friend committed suicide for several personal problems. All coincidence!
9) They were able to pull off a song about “birdie”. Double meaning as it is, “Don’t Touch My Birdie” won several awards, including Song of the Year for NU Rock Awards 1998.
10) I insist you guys check the story behind the song “Tatlong Araw”. Nakakaaliw promise!
11) Because it’s not only Taylor Swift who can create a hit out of anger towards the opposite sex. Better check this heartwrenching story behind “Silvertoes”.
12) Chito Miranda. Personally, I feel his voice played a vital role to this band’s success. It’s like once you hear him on the radio, you know it’s him, it’s Parokya ni Edgar! He is a great frontman having been able to filter the group’s decisions especially in terms of the music they make. Not to mention how he handled recent controversies without interfering to the band’s career.
13) They’re soooo good on parodying songs that I tend to mix their lyrics when singing the original one already. Some of their famous parodies are Trip (from Radiohead’s Creep), Picha Pie (from Cake’s I Will Survive), Chikinini (from Yano’s Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo), and my favorite “The Ordertaker” (from System of a Down’s Chop Suey and Toxicity).
14) But they also make some of the sweetest and touching love songs: Halaga, Sorry Na, Wag Mo Na Sana, Pangarap Lang Kita, One and Only You, and the very famous Harana. They easily captured every girl’s smiles because it’s like a crazy bad boy bully suddenly shifting to soft melodies to win your heart…”
As we all know, the group is still strong and unbreakable until now. The throwback photo of the group gained about 8.7K reactions, 275 comments and 1, 830 shares.
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