In loving memory of Kerima Lorena Tariman.

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• CREDITS

Written and composed by Nono Pardalis
Arranged and produced by Datu Arellano (vocals, guitar, bass, etcetera)

• LYRICS

tinatanaw
ang ilaw mo
kumikislap
sa gitna ng bagyo

ang landas 
mong hinawan
nag-iiwan
bakas ng katanungan

paralisado
sa harap nitong dilim
ano ang gagawin
sa iniwan mong ningning

paralisado
sa’yong mga tula
naiwang tulala
anong magagawa

mga kamay 
di maigalaw
mga salitang 
hindi makawala

Paralisado

A cover of The xx's single called "VCR". Duet with my wife, Donna. :)

VCR (The xx Cover)

This is my cover of The National's "I Need My Girl" from the album "Trouble Will Find Me"

I Need My Girl (The National cover)

A cover of one of my favorite Bon Iver songs. From their 2009 EP, Blood Bank.


Photo by Cassi Josh on Unsplash.com

Blood Bank (Bon Iver Cover)

My son, Diego*, joins me on this track – a cover of Coldplay's "Sparks".

Diego Arellano: vocals, piano, drums
Datu Arellano: vocals, guitars, bass

*Diego is 16 years old and is a fan of Coldplay


Photo credit: Vasily Kozorez from Unsplash.com

Sparks (Coldplay cover)

This is our cover of a Foo Fighters song called "Virginia Moon", from their double album "In Your Honor" which was released on June of 2005. My wife Donna sings with me on this track.

Vocals: Datu and Donna
All instruments and engineering: Datu

Photo credit: Vedad Colic from pexels.com

Virginia Moon (Foo Fighters cover)

Together with my wife and son, we sing this lullaby – a classic by The Smashing Pumpkins released in 1995 as part of the double album masterpiece "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness".

Vocals: Datu Arellano, Diego Arellano, Donna Cher dela Cruz
All instruments: Datu Arellano

Farewell And Goodnight (Smashing Pumpkins cover)

The tale of an activist's journey during the turbulent years of Martial Law, until his capture in the mountains and the dark, nine years of imprisonment that followed, leading to his birth as a poet.

Directed by: Kiri Dalena and Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
Produced by: Kino Arts
Release Date: 18 September 2013

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3204638/

Pag-ibig na Pula

Tensyon 1

The Guerilla is a Poet

Tensyon 1B

Ang Masa At Ang Maso

Alaala

Hangarin Kong Nangungupas

Tensyon 1C

Tensyon 2

Gitara 1

Gitara 2

My cover of The Purplechickens's single, "Casanova", from their 2014 album "Halang".

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Casanova (The Purplechickens cover)

A cover of "Let Me Give the World to You" by the Smashing Pumpkins. My son Damian, who is 14 years old at the time of recording, played drums on this track. We sing and play our hearts out in celebration of my wife's 44th birthday.
– July 10, 2024. Quezon City

Let Me Give The World To You (Smashing Pumpkins cover)

A cover of "All This Love" by Australian duo Angus and Julia Stone.
Recorded for my wife's birthday and features three of our kids.

Diego (19 yrs) – lead vocals
Damian (15 yrs) – drums and backing vocals
Delfin (10 yrs) – guitar, backing vocals, and claps
Datu – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, sound engineering

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