Ang Huling El Bimbo
| "Ang Huling El Bimbo" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eraserheads | |
| from the album Cutterpillow | |
| Released | December 8, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:30 (full version) 5:30 (radio version) |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Ely Buendia |
| Producer(s) | Robin Rivera |
| Audio sample | |
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" | |
| Music video | |
| "Ang Huling El Bimbo" on YouTube | |
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" (English: "The Last El Bimbo") is a song by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads from their third album Cutterpillow (1995).
Composition
[edit]The song is described as a bittersweet "mini-epic" inspired by the Beatles, referencing the actress Paraluman and the tango standard "El Bimbo".[1][2] "I had a huge crush on this girl who was older; she was the one who taught me the dance, and I think that was the first time I was really in love with a girl. Then I never saw her again,” writer Ely Buendia said about the song in a podcast interview.[3]
The song became the basis for the 2018 musical of the same name.[4] Its title was also used for the band's reunion concert in 2022 and its corresponding tour in 2023 and 2024.
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Auraeus Solito and shot at his residence. It premiered on GMA Supershow on February 25, 1996.[5] The video won the band MTV Asia's Viewer's Choice Award at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first Philippine artist to receive such a distinction.[6][7]
Covers
[edit]- Rico J. Puno covered the song for the first Eraserheads tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads, released in 2005.
- The CompanY covered the song in 2008.
- Kamikazee recorded an unreleased version of the song in 2009.[8]
- Jay Durias covered the song for the second Eraserheads tribute album, The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, released in 2012.
- Janine Berdin performed the song for the Tawag ng Tanghalan singing competition as part of the Philippine noontime show It's Showtime in 2018.[9]
- Sungha Jung covered the song in 2019.[10]
- Ace Banzuelo covered the song in 2022 to commemorate Eraserheads's Huling El Bimbo reunion concert.[11]
- Morissette and Filipino-American music producer Troy Laureta covered the song for Laureta's 2023 album Dalamhati: A Troy Laureta OPM Collective, Vol. 3.[12]
In other media
[edit]- Buendia sang the song as a guest artist for FilharmoniKA album as conducted by Gerard Salonga, Kumpas: An Orchestral Celebration of Pinoy Music.[13]
- When local radio station NU 107 signed off for the last time on 8 November 2010, "Ang Huling El Bimbo" played as its final song.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cutterpillow Review by David Gonzales". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Azul, Goldwyn Morales. "Cutterpillow Review (January 1996)". Schizo Archives. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Oviedo, Kristina Isabel. "Who is Paraluman that made the iconic Eraserheads song hauntingly beautiful?". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Sorilla IV, Franz. "The joyride of Filipino musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo'". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Eraserheads video on GMA Supershow". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. February 25, 1996. p. 32B. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Eraserheads: First Pinoy act to win MTV award (September 1997)". Schizo Archives. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Gatdula, Leah Salterio. "Eraserheads stargaze at Radio City Music Hall (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 11, 1997)". Schizo Archives. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Kamikazee - Ang Huling El Bimbo". August 16, 2011. Dodong Mindanao. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "TNT2 Q4 Semifinals Day 3: Janine Berdin sings Eraserheads' Ang Huling El Bimbo". ABS CBN Entertainment. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Malasig, Jeline. "'To the next level': South Korean guitarist's amazing Eraserheads cover". Interaksyon. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Soo, J. X. (4 January 2023). "Hear Ace Banzuelo, Alex Bruce and more cover classic Eraserheads songs". NME. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Troy Laureta releases third OPM album 'Dalamhati'". ABS CBN News. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Gil, Baby A. (3 April 2009). "A new take on OPM hits". Philstar.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "107 Candles for NU107: The Last Goodbye". November 7, 2010. Stompworks Studios. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
