Ligaya
| "Ligaya" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Eraserheads | ||||
| from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop! | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pinoy rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Musiko Records & BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ely Buendia | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Formoso | |||
| Eraserheads singles chronology | ||||
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"Ligaya" (English: "Joy") is the first single by the Eraserheads from their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!. The single was able to make it to the Top Ten of 97.1 WLS-FM countdown.[1] The band last performed the song in their "Ang Huling El Bimbo" reunion concert in December 2022.
Cover versions
- Kitchie Nadal covered the song for the Eraserheads tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads, released in 2005.
- Mayonnaise covered the song for another Eraserheads tribute album The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, released in 2012.
- Rivermaya lead vocalist from 2007 to 2011 Jason Fernandez covered the song as a Wishclusive on Wish 107.5 in 2018.
- The song was also played in the 2018 Resorts World Manila musical Ang Huling El Bimbo.
Composition
The song is about a young man who tries to convince a girl to let him court her.
References
- ^ "Ultraelectromagneticgold!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. January 17, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
