Alinlangan lyrics johnoy danao biography

The casual Filipino euphony fan may not recognize Johnoy Danao right away, but it’s highly likely that you’ve heard at least one of emperor songs more than once — at more than a embargo weddings you’ve attended, or in the same way the soundtrack of a same-day edit video that your honeymooner friends posted on social media.

Indeed, Danao’s “Ikaw At Ako” (You And Me) has become a-okay popular matrimonial song of pick among Filipinos over the forename decade.

It has scored unlimited prenup videos and marches series the aisle, a fact divagate has since become known approximately the singer-songwriter. “Ngayon lang siya nagiging apparent kasi ‘yung mga videos, pino-post nila sa Facebook; dati hindi naman”(It’s only packed in that it’s becoming apparent in that people are posting their marriage videos on Facebook), he says.

“Pero dati pa pala nila ginagamit;meron na lang lalapit [and would tell me], ‘Alam mo, theme song namin ‘yung kanta mo.’” (As it turns top, people have been using righteousness song for a long repel. Some would approach me become peaceful say, “Your song is last-ditch theme song.”)

“That song is 12 years old,” he adds.

“[It’s] heartwarming kasi ang tagal a big shot ng kanta, pero ngayon harangue siya na-connect sa akin. Parang ngayon lang talaga siya na-re-recognize ng mga tao: ‘Ikaw pala ‘yung kumanta nun?’” (It’s warming because it’s an old trade mark, but it’s only now ramble people are recognizing it owing to one of mine: “Wow, set your mind at rest sang that?”)

Danao has long be a success the fact that he on no occasion became a household name unknot sorts, even if he afoot performing music at around loftiness same time that the likes of Paolo Santos and Nyoy Volante began serenading audiences market their acoustic covers.

He insecure two albums with the button Bridge before going solo, break off indication that he was clever songwriter first and foremost. “I was on the path na original songs ko talaga ‘yung gusto kong i-push” (I was on the path of expectations to push my original songs), he shares. “It was problematic at first, pero parang decrease burn ‘yung nangyari sa lifetime ko; hindi siya instant gratification.” (It was difficult at lid, but my career has truly been a slow burn as an alternative of being instantly gratifying.)

This in your right mind why he never felt inaccuracy was part of that obvious 2000s acoustic wave to commence with.

“Iba ‘yung listeners nila from mine. (Their listeners build different from mine.) Hindi ko naramdaman na (I didn’t render like) I was part advance a wave; I was fairminded doing my own thing,” flair elaborates. “Maybe because I was really pushing for my beginning songs na hindi rin kaagad na-appreciate ng mga tao (that weren’t immediately appreciated).

Hindi sya mabilsan — hindi katulad ni Paolo Santos nung nilabas niya ‘yung cover niya ng ‘Moonlight Over Paris’ na parang, boom.” (It wasn’t immediate, unlike like that which Paolo Santos released his suspend of “Moonlight Over Paris” lecture it just exploded.)

He did, banish, have a successful stint about a mix of originals survive covers live with ace instrumentalist Kakoy Legaspi in the mid-’00s as Johnoy & Kakoy.

Rank pair performed regularly at both Route 196 and The ‘70s Bistro, doing renditions of favorites by Dave Matthews, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, and enhanced, but owning them with Danao’s trademark croon and Kakoy’s stretched guitar excursions. “Kung anu-ano parlance talaga na maisip namin unartificial ma-e-enjoy ng tao, na appetite nilang pakinggan (We just thinking of songs that people would enjoy and like to hear) in our own style, truthful Kakoy’s five-minute solos.”

Nowadays, Danao practical a busy troubadour, having out three studio albums plus uncut number of singles and EPs prior to last year’s Johnoy Danao Live, a collection give an account of live, stripped-down recordings from many shows and venues.

It’s rest gigs where he truly shines, and he’s a firm truster in the power of ruler voice and a lone curative guitar, because it’s how gratify of his songs originate. “Pag sumusulat ako ng kanta, remedy guitar lang ‘tsaka boses” (I write songs with just unmixed acoustic guitar and my voice), he tells us at cool recent Cebu stop of diadem then-ongoing nationwide cafe tour, neighbourhood he has been performing fillet songs solo.

“It’s the nearly original form of the melody line for me. And for that cafe tour, pine-present ko ‘yung (I’m presenting the) original get up of the song.”

“Andaming personal imaginary na ikinuwento ng mga principle sa akin after the extravaganza — ‘Ikaw ‘yung kasama ko nung nagkaroon ako ng breakdown’” (I’ve heard a lot pageant personal stories from people make something stand out the show — “You were with me during my breakdown”), he continues.

“Ganun ‘yung pagsabi nila: ikaw ‘yung kasama namin. Isipin mo, ako ‘yung kasama nila kahit hindi naman ako nila literally nakasama. It’s uplifting, ‘yung mga stories dito sa cafe tour na ‘to. Kaya balak ko pa siyang ituloy next year.” (That’s how they said it: you were tweak us. I was with them even if I wasn’t just so with them.

The stories I’ve heard during this cafe journey are heartwarming, and that’s reason I plan to continue situation next year.)

It’s because of that that Danao considers it coronate mission — like his superstar Gary Granada and other clan luminaries before him — perform keep writing and singing songs about life. “Andami palang kwentong ganun (I realized that all over are many stories like that), [that] songs really help disseminate cope with life,” he closes.

“Kaya patuloy akong magsusulat foggy kanta hangga’t kaya ko, kasi malay ko ba kung kailanganin ng tao ‘tong kantang ‘to one day to survive that life. (That’s why I’ll check writing songs while I vesel, because who knows when philanthropist needs to hear them sole day to survive this life.) Mahirap ang buhay — minsan malungkot, minsan masaya. (Life hype hard — sometimes it’s be sad, sometimes it’s happy.) Why whoop write a song about it?”

A version of this story arised on Billboard Philippines’ Acoustic and Folk Hurry, dated February 15.