Stonefree vocalist Miro Valera sits down with OG and cheerfully shares some amusing and serious notes about their carrier single Anghel (sa lupa) from their sophomore album Delorean released back in 2006.
Find out the several pop culture references and personal 'hugot' that inspired the song, Miro's favorite line, some details about the music video, what the song means to him then and now during the pandemic, and more. Above all…Nah. Just enjoy the memory lane 90s kids. You'll love it.
Members: Regie Mangubat (bass); Relly Mangubat (drums); Benson Tanoja (guitar); Miro Valera (vocals).
Stonefree was a band formed in 1995 by the Mangubat brothers. To complete the band they were joined by Benson and Miro. And like most bands formed during their college days, the guys played regular gigs on local bars performing songs from their influences like Jars of Clay, Matchbox 20 and Incubus to name a few.
Eventually, they did get their break in 2002.
And then two albums later the band, unfortunately, did not release new music and eventually disbanded in 2010.
MUSIC COURTESY BY:
"ANGHEL" BY STONEFREE;
SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO COURTESY OF WARNER MUSIC PHILIPPINES (2007)
AcousticHeaven - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2CXaOcT7c
IMAGES COURTESY OF:
Stonefree
Mr. Miro Valera
MJ Suayan
Mideo Cruz
Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez
VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY OF:
Stonefree
Mr. Miro Valera
Radio RepublicPH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvex58rDq98
RX931 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFATKB_0Phk
essyong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30P84PMqPcw
foowowdotcom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5t0L4cXyk
ABS-CBN Entertainment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVG31MTajp4
Movieclips Classic Trailers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCrcDidiGJs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs
Universal Pictures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WSXXPQYeY
typecastrock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyMyY_mNuA0
Giovanne Alegre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtIlk_oBIls
Vir Ascabano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7YjV9WjWG0
COVERS COURTESY OF:
Ivan Ortiz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLDwK0m5ZIA
NEWGROUNDS TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kO7WdDUV3Y
argem2010 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W29-RHOCQI
kyleartuz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZa7W2T0pMM
Ringo Monsanto - https://youtu.be/3JcPpWvbmZc
Videoke Station - https://youtu.be/hV6S99MiYZo
Warcrybaby - https://youtu.be/XM2JpS8GP1g
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Find out the several pop culture references and personal 'hugot' that inspired the song, Miro's favorite line, some details about the music video, what the song means to him then and now during the pandemic, and more. Above all…Nah. Just enjoy the memory lane 90s kids. You'll love it.
Members: Regie Mangubat (bass); Relly Mangubat (drums); Benson Tanoja (guitar); Miro Valera (vocals).
Stonefree was a band formed in 1995 by the Mangubat brothers. To complete the band they were joined by Benson and Miro. And like most bands formed during their college days, the guys played regular gigs on local bars performing songs from their influences like Jars of Clay, Matchbox 20 and Incubus to name a few.
Eventually, they did get their break in 2002.
And then two albums later the band, unfortunately, did not release new music and eventually disbanded in 2010.
MUSIC COURTESY BY:
"ANGHEL" BY STONEFREE;
SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO COURTESY OF WARNER MUSIC PHILIPPINES (2007)
AcousticHeaven - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2CXaOcT7c
IMAGES COURTESY OF:
Stonefree
Mr. Miro Valera
MJ Suayan
Mideo Cruz
Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez
VIDEO CLIPS COURTESY OF:
Stonefree
Mr. Miro Valera
Radio RepublicPH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvex58rDq98
RX931 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFATKB_0Phk
essyong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30P84PMqPcw
foowowdotcom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5t0L4cXyk
ABS-CBN Entertainment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVG31MTajp4
Movieclips Classic Trailers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCrcDidiGJs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs
Universal Pictures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WSXXPQYeY
typecastrock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyMyY_mNuA0
Giovanne Alegre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtIlk_oBIls
Vir Ascabano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7YjV9WjWG0
COVERS COURTESY OF:
Ivan Ortiz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLDwK0m5ZIA
NEWGROUNDS TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kO7WdDUV3Y
argem2010 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W29-RHOCQI
kyleartuz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZa7W2T0pMM
Ringo Monsanto - https://youtu.be/3JcPpWvbmZc
Videoke Station - https://youtu.be/hV6S99MiYZo
Warcrybaby - https://youtu.be/XM2JpS8GP1g
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About OG
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OG is Summit Media's video first brand. And like all Summit Media brands, OG is anchored on top-notch storytelling to delight, inspire, and connect with our audiences.
We are deliberate in creating content that spread positivity, inspiration, and good vibes. Expect only good here at OG. Subscribe and be part of the community!
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00:00 It's a drama.
00:01 Ugh, who wrote that?
00:03 I don't know.
00:04 [Laughs]
00:06 [Music]
00:34 Relationship song.
00:36 A rich woman and a poor man.
00:41 Angel on the ground and Hampas on the ground.
00:44 That's the story.
00:45 It's like a telenovela.
00:46 [Music]
00:56 That was our sophomore album.
00:58 The songs were still unfinished and we were under a tight schedule.
01:02 I got the inspiration from that.
01:04 In that other room, I locked up for a weekend.
01:08 I came up with seven songs in one session.
01:11 Angel was one of them.
01:13 As a band, we were super fans of Dharna.
01:16 [Music]
01:22 There are a lot of pop culture references.
01:26 One of which is the trilogy, Back to the Future.
01:30 There's a song called Earth Angel from the soundtrack.
01:34 [Music]
01:41 That's one of the songs, Angel on the ground.
01:44 And then Angel Locsin was our local superhero at the time, Dharna.
01:51 That's Angel again.
01:52 It's a personal experience.
01:55 It didn't reach the point where I would give you a lip pack.
01:58 "Lip pack on the lapel. Just leave my daughter alone."
02:00 [Laughs]
02:03 It didn't reach that point, but it was just a little while ago.
02:05 I was looked down upon by my family because they wanted a corporate dude for their daughter.
02:13 But I was just a band.
02:15 That's where the line was.
02:17 And then, a lot of telenovelas came out.
02:20 We're suckers for telenovelas.
02:22 I admit it.
02:23 [Music]
02:29 But you can't notice the song because of the line.
02:35 And then, it's like, you put the girl on the pedestal, that's why she's an angel.
02:41 There's also the City of Angels movie.
02:45 It's like, is it right that the angel committed suicide?
02:49 That's my version.
02:51 You can take your lip pack off.
02:54 You can put it on your lips so you'll look selfish.
02:58 Selfish stuff.
03:00 But you really want to be with her for the rest of her life.
03:04 So you won't take it off.
03:05 Take your lip pack off.
03:06 They say it's like the Boston drama of Typecast.
03:10 [Music]
03:14 We're from the same town.
03:16 On Typecast, we even share the same label.
03:19 But no, we didn't sample the intro of the Boston drama.
03:25 I just did my thing.
03:27 We have a saying, "When an angel passes by, an angel passes by."
03:31 So the intro part was really heavy.
03:33 [Music]
03:40 There's an acoustic guitar that comes in right before the verse.
03:44 Maybe an angel passed by, we'll be quiet, and we'll be a good example to the angel passing by.
03:49 The music video was directed by Sigfrid Barro Sanchez.
03:53 She's an acclaimed indie film director.
03:57 The main character is Esi Ong, the angel that many adults fantasize about in our music video.
04:05 It was shot in the familiar Saqueson City.
04:08 It's the building where Jollibee Pantranco is right now.
04:13 And there's a Sogo Hotel upstairs.
04:16 The concept was controversial.
04:20 Migdeo Cruz has artwork.
04:24 It was controversial.
04:25 Years after the video was shot, we were asked, "Why are the images behind you like that?"
04:31 We didn't know about it.
04:32 It's art for us.
04:33 It's a beautiful backdrop for us at that time.
04:36 Of course, it was expected that the label would pour everything to market the song.
04:42 Let it be heard on the radio.
04:44 But for us, it was a tough act to follow.
04:55 The songs that came out from the first album.
04:58 And then there's the sophomore album, "Curse," which was a hit.
05:04 You'll be the first one to finish the album.
05:08 There was a bit of pressure.
05:09 We didn't think about it.
05:11 We just performed the song whenever we can.
05:14 At gigs, concerts, small bars.
05:18 There were artists who would accompany us at noontime shows.
05:38 It was unexpected that we worked with them.
05:43 It was like an angel soaring.
05:47 It was like a flight to the band.
05:50 The song was a blockbuster.
06:06 We came up with that line because we really wanted to focus on the song.
06:14 That's the difference in our status.
06:18 It's a drama.
06:19 We wrote it.
06:22 The title "Angels on Earth" was chosen.
06:27 People are calling the song "Angels on Earth" when in fact it's "angel."
06:31 Probably because my phrasing in the chorus was "Angels on Earth."
06:37 But it's really, you talk to the angel, "Angel, you'll stay on Earth."
06:42 That's how it is in the chorus.
06:45 We just adjusted it.
06:47 Like in the banners, it's like a guest performer, Stone Free, with their hit song, "Angel,"
06:54 and then, "on Earth."
06:56 That's how it happened.
06:59 On the streets, people call me "Angel on Earth," not Miro Valera.
07:27 That's when I got the label "Angels on Earth."
07:31 We're the "Angels on Earth" of Pinoy rock.
07:34 Good image, right?
07:35 All throughout the years, people who upload our songs on YouTube
07:39 use our songs as tribute to their crushes, their crushes,
07:45 their significant others, they use it at weddings.
07:49 I actually got the chance to sing it at the Bridal March.
07:53 "Angels on Earth, I'm falling for you."
08:00 It's a different experience, right?
08:03 It's on the same page as the Bridal March songs.
08:07 You wouldn't have thought that I would reach that status.
08:11 Personally, my goal back then was to make a band.
08:14 I just wanted to include Platinum on the karaoke list.
08:19 I was okay with it, I was sold.
08:21 [Music]
08:26 But it's a blessing that we were able to touch the lives of those people
08:33 with one song, with those melodies.
08:37 It also reached a different purpose.
08:40 Initially, my purpose was therapy.
08:43 I was able to express my feelings, my love for that particular person.
08:50 It took on a whole new meaning then.
08:53 As time went by, our followers, as I said,
08:57 they got older, they got married,
08:59 so they were suddenly dedicating it to their future partners.
09:04 So it took on a whole new meaning in that aspect
09:09 that was really amazing.
09:11 Something amazing about music, about art,
09:14 that even now, it has reached a different level
09:17 because you can allay it to someone who departed,
09:22 to a loved one who was affected by the pandemic,
09:26 to frontliners.
09:29 You can also dedicate it to them because they are angels on earth
09:34 who help us, who also sacrifice.
09:37 It's different, it's a different song.
09:40 You wouldn't have thought that the importance of that song
09:44 was written in the other room.
09:46 Personal meaning, now in 2021,
09:49 the song "Angel" is for me.
09:51 I take care of my two senior citizens here,
09:54 so I'm the only grandchild who goes out.
09:57 Now I regard my aunt and my mom as my angels.
10:03 You'd see the worth of your loved ones
10:05 now that we're in this crisis.
10:08 Then on the other side, I'd offer them to our health workers,
10:12 our frontliners, the trash men,
10:14 those who provide us with essential needs.
10:17 Now, I allay it to them.
10:20 I allay the song to them.
10:23 Angels on earth,
10:26 we'll watch over you.
10:30 Hi guys, this is Mayro Valera of StoneTree
10:34 inviting you to like and subscribe to OG's YouTube channel.
10:38 (duck quacks)