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Story Behind The Song: Ako'y Sa'yo Ika'y Sa Akin by I-AXE | OPM| OG

Jek Manuel, former frontman of the OPM band I-AXE shares how this 90s' hit came to be. The song may or may not change the way you look at heartbreak but one thing's for sure: You break a musician's heart and you'll be immortalized in a hit song.

For many of us, we'll never know what it's like to make it to the writerly impulses and lyrical genius of a songwriter. But we always end up singing along with the song written about them. (Oh you know why!)

Nobody wants a heartbreak but here we are. Unable to escape from the feels of a common shared human experience rationalized through lyrics and melody.

Step back into the 90s with Jek Manuel as he retraces the making of the song, the challenges they faced back in the day in order to get a record deal, and more about the good old days.

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Transcript
00:00 Honestly, I didn't expect that he would grow up like that.
00:04 Because at that time, we were still kids.
00:07 ♪ My heart always hurts when I love someone else ♪
00:16 We just played music.
00:18 We're just happy doing what we are doing,
00:20 performing in front of a lot of people.
00:23 We were happy then.
00:23
00:31 That song was composed in high school.
00:33 So I was like 16 or 17 years old.
00:36 The one who wrote it was John Bunda, our bass player.
00:40 He was so heartbroken at that time.
00:43 He wrote it over three cases of beer.
00:47 He only managed to do it for less than 30 minutes.
00:52 He was also good at writing.
00:54 I witnessed how he wrote.
00:55 It was fast.
00:56 He was also quick to think of arrangements,
00:59 tones,
01:00 when it comes to guitar.
01:04 So when he taught me,
01:06 I fell in love with it.
01:09 That's why I learned it quickly.
01:11 ♪ You're the first one to say ♪
01:18 ♪ That you love me too ♪
01:24 In the 90s, when we released it,
01:26 we didn't expect it to be famous.
01:28 But when we heard it being played
01:32 for the first time on the radio,
01:33 because we were told to do it,
01:35 when we heard it for the first time,
01:38 we were really excited.
01:40 We were together then,
01:42 if I remember it right.
01:43 We were together.
01:45 We really waited for it.
01:46 We were really excited.
01:48 We were really happy.
01:50 Because it's everybody's dream.
01:53 Musicians back then,
01:54 it's not that easy to become a recording artist.
01:59 You have to go through a process
02:01 of being watched during your rehearsal.
02:07 Because you have to be seen live.
02:10 You have to do a demo.
02:11 You have to record a demo.
02:13 Even if it's just a rough recording.
02:15 And then after that,
02:17 you'll go to the bar where you're playing.
02:21 They'll see if you're a very flexible band.
02:24 If you can do a variety of songs,
02:26 not just original songs.
02:27 That's the process.
02:28 ♪ But why ♪
02:32 ♪ Every time I get closer ♪
02:35 ♪ You get farther away ♪
02:37 When we were in the recording studio,
02:44 RJ Jacinto,
02:45 from Quantum Music Corporation,
02:48 he was our producer.
02:49 Back then, everything was manual.
02:52 First, we made it acoustic.
02:55 Acoustic guitar,
02:56 then we sang.
02:57 So it felt like something was missing.
02:59 Like something was missing.
03:01 We thought of everything we could put in.
03:04 That's what fit him the most.
03:06 His bass sound.
03:08 It was great.
03:10 And then there's a triangle.
03:13 That's it.
03:14 Those two.
03:15 Those two.
03:16 But we used a keyboard.
03:19 That's where we got the sound.
03:21 ♪ Why ♪
03:24 ♪ Every time I get closer ♪
03:28 ♪ You get farther away ♪
03:31 Because of that song,
03:36 we got a lot of personalities.
03:40 It wasn't just random.
03:41 Because of this song,
03:43 you interviewed me.
03:44 I even got a guest on Noontime Shows.
03:47 I'm so thankful
03:49 that I became an iAX band.
03:51 ♪ Why ♪
03:55 ♪ I'll wait ♪
03:59 ♪ For you to come ♪
04:06 ♪ Even though ♪
04:10 ♪ The time has come ♪
04:13 ♪ For me to be in heaven ♪
04:17 ♪ Oh ♪
04:21 ♪ For me to be with you ♪
04:25 ♪ And you to be mine ♪
04:33 ♪ Mine ♪
04:40 Hello, everyone.
04:41 This is Jack Manuel,
04:42 the lead vocalist of iAX band.
04:44 We sang "Na Ako'y Sayo"
04:48 and "Ka'y Akin Lamang."
04:53 Well, guys, everyone,
04:54 please do like and subscribe
04:58 to OG's YouTube channel.

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