Pare Ko

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"Pare Ko"
7 vinyl pareko.JPG
Single by Eraserheads
from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop!
A-side"Pare Ko"
Released1993
GenrePinoy rock
Length5:26
LabelMusiko Records
&
BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.
Songwriter(s)Ely Buendia
Producer(s)Ed Formoso
Eraserheads singles chronology
"Toyang"
(1993) 		"Pare Ko"
(1993) 		"Shake Yer Head"
(1994)

Pare Ko (English: "My Pal") is a song by the Eraserheads. It was included in their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!. It was the band's third hit single. The song was later adapted into a movie of the same title starring Claudine Barreto and Mark Anthony Fernandez. It was covered by APO Hiking Society and later Spongecola.

Controversy[]

The single and the album was nearly censored by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) due to the Tagalog profanity "‘Tang Ina" (Filipino slang whose rough English equivalent is son of a bitch, shortened from 'Putang Ina'). Swear words were unheard of in Philippine music at the time,[1] and as such their record label asked them to record a radio edit of the song; they retitled it "Walang Hiyang Pare Ko" which can also be found in Ultraelectromagneticpop! but not in the remastered 25th anniversary version.

Covers[]

In popular culture[]

The song was adapted into a Star Cinema movie in 1994 starring Claudine Barretto, Gwapings members Mark Anthony Fernandez and Jomari Yllana along with Jao Mapa, Victor Neri and Gio Alvarez.[2][3]

On the June 2, 2019 episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, this was played as the background music.

References[]

  1. ^ "Eraserheads Banda Ng Masa". I-Witness The GMA Documentaries. March 9, 2009. GMA.
  2. ^ "Pare Ko". Star Cinema. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Jon Carlos (November 2, 2016). "8 "Pare Ko" Moments We Can All Relate To". 8list.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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