Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda recalled the time he first heard "Harana," which would become one of the group's signature hits. He was at a party in college and a guy known in Ateneo for being a toughie that time was singing it.
Miranda said he couldn't believe how a badass could sing such a tender love song about a professing love under the stars, beneath a cool breeze. They just had to record it. The song would endear the '90s rock super group to the ladies and would become the anthem of many high school and college sweethearts of that era.
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"Iba 'yong appeal, no'ng time ng rock and roll, biglang itong bad boy na nagbabanda kumanta ng 'Harana,'" Miranda told journalist Jing Castaneda in an interview uploaded on YouTube.
"No'ng time na 'yon, ang ingay ng mga banda e. We were sa batch ng E-heads, Siakol, and Rivermaya. First single namin no'n [was] 'Buloy', which talked about suicide. Rock and roll talaga. Biglang labas kami ng 'Harana', which I think endeared Parokya to the masses more."
Apart from Miranda, present in the roundtable were "Harana" songwriter Eric Yaptangco and the two men who sang it before Parokya ni Edgar: Cholo Mallillin, and former Smokey Mountain member Tony Lambino.
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"I remember when I first heard it being sung around the college quadrangle in Ateneo, na nagustuhan ko talaga siya, inaral ko talaga 'yong kanta," Mallillin shared. He was the first person to do a demo of the song. It was Mallillin who taught the song to Lambino, who later on recorded it for his album.
The Story Behind "Harana"
Yaptangco and his college crew would always help a torpe member of the barkada to profess love to his girl. There was a script: the "I love you" will be said in a romantic spot. Friends singing love songs would set the mood and the Romeo of the day will sing a few verses, no matter if it's off-key.
Three declarations of love later, Yaptangco felt it was time for an original. Based on their past experiences, he wrote "Harana" in two hours. "'Yong lyrics no'n, true-to-life."
"One evening, sinulat ko lang 'yong mga nangyayari. 'Yong aka-porma't naka-barong, 'yong maong, 'yong nasisintunado sa kaba, although minsan hindi naman talaga sa kaba, nasisintunado lang talaga, pero kakanta pa rin, and then 'yong malamig pa ang hangin, 'yong maganda 'yong sitwasyon" he said.
Yaptangco said it was important for the guy to sing the harana or serenade, even if out of tune. "Kailangan galing sa puso. Maski hindi maganda, maski hindi perfect pagkakakanta, kailangan kakanta pa din."
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