Freddie Aguilar Disses Charice Pempengco and Arnel Pineda

What’s worse than sour forgotten musicians? Artsy-fartsy nationalistic forgotten musicians. Sour prune, Freddie Aguilar, is at it again, casting his opinions on international sensation Charice Pempengco and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda, saying that they achieved fame by singing foreign songs when they should be singing Filipino compositions. That’s what Ka Freddie did years ago ang look where he’s at right now, out of the music scene for more than two decades, doing shows at God knows where, singing the same songs people had already forgotten years ago. You’d probably hear them on the radio if you tune into AM.

I’m not a Charice or Arnel fan but I admit that these artists are talented. Honestly, I don’t like Charice because she doesn’t look like a star to me but she has a very powerful voice. Arnel, like Charice, just got lucky somebody uploaded his videos on Youtube but he can really bring it. I just thought there might be somebody else out there better than him, I know there is, his videos were just at the right place at the right time. Nevertheless, they took advantage of their opportunities and look at where they are now.

Ka Freddie also did a number on Andrew E years ago, saying that his songs were senseless and sends inappropriate messages to his audience. He was right, but Andrew evolved and is now, taking after Francis M, one of the premiere music producers in the country, helping out the hiphop community but also stretching his boundaries to other music genres.

If this was a desperate attempt to make a comeback, I say it’s just pathetic. Freddie Aguilar’s music has long since passed and unless he accepts that the digital age is here, a comeback would be as possible as Voctor Wood becoming president of the Philippines.

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