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Tattooed On My Mind - Val's Top 5

Sorry for the very late Mumomoment blog. My dear old lappy is nowhere in sight and the only dear computer I borrowed from my youngest sister crashed. So much pain.

Speaking of pain, our list today is from a lady who, I think, loves pain. Why?

I has tattoo. I rocks.

She loves tattoos. (DISCLAIMER: I don't own the following photos. This is to promote AppleHead Tattoo and GOOD HAND Tattoo, the shops you can trust. Hehehe!)

World, this is my friend, Valerie Ann Tolentino.

Val's back. This picture is a property of Good Hand Tattoo

Val's arm. This picture is a property of AppleHead Tattoo

This is Val's left arm, obviously. This is in memory of her sister, Flora. Click this to understand.

Tattoos have played a huge role in our culture and only a few people appreciate these ancient marks. Well, I won't be arguing with you if you don't like them. I just wanna show off Val's tattoos. :D

Okay, enough digression. Already. Here's Val's top five songs that are tattooed on her mind. 

MUMOMOMENT HIT #5 LOVE SONG by 311

Originally sung by The Cure, Love Song is, well, a love song. :) You don't really need to expound something really obvious, do you?

FAVE LINES: Whenever I'm alone with you | You make me feel like I am home again | Whenever I'm alone with you | You make me feel like I am whole again.

311 FACTS:  The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson (who would later be replaced by Tim Mahoney), bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton. In 1992, Doug "SA" Martinez joined to sing and provide turntables for 311's later albums, rounding out the current line-up.

On March 11, 2000, 311 began celebrating an unofficial holiday of their own creation, which they called 311 Day. The band chose the date based on its numerical association with their own name: March is the third month of the year, so March 11 is written as 3/11. Every other year on March 11, the band performs an extended concert for thousands of their fans.

MUMOMOMENT HIT #4 INSIDE THE MIND OF A KILLER by URBANDUB featuring SINOSIKAT

INSIDE THE MIND OF A KILLER

Val and I love Gab Alipe. Like SUPER! Oh yeah, best wishes to Lalay!

I was given the chance to work with this band during Nokia's Independent Artists' Club featuring talented indie bands and promoting the ExpressMusic phone a few years back. They are really amazing and down-to-earth. And Gab is super cute! I sound very high school! Ahahay!

FAVE LINES: My heart can't take it | Cuz you keep breaking it | I let my guard down for you | Just give me one more try | Give me one more try | Give me one more chance to make things right

URBANDUB FACTS: Urbandub is a Filipino rock band from Cebu City, Philippines. Since its inception in 2000, the band's line-up has consisted of Gabby Alipe (vocals, guitar), John Dinopol (guitar, vocals), and Lalay Lim (bass, vocals). The band's current drummer is Janjan Mendoza, who has been with the band since 2003.

Urbandub is the first indie band who has released albums nationwide thru EMI’s help. EMI also featured Urbandub in a Pinoy rock compilation entitled FULL VOLUME with a remake of Sade’s No Ordinary Love. The band recently garnered the attention of fans throughout Southeast Asia with a recent tour in Singapore.

MUMOMOMENT HIT #3 PRODIGAL by SALAMIN

Paolo Valenciano is famous not because he is Gary V's son. Taking a different path, this Valenciano is a great addition and addiction to Pinoy Rock Music. Genius!

The video is awesome. The song is powerful. Jericho is handsome! LOL

FAVE LINES: I watch the late night's stip rip through you | You're cut up; I know you too well | You try your best to be somebody else | You forget that you can't hide | No, no you can't hide

SALAMIN FACTS: Salamin is so indie they don't even have a Wiki entry. Well, for now. With the band's overflowing talent, a fan would definitely be geeky one of these days...

Like their page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salaminpilipinas/info

MUMOMOMENT HIT #2 SEXTAPE by DEFTONES

Well, this is not what you expect it to be. No Katrina. No Paris. I'm sorry to disappoint you. :P

FAVE LINES: The ocean takes me into watch you shaking | Watch you weigh your powers | Tempt with hours of pleasure | Take me one more time | Take me one more wave

DEFTONES FACTS: Well, you may just read the not-so-updated site www.deftonesworld.com or just click that Deftones link and it will lead you to their Facebook page for gigs. Much love, Chi!

MUMOMOMENT HIT #1 SOMETHING ABOUT US by BALANCE AND THE TRAVELING SOUNDS 

This is one of the first Mumomoment videos we've featured (Click this> Hit Number 8). Special thanks to Michael Marlon Apuan for the jazzy influence. :)

FAVE LINES: It might not be the right time | I might not be the right one | But there's something about us | I want to say | 'Cause there's something between us anyway

BALANCE AND THE TRAVELING SOUND FACTS: This powerhouse of soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop-inspired grooves is composed of seven diverse musicians from a variety of metropolises up and down the Golden Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego). Comprised of producer EBO, MC KIRB, vocalist Mike Eddie, drummer Brijesh Pandya, saxophonist Jeff Kolhede, guitarist Ryan Kern, and bass guitarist Scott Fulton. Balance And The Traveling Sounds formed in September 2008 with the intention to create a musical genre that knows no borders.

Acknowledgments: GOOD HAND Tattoo, AppleHead Tattoo, Google Woogle, Youtube, Lyrics007, Lyrics Ko 'To!, AZ Lyrics

Thank you very much, Val, for sharing your Top Five Mumomoment hits! I miss you very much!

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You Had Me At Mumomoment - Pat's Top 5

Great first Sunday of September! I have been liking a lot of Facebook statuses about the -ber months and Christmas and I haven't posted anything about it so Happy -ber Season! To top that, Mariz forgave me. I really thought it was just PMS and I was right. Yey!

Talking about happy and great, our Mumomoment Hits List for tonight is from a very dear friend who celebrated his birthday on the 29th of August. This is my gift to him, being a loyal Mumomoment fan. 

To Atty. Patrick Lubaton, Happy Birthday!

Pat is more into power ballads. Power ballads came into existence in the early 1970s when, according to Charles Aaron, "rock stars attempted to convey profound messages to audiences." This is inspired by the emotional singing of soul artists to produce slow tempo songs often building to a loud and emotive chorus backed by drums, electric guitars and sometimes choirs. So it's not just the tight leather jeans, loud pink boas or mousse-abused hair; it's all-soul. This is the real "emo" -- where it all started.

DISCLAIMER: Views expressed after each video are from the author with no intentions of making fun of the person she begged to come up with this list. The lines are really heavy, the author is just plain retard. The author included poster pictures to compensate.

Ladies and gentlemen, Pat's Top 5 Hits!

MUMOMOMENT HIT #5 JUST TAKE MY HEART by MR. BIG

This Mr. Big song is not a big hit on videoke compared to the other Mr. Big songs (excuse my limited vocabulary). Every emo kid today can definitely relate to the song and literally pluck their hearts out of their chests. I don't think it's a fun collection, though.

FAVE LINES: Just take my heart when you go | I don't have the need for it anymore | I'll always love you but you're too hard to hold | Just take my heart when you go

MR. BIG FACTS: Mr. Big was a Los Angeles band of rock veterans that formed back in 1988. The veterans? Vocalist Eric Martin (Eric Martin Band), guitarist Paul Gilbert (Racer X), bassist Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth) and drummer Pat Torpey (Robert Plant). After hiring Herbie Herbert, the former manager of Europe and Journey, Mr. Big signed with Atlantic records and released their 1989 self- titled debut. Although the album was not a huge hit in the USA, it was in Japan. The band toured with Rush to support this album.

Mr. Big. The hair defines the glam.

MUMOMOMENT HIT #4 UNTIL YOU SUFFER SOME (FIRE & ICE) by POISON

After hearing this song, you would believe me that heartbreak has been a fad since Old Testament. I thought Poison was an all-girl band, thanks to fashion. I fell in love with this band the first time I heard them, ages ago. I know I digress a lot.

FAVE LINES: Well, it sure seems to me nothing matters tonight | And all those things we worked out, they got lost in the fight | It's not enough, girl, that I gave you my soul | I just want to know if we've got anything left at all and I say

POISON FACTS: Poison is one of the greatest glam rock bands of all time and with a very interesting history. The only original member not part of the band in 1983 was C.C. Deville. Deville was hired after the original guitarist left. Rumor has it that C.C. was chosen over Slash (Guns 'N' Roses), who also auditioned, due to his high energy.

By 1991, after relentless touring, tensions began to grow within the band (as well as drug use). After a drunken MTV Music Video Awards performance by C.C., things between C.C. and Bret Michaels came to blows. By 1992, C.C. was fired from the band and guitarist Richie Kozen took over. After one album, and the discovery that Kozen was romantically involved with Rikki Rocket's fiance, Kozen was soon out. By 1996, C.C. and Michaels had patched things up, and C.C. was back in the band. A very colorful band, indeed.

Poison. No, they are not from Ricky Reyes' Beauty School Plus.

MUMOMOMENT HIT #3 I REMEMBER YOU by SKID ROW

It's hard to recall when was the last time I listened to Skid Row. Well, before I posted this, of course. All I can remember is that I used to drool over Sebastian Bach. Girls, don't deny it. He's freakin' hot!

FAVE LINES: Woke up to the sound of pouring rain | The wind would whisper and I'd think of you | And all the tears you cried, that called my name | And when you needed me I came through

SKID ROW FACTS: Sebastian Bach joined Skid Row in 1987 but the band was formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. They became a popular club act on the east coast. Dave "The Snake" Sabo, had been friends with Bon Jovi for many years, and the two had a deal to help one another out in the event one made it big before the other. By 1988, Skid Row had signed a deal with Atlantic records and their self- titled debut album hit the racks in 1989.

By 1991, the band released the edgier album, Slave to the Grind, which was a huge success (number one the charts in the USA). Skid Row went on tours with Guns 'N' Roses in support of the album. By the mid-1990's, metal was barely alive, yet Skid Row still managed to release Subhuman Race and go on tour with Van Halen.

Skid Row. Not all power ballads are negative. I ♥ Sebastian!

MUMOMOMENT HIT #2 WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE by BAD ENGLISH

Nope this is not about the poor usage of the English language.

This is the only Bad English song I know. Well, I kinda like songs with the word rain or raining on it. Very deep me! This song brought 90s school girls to blushing. Guilty me! :)

FAVE LINES: And when the rain is falling, I don't feel it | 'Cause you're here with me now And one look at you, baby | Is all I'll ever need, is all I'll ever need

BAD ENGLISH FACTS: Bad English band members were: Ricky Phillips (bass guitar), John Waite (lead vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Neal Schon (lead guitar), Deen Castronovo (percussion).

By the release of their second album, Backlash in 1992, the band was running into creative differences regarding the band's sound. The debate among band members revolved around whether or not to stick with the pop metal sound that made them popular or go with a harder edge. I think that's when it all stopped. So much for seeing me smile. :(

Bad English. I has liking them songs.

MUMOMOMENT HIT #1 LOVE OF A LIFETIME by FIREHOUSE

I know, even before Pat texted me, that this is his ultimate Mumomoment song. We've talked about this before and it's great to know that his favoritest song is actually a positive one. I really wish he'd already find the love of his lifetime. :)

FAVE LINES: With every kiss our love is like brand-new | And every star up in the sky was made for me and you | Still we both know that the road is long | (But) we know that we will be together because our love is strong

FIREHOUSE FACT: Firehouse was an American band that heralded from Charlotte, North Carolina circa 1989. Although the band's claim to fame did not come until the early 1990s, their talent allowed them to ride the coat tails of 80's heavy metal while other bands were drowned out by the Grunge movement. Firehouse won the 1991 award for Favorite New Hard Rock Artist, beating out Grunge acts like Nirvana and Alice in Chains. Even as the 1990s rolled on and metal rolled out, Firehouse continued to remain extremely popular in Asia, Japan, South America and the UK. I can still hear their songs on the radio on a regular commute day!

In 2004, Firehouse became the first American rock band to tour India with 40,000 attendees in one of the shows.

Firehouse. Check out our chest hair, too.

Thanks, Pat, for trusting Mumomoment Hits with your Top 5. Happy birthday!

Acknowledgments: Google Woogle, Youtube, Lyrics007, Metro Lyrics, AZ Lyrics, I Love the 80s!

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