Oldies
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Since its release in 1978, this song has been used as anthem of the LGBTQ community and recently as musical backdrop for presidential campaign
YMCA
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This song's choreography became viral in Tiktok that contributed to its success.
PANTROPIKO by BINI
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During the song's instrumental interlude, the singer executed a move that many believe sealed their status as a pop icon.
BILLIE JEAN by MICHAEL JACKSON
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This song is inspired by Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet, which could have been the best love story had it not been for its tragic ending
LOVE STORY by TAYLOR SWIFT
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HAKUNA MATATA
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The original inspiration for the lyrics came from David Lee Roth watching a person on TV who was threatening to commit suicide by jumping off of a building
JUMP by VAN HALEN
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The song is described as a bittersweet "mini-epic" inspired by the Beatles, referencing a famous Filipino actress
ANG HULING EL BIMBO by ERASERHEADS
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In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked this as the #167th greatest song of all time. On November 8, 2023 (35 years after the initial release of the song), this song was given the Song of The Year award at the Country Music Awards.
FAST CAR by TRACY CHAPMAN
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BAD ROMANCE by LADY GAGA
A song from Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid
UNDER THE SEA by SAMUEL E. WRIGHT
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First song of the band Chicago to top Billboard 100 in 1976. The song also won two Grammys for “Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus”.
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW by CHICAGO
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Theme song of Philippine television drama action romance starring Claudine Barretto, Rico Yan and Diether Ocampo.
MULA SA PUSO
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A 1971 song by an English musician, the song was selected for preservation in 2023 in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
IMAGINE by JOHN LENNON
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This song was written for the movie Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
A THOUSAND YEARS by CHRISTINA PERRI
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The title of this song first appeared in print in 1471 which meant to mark the rhythm of movement in heaving or hauling
HEIGH HO
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Released as a single in 1985, this song was written for the film The Breakfast Club and has since then become an iconic song and a 1980s anthem.
DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) by SIMPLE MINDS
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This Pinoy song speaks about missing their friends and loved ones in their hometown as they settle into their new lives in a bigger city. That specific yearning is a common theme in “city pop”, a subset of Japanese pop inspired by disco and funk from the ‘80s that became viral online
RAINING IN MANILA by LOLA AMOUR
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No. 1 song, which according to the singer reflected “the need of the average man and woman in the street, the businessman, the mother, the fireman, the teacher — everyone wanted respect.”
RESPECT by ARETHA FRANKLIN
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Song composed as a motif for a movie involving lovers in a ship, this is considered as the singer's signature song
MY HEART WILL GO ON by CELINE DION
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Released in 2013, the song was a commercial success, becoming the first song from a Disney animated musical to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 since 1995.
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