MY NEW THEME SONG

I work as a radio talk show host with the Good Times crew of Magic 89.9 and one of the segments we have on a monthly basis is to guest local artists on the show and have them sing cover songs and a few of their original songs. 

Last week our station head informed us we will have a guest named Johnoy Danao on the show. Yes, my reaction was same as yours. I had to ask the spelling of the name twice to make sure that I really have not heard of this guy. It didn't help that one of my co-hosts said that he sang "folk songs."  I was thinking this was probably for charity?? But then I shook it off thinking that my boss has great taste. He is not station head for nothing (YES!! I hope he's reading this). So I was a bit anxious. 

Johnoy looks like a simple guy and just someone who is trying his best to break it here in the music industry. Once we were done with the chit chatting on air we went directly to the singing part. We made him sing a cover song first (will post that later on).  Lo and behold! We were blown away! Mohan Gumatay (co-Dj in the show) was speechless and he is one of the most talkative guys I know. He has a say in everything. We moved on and asked him to sing his original from his self-titled and distributed album.

Johnoy brought feelings to his song and I kept telling him that songs are not made that way anymore. holding on to his album (thanks Johnoy for giving me that copy) I was intrigued by one song entitled IKAW AT AKO. I asked him if he could sing it on air and he said yes, of course! It brought me to tears because it moved me. He was able to put into words how I feel. This song brought tears to my eyes (literally). When you love someone so much and share your lives together forever this is the song for you! I still cannot properly verbalize it but thank goodness Johnoy is here to share this with us:

I emailed Johnoy and asked for a copy of the lyrics of Ikaw At Ako so that I can sing along with it. Yes, I will share it with all of you! Here it is:

Ikaw at ako, pinagtagpo

Nag-usap ang ating puso

Nagkasundong magsama habangbuhay.

Nagsumpaan sa Maykapal

Walang iwanan, tag-init o tag-ulan

Haharapin bawat unos na mag-daan.

Sana'y di magmaliw ang pagtingin

Kaydaling sabihin , kayhirap gawin

Sa mundong walang katiyakan

Sabay natin gawing kahapon ang bukas.

Ikaw at ako, pinag-isa

Tayong dalwa may kanya kanya

Sa isa't-isa tayo ay sumasandal

Bawat hangad kayang abutin

Sa pangamba'y di paaalipin

Basta't ikaw, ako

Tayo magpakailanman.

Kung minsan ay di ko nababanggit

Pag-ibig ko'y di masukat

Ng anumang lambing

At kung magkamali akong ika'y saktan

Puso mo ba'y handang magpatawad

Di ko alam ang gagawin kung mawala ka

Buhay ko'y may kahulugan

tuwing ako'y iyong hagkan

Umabot man sating huling hantungan

Kapit-puso kitang hahayaan

Ngayon at kailanman

Ikaw at ako.