"Birit Queens"

I'm sad for the music industry here in the Philippines. The top 10 songs include "In and Out" by Sandara and songs of the Viva Hot Babes and Sex Bomb Dancers. And sadly, Cynthia Alexander songs will never reach the top 10, maybe even the top 20. Don't you think there's something really wrong? There's something very wrong.

I'm also bothered by the proliferation of the "birit queens", as Nestor Torre of the Inquirer calls them. I cannot tell the difference among Sarah Geronimo, Sherilyn Regis, Rachel Ann Go... It's worse for the guys. Hey, they're good, yes. But I just want to go back to the days when each singer had his/her own thing - own personality, own style. It seems that girls all want to be like Regine Velasquez. I want to have more Jaya's! More Lani Misalucha's! It seems that to be a successful singer these days, one should have a very high voice. I hope that we can break away from that trend. I really do. Check out Norah Jones. Joss Stone. Basia. Julia Fordham. Different styles. They don't need to sing at the top of their lungs to be noticed.

Sigh.