- Source: Sabado (Eraserheads song)
"Sabado" (lit. 'Saturday') is a song by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads. It was released in 2014 as part of a two-track CD included with the September issue of the Philippine edition of Esquire magazine, along with “1995”. The songs are the band's first new material in 12 years.
Background
The songs were initiated by Esquire Philippines editor in chief Erwin Romulo when he followed the band during their one-night show in London in April 2014. “We wanted to find out what the band would sound like today,” he recalled. “It’s not a comeback. It’s an experiment.”
Previously unreleased, "Sabado" was co-written by Romulo with bassist Buddy Zabala, guitarist Marcus Adoro, and drummer Raimund Marasigan. It was described as a “pop ditty” about the weekend.
The sleeve cover was designed by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre and features color blocks with an inverted E, a symbol for the band.
Release
"Sabado" and "1995" were first released as part of a CD insert of Esquire's September 2014 issue. The magazine cover shows the band crossing the Abbey Road in a homage to the Beatles. The songs were also made available for playback online for the month of September through the magazine's online version.
The band held a surprise live performance during the issue's launch party at Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.
In October 2021, Offshore Music released the songs on 12-inch vinyl with exclusive remixes.
Music video
The music video for “Sabado” was directed by Erik Matti. It featured two best friends (Ketchup Eusebio and RK Bagatsing) crashing a house party.
Track listing
= 12” vinyl
=Personnel
Eraserheads
Ely Buendia – lead vocals, guitar
Buddy Zabala – bass guitar
Marcus Adoro – lead guitar
Raimund Marasigan – drums
Additional musicians
RJ Pineda - keyboards (track 4)
Production
Erwin Romulo - producer
Shinji Tanaka - recording, mixing, mastering
Sancho Sanchez - additional recording, production coordination
Ely Buendia - executive producer (2021 release)
Derick Villarino - executive producer (2021 release)
Pat Sarabia - executive producer (2012 release)
Design
Cynthia Bauzon-Arre - original art and design
Ennuh Tiu - cover photography (2021 release)
Jake Versoza - inner sleeve photographs (2021 release)
Brian Gorospe - layout and design (2021 release)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sabado (Eraserheads song)
- Eraserheads
- 1995 (Eraserheads song)
- List of songs recorded by Eraserheads
- Ely Buendia
- Eraserheads discography
- Huling El Bimbo (Live at 2022 the Eraserheads Reunion Concert)
- Offshore Music
- List of Philippine films of the 1990s
- Rico J. Puno
