Whilst having breakfast alone, I came across a newspaper spread lying around the kitchen so I decided to read it while devouring scrambled eggs. It's the entertainment section of the Manila Bulletin dated October 21, 2010.
There's this article about Sabrina, an acoustic singer who makes a living out of doing covers of recent hits. We pretty much know that there is this trend of female acoustic acts doing that nowadays (Ugh!).
So I read on and she goes on to say, "As far as I know, OPM is anything sung by local artists. Basta kinanta ng Pinoy, it becomes OPM." I want her to say that in front of Mr. Ryan Cayabyab and all other OPM artists so that I can see a beating afterwards.
Damn, she's so wrong. OPM literally means 'Original Pilipino (or Pinoy) Music'. According to credible source Wikipedia.com, these are songs created in the Philippines or composed by Filipinos. The lyrics, in fact, may be in any language (although most of it are written either in Tagalog, English or Taglish), but most importantly it should be original.
She shouldn't be called an OPM artist, let alone be called an artist. This Sabrina girl is merely an act. Her songs are redundant in style even with the wide range of songs she chooses to cover. I'm even wondering what possessed the composers for them to grant permission to the record company to use these songs!
Here is a mix of her songs and see for yourself.
Artists should create their own songs and never live off reviving recent hits. One or two cover songs is OK, but a whole career out of it? That is unacceptable! Oh, that reminds me of this pathetic duo called M.Y.M.P., who did make a whole career out of it.
You wanna know what's more effed up? Star Awards made her Acoustic Artist of the Year in 2009. And people all over the country are digging it. Look at how M.Y.M.P.'s career survived all throughout the years.
OPM surely has a bleak future if this trend continues.
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