Here’s another original from the guys that did that song
I posted a couple of days ago.
That would be me, Raymund and Melvin.

“The Three Stooges,” as we are well known to our friends.
Or “The Three Spawns of Satan” according to our moms.

Anyways,
Here’s another one we did, just before Christmas of ‘92 or ’93.
I am not really sure.

But I vividly remember where we did this one.

This song is actually about this girl and one of us.
I won’t tell you who, to protect our identities,
and to prevent further beatings.

So this “couple” broke up, right before Christmas,
And this guy was hoping to win the girl’s heart again.
And well…
That’s pretty much how this song came about.

You know how devastating it is
if you are not with your true love come Christmas time.

I mean, who’s going to give you presents?
And, who’s going to stop you when you act like a drunken jerk
at the party where you weren’t really invited,
and ended up passed out on the dance floor covered in your own vomit?

I think I have said too much already.
I do not want to compromise the “Spawn of Satan’s Creed.”

I hope you like this one.
It’s the first time I did an all acoustic amplification,
without plugging anything in.
We’ll except for the Bass and the Microphone.

It’s also written in Tagalog,
so, I guess you have to find your friendly neighborhood Filipino,
so they can translate it.
Of course that’s if you are not from the Philippines.

If you are, then find your friend who doesn’t know Tagalog
and translate this for them.

“Ang gulo mo, Denden!”

Anyways,
this one is called,
Tanging Hiling

Click here for Lyrics.

Back in the early 90’s
Two good friends of mine,
Raymund and Melvin,
wanted us to make an original song.
But we do not know what it would be about.

So I came up with this idea
about a guy.
A happy guy.
Who has everything.
Did everything.
Tried everything.

Then he met this girl,
a perfect girl.
But he couldn’t have her.

So the guy realized how meaningless his life was,
knowing that he could not have this girl
that would make him complete.

Quite tragic, if you ask me.

So anyway, a couple of days after,
I came home from school,
And Raymund and Melvin almost broke our front gate
barging into our house,
excited about being able to work out most of the words.

And before that day ended,
We had the words, melody and chords completed.

And needless to say,
I am very proud of this one.
As well as all the other stuff we did.

This is actually just my interpretation from the original one.
I can’t duplicate that without them.

Now I would like to share this here,
with permission from the other two.

To be honest with you,
I can’t tell if that idea was truly an idea or a confession.

All I got out of it was a restraining order.

Anyway,
Here’s

If I Don’t Have You

Mobile Player here:

Music by: Ty Martell, Raymund Marcelo and Melvin Sotto
All instruments and Percussion Arrangement by – Ty Martell

Click here for Lyrics.

It’s nice to do some originals here for a change huh?
Maybe.

I really didn’t think I could do this one,
for obvious reasons.

And when I say obvious reasons,
I mean I really can’t do this song.

But when I was in the Philippines,
and we were hitting the “Magic Mic Karaoke Machine”
at my sister Beth’s place,
Kristine insisted that I sing this one.

And when I say insisted,
I mean I better do it or she would literally twist my arm.

So I did,
And I was actually surprised I was able to finish this one,
with only minor injuries.

It was probably because I was on my 3rd glass of wine,
Or it was from fear.

Nevertheless,
It has inspired me to do and try a lot more songs
that I normally wouldn’t attempt.

In conclusion, after doing this song,
I realized, that I still can’t do it.
But I will not spare you the agony of hearing this one.

So, here’s a great song by Journey,
and how it came out of my brain, my voice and fingers.

Faithfully

:Voice and all instruments by – Ty Martell

Click here for Lyrics.