Bebot Video-Black Eyed Peas, LATimes 11/22/06-a new Philippine Macarena?

"Allan Pineda of the Black Eyed Peas honored his homeland with a rap in Tagalog. 'Bebot' has become a surprise phenomenon."

"Pineda was surprised by the passions "Bebot" stirred. So, early this year, he financed two music videos for the song."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-be...7381,full.story
Gen 1 (1930s) Gen 2 (LA) versions of video

Do you think this will be the Pilipino "Macarena"? Many young Americans (non filipino)dancing to it.

"Thanks to the song "Bebot" written by Apl. De Ap of The Black Eyed Peas, words such as: Filipino, Sige, and of course, Bebot have invaded the vocabulary of mainstream America and the rest of the world."

See the videos to realize (YouTube):

http://echeblahblah.blogspot.com/2006/09/b...og-word-in.html

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tleonhar @ Nov 26 2006, 08:59 PM) [snapback]354364[/snapback]</div>

I'm not much of a Rap fan either, but Pineda really went the effort for an excellent and innovative rap about the filipino experience. It's really kind of catchy, and I'm not from the Philippines. (BTW-good thing you printed it as LA Times will be archiving it soon. There are probably other videos of 'bebot' on YouTube in case it gets archived.) I liked the Gen1 1930s version, but more young people seem to like the LA version under 'alternate' video.

CNN November 22, 2006
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- "The Black Eyed Peas were triple winners at the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday."

"They also won favorite rap/hip-hop album for "Monkey Business."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/2...ref=rss_showbiz