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Kaleidoscope World

"Kaleidoscope World" is rap song by Filipino rapper Francis M. from the album Freeman that was released in 1995. In the unrehearsed introduction of this hit from the Master Rapper, he sucked a helium-filled balloon and offered some of it to his daughter Maxene Magalona. Paying homage to The Beatles 1966 song "Here, There & Everywhere", this hit features three distinct guitarists - Perf De Castro of Rivermaya, Olrac and Noel Mendez and, in 1995, won an Awit award for "Best Produced Record" of the year. The song tackles on diversity amongst people, which have different social status, physical features, opinions, preferences etc. It compares those differences to a toy called kaleidoscope that even if there are different colors and hues, it still a “beautiful view”, implying that we should respect each other differences and freedoms. In 2004, Francis M collaborated with Pinoy Rock group Parokya ni Edgar in the live album Inuman Sessions Vol. 1 ., and rappe...

214

"214" is a song from the eponymous album of Rivermaya, a Filipino alternative rock band, where the former member of the band, Bamboo, was the lead vocalist. "214" derives from the first 3 words of the song "Am I Real" , which symbolizes the number of characters of those words (i.e. 2=Am, 1=I, 4=Real). Luke Mijares, former South Border lead vocalist, made a cover version of this song. 214 Am I real? Do the words I speak before you make you feel, that the love I lay for you will see no ending? Well if you look into my eyes then you should know, that there is nothing here to doubt, nothing to fear, and you can lay your questions down ‘cause if you’ll hold me we can fade into the night and you’ll know The world could die, and everything may lie, Still you shouldn't cry ‘Cause time may pass, but longer than it’ll last I’ll be by your side Take my hand, and gently close your eyes so you could understand that there’s no greater love tonight than what I’ve for...