00's Rock Singles Playlist

THIS decade (unlike the past ones) would be dull and boring without Coldplay, John Mayer, Maroon 5, The Calling, Matchbox Twenty, Amy Winehouse(+), Pinoy Rock Part 3 (yes, OPM bands [led by Bamboo and Itchyworms] still came in full force!). One thing I noticed: the OPM lyric videos are preferred by the younger crowd more than the official ones. I'm pretty sure the millennials would disagree with me, but to each his own video preference. Or maybe I'm just too old for this...Thanks anyway to Google, YouTube and Spotify. Okay, here goes nothing...

♡ "Hallelujah"/Bamboo (2005). An apropos opening cut for this playlist; 3.8M YouTube views; a supergroup that comes once in a lifetime: Bamboo Mañalac (vocals), Nathan Azarcon (bass), Ira Cruz (guitars), Vic Mercado (drums); From Light Peace Love album; a shot in the arm (pampagising) for sleepy heads; meritorius (and angry!) drumming.

♡ "Sex on Fire"/Kings of Leon (2008). Not your typical cut-and-dried rock band -- several notches above the rest -- led by singer Caleb Followill; Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2009.

♡ "Fix You"/Coldplay (2005). Off the group's third album X&Y; post-Britpop; "Lights will guide you home/And ignite your bones/And I will try to fix you"; rock ballad at its finest.

♡ "Could It Be Any Harder"/The Calling (2001). From Camino Palmero album; honest-to-goodness (heart-on-his-sleeve) warbling.

♡ "Heartbreak Warfare"/John Mayer (2009). This one is about his tempestuous relationship with goddess Jennifer Aniston; from the album Battle Studies; the line "Drop his name, push it in and twist the knife again" is about Brad Pitt; arguably the most gifted artist to emerge in the new millennium.

♡ "Hari ng Sablay"/Sugarfree (2004). From Dramachine (PolyEast Records); 6.6M views; "Please lang wag kang magulat/Kung bigla akong magkalat"; my son is enraptured 🎧 everytime he hears this; an unparalleled head-bobbing tune from Ebe Dancel and his band.

♡ "One Hundred Years"/Five for Fighting (2004). "I'm fifteen for a moment/Caught in between ten and twenty"; Five for Fighting is singer/songwriter/pianist/producer John Ondrasik.

♡ "Everybody's Changing"/Keane (2004). Off Hopes and Fears album.

♡ "Rehab"/Amy Winehouse(+) (2006). "They tried to make me go to rehab/I said, 'no, no, no' "; from Back to Black album; she died of alcohol poisoning (maybe mixed with substantial drugs) in July 23, 2011; Grammy Award for Song of the Year.

♡ "Mr. Clay"/Bamboo (2004). "Rush of blood to the head/Look at you, I see red"; Bamboo Mañalac remains the best rock vocalist of this generation...bar none!

♡ "Bubbly"/Colbie Caillat (2007). Key of A (capo on 7th fret); "It starts in my toes/And I crinkle my nose."

♡ "Chasing Cars"/Snow Patrol (2006). This Northern Irish alt band's video had 219M YouTube views; the song title was inspired by lead singer Gary Lightbody's father, referring to a girl Gary was infatuated with: "You're like a dog chasing a car"; the most-played song on British radio over the last 20 years; used in one of John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo's romance movies. Forgot the freaking title; "Would you lie with me/And just forget the world."

♡ "Sunday Morning"/Maroon 5 (2004). The 4th single from their elephantine debut album Songs About Jane; jazzy; Adam Levine will surely be around for a long time...

♡ "Oo"/Up Dharma Down (2006). The 1st single from their Fragmented album c/o Terno Records; JINGLE magazine is featured in the vid; "Malas mo, ikaw ang natipuhan ko," croons Armi Millare.

♡ "Bring Me to Life"/Evanescence (2003). The dreamy video where American singer/pianist Amy Lee free falls; "How can you see into my eyes like open doors/Leading you down, into my core."

♡ "It's Been Awhile"/Staind (2001). Off their Atlantic Records album Break the Silence; former country act Aaron Lewis changed horses in the middle of the stream and shifted his sights on alt/pop metal.

♡ "Why Georgia"/John Mayer (2001). "Am I living it right/Why, tell me why/Why, Georgia, why"; from Room for Squares (his debut album).

♡ "Collide"/Howie Day (2003). "Even the best fall down sometimes"; pop/slow rock off his Stop All the World Now album.

♡ "Kanlungan"/Noel Cabangon (2009). "Pana-panahon ang pagkakataon/ Maibabalik ba ang kahapon"; used to watch Buklod (Noel's early folk/counter- culture group) back in the days.

♡ "Dani California"/Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006). 210M views; the farcical video features the band impersonating Elvis, Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, Parliament Funkadelic, Bowie, Sex Pistols, Misfits, Poison, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue.

♡ "Somewhere Only We Know"/Keane (2004). From Sussex, UK.

♡ "Here Without You"/3 Doors Down (2000). American post-grunge/soft rock; from The Better Life album; 550M views.

♡ "Bagsakan"/Parokya ni Edgar ft. Francis M. & Gloc 9 (2005). Fab collab; 12M views; from Halina sa Parokya album; Chito Miranda standing his ground amongst rap luminaries.

♡ "Complicated"/Avril Lavigne (2002). Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2003; from The Matrix album.

♡ "Superman (It's Not Easy)"/Five for Fighting (2000). "I can't stand to fly/I'm not that naive"; from America Town album.

♡ "Love Song"/Sara Bareilles (2007). A happy and positive ditty from this American singer/songwriter/actress; off her Little Voice album.

♡ "Wag na Wag Mong Sasabihin"/Kitchie Nadal (2004). From her double platinum (80,000 copies sold) album; Education and Psychology (double degree) grad at Dela Salle Univ.; the lyric video has 9.1M views; "Oh-woh, wag na wag mong sasabihin/Na hindi mo nadama itong/Pag-ibig kong handang/Ibigay kahit pa kalayaan mo." That's love...

♡ "Wherever You Will Go"/The Calling (2001). This American band featuring band leader Alex Band (from LA, CA) -- a true-blue rock vocalist -- scored a bestselling album: Camino Palmero; the video is about tattooing and unfaithfulness; my wife loves🌷this.

♡ "In the End"/Linkin Park (2000). Lead singer/actor Chester Bennington(+) died in 2017; off their nu metal/rap rock Hybrid Theory album.

♡ "You Found Me"/The Fray (2009). "Lost and insecure/You found me, you found me." Heart-wrenching vocal delivery.

♡ "Love Team"/Itchyworms (2006). 3.1M views; my fave local band delivers with their unorthodox songwriting skills and studio razzle-dazzle; Jugs Jugueta, Jazz Nicolas, Kelvin Yu, Chino Singson -- a tightly-knit quartet that can give any local band a run for their money.

♡ "Mr. Brightside"/The Killers (2004). The well-thought of video featuring the dressed-to-the-nines band members is truly impressive with Eric Roberts in a cameo role; "Coming out of my cage/And I've been doing just fine"; about jealousy and paranoia of a man who suspects his significant other is cheating on him.

♡ "Welcome to the Black Parade"/My Chemical Romance (2006). 122M views; sleek and nicely-done video; the Black Parade is a rock opera about "the Patient."

♡ "American Idiot"/Green Day (2004). A statement about George Bush's campaign in 2004; the punk rockers will play Manila on March, 2020; "Don't wanna be an American idiot/One nation controlled by the media/Information Age of hysteria/It's calling out to idiot America."

♡ "Blue Sky"/Hale (2005). 9.8M views. Off their Hale album; members: Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, Pao Santiago, Chino David.

♡ "Unwell"/Matchbox 20 (2002). This is about mental illness and "having a despondent relationship with yourself. In the end, it's a positive song, because you come to terms with the fact you're not crazy," says lead vocalist Rob Thomas; the banjo riff is indisputable.

♡ "This Love"/Maroon 5 (2002). This danceable 1st single launched the band's career worldwide; about keeping women happy and gratified: "I tried my best to feed her appetite/Keep her coming every night/So hard to keep her satisfied"; Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005.

♡ "Photograph"/Nickelback (2005). Canadian singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger is worth $60 million. Hmm...money for nothing?!

♡ "Gitara"/Parokya ni Edgar (2005). 12M views; from Halina sa Parokya album.

♡ "One Last Breath"/Creed (2001). The group splurged on the special FX video complete with sandstorm scenes that resemble a Hollywood movie; off the Florida-based group album Weathered.

♡ "You and Me"/Lifehouse (2005). A post-grunge (slow rock/pop) entry from this LA band.

♡ "Chop Suey!"/System of a Down (2009).The millennials love this: 899M YouTube views lang naman; Armenian/American nu metal from their second album Toxicity.

♡ "The Day You Said Goodbye"/Hale (2005). Awit Award for Best Ballad Recording in 2006; Awit Award for Song of the Year in 2006. What the frog? Two awards for a group in a year?

♡ "In My Place"/Coldplay (2002). From the British band's A Rush of Blood to the Head album; Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Group.

♡ "When It's Over"/Sugar Ray (2001). "All things that I used to say."

♡ "Lips of an Angel"/Hinder (2006). Post-grunge, glam metal: call it any way you like...for me it's just another soft rock (commercial in its appeal) entry.

♡ "Same Ground"/Kitchie Nadal (2004). 6.8M views (lyric video); from her Warner Records album called Kitchie Nadal.

♡ "You Know I'm No Good"/Amy Winehouse (2006). Contralto is the lowest type of female voice (perfect for soul, RnB, jazz, retro genres) -- very rare indeed; an upcoming full-length movie is in the works about her life; two docus: Amy (directed by Asif Kappadin) and Back to Black were released to commemorate her life.

♡ "No Such Thing"/John Mayer (2001). The first single off his Room for Squares album; his music has a little bit of alt rock/folk/country/soul/jam/blues/RnB and everything in between for added flavorings.

♡ "Can't Stop"/Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002). Funk featuring Flea's inescapable bass.

♡ "Stay"/Cueshé (2005). Off their Sony BMG Half Empty, Half Full album; "Think about it/'Cause we only have one shot at destiny"; these Cebu-based band had 4 studio albums to their credit; members: Ruben Caballero, Jay Justiniani, Mike Manoloto, Jhunjie Dosdos, Joven Mabini, Fritz Labrado, Omnie Soroca, Roll Martinez.

♡ "Use Somebody"/Kings of Leon (2008)."I've been roaming around/Always looking down at all I see"; 230M views; from Nashville, Tennessee.

♡ "Home"/Daughtry (2007). Chris Daughtry: a prolific American Idol (5th season) alumna.

♡ "Decode"/Paramore (2008). Twilight saga soundtrack; "How did we get here/When I used to know you so well"; emo/pop punk featuring Hayley Williams on lead vocals; Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

♡ "When We Dance"/Sting (2001). Off his solo output All This Time; the futuristic, dreamy video is unsurpassed; "When we dance/Angels will run and hide their wings."

♡ "Jaded"/Aerosmith (2001). From Just Push Play album; j-j-jaded...

♡ "Elevation"/U2 (2000). Used in Tomb Raider; from All That You Can't Leave Behind album; Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Group or Duo.

♡ "Sundo"/Mojofly (2006). From Universal Records' Blush album; 4.9M views (lyric video); "Kay tagal kong sinuyod ang buong mundo/Para hanapin, para hanapin ka"; Kiara San Luis, Myrene Academia, Tim Cacho, Zach Lucero, Mervin Panganiban.

♡ "Half of My Heart"/John Mayer (2010)."I was born in the arms of imaginary friends"; off his Battle Studies album.

♡ "Drops of Jupiter"/Train (2001). Sweeping symbols galore; songwriter Patrick Monahan wrote this in memory of his mother who died from cancer.

♡ "Dare You to Move"/Switchfoot (2004). Christian Rock sings: "Welcome to the planet/Welcome to existence."

♡ "Betamax"/Sandwich (2008). Written by R. Marasigan, M. Dizon, M. Academia; the band's tribute to JINGLE mag. Won't say nothing more...

♡ "Big Yellow Taxi"/Counting Crows (2002). Written by Joni Mitchell in 1970; Adrian Gurvitz sings: "They paved paradise/And put up a parking lot"; discriminating guitar lines/chords.

♡ "My Immortal"/Evanescence (2003). This is about "a spirit staying with you after its death and haunting you until you actually wish that the spirit were gone because it won't leave you alone," intones singer Amy Lee.

♡ "Sunday Driving"/Rivermaya (2003). Off Between the Stars and Waves album; post-nu wave; cute animation video.

♡ "Penge Naman Ako N'yan"/Itchyworms (2008). Another riotous vid from the "scratchy" boys. Jazz is a natural...

♡ "Breakeven"/The Script (2008). From Dublin, Ireland featuring frontman Danny O'Donoghue, vocal coach of The Voice UK.

♡ "How to Save a Life"/The Fray (2005). From Denver; off the album of the same title.

♡ "The Scientist"/Coldplay (2002). "Come up to meet you/Tell you I'm sorry"; written by all band members off their 2nd album A Rush of Blood to the Head.

♡ "Blurry"/Puddle of Mud (2001). "Can't you take it all away/Well you shove it in my face/This pain you gave to me."

♡ "Sugar We're Going Down"/Fall Out Boy (2005). "Am I more than you bargained for yet"; emo/hardcore off the album Under the Cork Tree.

♡ "Lose Yourself"/Eminem (2002). 702M views; from the movie 8 Mile starring the rap influencer himself; "Eminem wins by a knockout!" raves Rolling Stone.

♡ "Akap"/Mojofly (2004). "Sabihin sa 'kin lahat ng lihim mo/Iingatan ko"; melodic tune from Take 2 album.

♡ "Stigmatized"/The Calling (2001). "If I give up on you/I give up on me."

♡ I grouped these dance/soul/pop jewels for easier finding: "Umbrella"/Rihanna (2008); "Empire State of Mind"/Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys (2009); "Livin' It Up"/Ja Rule (2001); "Shape of My Heart"/Backstreet Boys (2000); "Where Is the Love"/The Black Eyed Peas (2003); "Thong Song"/Sisqò; "Sleep All Day"/Jason Mraz (2002); "With You"/Chris Brown (2007); "Independent Women"/Destiny's Child (2001); "Hot in Herre"/Nelly (2002); "In da Club"/50 Cent (2003); "Don't Matter"/Akon (2006); "Family Affair"/Mary J. Blige; "Big Girls Don't Cry"/Fergie (2006).

♡ "Valerie"/Amy Winehouse (2006). The video features a full band with horn section and back-up male singers doubling as dancers; "Why don't you come over, Valerie?"

♡ "Beer"/Itchyworms (2006). 3.2M views; the beer-guzzling girl in the video is rib-tickling.

♡ "The Reason"/Hoobastank (2003). Nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year; Doug Robb, lead singer; 598M views.

♡ "Pinch Me"/Barenaked Ladies (2000). "Like a dream you try to remember but it's gone"; from Canada; the vid features the clean cut, wholesome band members working in a fastfood joint (isponghado ang buhok).

♡ "The Only Exception"/Paramore (2010). This 3/4 time signature tune is the 3rd single from the band's 3rd studio album called Brand New Eyes; "When I was younger/I saw my daddy cry/And curse at the wind."

♡ "Tatsulok"/Bamboo (2007). Written by Rom Dongeto and culled from We Stand Alone Together album; "Hangga't marami ang lugmok sa kahirapan/At ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayaman"; Awit Award for Best Performance by a Group.

♡ "Like a Stone"/Audioslave (2002). 585M views; supergroup composed of Chris Cornell(+) (guitars), RAtM members Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass) and Brad Wilk (acoustic drum).

♡ "Your Body Is a Wonderland"/John Mayer (2001). "Something 'bout the way
your hair falls in your face"; about foreplay.

♡ "Hey Ya!"/Outkast (2003). 423M views; André 3000 (Outkast) resembles Sammy Davis, Jr.(+) that he could pass off as the multi-talented celeb's son.

♡ "Noypi"/Bamboo (2004). From As the Music Plays album; "Ang dami mong problema/Nakuha mo pang ngumiti."

♡ "Sk8er Boi"/Avril Lavigne (2002). MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video; 2nd single off the Canadian's debut album Let Go.

♡ "Hey There Delilah"/Plain White T's (2005). From Illinois; off All That We Needed album.

♡ "Speed of Sound"/Coldplay (2005). "How long before I get in/Before it starts, before I begin"; from X&Y album; MTV Music Award for Best Cinematography in 2005.

♡ "Much Has Been Said"/Bamboo. Off Light Peace Love album; jazzy; 7.6M views; Awit Award for Best Ballad Recording.

♡ "If You're Gone"/Matchbox Twenty (2000). This poignant cut is from the Mad Season album; "If you're gone, maybe it's time to come home/There's an awful lot of breathing room/But I can hardly move"; another enthralling vocal delivery from my fave rocker.

♡ "Thnks fr th Mmrs"/Fall Out Boy (2007).The video features monkeys ala Planet of the Apes; from the album Infinity on High.

♡ "Bad Day"/Daniel Powter (2005). 1st used in a Coca-Cola Christmas TV ad in Europe in 2004; Daniel is from Canada; "Where is the moment we needed the most?"

♡ "Narda"/Kamikazee (2006). 3M views; Awit Award for Best Performance by a Group.

♡ "I Miss You"/Blink-182 (2004). This cut was inspired by The Cure's "The Love Cats"; "Don't waste your time on me/You're already the voice inside my head."

♡ "Hanging by a Moment"/Lighthouse (2000). From No Name Face album.

 
♡ "Apologize"/Timbaland ft. OneRepublic (2007). 269M views; from the Colorado band's Shock Value album.

♡ "Vindicated"/Dashboard Confessional (2004). From Spider-Man 2 album.

♡ "Tulog Na"/Sugarfree (2004). 3.4M views; Ebe Dancel, Jal Taguibao, Mitch Singson, Kaka Quisumbing.

♡ "Daughters"/John Mayer (2003). Grammy Award for Song of the Year; from Heavier Things album; 3/4 beat.

♡ "Our Lives"/The Calling (2004). In August 2013, Alex Band (lead singer) says he was left for dead when he was beaten after performing in a concert in Michigan.

♡ "Perfect"/Simple Plan (2002). MTV Music Award for Best editing; "Hey dad look at me"; punk/pop; from No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls album.

♡ "She Will Be Loved"/Maroon 5 (2002). 507M views; "Look for the girl with the broken smile/Ask her if she wants to stay awhile"; written by Adam Levine and James Valentine; this one will never get old through time. Classic eh!

♡ "Moonlight Over Paris"/Paolo Santos (2009). This is better than Peter Mayer's  original version; off his Back to Basics album.

♡ "My Sacrifice"/Creed (2001). Waterworld-inspired video; off the Weathered album; MTV Music Video Award for Best Rock Video; "When you are with me, I'm free/I'm careless, I believe."

♡ "Back to You"/John Mayer (2001). 1.1M views only! Payat; from Room for Squares album; adult contemporary.

♡ "You'll Be Safe Here"/Rivermaya (2005). 14M views (lyric video); Rico Blanco proves that he can sing, too.

♡ "Clocks"/Coldplay (2002). 278M views. Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2002.

♡ "Sugod"/Sandwich (2008). Off S Marks the Spot album; "Rock 'n' Roll hanggang umaga"; retro groove reminiscent of Devo and B-52's...

♡ "You're Beautiful"/James Blunt (2004). 415M views; former British Army Officer; "But it's time to face the truth/I will never be with you."

♡ "A Thousand Miles"/Vanessa Carlton (2002). Studied in School of American Ballet but pursued singing instead performing in different New York bars and clubs while studying college; convoluted classical-inspired piano; 233M views; this baroque pop is originally titled "Interlude."

♡ "Yellow"/Coldplay (2000). A befitting tune to close this playlist; "Look at the stars/Look how they shine for you"; they met and became friends while living in the same dormitory at the University College of London (UCL) in the mid-90's. They first formed a band called Starfish with Parachutes as their debut album; members: Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Phil Harvey; the group's first single amassed 390M views; another one of those immortal hits...