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Aug 6, 2010
Popular singer, actor and comedian Ogie Alcasid is paying tribute to one of his inspiration and mentors, the late composer George Canseco. The tribute is in the form of an album under Universal Records which immortalizes 14 compositions of the late composer. The title of the album itself is the title of the famous song of Canseco, “Ngayon at Kailanman: A Tribute to George Canseco.” This early, the album could become a hit like the previous albums of Ogie. Showbiz authority Crispitan Martinez Belen said that Ogie could qualify to be a National Artist soon, with his achievements in the music industry. “We all know that Ogie is one of the most love and bestselling musical artists in the country in the past two decades. He has composed topsellers for himself and other artists, and all of his 20 albums have been certified platinum and gold discs,” she wrote in her latest column.
She added: “It could be later rather than sooner though because there are still others more qualified to become National Artists soon, like Dolphy for one.” The other songs in the must-have album are “Yakap,” “Ikaw,” “Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo,” “Kaibigan,” “Paano Kita Mapapasalamatan” and “Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan.” These had been charttoppers and performed in the past by Basil Valdez, Kuh Ledesma, Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Pilita Corrales, Dulce, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Leah Navaro and Martin Nievera among others. Ogie recalled that he first met George Canseco during an awards night, according to the report. “He approached and congratulated me. He said I won the top prize, he already knew it simply because he was the chairman of the board of judges,” he said.
According to the top columnist, that same evening, George generously imparted songwriting tips to Ogie. These pointers on rhyme, phrasing and right choice of words further improved Ogie’s own techniques. “George was kind enough to remind me that a song is actually a poem, so all the exact rules in creating poetry must be followed,” Ogie said. When the opportunity to record “Ngayon at Kailanman” album came, Ogie said he was so inspired.