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Bohemian GMA Rhapsody – by singer-composer Jim Paredes

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Intro by Raïssa Robles

GMA - JIM PAREDES - APOOne of the unique features of the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship was the use of humor as a political weapon. The Marcoses simply hated being laughed at. And concerts of the Apo Hiking Society were famous for poking fun at the powers-that-be through songs and jokes.

Yesterday, out of the blue, Jim Paredes of the Apo Hiking Society posted some lyrics he had made to be sung to some of the stanzas of Bohemian Rhapsody. I believe the lyrics pertain to the Chorus portion of the Rhapsody.  :)

The lyrics reminded me of the playful way Filipinos used to express their anger while living in the shadow of the repressive Marcos dictatorship.

I asked him whether I could share his lyrics with you all and he agreed. Here they are below:

Bohemian GMA Rhapsody

[Sung to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody]
[Lyrics by Jim Paredes]

I see a little woman ex President

GMA GMA will she do an eskapo

Cases have been piling, very very frightening NGII!

Mike Arroro, Mike Arroyo, Mike Arroyo wants to go!

Mag-eskapo-o-o-o-

Gloria’s a bad girl nobody loves her

She’s just a big crook from a rich family

Claims to be sick and wants to leave the country

Easy come, easy go will they let her go

Del Lima NO, we should not let her go

Let her go

Del Lima NO, we should not let her go

Let her go

Del Lima NO, we should not let her go

Hold order mo, we should not let her go, hold order mo, we should not let her

Go go go go go go go

Maam De Lima the Arroyos are planning to eskapo

Mag-a-asylum daw sila at magtatago—tago—tagoooooo!

Instrumental

GMA SINGS:

So you think you can stop me from going abroad?

Tignan natin ang sasabihin ng Supreme Court

Oh, baby.. Manuod kayo baby

Just gotta get out, just gotta get right out of here…

Instrumental

Justice really matters, anyone can see

Justice really matters to me

Sorry guys, he hasn’t recorded singing these lyrics yet.

But you can read more of Jim Paredes’ writings by clicking here.

If you’re not familiar with the song, you can listen to Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Rhapsody below.

 

Comments

  1. May mga nagawa rin naman si GMA noon. Naipatanggal nya si Among Ed bilang Gov ng Pampanga at ipinalit nya ang kumare nyang si Lilia “Jueteng Queen” Pineda, ibinuhos nya ang bilyones ng bayan sa mga proyekto nya sa Distritong uupuan pala nya, nagamit nya ang mga Ampatuan para ma-zero ang kalaban sa Maguindanao (super obvious namang pandaraya yun, hindi man lang naglagay ng kahit na tig 10 boto sa mga kalaban e may mga leaders kaya ang mga yun sa Mindanao. Imposible namang pati leaders ng kalaban ay bumoto sa team Arroyo). Very cheap way of cheating.

    Favourite ko pa naman ang Bohemian Rhapsody noong college days…

    “I AM SORRY…”

  2. If I remember correctly, si JIm Paredes ay isa noon sa mga nangunguna para mapaalis si Erap (dahil bobo daw), para mapalitan ni Gloria (na matalino at edukada). Tama ba?

      • Hey James, if Jim truly did what you said he did, then pareho kami na naloko ni GMA. We all knew she was matalino and educada…but we didnt know she and Mike were very garapal, corrupt, makapal muks,magnanakaw.
        JimP, paborito ka Bohemian R at kinanata ko gamit lyrics mo….ang galing pare…you should sing it yourself? Kudos (as always) to you.

  3. Marunong akong maawa sa tao esp pag namomoroblema ito. Though sometimes, it has a borderline too.. Gustuhin ko mang maawa kay gma, I dont think that I’ll fall to her stunts. What’s with the rush? Bat nagmamadaling umalis ng Pinas? Wala pang decision nakapag book na? Excited? :-) As much I would like to give in to the legalities being presented by the arroyo camp, it seems that they also forgot the sensitivity of this case. They’re dealing of numerous misdealings and cases that the’ll be facing soon.

    To Justice De Lima, Kudos to you!

  4. It would be wonderful to see if there is really something good that Cong. Arroyo and her family has done for the country. From where I am sitting, I didn’t feel or see anything. She was supposed to help usher in change when Erap stepped down but what she, Mike, Mikey, Datu, and the rest of her family did was they created their own means to plunder the country’s riches using the legal system as their main ally.

    Congrats Ms. Raissa. Sir Jim, superbly done. God bless.

  5. Hello Miss Raissa Robles

    I love Jim Paredes’ GMA Bohemian Rhapsody. A year ago when Gloria won a seat in Congress, I made “Don’t Cry for me Pilipinas” Gloria’s version. I revised it a bit this month. It is in my blog, The Chair

    http://dpchair.blogspot.com/2011/11/dont-cry-for-me-pilipinas-gloria.html

    Is it all right if I create a link to your blog in my own site so my readers can easily go to your blog and read your insightful articles? Thanks so much.

    Rob

  6. alam n’yo, maraming kapakipakinabang na nagawa si GMA sa loob ng mahigit na siyam na taon niyang pamumulupot sa malakanyang at kulang na kulang pa ‘yun kaya gusto niyang mabago ang saligang batas upang habangbuhay na siya doon. kumbaga – mamatay at mabuhay, nasa malakanyang siya. hindi nga lang umubra ‘yung sayaw niyang chacha sapagkat nakita niyang nagririgodon na ang masa.

    ano ano ang magandang nagawa ni gloria?

    itanong n’yo kina abalos, sa mga obispo, kay elena bautista-horn(y), dayana zubiri, bong revilla, sa mga pineda, villafuerte, lagman, atbp. daming sobre, bayong at sako ng salaping hindi kanya ang ipinamudmod para huwag sumulong ang impitsment, di ba?

  7. Bohemian ABNOY Rhapsody – De Lima on the side
    [Sung to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody]
    [Lyrics by Dell Dimension]

    I see a bald man in Malacanang,
    ABNOY, ABNOY will he do a TRABAHO
    No projects are piling, very very frightening ay kalbu, ay kalbu
    NoyNoy Aquino, NoyNoy Aquino, sama mo si De Cinco, puro Abnoy!!
    Puro turo-o-o-o-o-o-ooooooooooo

    De Lima’s a bad girl nobody loves her
    He’s just a psychopath from a rich family
    Looks like a sick man and wants to play the PSP
    Easy come, easy go will they let her go
    TALima NO, we should not let her go
    Sayang pwesto ko sa Senado
    TA Lima NO, we should not let her go
    Sayang ang pwesto ko sa Senado
    De Lima NO, we should not let her go
    Hold order mo, we should not let her go, hold order mo, we should not let her
    Go go go go go go go

    SAbi ni Ta Lima may nag text, may nag text eeskapo
    Mag-a-asylum daw sila at magtatago—tago—tagoooooo!

    Instrumental

    ABNOY SINGS:
    So you think you can stop me from PERSECUTING YOU?
    Tignan natin ang sasabihin ng Supreme Court, Baby…
    Oh, baby.. Akin ang media baby..
    Just gotta get out, just gotta get you out of here…

    Instrumental

    Justice doesn’t really matters, anyone can see
    Justice doesn’t really matters to US….

    • Wow, you can’t think of a better insult than abnoy? Pathetic. Mas gusto ko na yung “abnoy” kaysa CORRUPT like your precious GMA.

    • perverted and corrupted mind this arthur infidelson is. loves crooks and robbers. same feathers as he is.

    • ang galing mo namang humusga mahiya ka NA an sa balat mo young tinatawag among abnoy ang syang aging daan para mabulgar any mg a kasamaang hinahasik ng ng mg a arroyo clan te a nga magkano any ibinayad sa iyo ni Gloria I sang bayong NA per a din BA ha?

    • Mas bano-abnoy kaung taga manila abnoy. kung d pa kau gago isa kana sa pinaka gago. d mo sana pinalitan si erap na sabi nyo ay kurakot. un pala si gloria ensaymada mahadera kurakotera ang ilo-lok nyo na sobra pa mangwarta. ikaw puta ka ni gloria.

    • To Arthur Fidelson , kung yan nga pangalan mong tunay , bakit mo nasasabing abnoy ang presidente bakit ikaw anong na accomplish mo ba sa buhay mo, show us the proof of how better you are than Pnoy. What are your credentials?

    • Arthur Fidelson’s Bohemian Rhapsody is pathetic sya ang mukhang abnormal kc wala siyang sense of justice di nya alam kung ano ang tama sa mali. Tama pa rin para sa kanya ang pagnakawan ang bayan at pandaraya sa eleksyon at pagiging amo ng mga nagmassacre sa Maguindanao ni Gloria para manalo at makadaya sa eleksyon.

      Anong klaseng pagiisip meron ang ganitong tao masahol pa sa abnoy itong si Arthur Fidelson bulag na pipi pa at bingi sa lahat ng mga kasamaan ni Gloria!

    • Arthur, do you really think GMA et al was honest and stole nothing? Just yes or no please. Nakapagnakaw ka din siguro habang nasa poder siya.

  8. Off topic but relevant to you as the newsman!

    Tuflo from todays inquirer

    ” The President was asked recently whether he
    loved to play the PSP [play station, portable], a
    craze among kids.
    P- Noy considered the question from a newsman
    irrelevant.
    But a member of the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster
    ng Pilipinas, who attended a KBP convention in
    Clark recently, said she saw the President “busy
    at work” while awaiting his turn to speak before
    KBP delegates.
    P- Noy was playing the PSP, unmindful of the
    crowd in front of him.”

    • Nona, (I hope you won’t mind me calling you like a long time friend)
      Medyo weird nga lang makita sa isang pangulo ito lalo na sa harap ng madla na para bang di niya alintana.
      Ang nakikita kong dahilan nito marahil ay ang kanyang pamangkin na si Josh o maging si James man na sadyang malapit sa kanya.
      What I may think of it also is that playing PSP may be his outlet to let go of some anxiety or nervousness in front of a delegation known to throw any question that may put him off guard.

      • Toys for tha big boys naman ang PSP, basta sana call of duty ang nilalaro ni PNOY at hindi Ben10, hehe

    • My golly you guys. I cant believe that there are a lot of pinoys who support corruption. Grabe kayo. I could not comprehend why you are not supportive of PNoy’s cause. Wala na kasi kayong maibabato sa kanya kundi ang psp atbp.
      Pls batuhin mo naman siya ng mga bagay tungkol sa corruption. Sige nga?!?
      I dont think you guys are paying taxes. 30% is what is deducted from me by the BIR. Kaya masakit kung isipin na sa mga Arroyo lang ang napunta ang tax ng mamamayan.

  9. Romson,

    Oo nga bakit tayo? baka kayo na mga bulag sa mga kalokohan na ginawa ni GMA!

    Hay! ONE DAY SHE WILL BE JUDGED BY THE GOD ALMIGHTY!!!

    Thats for sure!

    “SILA” or pwede ding “KAYO” pero hindi “KAMI” at hindi rin si Ms. Raissa!!!

    KUHA MO?

  10. hahaha. nice one. funny until i realized that this is very true. if we fail to prosecute the biggest crook of them all, then we might as well legalize thievery.

  11. juice ko…to be honest..wala ako makita positive na naisulat d2 about FPGMA… grabeh naman… haay… one day we will be judged by the Almighty kung tama nga ba yung mga pinag-aakusa sa knya….or kung mali…patay tayo jan :)

        • Magnanakaw ng sukdulang kaligayan ni Mrs Arroyo na maalpasan na niya lahat ng mga ginawa niya at wala na siyang dapat ipaliwanag sa bayan?

          Baka.

          Magnanakaw ng kinabukasan ng mamamayang Pilipino na magkaroon ng mga lider na hindi gagawa ng mga kaduda-dudang bagay na pansarili lamang?

          Hindi.

        • Diosa? you are a Diosa ng katangahan, BULAG ka ba sa kasakiman at kasamaan ni Gloria arroyo! she is 2nd to Marcos.

        • Tanong lang… Should people’s perspective about the alleged crime of FPGMA and the general consensus of the public prevail over the existing laws..?

          Like many of you, in my heart and mind I would like FPGMA to stay here until she is cleared of what’s thrown against her. . . I agree to WLO although according to what I have read it is violating some laws. . . And I really think it is… So who’s interese should prevail in this case..? The interest of the Public which may violate the law or the interest of upholding the law…

          No one should be above the law… The law applies to all or none at all…

        • No one should be above the law… The law applies to all or none at all…

          hindi nangyayari sa pinas yang sinasabi mo… comedy ang justice system… appointees… crooks…. hindi halatang nababayaran…. binabawi ang desisyon. sa bombay mo dalhin yang interest mo.

        • No one should be above the law… The law applies to all or none at all…
          ergo, the law to allow GMA to leave the country should not be applied to her, as she did not apply the same law to Martirizar during her time.

        • GMA is not 2nd to Marcos. by golly, she outranked the late strongman by thousand ranks. GMA is 1st! when it comes to corruption. Her nine years stay far outrobbed the Philippines compared to Marcos’ alsmost 20 years in power.

        • hehe, freedom of speech talaga dito ah, pati comment ng mga malabnaw ang utak na walang ginagawa sa bahay kundi mag internet, napo-post pa din.

      • Who says we are judging GMA? Exposing her evil ways is not necessarily judging, it is more of showing the people how much the nation have been plundered and how our laws have been circumvented to get away with it.
        That is not judging because GMA and her cohorts are still being protected by our laws for allowing to have her own battery of lawyers to prove us wrong or to prove her right.
        And why will be judged? Bakit tayo sabi nga ni Raissa? Nagbabalita lang siya at atyo naman ay nagpapalitan lang ng kanya kaniyang kuro-kuro.

    • OO nga ba’t tayo? “to be honest” dito pa lang wala ka na, there is no honesty when defending GMA.

    • romson, go to hell w/ gloria & mike! kung puro kaparehas mo ang lahat ng kabaro mo, pakamatay kana lang, tanga!

    • alam mo ang maganda, ganito:

      mag-research ka din ng mga tunay na magagandang nagawa ni FPGMA dito sa bayan. gawa ka ng mahabang article at i-link mo dito. gusto naming mabasa yung MGA makikita mo.

      at hindi excuse ang wala akong makita, kiemes, kiemes, kiemes. tulad nga ng sinabi mo, “wala ako(ng) makita (na) positive na naisulat d2 about FPGMA”. kung yun ang nararamdaman mo at baka kung may makita ka; e di good!

      na-defend mo siya ng maayos at hindi yung ginagamit natin ang punto na kung judged tayo ng Almighty. parang hindi angkop kasi. (pero akin lang naman ito.)

    • Wala ka talagang makikitang positive about GMA because she is a CORRUPT politician who has made a mockery of the justice system.

  12. nice and witty
    humour/satire is a great leveller professionalheckler is a great example
    and exponent at pricking bubbles and egos
    of pompous politicians and personalities.

  13. priceless. thank you for sharing, Raissa. thanks for creating, Jim :-)

    …and i love The Queen, too.

    although not with reference to the one who seems to fancy herself entitled to HRH treatment, despite the most abominable acts of treason and duplicity against the country and the people she swore to serve.

  14. Marami naman positive na nagawa si PGMA and her clan… lahat naman good… tanong nyo kay TANING.. hehe!

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