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Pare Ko (English: "My Pal") is a song by the Eraserheads. It was included in their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!. It was the band's third hit single. The song was later adapted into a movie of the same title starring Claudine Barreto and Mark Anthony Fernandez. It was covered by APO Hiking Society and later Spongecola.

"Pare Ko"
Single by Eraserheads
from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop!
A-side	"Pare Ko"
Released	1993
Genre	Pinoy rock
Length	5:26
Label	Musiko Records & BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Ely Buendia
Producer(s)	Ed Formoso
Eraserheads singles chronology
"Toyang" (1993) "Pare Ko" (1993) "Shake Yer Head" (1994)

Controversy

The single and the album was nearly censored by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) due to the Tagalog profanity "‘Tang Ina" (Filipino slang whose rough English equivalent is son of a bitch, shortened from 'Putang Ina'). Swear words were unheard of in Philippine music at the time,[1] and as such their record label asked them to record a radio edit of the song; they retitled it "Walang Hiyang Pare Ko" which can also be found in Ultraelectromagneticpop! but not in the remastered 25th anniversary version.

Covers

• APO Hiking Society covered the song in 2001 for their final studio album Banda Rito
• Sponge Cola also covered the song for the 2005 compilation album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads
• Johnoy Danao covered the song once again for the 2012 compilation album The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album
• Rivermaya lead vocalist from 2007-2011 Jason Fernandez covered the song as a Wishclusive on Wish 107.5 last 2018.

In popular culture

The song was adapted into a Star Cinema movie in 1994 starring Claudine Barretto, Gwapings members Mark Anthony Fernandez and Jomari Yllana along with Jao Mapa, Victor Neri and Gio Alvarez.[2][3]

On the June 2, 2019 episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, this was played as the background music.

References

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