Ang Huling El Bimbo
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5:30 (radio version)
| "Ang Huling El Bimbo" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eraserheads | |
| from the album Cutterpillow | |
| Released | December 8, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:30 (full version) 5:30 (radio version) |
| Label | |
| Songwriter | Ely Buendia |
| Producer | Robin Rivera |
| Audio sample | |
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" | |
| Music video | |
| "Ang Huling El Bimbo" on YouTube | |
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" (lit. 'The Last El Bimbo"') is a song by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads from their third album Cutterpillow (1995).
The song is described as a bittersweet "mini-epic" inspired by the Beatles, referencing the actress Paraluman and the tango standard "El Bimbo".[1][2] "I had a huge crush on this girl who was older; she was the one who taught me the dance, and I think that was the first time I was really in love with a girl. Then I never saw her again,” writer Ely Buendia said about the song in a podcast interview.[3]
The song became the basis for the 2018 musical of the same name.[4] Its title was also used for the band's reunion concert in 2022 and its subsequent world tour.
Music video
The music video was directed by Auraeus Solito and shot at his residence. It premiered on GMA Supershow on February 25, 1996.[5] The video won the band MTV Asia's Viewer's Choice Award at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first Philippine artist to receive such a distinction.[6][7]
Personnel
- Ely Buendia - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Buddy Zabala - bass, harmony vocals, keyboards
- Marcus Adoro - lead guitars, harmony vocals
- Raimund Marasigan - drums
- uncredited - violin
