filipino music

Monday Music: Filipino music of the 2010s

By: Dani Santos, Peak Associate “Ride Home” by Ben & Ben  In Ben & Ben’s 2017 single, the narrator goes on a morning drive to a place that reminds him of an important person in his life. The lyrics, “So, I’m coming home to you / you’re all I need, the very air I breathe / you are home, home” encapsulate the desire one has to return to a place or person which brings great comfort. Although the song starts off mellow, it slowly picks up with a complex guitar plucking sequence that carries the tune. The soothing voices…

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