Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Bimbangan sa Tanghaling-Tapat

Siguradong narinig nyo na ang kantang to. Natatandaan nyo ba yung patalastas ng Baygon kung saan yung lalaking ipis ay pumapatong sa babaeng ipis habang tumutugtog ang awiting ito? Ang pamagat nun ay “Afternoon Delight” na inawit ng Starland Vocal Band. Hindi mo ba tinanong sa sarili mo kung bakit ganun ang tugtog?

Ayon sa aking pagsasaliksik , ang kantang “Afternoon Delight” ay isinulat ni Bill Danoff at naging numero uno sa U.S Billboard Hot 100 single noong Hulyo 10, 1976. Doble kahulugan ang liriko ng awitin, inspirasyon mula sa pantanghaling appetizer menu sa isang restawran, ang Clyde’s of Georgetown sa Washington, DC. Ang isa pang kahulugan ay bimbangan, betchutan, kangkangan, turbuhan o bondyobi sa hapon o tanghaling tapat .

Ang awitin ay nag-iisang kanta mula sa banda na nanalo ng Grammy for Best New Artist noong 1976. Ginamit din ito sa dalawang pelikula noong 2004 , ang Anchorman at Starsky and Hutch. Kung di mo maalaala mo kaya ang kanta maari mo siyang pakinggan sa ibaba tanga. At nasa ibaba rin ang liriko at napansin kong inuulit ang salitang “Afternoon Delight” na para bang nag-aanyayang gumawa ka ng kababalaghan sa tanghaling-tapat. Ano pa ang hinihintay mo ?

Napapalunok ka hijo? Ehehehehe……

Larawan nadekwat sa: ( http://www.bluechameleon.org/Photo%20&%20Image%20Stockpile%20-%20BCV/Oustalet%27s%20chameleons%20mating%20on%20ground.jpg)
Tsismis at impormasyon mula sa: (www.wikipedia.org at http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=59)

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way

Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Please be waiting for me, baby, when I come around
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down

Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight

Afternoon delight!