Ang singer-songwriter na si Ogie Alcasid ang isa sa mga producer ng The King 4ever, ang 42nd anniversary concert ni Martin Nievera na itatanghal sa Smart Araneta Coliseum sa Setyembre 27, 2024 at may sariling kuwento siya tungkol sa mang-aawit na binansagan na Concert King ng Pilipinas.
Ipinagtapat ni Ogie na si Martin ang iniidolo niya na singer at ang cassette tape ng The Best Gift ang kanyang madalas na pinatutugtog noong high school student siya.
Ang The Best Gift ang 1984 record album ni Martin sa Vicor Music.
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OGIE SHARES HIS MARTIN STORY
“I have a Martin story. High school po ako noon, I was fourth year high school so I could drive na.
“Yung sasakyan ko, it only had three radio stations because it’s a Japanese brand, so I had to play cassettes everyday.
“Hindi naman eight-track so the only cassette I had was a Martin Nievera which is The Best Gift.
“I would play that every single day. That’s my Martin story,” ang lahad ni Ogie sabay tingin kay Martin para sabihin na “You are my idol. Today that I am actually…producing a concert, I think it’s a big big deal.”
OGIE ON PRODUCING MARTIN'S 42ND ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: "DREAM COME TRUE"
Madamdamin ang kuwento ni Ogie tungkol kay Martin dahil walang makapagsasabi noon na darating ang panahon na ipagpo-produce niya ng concert ang mang-aawit na iniidolo kaya isang malaking karangalan ito para sa kanya.
“I think part of the journey is also you know… now that we’re producing something for Martin Nievera, this is something like a dream come true,” ang pagpapatuloy ng salaysay ni Ogie.
“He’s someone that I admire as a young boy, in fact yung solo ko sa Kundirana was your song ‘How Could You Be So Blind.’
“So we would ape his voice. Alam ninyo, nung panahon namin, the balladeer and the baritone voice of Martin Nievera was one thing that we wanted to copy, and personally I couldn’t, kasi I was a tenor.
“Everytime you open that mouth of yours and we hear that voice, it’s magic. It is magic. We just wanna relive that magic on September 27 when he opens his mouth and sing all of those beautiful songs, it’s like I’m playing my cassette again.”
MARTIN THANKFUL FOR OGIE'S SUPPORT
Bakas sa mukha ni Martin na naapektuhan ito ng magagandang salita ni Ogie tungkol sa kanya.
Lubos ang pasasalamat ni Martin sa kapwa nito mang-aawit at isang malaking karangalan din para sa kanya na si Ogie ang isa sa mga producer ng 42nd anniversary concert niya.
Nagsalita si Martin ng “I did not know he had the desire to help me with my career, not that he thinks or he’s never said it out loud that Martin needs help. It’s never been a pity offer, he really is interested.
“For me, it’s an honor. There’s no word for it. There’s no word when you have a friend who believes in you more than you believe in yourself.”
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