Some Pinoy songs that have been recorded by foreign artists:
Ngayon at Kailanman - composed by George Canseco, original version by Basil Valdez; translated into English ("Come Spend Your Life with Me"?) and recorded by Matt Monroe
A Million Thanks to You - composed by Doris Gamilla, recorded by Pilita Corrales; various versions by foreign artists
Anak - composed and recorded by Freddie Aguilar; recorded in various languages (Child, Bambino, etc.) still with Freddie as artist, but with foreign producers; other foreign artists also have some cover versions
Dahil sa Iyo - composed by Miguel Velarde Jr. with lyrics by Dominador Santiago; written in 1938 for the movie Bituing Marikit and sung by the "King of the Philippine Movies" Rogelio de la Rosa. A version with English-Tagalog lyrics, recorded in 1964, was a hit in the US; translated into different languages; one popular version with Tagalog-English lyrics is that of The Lettermen. Velarde said: "Sometime in 1960 a famous US singer who made a personal appearance in Manila presented me a contract seeking authority to record the song in the States. The five figure offer was fabulous but I turned it down - simply because she wanted to change the title to an American title. I couldn't, and wouldn't sell the identity we are trying hard to establish. The merits of the song is its identity." Source: Wikipedia
Great tastes, Mr. Prudente.
Anak, definitely, is a beautiful song. I admit, i have been known to shed a tear upon listening to its lyrics. Beautiful..
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