"Ligaya" (English: "''Joy''") is the first single by the

Eraserheads Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, the band became one of the most ...

from their debut album, ''

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''. The single was able to make it to the Top Ten of 97.1 WLS-FM countdown. The band last performed the song in their second and final reunion concert dubbed as "The Final Set" on March 7, 2009. No music video was made for the song.

Cover versions

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covered the song for the Eraserheads tribute album '' Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads'', released in 2005. *

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covered the song for another Eraserheads tribute album '' The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album'', released in 2012. *

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lead vocalist from 2007-2011 Jason Fernandez covered the song as a Wishclusive on Wish 107.5 in 2018. *The song was also played in the 2018

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musical ''

Ang Huling El Bimbo "Ang Huling El Bimbo" ('The Last El Bimbo') is a song composed by Ely Buendia of the Philippine pop/rock band Eraserheads, for their 1995 studio album ''Cutterpillow''. It received extensive airplay after its release and ranked #2 on RX 93.1's ...

''.

Composition

The song is about a young man who tries to convince a girl to let him court her.

References

{{authority control Eraserheads songs 1993 songs 1993 debut singles Songs written by Ely Buendia Tagalog-language songs