Songs in the New Society – Philippine English

Now, you will be exploring some of the popular songs in the New Society. The new society period paved the way for the continuous development of OPM songs. Aside from the song “Anak” by Freddie Aguilar, numerous songs became popular in the new society; some of which still exist today. The song, “Bagong Lipunan” and “The Bagong Pagsilang” which you just listened to earlier became the anthem for the new society Philippines. On top of patriotic songs that became popular in the period such as “Bayan Ko” and “Pilipinas Kong Mahal”, love songs also did continue to be heard and appreciated; some of these love songs have been revived in modern times. The folk song, Bahay Kubo was also reinvented to fit the dominant themes apparent in the works of literature during the period.