Avril & Chad, "Let Me Go" [OPC10 2013.10.20]

Avril Lavigne is striking while the iron is hot. The bearshark in "Rock N Roll" is still on a rampage, but the Canadian pop superstar is now out with the third single off her eponymous fifth studio album which will be out next month. This time, she collaborates with her husband Chad Kroeger for a powerful ballad that only the two of them can deliver. Their distinct styles are very much on this track (sounds like Nickelback and sounds like Avril) yet it blends beautifully to the ears. The song has a nice music video, too! Here's "Let Me Go" which debuts at #1 on this week's OPC10:

OPC10 Overall Picks
October 20-26, 2013

1. Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go (feat. Chad Kroeger)
2. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
3. Newsboys - Live with Abandon
4. Casting Crowns - All You've Ever Wanted
5. Hawk Nelson - Faithful
6. OBB - Come on Home
7. Phil Wickham - This Is Amazing Grace
8. Shane Filan - Everything to Me
9. The Fray - Love Don't Die
10. Travie McCoy - Rough Water (feat. Jason Mraz)

Popout Tracks

1. Fall Out Boy - Just One Yesterday (feat. Foxes)
2. Mikeschair - People Like Me
3. Fantasia - Side Effects of You

Pinoy Picks

1. Davey Langit - The Selfie Song
2. Callalily - Pansamantala
3. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
4. Cattski - Light
5. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
6. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
7. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
8. Quest - Saludo
9. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man
10. Sitti - Pansamatagal (with Julianne Tarroja)

Newsboys, "Live with Abandon" [OPC10 2013.10.13]

After falling out of the OPC10, the current single of the Newsboys makes a big time resurgence as its music video has now been released. From the album Restart, the song is all about giving yourself up and giving everything to God. "Live with Abandon" re-enters the Overall Picks chart at #1. And as their drummer Duncan Phillips puts it in his tweet: "Admire without jealousy. Praise without flattery. Follow without imitating. Lead without manipulating. Live with abandon."

OPC10 Overall Picks

October 13-19, 2013

1. Newsboys - Live with Abandon
2. Casting Crowns - All You've Ever Wanted
3. Hawk Nelson - Faithful
4. Phil Wickham - This Is Amazing Grace
5. Shane Filan - Everything to Me
6. Sidewalk Prophets - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
7. Travie McCoy - Rough Water (feat. Jason Mraz)
8. Sidewalk Prophets - Keep Making Me
9. Laura Story - God of Every Story
10. Sara Bareilles - Brave

Popout Tracks

1. Sia - Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)
2. Havana Brown - Warrior
3. Laura Story - I Can Just Be Me

Pinoy Picks

1. Callalily - Pansamantala
2. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
3. Cattski - Light
4. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
5. Quest - Saludo
6. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
7. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
8. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man
9. Yeng Constantino - Josephine
10. Sitti - Pansamatagal (with Julianne Tarroja)

Plete Kalimti?

Sticker found on a jeepney I rode on. Some passenger (not me) must have used his black marker to scratch out the word ayaw. Clever way to get off without paying, huh? And, in case you're wondering, I did not forget to pay my fare after taking this picture. Hehe.

Sara Bareilles, "Brave" [OPC10 2013.10.06]

Sara Bareilles has scored her third US Top 40 hit with the lead single off her latest album, The Blessed Unrest. Making it big like "Love Song" and "King of Anything", the song is a positive track about speaking what you have in mind and having the courage to say what you need to. Here's "Brave" which lands at #9 on this week's OPC10 chart:

OPC10 Overall Picks
October 6-12, 2013

1. Hawk Nelson - Faithful
2. Casting Crowns - All You've Ever Wanted
3. Phil Wickham - This Is Amazing Grace
4. Sidewalk Prophets - Keep Making Me
5. Travie McCoy - Rough Water (feat. Jason Mraz)
6. Shane Filan - Everything to Me
7. Sidewalk Prophets - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
8. Laura Story - God of Every Story
9. Sara Bareilles - Brave
10. The Afters - Find Your Way

Popout Tracks

1. Sia - Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)
2. Havana Brown - Warrior
3. Laura Story - I Can Just Be Me

Pinoy Picks

1. Cast of You've Been Facebooked - What's on Your Mind
2. Cattski - Light
3. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
4. Quest - Saludo
5. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
6. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
7. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man
8. Yeng Constantino - Josephine
9. Sitti - Pansamatagal (with Julianne Tarroja)
10. Yeng Constantino - Sandata

Laura Story, "God of Every Story" [OPC10 Q3 2013]

Laura Story has been a channel of "Blessings" the past year. Not only did her hit song serve as a beautiful encouragement that God's blessings could also come from the hardships we experience in life, the title track of her fourth album also won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Song, and three GMA Dove Awards including Song of the Year.

This year, Laura's story (pun intended) continues with another album and another song. This time, she tells us no matter what difficulties you are facing now, God is still in control and He's still the God of your story. It reminds us that though we may not understand at times, God is still faithful and He will carry you through victorious in the end. Here's "God of Every Story" which finishes at #10 on OPC's Overall Picks for the third quarter of 2013:

OPC10 Overall Picks
3rd Quarter of 2013

1. Steven Curtis Chapman - Love Take Me Over
2. Quest - Saludo
3. Shane Filan - Everything to Me
4. Jamie Grace - Beautiful Day
5. Big Daddy Weave - The Only Name (Yours Will Be)
6. Sidewalk Prophets - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
7. Demi Lovato - Made in the USA
8. Kevin Rudolf - Here's to Us
9. Avril Lavigne - Rock N Roll
10. Laura Story - God of Every Story

Pinoy Picks

1. Quest - Saludo
2. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
3. Gab Valenciano - Blown Away (feat. Paolo Valenciano)
4. Kaligta - Broken Heart
5. Martina San Diego - Wanted
6. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
7. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
8. Yeng Constantino - Josephine
9. Jewel Villaflores - Duyog
10. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man

Mandisa, "Overcomer" [OPC10 September 2013]

Former American Idol finalist Mandisa is out with a new album, and its title track is a refreshing, catchy and even danceable song that encourages, uplifts and inspires. It tells us that whatever it is that we're going through, no matter how down we may feel, we have to keep fighting because there's is hope and we will overcome the challenges we are facing. Here's "Overcomer", which finishes at #6 on the monthly chart for September on the OPC10:

OPC10 Overall Picks
September 2013

1. Shane Filan - Everything to Me
2. Sidewalk Prophets - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
3. Laura Story - God of Every Story
4. Steven Curtis Chapman - Love Take Me Over
5. Avril Lavigne - Rock N Roll
6. Mandisa - Overcomer
7. Newsboys - Live with Abandon
8. Carly Rae Jepsen - Part of Your World
9. Kelly Clarkson - Tie It Up
10. Jason Castro - Stay This Way

Pinoy Picks

1. Sam Concepcion - Dati (with Tippy Dos Santos feat. Quest)
2. Cattski - Light
3. Gab Valenciano - Falling (feat. Kiana Valenciano)
4. Quest - Saludo
5. Yael Yuzon - Segundo
6. Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man
7. Yeng Constantino - Josephine
8. Sitti - Pansamatagal (with Julianne Tarroja)
9. Yeng Constantino - Sandata
10. Gab Valenciano - Blown Away (feat. Paolo Valenciano)
11. Kaligta - Broken Heart