Eve, "Make It Out This Town" [OPC10 March 2013]

I haven't really heard much from Eve after she scored a #1 hit in 2001 with "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" featuring No Doubt's Gwen Stefani. But 12 years later, she's back with a track that's got hit written all over it. She collaborates with Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta and together, they're gonna "Make It Out This Town" as they go their way to the top of the charts. Here's its official music video, followed by this blog's top picks for March 2013:

OPC10 Overall Picks
March 2013

1. Newsboys - Your Love Never Fails
2. Blessid Union of Souls - Die for You
3. We Are Leo - Oxygen
4. Building 429 - We Won't Be Shaken
5. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
6. Parachute - Hearts Go Crazy
7. Eve - Make It Out This Town (feat. Gabe Saporta)
8. Fun - Why Am I the One
9. Yeng Constantino - Alaala
10. Jason Mraz - The Woman I Love

Pinoy Picks

1. Yeng Constantino - Alaala
2. Daniel Padilla - Nasa Iyo na ang Lahat
3. Callalily - HKM
4. KZ Tandingan - Scared to Death
5. Angeline Quinto - One Day
6. Toni Gonzaga - Kahit Na
7. 1:43 - Halika Na
8. Bugoy Drilon - Pwede Bang Ako na Lang Ulit
9. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan
10. Jovit Baldivino - Sana'y Magbalik

Rolan's Campaign Jingle

The midterm elections are near, and the campaign period is here. So it's high time for me to repost this track I recorded some years ago just for fun, which is a fake senatorial campaign jingle for a real friend named Rolan V. Hinayon. He did not run nor do I think is he planning to, but if he will, he's already got this piece on his hands, although I guess he'll need to change the lyrics of the first part of the chorus. Here's his supposed campaign song (yes, he's running for senator but his jingle is in Cebuano, just because I wrote it so) to the tune of "Proud Mary." And if you're wondering about why the jingle uses his full name complete with middle initial, well, the V is really important because it stands for victory!

ROLAN V. HINAYON
Senatorial Campaign Jingle
To the tune of "Proud Mary"
[Download MP3]

Bridge Music, "Alive in Him" [OPC10 2013.3.31]

If this was only posted on time, it would have been a more fitting Easter entry as Bridge Music debuts at #1 on the Overall chart with "Alive in Him." Indeed, we are alive in Jesus who died to pay our debts, conquered death and rose again! From the album New Has Come, here's Jon and Shea Althoff with this week's spotlighted song:

OPC10 Overall Picks
March 31-April 6, 2013

1. Bridge Music - Alive in Him
2. Blessid Union of Souls - Die for You
3. Building 429 - We Won't Be Shaken
4. Newsboys - Your Love Never Fails
5. Eve - Make It Out This Town (feat. Gabe Saporta)
6. We Are Leo - Oxygen
7. Jason Gray - Nothing Is Wasted
8. Jessica Sanchez - Tonight (feat. Ne-Yo)
9. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
10. David Archuleta - Don't Run Away

Popout Tracks

1. Emeli Sandé - Next to Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
2. 1:43 - Halika Na
3. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan

Pinoy Picks

1. 1:43 - Halika Na
2. Callalily - HKM
3. Yeng Constantino - Alaala
4. Daniel Padilla - Nasa Iyo na ang Lahat
5. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan
6. Krista K - Feels So Good
7. Rommel Tuico - Dili Tanan
8. Marlon Tansengco - Whenever I'm with You (with Therese Villarante)
9. Jessa Zaragoza - Buti na Lang
10. KZ Tandingan - Scared to Death

Jessica Sanchez f/ Ne-Yo, "Tonight" [OPC10 2013.3.24]

As Eliot Sloan and the rest of the Blessid Union of Souls take the #1 spot for the third straight week, Jessica Sanchez debuts on this week's OPC10. The American Idol runner-up's official debut single "Change Nothing" peaked at #2 last year, while "Jump In," her collaboration with apl.de.ap, also peaked at #2 on Chart Central PH's Voters Hitlist XL. Will she finally escape the shadows of being second-best with her new song? With Ne-Yo to help her this time around, it's indeed possible for her to grab that top spot. Here's "Tonight" entering the chart at #8.

OPC10 Overall Picks
March 24-30, 2013

1. Blessid Union of Souls - Die for You
2. Building 429 - We Won't Be Shaken
3. Newsboys - Your Love Never Fails
4. We Are Leo - Oxygen
5. Eve - Make It Out This Town (feat. Gabe Saporta)
6. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
7. David Archuleta - Don't Run Away
8. Jessica Sanchez - Tonight (feat. Ne-Yo)
9. Selena Gomez and the Scene - Rule the World
10. Jason Mraz - The Woman I Love

Popout Tracks

1. Emeli Sandé - Next to Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
2. 1:43 - Halika Na
3. Dido - Blackbird

Pinoy Picks

1. Callalily - HKM
2. 1:43 - Halika Na
3. Daniel Padilla - Nasa Iyo na ang Lahat
4. Yeng Constantino - Alaala
5. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan
6. KZ Tandingan - Scared to Death
7. Angeline Quinto - One Day
8. Toni Gonzaga - Kahit Na
9. Bugoy Drilon - Pwede Bang Ako na Lang Ulit
10. Jovit Baldivino - Sana'y Magbalik

Jason Mraz, "The Woman I Love" [OPC10 2013.3.17]

I've liked Jason Mraz since his "The Remedy" days. I just find his ability to sing and speak fast, and make beautiful and meaningful songs so amazing. Last year, he was able to chart on the OPC10 with "I Won't Give Up" which peaked at #2. This year, he returns to this blog's Top 10 with the third single off his album Love Is a Four-Letter Word. Here's the master wordplayer himself, Mr. A to Z, with "The Woman I Love" which settles for #8 this week:

OPC10 Overall Picks
March 17-23, 2013

1. Blessid Union of Souls - Die for You
2. Building 429 - We Won't Be Shaken
3. Newsboys - Your Love Never Fails
4. Eve - Make It Out This Town (feat. Gabe Saporta)
5. We Are Leo - Oxygen
6. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
7. David Archuleta - Don't Run Away
8. Jason Mraz - The Woman I Love
9. Selena Gomez and the Scene - Rule the World
10. Taylor Swift - 22

Popout Tracks

1. Emeli Sandé - Next to Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
2. 1:43 - Halika Na
3. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan

Pinoy Picks

1. Callalily - HKM
2. 1:43 - Halika Na
3. Yeng Constantino - Alaala
4. Daniel Padilla - Nasa Iyo na ang Lahat
5. Jessa Zaragoza - Nasaan
6. Angeline Quinto - One Day
7. Toni Gonzaga - Kahit Na
8. KZ Tandingan - Scared to Death
9. Jovit Baldivino - Sana'y Magbalik
10. Bugoy Drilon - Pwede Bang Ako na Lang Ulit