Goodbye Francis Magalona (1964-2009)
A great loss indeed for the Philippine music industry. Francis Magalona died at noon today, March 6, 2009 after almost a year of battling cancer.
He died of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. It was actually a surprise after finding out that the King of Pinoy Rap had that kind of disease. We always see him so happy and hyper. He was 44 and had 8 children, all of them still very young. Makes you think that life is so short — so healthy yesterday and dying the next.
We will miss you! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
So many faces, so many races
Different voices, different choices
Some are mad, while others laugh
Some live alone with no better half
Others grieve while others curse
And others mourn behind a big black hearse
Some are pure and some half-bred
Some are sober and some are wasted
Some are rich because of fate and
Some are poor with no food on their plate
Some stand out while others blend
Some are fat and stout while some are thin
Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most
Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin’ round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world
Some are great and some are few
Others lie while some tell the truth
Some say poems and some do sing
Others sing through their guitar strings
Some know it all while some act dumb
Let the bassline strum to the bang of the drum
Some can swim while some will sink
And some will find their minds and think
Others walk while others run
You can’t talk peace and have a gun
Some are hurt and start to cry
Don’t ask me how don’t ask me why
Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most
Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin’ round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world
March 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I agree with you. A great loss indeed….