HUNGRY YOUNG POETS

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Enjoy the songs from the Hungry Young Poets! These songs are from their first album "Hungry Young Poets". Unfortunately, Ricci left the group sometime in 1998, leaving Barbie and the rest of the band.

But their music still lives on!!!

Hungry Young Poets were:
Barbie Almabis
Franklin Benitez
Ricci Gurango

Produced by Ricci Gurango
Engineered by Viko Perrine
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Hit Productions
c/o - SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Ricci and Barbie

Franklin? Ricci and Barbie

Barbie Almabis:Vocals, Acoustic guitar and Piano
Ricci Gurango: Bass, Additional Electric Guitar and Piano
Raymund Golamco: Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Minco Fabregas: Drums

FIREWOMAN
(Barbie Almabis and Ricci Gurango)
a tipaklong real audio file
dedicated to Marguerite Ayanna

THE MOON'S GONE DOWN I KNOW YOU'RE STILL AWAKE THIS HEART I'VE FOUND I DIDN'T INTEND TO BREAK 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN THE WORLD FROM DOWN THERE AND IT WASN'T A PRETTY SIGHT NOW THE CIRCLE IS TURNING ARE YOU ARMED FOR THE FIGHT I WANNA BE A FIREWOMAN I'LL WATER DOWN YOUR DESIRE 'CAUSE I KNOW THE LOVE IS A KILLER I WANNA PUT OUT YOUR FIRE APOLOGY IS FUTILITY NOW DESTINY IS NOT A FRIEND DID YOU COME FOR DANGER YOU GAVE ME LOVE FOR PAIN NOW YOU'RE MUCH MORE THAN A STRANGER I WANNA GIVE YOU LOVE BUT ALL I HAVE IS RAIN I'M GONNA PUT IT OUT.

IF I COULD SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY IT'D BE ALL RIGHT I'LL JUST HOLD ON TO THE MEMORY OF TONIGHT AND I COULD SMILE AT 3 AM WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND I PRETEND THAT IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU’RE LISTENING AND YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT I'M FEELING THIS OPTIMISM WAS NEVER IN MY BOOK AND NOW WHAT A BLESSING YOU GOTTA SEE HOW IT TOOK AWAY ALL THE PAIN WITH THE RAIN TONIGHT AS I LIE HERE THINKING HOW IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT NO PRETENTIONS NO PROMISES JUST WISHES AND ALL I AM IS GRATEFUL FOR THE STARS WHICH ARE YOU WHEN THEY SHINE THEY SHINE IN MY SKY.

Barbie Almabis: Acoustic Guitar

TORPE
(B. Almabis and R. Gurango)
a tipaklong real audio file

‘WAG NA LANG KAYA HARI NG KATORPERAN 'WAG, ‘WAG NALANG KAYA DI KA BA NASASAWA SA LIWANAG NG BUWAN NAMAMATAY NA ANG MGA ROSAS SA TABI DI KA PA RIN BUMIBILI NAUUBOS NA ANG ORAS SA KAHIHINTAY PERO NI SULAT NI TAWAG WALA BA’T MO PA KAILANGAN NG TULAY. KAHIT ULAP NAGSASABI TAYO’Y BAGAY BA'T MO PA KAILANGANG MAGTANONG KUNG ALAM MO NA ALAM MO NA BILISAN MO NA NGAYON KASI TUMATAKBO ANG TREN BILISAN MO NA NGAYON IIWANAN KA IIWANAN AYOKO ANG TORPE .....PERO GUSTO KITA