Combo on the Run

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"Combo on the Run"
Song by Eraserheads
from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop!
ReleasedJuly 1, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dem [a]

"Combo on the Run" is a song by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads from their debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993).

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Composition

The song was the band's attempt at funk according to drummer Raimund Marasigan. [1] According to writer Ely Buendia, it was inspired by the band's first concert gig outside Manila in Cebu, where they opened for Filipino pop rock band Introvoys in September 1991. “[Cebu’s] scene was very, very different from Manila at that time,” Buendia recounted, with the crowd preferring glam rock acts such as Skid Row, Bon Jovi and local band The Monks. “The crowd was booing us when we played our songs because they’re not into college garage,” he continued. [2]

The song features a backmasked message ("Formoso sucks!"), referring to album producer Ed Formoso. [3] He had abruptly left the Ultraelectromagneticpop! recording sessions, forcing the band to finish producing the rest of the album. [4]

The 2024 documentary on the band got its name from the song.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Eraserheads used the pseudonym Dem under production duties.

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References

  1. ↑ Javier, Robert. "ERASERHEADS SHOOT RN'R (from "Rock & Rhythm" Vol. 4, # 69 / 1993)". Schizo Archives. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Agbayani, Susan Claire. "From Ultra! to Circus: Ely Buendia looks back at 1994". GMA News Online. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Del Mundo, Jessica. "Eheads sa Amerika". Philmusic.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ↑ schizo's Eraserheads Video Vault. "Combo on the Run" backmasking revealed!". YouTube . Retrieved December 19, 2021. The uploader erroneously says the backmask is "Ed Formoso sucks!" despite it lacking an "Ed."
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