A song for Alodia

Some people are lucky enough to get their wish granted in a snap.

 

A few days ago, Segatron was simply a band whose chief songwriter and founder happens to be a fan of cosplayer/multimedia personality Alodia Gosiengfiao. At the time of this posting, however, the band itself is enjoying newfound attention thanks to a song the band posted on YouTube.  

 

"Hey Hey Alodia!" is the title of the song in question. It was written and recorded by Segatron main man Silver Alcabasa with the help of guitarist Al Santillan as a tribute to the popular celebrity.

 

"Like any other boy who first saw her during adolescence, I really am a genuine Alodia fan," explained the 20 year-old Alcabasa. "The song pretty much sums up all of us (fans). Haha!"

 

The video for "Hey Hey Alodia!" which was uploaded by Alcabasa on the night of January 15, 2012, is a simple slideshow of photos of Gosiengfiao layered over with the lyrics. The text on the description box for the Coheed and Cambria reminiscent (save for the autotune) song simply read "Hope this song reaches Alodia. OH INTERNET HELP ME!!!"  

 

And reach the "Cosplay Queen" it did. After some buzz generated by hobbyist website flipgeeks.com which shared the song with its site members and visitors, Gosiengfiao herself shared the link to the video on her Facebook fanpage and Twitter account at around 2:08pm on Monday, January 16, 2012. With it comes a comment from Gosengfiao that read: "Wow!! An awesome original song by Segatron! LSS! Thank you guys!"

 

It was apparently an instant hit with fans, based on the comments YouTube users posted on the video page.

 

"SIMULA NG MAG ONLINE AKO KANINANG 3:30. ETO LANG PINAPAKINGGAN KO HANGGANG NGAYON. KAHAPON PA GASGAS UNG REPLAY BUTTON SAKEN E. HAHAHA. SANA MAY REPEAT BUTTON NA YUNG YOUTUBE," said a fan who goes by the username "HEYHIGH5IVEE".

 

Another user simply said, "kudos to the guys who made the song."

 

Several others were one in saying that a real music video, with Gosiengfiao herself in it, be done for the song.

 

"Hey! Hey! Alodia" has, at the time of this writing, already garnered 27,517 views on YouTube in a matter of only four days.

 

"Honestly, hindi talaga namin in-expect ‘yan. It was intended to be just another Segatron song," revealed Alcabasa, who is a first year music production student at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. "Ang wild, putek! Parang overnight lang. ‘Pag log-in ko the very next day, BAM! Hail the Internet!"

 

When asked what the band plans to do next, Alcabasa had this to say: "A lot of people have been asking for a music video featuring Alodia herself. Let's just wait and see what happens."

 

With one wish crossed off their list, Alcabasa and the rest of Segatron are waiting for another one to come true. 

 

This time, however, the band won't be wishing alone. –KG/HS, GMA News

 

Segatron was formed in UP Los Baños in 2010. It is currently composed of Silver Alcabasa on vocals, Al Santillan on guitars, Rem Billones on bass and Toby Caballa on drums.

 

For more information about Segatron, visit http://www.facebook.com/segatron.