What really happened to Pepsi Paloma: SPOLARIUM by eraserheads

What really happened to Pepsi Paloma:



SPOLARIUM dumilim ang paligid may tumawag sa pangalan ko labing isang palapag tinanong kung okey lang ako sabay abot ng baso may naghihintay at bakit ba 'pag nagsawa na ako biglang ayoko na at ngayon di pa rin alam kung ba't tayo nandito puwede bang itigil muna ang pag-ikot ng mundo lumiwanag ang buwan san juan di ko na nasasakyan ang lahat ng bagay ay gumuguhit na lang sa 'king lalamunan ewan mo at ewan natin sinong may pakana? at bakit ba tumilapon ang gintong alak diyan sa paligid mo? at ngayon di pa rin alam kung ba't tayo nandito puwede bang itigil muna ang pag-ikot ng mundo umiyak ang umaga anong sinulat ni enteng at joey diyan sa pintong salamin di ko na mabasa pagkat merong nagbura ewan ko at ewan natin sinong nagpakana? at bakit ba tumilapon ang spoliarium diyan sa paligid mo? at ngayon di pa rin alam kung ba't tayo nandito puwede bang itigil muna ang pag-ikot ng mundo

SPOLARIUM. Its one of their songs I'm mad about that i can even play it 5 times a row. haha. Every fan knows the lyrics, and can sing along each time it will be played whether its the Ehead's original version or that of Imago's. You'll love the song, you'll sing along but you wont understand or realized what it wants to depict. Its VAGUE, PERPLEX, CONFUSING yet everyone loves singing it. I heard that its all about alcoholism, suicide, Ely's song of quitting the group, etc. But what does it really mean? We all know that Spolarium was painted by Juan Luna during the 19th century. Does it have to do with the song? I came across a blog which tried to decipher it, in hope of giving justification to the words made by Ely. The lyrics was literally translated to English with additional explanation of spolarium and other significant facets in the song. But still, he or she wasn't able to give a good conclusion. it was then by scrolling down that i was able to notice a comment made be one who i assumed to be a UP student. We all know that the band came from UP. ..AND I WAS SURPRISED.

There is doubt but whether it is true or not, I guess that's the beauty of Ely's work. Mystifying. Here's quoted from the comments: Gold Says: November 13, 2008 at 9:40 pm If you wanna know what this song actually means, I could share it with you. Professors here in the University of the Philippines know about it and they share it in class whenever the song comes in discussions. It is actually the story of the rape victim Pepsi who were allegedly raped by Vic, Joey, and someone –I forgot the name. She was made to drink too much by the three (this is described in the first 3 stanzas of the song) and when she was unconscious, they raped her. Pepsi died when she was about to cry out for justice. There were rumors that Pepsi did not commit suicide but she was killed to stop her from testifying in court. So after knowing that, the song is pretty much direct except for some parts like “itigil muna ang pag-ikot ng mundo”. We can interpret this part differently. It can mean that the victim wanted her oppressors to stop their manipulations or she was just too tired of everything that’s happening that she wanted the world to just stop. Pepsi was not able to receive justice. Until now, there is no closure to her case. And whether Vic and Joey were guilty, no one can prove it. I assume Ely Buendia, who wrote the song, learned about Pepsi’s misery when he was still in the university. Maybe for him, even if Pepsi was not able to testify, the song would speak out the truth. Here's an excerpts of an interesting article i found thru the net: TALK SHOW

Fundy C. Soriano Saturday, May 08, 2004 5:44:14 PM
* HINDI nagkamali ang aktor na kandidatong pangulo na si FPJ sa pagkuha sa komedyanteng naging senador na si Tito Sotto bilang campaign manager dahil sanay na ito sa pag-areglo ng gusot na kinasangkutan ng mga taong malalapit sa kanya. Hindi talaga nagkamali si Poe sa pagkuha kay Sotto dahil hasang-hasa na sa pagtatanggol at pagtutuwid ng mga sitwasyong baluktot. Unang nasubukan ang galing ni Sotto noong Oct. 1982 nang pangunahan niya ang pag-areglo sa kasong rape na isinampa ng sexy stars na sina Pepsi Paloma at Guada Guarin laban sa kanyang kapatid na si Vic Sotto at mga kasamang sina Joey de Leon at Richie D'Horsie. Sa record ng kaso, nabulgar ang rape case nang lapitan ng ina ni Pepsi Paloma si Atty Rene Cayetano (ama ng senatorial candidate na si Pia Cayetano) para hingan ng tulong para makamtan ng kanyang anak ang katarungan na umanoy minolestiya ng tatlong host ng Eat Bulaga. Nang nabatid na ikinakasa na ng naging senador na si Cayetano ang kaso sa piskalya ng QC, biglang naglaho ang tin-edyer na starlet na hindi nagtagal ay nabawi ng mga tauhan nina Col. Rolando Abadilla at Capt. Panfilo Lacson (yes, si Ping na kandidatong pangulo) ng MISG sa kamay ng kilalang hoodlum na si Ben Ulo. Umalingasaw ang pangalan ng mga Sotto nang aminin ni Ben Ulo na tauhan siya ng mga Castelo, maternal clan nina Tito at Vic. Ayon kay Pepsi Paloma, umano'y mismong si Tito Sotto ang pumilit sa kanya na pirmahan ang affidavit of desistance para hindi matuloy ang kasong may parusang bitay. Tuluyang napigil ang pag-inog ng katarungan nang nagpakumbaba ang mga komedyante at naglabas ng public apology sa husgado kung saan inamin din ng mga ito ang nagawang krimen sa starlet na nagbigti ilang taon ang nakalipas dahil sa umano'y hindi pa rin nakalimutan ang kahalayang ginawa sa kanya ng mga artistang kabilang ngayon sa likod ng kandidatura ni Poe. I dont know. We dont know. Lets just be open for discussions