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The melody of The Apl Song is actually based on the "Balita" (which means "news") song by the Filipino folk rock group Asin which gained popularity in the 1970s and presumably one of Apl's favorite band. In fact, the opening verse "Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo, Ako'y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko..." is the original opening verse of the folk rock song. The parallelism of the content between "Balita" and "The Apl Song" is very strong.