almost all of parokya ni edgar's older popular stuff not only contain similar riffs from other foreign songs but have the entire song's chord progression ripped off with a generous bunch of stupid lyrics. after that, they make it their own.... wallet ko - knockin on heaven's door (gnr), siopao n special - creep (radiohed) and loads more... then people react as if it's cool to have a band ripping off foreign bands' songs.... how crappy and mediocre musicianship.... too darn lazy eh?!
Which would you rather have?
A band that rips off a popular song, who doesn't claim it as their own, and just does it for fun?
Or bands that rip-off obscure songs, claim it as their own, and get the credit guilt-free?
PNE are clowns. So I don't really mind.
They're not that 'cool' in that aspect but they're fun.