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Journey

Date: Aug 24 2009

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Intro

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Have you ever fantasized about your favorite rock band asking you to join them? For one lucky guy from the Philippines, that’s just what happened.

Back in 2006, the lead singer for the American rock group Journey had to leave the band because of throat problems. The band started a worldwide search for a new singer. When band members saw a YouTube video of Arnel Pineda of the Philippines covering one of their songs, they knew they’d found their man.

Pineda has been a big success with Journey. He went on tour with the band, and huge crowds came to the shows. A DVD of a concert that Mineda and Journey played in the Philippines, titled Journey: Live from Manila, will be coming out soon. Find out if Dale and Beren will be rushing out to get it.

Dialog

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Beren

Dale

Beren: You know what song I love singing at karaoke?

Dale: What’s that?

Beren: “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Dale: Don’t Stop Believin’. I’ve always liked Journey, but now it’s more…closer to my heart than any other eighties band.

Beren: Any other eighties band? Even Poison?

Dale: Even Poison.

Beren: Woah.

Dale: Journey decided to go and find a new lead singer. Now I don’t know what was the reason.

Beren: OK. You don’t know what happened to the original. ‘Cause he’s pretty…I mean, he’s known.

Dale: The voice is very particular. Very high-pitched voice. So what happened was, they searched on different concerts, different karaokes, and they found…

Beren: Karaoke? That’s dangerous. I don’t know.

Dale: Yep. But they found an excellent cover band playing out of Manila. And the lead singer, his name is Arnel Pineda.

Beren: Wouldn’t it be wild to just be plucked out of obscurity and put with this huge band that people know? I wonder if he’s worried, though, ‘cause you know Journey’s so known for their old lead singer.

Dale: He has made Journey stand out even more so.

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Discussion

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Beren loves singing the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin’” at karaoke. Dale loves Journey for another reason. He has always been a Journey fan, but he likes the band even more now because of the interesting story behind its lead singer.

Journey searched far and wide for a new lead singer. The band wanted to find a great replacement for its old singer, who had a very memorable voice. Finally, the band members discovered Arnel Pineda. Pineda is a Filipino man who used to sing Journey songs with his cover band, The Zoo.

Beren thinks it would be crazy to be suddenly made the lead singer of a huge band like Journey. In Dale’s opinion, Pineda has made the band even better.

If you could be the lead singer for any band in the world, what would it be? Do you think it would be hard to be an overnight success like Pineda?