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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The Albums and songs that the Eraserheads recorded in each successive year becomes more and more serious and emotional in contrast to the feel-good songs that launched them to mainstream popularity.
* [[Face of the Band]]: Ely Buendia.
* [[Four
* [[A Good Name for A Rock Band]]: "The Eraserheads" was coined from the [[David Lynch]] horror film ''[[Eraserhead]]''. Not that it was worth any significance to the band, they just though it sounded cool.
* [[I Am Not Spock]]: After their breakup, the four members cannot remove the association of being a part of biggest Filipino Rock act in history.
** Perhaps the worst victims are Ely Buendia when he formed his band ''Pupil'' and Raimund Marasigan with ''Sandwich''.
* [[Last
* [[Love Nostalgia Song]]: ''Ang Huling el Bimbo'', a song about [[The Lost Lenore|a beloved childhood friend]] which won them an [[MTV]] Award.
** Due to its immense popularity, this became an [[Iconic Song Request]] for them.
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** Although he is well-loved by the fanbase for singing one of the few [[Black Sheep Hit|Black Sheep Hits]] of the band, ''The Fabulous Baker Boy''.
* [[One Woman Song]]: ''Shirley'', ''Toyang'', ''Julie Tearjerky''.
* [[Precision F
* [[Scatting]]: Another trademark of the Eraserheads.
* [[Silly Love Songs]]: ''Toyang''. Which is also a [[Song of Song Titles]] of [[Nat King Cole]] 's ''Too Young''.
* [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]]: ''With A Smile''.
* [[Studio Chatter]]: ''Combo on the Run''.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: ''Alapaap'' was largely suspected to be one. "Alapaap" itself translates to "in the clouds", said to be describing the effects of taking Hallucinogens.
** In fact, there was a court case involving a Philippine senator trying to ban the song because "[[Ode to Intoxication|it teaches the youth that using drugs is okay.]]"
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]] - ''Spoliarium'' {{spoiler|(although urban legend says that it tells an infamous story when you read between the lines...)}}
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