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Why is Sarah Geronimo's version of 'Maybe This Time' trending online

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Josiah Eleazar Antonio

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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1065311158297904%26set%3Da.293138805515147%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA — Sarah Geronimo&#x27;s 2014 cover of the ballad &quot;Maybe This Time&quot; is trending online but not with emotional or core edits but as a dance trend. </p><p>The viral part of the song is the bridge which goes: &quot;She&#x27;s smilin&#x27; like she used to smile way back then, She&#x27;s feelin&#x27; like she used to feel way back when, They tried, but somethin&#x27; kept them, Waiting for this magic moment.&quot;</p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span>Netizens point to TikTok user @donotdisturb869 for starting the trend.</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span>His twists and turns made the song viral and had celebrities doing the trend.</span></span></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@donotdisturb869/video/7397356592368274689" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7397356592368274689" id="v89776087078557840" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@donotdisturb869?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@donotdisturb869">@donotdisturb869</a> @ralpxyrel <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/balik-ka-na-7381757826564442886?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ balik ka na - kei">♬ balik ka na - kei</a></section><iframe name="__tt_embed__v89776087078557840" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7397356592368274689?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-21T11%3A08%3A30.465032%3Ad4e64058-c18a-40d1-9f0c-981b7e78f35c%26action%3Dcorrect" style="width:0px;height:1px;display:none;visibility:hidden;max-height:1px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>The trend feels like a person happily grooving to a sad ballad with the signature &quot;kaldag&quot; move.</p><p>Some of the personalities include Andrea Brillantes, Stell Ajero of SB19, Cong TV and Viy Cortez of Team Payaman, Sheena Catacutan of BINI, among others.</p><p>The virality of the track saw the song enter the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 chart at No. 41.</p><p>Originally performed by Michael Martin Murphey, Geronimo recorded her own version of &quot;Maybe This Time&quot; for her 2014 film of the same title co-starring Coco Martin.</p><p>With its short-form video format, dance trends has been a common content on TikTok and usually helps a song gain popularity online being a game changer in the music industry as said in an article by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-tiktok-is-changing-music-industry">Business Insider</a>.</p>

<p>Sarah Geronimo's 2014 cover of the ballad 'Maybe This Time' is trending online but not with emotional or core edits but as a dance trend.</p>

Sarah Geronimo's 2014 cover of the ballad 'Maybe This Time' is trending online but not with emotional or core edits but as a dance trend.