Ely Buendia (Photo from Instagram) and a still from ‘Spoliarium’ music video
Eraserhead frontman Ely Buendia has set the record straight about the true meaning of the song “Spoliarium.”
In an episode of Jim Baccaro and Saab Magalona’s “Wake up with Jim and Saab” podcast, Ely says, “‘Spoliarium’ is one of those cases where, really, the myth has sort of taken over the facts and I kinda like it. I kinda like the myth. Because the actual meaning of the song is also, again, just really mundane.”
According to him, the song was all about getting drunk and that the “Enteng and Joey” was a nod to the band’s road manager.