Don't Stop Believing

I just learned that Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is the now officially the most downloaded MP3 song on the internet.  The song had achieved some measure of success in the 80s when Steve Perry was the lead vocalist of the band, but in this internet age, it's the version by the new vocalist Arnel Pineda (member since 2007) that has caught the attention of the digital population.  It's been 5 years since Arnel was plucked from obscurity to take over from Jeff Sotto; Arnel was the lead singer of the Olongapo-based cover band The Zoo when his YouTube covers were noticed by Neil Schon, the group's lead guitarist. Truly, the internationalization of the Journey is strong proof that Rock is no longer a monopoly of the Americans, and is now a big part of World Music.