# The Merrymen | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 13:33 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Merrymen
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-merrymen`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 13:33 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-1029d8d2008d4241
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 742
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Yesterday (feat. Emile Starker)
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Merrymen were a quartet from the Philippines. Their version of "Yesterday" with Emile Starker on vocals became a well-known track in the late 1980s. The group included Rico J. Puno on lead vocals, Ernie Matias on guitar, Dino Guevarra on bass, and Danilo Bustamante on drums. They released several albums around that time, including "Yesterday" in 1987 and "Forever" the following year. A compilation called "The Best of The...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Yesterday (feat. Emile Starker) — https://lyroverse.com/the-merrymen/yesterday-feat-emile-starker