During our daily dive of YouTube, we came across a song and video called “Corvette” by a young Filipino artist named Michael Pacquiao. That name struck a chord of familiarity with me and knowing that boxer Manny Pacquiao is also from the Philippines, a quick search of the Google machine confirms that Michael is indeed Manny’s son.

Both Michael and his older brother Jimuel are into Corvettes, and Jimuel once shared a video about his Corvettes on YouTube that has racked up 3.4 million views. So, it’s no surprise that the 22-year-old aspiring singer would also share his automotive passion with a song dedicated to America’s favorite sports car.

“Corvette” is the first time we’ve heard anything from him. Music is such a subjective thing, and because most songs about Corvettes from artists you’ve never heard of pretty much suck these days, my expectations were pretty low.

But I gave it a listen and was somewhat surprised thinking it wasn’t bad at all. Listening to it a second time, the track has a nice little vibe to it, and of course, the visuals with Michael’s C8 Corvette Stingray on the streets of Manila just reinforces a line from the lyrics, “smooth like a wave.”