Zimbabwean Singer KWAYE - "Sweetest Life" (information, lyrics, & video)

Edited by Azizi Powell

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INFORMATION ABOUT KWAYE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaye
"Kwayedza Kureya, mononymously known by his stage name KWAYE, is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He is commonly known for getting introduced to music by the managers of Mind of a Genius record label and musician ZHU. He is also known for working with songwriter and record producer Willson and for releasing his debut extended play, entitled Solar, in 2017.

Early Life and Career
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in London, Kwaye began performing at an early age and grew up playing the viola, sax, and guitar. He later moved to Brighton, United Kingdom to study African-American studies and the music industry. Whilst on a study abroad program in LA, Kwaye played a demo of one of his recently recorded songs for an Uber driver who so happened to be a former A&R executive.

The driver sent the demo to Mind of a Genius and within a few weeks, Kwaye became the label's first UK artist. His debut single, entitled "Cool Kids", was released in March 2017. The song, once officially released, was announced to also have side-b track, entitled "Sweetest Life", but was never released onto digital streaming platforms.[1]

In May 2017, Kwaye announced the release of his second single, entitled "Little Ones". This was succeeded by its music video, which was originally intended for a release on the Friday of the Manchester shootings, but was pushed back to later date to avoid controversy. It was therefore released on 30 May 2017.

In July 2017, Kwaye announced the release of his debut extended play, entitled Solar, and revealed his third single, entitled "Sweetest Life". The song, as well as the EP, were released on the same day of 25 July 2017."...
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Here's information about the name "Kwayedza" from http://www.thisismybabyname.com/listings/kwayedza-shona-zimbabwe-baby-girl-name/
"Kwayedza is a Zimbabwe name often given to Baby Girl and it is of Shona origin.The meaning of Kwayedza in Shona is Sunrise.

Name-Kwayedza
Origin-Shona
Country-Zimbabwe
Meaning-Sunrise
Gender-Girl
Kwayedza is a Baby Girl name of Shona origin meaning Sunrise.
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The name "Kwayedza" appears to also be given to males since KWAYE is male, and that is his birth name.

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LYRICS
(Written By KWAYE & William Leong)

[Verse 1]
Elevate the tides, babe
There's no way, there's no way I could fall
When I'm in this state of mind, babe
There's no name but your name I would call
And if you feel like I do
Then there's no way, there's no way this is wrong
You're the sweetest thing about me
There's no shame in that at all

[Pre-Chorus]
Feel good feeling when I'm giving all this love to you
No mistaking it's the real thing, obviously, this is true

[Chorus]
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me

Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest

In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me

[Verse 2]
I'll take you to my island
Let's get away, get away from it all
And if you're feeling undecided
Just take my hand and put it in yours

[Chorus]
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest

[Bridge]
I'm over questioning how, baby
You know exactly who I am
(Let's elevate the tides and stay in this state of mind)
Let it all go

[Chorus]
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me

In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
And the loving is easy when you're with me

In the sweetest life, the living is alright
(Alright)
And the loving is easy when you're with me
(And you give me the sweetest life)
In the sweetest life, the living is alright
(Alright)
And the loving is easy when you're with me
(Sweetest life, it's alright)

Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest
Ah, sweetest, sweetest"

Source: https://genius.com/Kwaye-sweetest-life-lyrics

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: KWAYE - Sweetest Life [Official Music Video]



KWAYE, Published on Aug 29, 2017
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A number of commenters in this video's discussion thread wrote that they were introduced to this song by hearing it on the teen television drama series On My Block. Here's one of those comments:

Jerome Walker, 2018
"Netflix show On my block brought me here ! Episode 7 I think ...dooooope track !"

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