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This pancocojams post showcases the 2012 hit record "Oliver Twist" by Nigerian Afrobeats singer "D'banj". Biographical information about D'banji is included in this post along with information about his song "Oliver Twist" and a few selected comments from this YouTube video's discussion thread.
Thanks to D'banj for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with the "Oliver Twist" record and video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
INFORMATION ABOUT D'BANJ
Excerpt #1
"Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (born 9 June 1980), better known by his stage name D'banj, is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, lawyer, entrepreneur and television personality. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,[4] Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009,[5] Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards
Oyebanjo adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo.[4] D'banj is best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeats and electronic dance music that topped the African charts in 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart. He said the year 2021 would be marked in Grand styles and he would release his album tittled "Ikebe" before the end of the first quarter.[6]
[...]
Music career
As a tribute to his mentor Fela, D'banj uses a
fusion of Afrobeat and Afropop to bring his music to life and into the 21st
century with breathless enthusiasm as well as a good dose of humour. His songs
are based on his life, often hilarious but with a deeper meaning which
documents the struggle of a young Nigerian trying to achieve his dreams. He
performs in Yoruba, English and Pidgin English"...
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Excerpt #2
From https://www.songfacts.com/facts/dbanj/oliver-twist
..."In 2005 he [D'banj] recorded his debut album, No Long Thing, which
yielded several hit singles. Since then D'banjo has become a superstar in his
home continent, winning many music awards including Best African Act at the
2007 MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at both the 2008 and 2009
MTV Africa Music Awards and Best International Act; Africa at the 2011 BET
Awards. In June 2011, D'banj signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music and this is
the first single released under his new label.
Whilst Charles Dickens' poor workhouse boy Oliver Twist
famously asked for more gruel, only to be rebuffed by Mr. Bumble, D'banj's wish
is more fanciful. He confesses to his girl that his desire is to get with
certain famous pop divas - including Beyoncé, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj - but
can't because he's "just like Oliver, Oliver, Oliver Twist." He then tells
his girl he knows her secret is that she likes such musicians as Trey Songz and
his Nigerian producer Don Jazzy, before suggesting the truth is she also is
just like, "Oliver, Oliver, Oliver Twist." The lyrics then grow
increasingly bonkers and move even further away from Dickens' Victorian novel
as D'banj cries, "Why you come dey shake e, shake e, bum bum."
Nigerian Sesan Ogunro directed the song's music video, which
features cameos from D'banj's label mate Big Sean and Sugababe Keisha Buchanan.
At the end of the clip the Afrobeat singer joins a hooded Kanye West in an
elevator."...
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LYRICS: OLIVER TWIST
(Daniel Oladapo Oyebanjo)
I have a confession
Don't take it personal
I have a confession so you got to listen
I have a confession
Don't take it personal
See I like Beyonce, but she dey with Jigga
I like Nikki, her yansh is bigger
I like Rihanna, she dey make me day go gaga
I like Omotola cos people like her
I like Genevieve cos I think that she's so sweet
And Nadia Buhari
Cos she no dey drink garri
It's not her fault you know
You cannot blame me though
I wanna have them all
I know it but the truth is that
I am just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
Just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
You're just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
I'm just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
Rebete rebete rebete
Labata labata labata
Sebede sebede sebede
Rebete rebete rebete
You got a secret but I think I know it
You want to let it out but them go call you ashy
You like to do it
Do the hmm hmmm hmmm
I know you like D'banj
And you like Don Jazzy
You like 2baba
And you like Fally Pupa
And I know you love Trey Songz
But you no fit sing his songs
I thought as much you know
I do not blame you though
You wanna have them all
You know it's wrong
But the truth is that
You're just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
Just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
You're just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
You're just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
Rebete rebete rebete
Labata labata labata
Sebede sebede sebede
Rebete rebete rebete
Hey,
Why you come dey shakey shakey bumbum
When you know say you no getey getey bumbum
Hey,
Oya shakey shakey bumbum
Cos for this gbedu you must need need the bumbum
Shakey bumbum bumbum
You must need need the bumbum
Shakey bumbum bumbum (bumbum)
You must need need the bumbum
O di dan dan (dan dan)
You must need need gan gan
O di dan dan (dan dan)
You must need need gan gan
O di dan dan dan dan dan dan dan
Must need need gan gan
You must need need gan gan
O di dan dan dan dan dan dan dan
Must need need gan gan
You must need need gan gan
O di dan dan (dan dan)
O di dan dan (dan dan)
O di dan dan (dan dan)
You must need need gan gan
O di dan dan (dan dan)
Dan dan (dan dan)
Dan dan (dan dan)
Source: https://www.lyreka.com/song/dbanj-oliver-twist-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQP-etYU1ps&ab_channel=DBanjVEVO
(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)
1. Nina Otisi, 2017
"D'banj opened the door for African music going global...for
artists like Wizkid and Davido
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Reply
2. Faruq Sanusi, 2017
"Ninz Angy #fact.... And I doubt if there is any song from
Nigeria that has created the effect Oliver Twist did to the world"
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Reply
3. pin treasure, 2017
"It was p-square."
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Reply
4. Frederick Odutola, 2018
"For those saying Psquare, they rocked Africa but not the
world. Oliver Twist still rocks in UK and USA 6 years on. Play it at a party or
club and see what happens."
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Reply
5. DI, 2018
"@Frederick
Odutola you wont be hearing this in
clubs nowadays"
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Reply
6. Medjine Seguy, 2018
"Frederick Odutola Nahh P-square Chop Money was and still is
popular all the way in Haiti"
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Reply
7. SKY-B2500, 2018
"Yall gon forget about 2baba putting Nigeria/Africa on the
map with African Queen"
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Reply
8. CJ, 2018
"2Face did that with African Queen"
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Reply
9. Cashiba camrin, 2018
"You are my African Queen, the girl of dreams🎶🎵
that song took over the world"
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Reply
10. KingSweat TV, 2018
"@Divinest Beats Nope It was D'banj with Mr endowed remix ft
Snoop... yall will not let this man die before you give him his due... Nobody
was checking for P-square internationally nor tuface!! Stop dealing in
opinion... Mr endowed remix was the format for all future international
collabos... Anybody saying p-square or tuface just sounds silly, its one thing
to have Nigerians or other blacks play your music overseas and its another
thing entirely to Crossover and have success... Banga Lee had Grammy Award
winners cosign, sign, make music and perform with him.
His Crossover is the blueprint... Artsts like Davido,
olamdie all say this... Without Banga and Jazzy pushing, This industry would
not be as lucrative as it is today.."
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Reply
11. Oyekanmi Gabriel, 2018
"@Divinest Beats nah it was dbanj sir, Oliver twist topped the
UK chart for more than 12 weeks, I can not forget that experience, no song in
Nigeria has broken that record, it made dbanj nd Nigerian songs global"
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12. Edee John, 2018
"@Oyekanmi
Gabriel "No Nigerian has broken
that record" like they planned on breaking it 😂
isn't UK same with Nigeria, ain't they doing same thing as us? D'banj sign to
DB Record and release the song in the UK, inspired by British. No one is
actually planning to do that sir because the UK are now using our Sound
Afrobeat, we've merge together, no one is signing to a UK record. USA market is
the thing. You want to know the real record? Wizkid sold out the 02arena and
just in case you want to say Wizkid was signed to a UK record Disturbing
London, Davido also sold out the 02. We don't need to top their chart, we gave
them our sound and that's enough."
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Reply
13. Edee John, 2018
"@Oyekanmi Gabriel by the way the song only lasted on UK top 10
for 1week, do a better research my G!"
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14. ChiChi’s Chatroom, 2019
"To this day, I still don’t understand why he had Big Sean,
Juvenile, Kanye West and Pusha T in this music video 😂
Reply
15. Zelda, 2019
"
Reply
16. Kwabena Tufuor, 2019
"
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17. Nsan jaga, 2019
"Dbanj opened the way for african artists to have
international collaborations. Don't @ me"
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Reply
18. Osas Prosper, 2019
"Facts"
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Reply
19. Agbolagade Opeyemi, 2019
"it was psquare"
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Reply
20. Osas Prosper, 2020
"@Agbolagade
Opeyemi dbanj was the first Nigerian
with international collaboration
First to win bet award for best international act alongside
2face
The first Nigerian artist to sign a record deal with kanye
west good music label
In 2014 He was named the best selling African artist on the
world music award american
Oliver twist was the first Nigerian song to break out from
African playing
In the club in UK,American all over the world that's what
attracted kanye west to sign him
And he was also the first Nigerian artist to sign an
international endolsment deal with ciroc
You were saying?"
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Reply
21. Maame Nyarko, 2020
" @Osas Prosper the accuracy !!! 😍😍😍"
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Reply
22. jidenna Official, 2021
"P Square"
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Reply
23. Arilesere Olabode, 2021
"@Osas Prosper hatred blinds many people when it comes to
D'banj. He paved the way and that's a fact."
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