tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post7171733499154195197..comments2024-03-29T07:30:04.950-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Yemi Alade - "Johnny" (Nigerian Afrobeat video, lyrics, & comments)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-80393429954491479312017-10-20T20:22:56.156-04:002017-10-20T20:22:56.156-04:00Unknown, Google translate for Yoruba to English gi...Unknown, Google translate for Yoruba to English gives this sentence this result: "What is the man doing?"<br /><br />If that is the language you were using, my answer is that Johnny was lying to each of the women he was with, and they deserve better than him.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-11923437772628551252017-10-20T19:22:10.825-04:002017-10-20T19:22:10.825-04:00Nwokem ke di fe neme??=Nwokem ke di fe neme??=Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754120517994931516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-54492797172149418582015-07-27T20:50:36.947-04:002015-07-27T20:50:36.947-04:00Here's some information about three other name...Here's some information about three other names that are included in Yemi Alade's mega hit record "Johnny":<br /><br />"Selebobo" is a stage name for the Nigerian [male] recording artist, composer, producer Oku Udoka Chidozie. According to a 2015 interview of Selebobo that is found that at <a href="http://www.punchng.com/spice/don-jazzy-is-my-mentor-selebobo/" rel="nofollow">http://www.punchng.com/spice/don-jazzy-is-my-mentor-selebobo/</a>, <br />"Selebobo" is a form of the phrase "Let's cele" for "Let's celebrate" that the recording artist would often include in the lyrics of his songs. <br /><br />**<br />"Uche"<br />From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uche" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uche</a><br />"Uche is a common Nigerian name. Depending on the contextual usage, Uche (an ambisex Igbo name) can mean; intention, will, mind, Idea or sense. Uchechukwu (pronounced [uchʃaʃchukʷwu]) means "God's Will" or "God's Intention". Uchechukwu could be also construed to mean "The heart of God". Ucheoma ([utʃeoma]) means "Beautiful Mind". Uchendu ([utʃendu]) means "Thinking/thought of life."<br />-snip-<br />"Uche" can be a male or female personal name or a last name (surname).<br />-snip-<br />It's interesting that "Uche" is the only Nigerian name that is included in that record.<br /><br />**<br />"Effyzzie" is the name of the entertainment group to which Yemi Alade belongs.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-11536585140161605322015-07-27T08:31:07.347-04:002015-07-27T08:31:07.347-04:00I meant to add that the name "Nene" in Y...I meant to add that the name "Nene" in Yemi Alade's "Johnny" record is pronounced the same way as "Nae Nae" is pronounced in the American dance: "nay nay" and not "knee knee". <br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-79159305540828811692015-07-27T01:58:07.374-04:002015-07-27T01:58:07.374-04:00It's probably a coincidence, but I find it int...It's probably a coincidence, but I find it interesting that a female named "Nene" is one of the women who was "played" by Johnny in Yemi Alade's song since "the Nae Nae" is the name of a currently hit dance in the USA. <br /><br />That dance is loosely based on the African American originated female name "Sheneneh" (a fictitious character in the Martin Lawrence television comedy show). The Nae Nae dance was created in 2013 by the group We Are Toonz ,but the dance has really has been hot in the summer of 2015 as a result of Silento's "Watch Me Video". Pancocojams posts about both of those songs can be found by using this blog's search engine.<br /><br />Also, I wonder if Yemi Alade's hit song will negatively or positively influence the use of the name "Johnny", i.e. will men with the name "Johnny" be considered "womanizers" simply because of this song? Some comments in that video's discussion thread joked about this happening.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-71162436761680867732015-07-27T01:38:23.625-04:002015-07-27T01:38:23.625-04:00Here's an excerpt from Yemi Alade's Wikipe...Here's an excerpt from Yemi Alade's Wikipedia page <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemi_Alade" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemi_Alade</a><br />"Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989),[1] simply known as Yemi Alade, is a Nigerian Afro pop singer. She came into the limelight after winning the Peak Talent Show in 2009. She is best known for her hit single "Johnny"....<br /><br />Her father James Alade is of Yoruba origin while her mother Helen Uzoma is of Igbo origin ...<br /><br /><br />In 2012, she signed to music label Effyzzie Music Group and released her single "Ghen Ghen Love".[6]"<br />-snip-<br /><br />Here's information about the name "Yemi" from <a href="http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/yemi" rel="nofollow">http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/yemi</a><br />"GENDER: Masculine & Feminine<br />USAGE: Yoruba<br />PRONOUNCED: Ye me,<br />OTHER FORMS: Oluwayemi<br />Meaning & History<br />Yoruba language of Nigeria<br />Means Hallelujah<br />CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 12/2/2006"<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com