Abdul9025:



Op why you too like wiz kid naa..

Ishilove:

Which guy?

naptu2:
Dan I - Monkey Come Chop Banana.

naptu2:
I don't care what the original title of this song is, I'm going to call it by the name that I knew back then.


This song was a massive hit.


This is why you need to question what people tell you and not just believe anything you hear. You see, I knew that he was a Nigerian back then, but there was a time that I was trying to remember the song (late 1990s) and the person that I was with at the time said that he was Ghanaian and I just accepted it. Of course he is a Nigerian!


This was such a huge hit.



Dan I - Monkey Come Chop Banana (1979).

ABCthings:
The list can never be complete without Frank Edward songs

Omeizadean:
Why is Shayo by Bigiano missing from the list?
What of Need somebody by Faze?
What about Forever and other monster hits from Paul Play?
Edris AbdulKareem Jagajaga, Mr lecturer and Oko omoge?
Dency and chucks ojuelegba
Mr fryo denge pose
Pasuma orobo ki bo
Trybesmen Oya
Freestyle Ok
Weird mc ijoya
Sound sultan jagba jantis
Faze kolomental
I could go on but let me stop here for now.

naptu2:



You see, it's not just that the chorus is hypnotic, but the story line also cracks me up every time.


I bought beer for you guys and you drank it all.

I bought whisky, you drank.

I bought ogogoro, you drank it all.

I bought palm wine, you drank.

I looked at my pockets, they were empty.

Then you guys went ahead to break the bottles!

Do you know how much those bottles cost??

What kind of debt do you want to put me in??


Fela Anikulapo-Kuti - Fogo Fogo (1973).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0NMEg9Ugo

sangresan:



Are you kidding me?

No Ayinla Omowura's hits. No Haruna Ishola's songs. Adeolu Akinsanya? Ambrose Campbell?

You packed the list with songs produced in the early 80s to the 90s.

Greatest Nigerian songs ko, smallest Nigerian songs ni.

naptu2:
The journey


(The man looked pensive, worried, like there was a weight on him)

He went to the farm (hence the title of the song). He saw the farmer. The farmer offered him yam, but he replied that yam wasn't the issue bugging him.


He went to the sea-side. He saw the mermaid. She offered him fish, but he replied that fish wasn't the issue bugging him.


He went to the palm plantation. He saw the palmwine tapper. The palmwine tapper offered him palmwine, but he said that palmwine wasn't the issue bugging him.


He was walking past the buka and he saw his friends wining and dining. They asked him to join them, but he said that hunger wasn't the issue bugging him.


He went home and spoke to his wife. She offered him a hug, but the hug didn't solve the issue that was bugging him.


They then asked him, "So what is the issue bugging you?" and he replied that it was the problems of the world that were bugging him.


That's when the lamentation about the character of man began. Envy, hatred, betrayal, etc.

naptu2:
To be honest with you, I thoroughly enjoyed the journey but, thinking about the meaning of this song can make you weep.


It's the human condition. The problems of the world (problem no dey finish) and it almost seems like he predicted the problems of Nigeria. The problem is the people and the traits in the people.

Please listen to the lyrics.


Tunji Oyelana - Mo Lo Soko (1976).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOBrhlhL9o

naptu2:
Meditating on Tunji Oyelana all morning. I had to download it. Great wisdom and great music combined. What a throwback!

naptu2 post=65246379:
O MY GOD!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYSm5579oyM

naptu2:


Dan I.








I gave my nephew a lift and I was listening to Classic FM in the car and this song came on and my nephew asked how they can say that they play the best songs when they are playing "Monkey come chop banana"?



Dan I - Monkey Chop (1979)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcl97W0-jas

naptu2:
Don't want no money!
Don't want no cigarette!
All I need is my love!

Dan dan da dan dan dan dan.

naptu2:
Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the national anthem.


This is the original video.


Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister - Fuji Garbage Series 2 (1988).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEZ-bnnW5X4

naptu2:
Many people didn't quite understand the title of that thread. I initially wrote,

"Naptu2's list of 150 of the greatest Nigerian songs".

The mod changed the title, but even with the new title, there's clearly a difference between:

1) List of 150 of the greatest Nigerian songs, by Naptu2.

And

2) List of the 150 greatest Nigerian songs, by Naptu2.

The first title shows that there are other great Nigerian songs and that there are some other songs that might even be greater, but the songs on the list are among the greatest.

The second title shows that the songs on the list are the top 150 greatest Nigerian songs.

My thread had the first title. I've repeatedly stated that it's impossible to compile a list of the top 150 greatest songs (how do you compare musical styles? How do you compare a rap song and a funk song? How do you compare a song from the 1960s with a song from 2010? ).




But many people assumed that the thread had the second title.

naptu2:
This is the Hausa song whose name I can't remember.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358i9AmI8T0

Levinas:
Mheeeeen OP, if u you are talking about culturally relevant Nigerian music Eidris Jaga Jaga and African China Mr. President should be there. Mheeen we were dancing to their songs when some of your favourites were still wearing diapers and shitting yellow.

naptu2:
You won't believe what I just found! These are two of the three pioneer Nigerian rap/reggae (toasting) songs that I've been looking for for ages (one of them was even uploaded by someone I know).

This group was the first Nigerian rap group that made sense to me. They weren't pretending to be Americans, their lyrics actually rhymed and the song was very funky. It'd be a hit if it was released today.

If I remember correctly, they released this song a few months before Junior And Pretty released Monica (which is viewed by many as the first major Nigerian hip hop song). I think that this group was better than Junior And Pretty, but J&P went on to become much more popular.

I think I need to tag everybody on this.


Emphasis - Which One You Dey (1991).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulv4yaA8UDg

naptu2:



Chris Ajilo - Ariwo (1950s)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbDZn6avqt0

Jayphoenix45:
So only dami duro by davido made it into this list? Other hits by davido were left out but wizkid had 7 songs or so and not all where even hits but found their way into top 250 songs? Now you see why favouritism is not good abhi?

splashbaby:
The song on number 104 of the list is absolute beauty for me. I so much love this song growing up. I learnt he used to play back up for Micheal Jackson then.