Sometime in the month of May, a particular chines did trek, braving the hot sun from waterlines to Rumuola, scouting all the musical stores for Thompson's album, the photo occupying the picture space is the pack of the CD. What must have driven Chines out under the intensity of Port Harcourt sun can be nothing less than awe-amazing, and even much more is the collection of the best love song series you can find in the nation sung in Igbo and English.
Before there's flavor's Chinny Baby and Kizz Danielz Mama, before Wizkid's I love my baby, and Bezz' You suppose know is the hit track of yesteryear, the love song our grand papa used to woo their heartthrob. Something rich about this content is unlike the sell of lust, nudity, sexual promiscuity, and immorality in many of our today's hit track, the love music of yesteryear seeks to educate the mind on the lines in loving, the what not to, the how to and no wonder they raised much more loving couple in their days, folks which though grey headed could still look at the eyes of their partners and blush with 100 percent intensity.
The wordings of this musical are intricate, and yes, to love and not basically to have sex resonates in the mind when Thompson begin playing.
Take your self back to those years, when love song was love song. Not about sex and curves, not about high on tramadol and acronyms that means nothing but blabs supported by beats; I tell people, quality will outlast quantity, little wonder these yesteryear are still the most sorted, whilst the invoke trends and come to an end.
It's the reason why your kids will love to see Sound of Music which is over fifty years older than them, and you too won't get tired of staying glued to the screen to watch and sing along, even though the actors are now old and Leslie sadly is gone.
Thompson choice of words are what connects me to his music, simple words deep meaning, to love and to trust is what his love classic advocates and even till tomorrow it will be my favorite.
Worry not about those sung in igbo, the meanings are not far fetched, and who knows his lines could be the stone that finally catch the bird in the shot you are shooting.
His album, Ihe Ahi n'emere onwe anyi speaks volume on what love indeed should be, without the interference of third party, vain talkers and the world, you and your partner in your own upendi, swimming in the vast ocean of that which you share.
He starts out with
"Gwam inye m ge mérè gi k'obi di gi mma"
Tell me what I will do to make your heart glad.
And moves on to remind the beloved of their commitment.
"Oh onye oma, cheta nkwa ikwere m n'uwa"
Remember your promise to me!
Recognizing the influence of third party in the jeopardizing of the love they both share oranu quickly dispel the words from them that might have been building up.
"Otutu mmadu n'eme anya ufu," he calls to mind "mgbe ha wuru otu mu na gi si aga."
Many are already jealous, seeing the way we are.
"Ha gazie n'azu, ha kowa asiri inye soro ha ka ha n'eku"
Behind us they gossip, saying whatever pleases them!
This one is the gbamest gbam, those men knew what love is men, there women did fell head over heels not for their money, or six packs, all these external features, a kind of work to get what actually should be added once love is found; but for their words, they had words, words they mean, words if you meditate on will completely positively utter you love personality.
"Hapu nde asiri ka ha siwa, inye a bu inye anyi n'emere onwe anyi"
Leave gossips for the gossipers, this is what we do for ourselves!
"Oh, onye oma, hapu nde asiri kaha siwa, inye a bu inye anyi n'emere onwe anyi" 😂
And I'm blushing too, and that's how I get them blushing with my lines, I was once an unromantic chap, Oranu's old school changed everything.
I tell you, you want good classic music to shoot shot or be with the one who your heart beats for?
I nominate Oranu anyday anytime.
Good day!
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