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This track is so on repeat for me; I just yelled that. Mad jam mhen! I don’t know why great tunes always have small views on Youtube. Is it that people don’t know that the video is out? This song should have over 10 million views, not thousands rara (at all). Click here to be among the million watcher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgz_ouwRia0
Among all the songs in the catalog to be reviewed for this week, my hands were itching to review this “Bolanle” song. I just played and danced to the song non-stop like say tomorrow no dey.
What is the song “Bolanle” about
The song is about a lady-Bolanle who was dating a very stingy man and suffered financially.
From these lines in the Verse 1, we call tell that Bolanle’s boyfriend is greatly stingy…
“She get e boyfriend, e too dey kaku. (Her boyfriend is thrifty)
She get e boyfriend, omo ijebu eh (Her boyfriend is stingy)”
Bolanle’s story however changed and her life turned around when she met a new guy who not only showered her with money but also showed her love and care. Doors started opening for Bolanle which brought more income her way.
Hence, “Bolanle pepper dem” means that since Bolanle is now rich, successful, and her level has changed beyond people’s imaginations, there would be people hating on her. So, the song encourages Bolanle to keep succeeding in a way that it would pain her haters and make them envious of her.
Why do I feel this song would be most played after a winner is declared for the Season 4 of Big Brother Naija reality show.
Anyway, still on the song “Bolanle,” I really love the beat; very interesting to the ears and capable of making everybody including a new born baby rolltheir waste#winks. I also love the video, simple but spectacular. I love all the dance steps of Zlatan and Bolanle especially their “komole” dance at the 11 seconds, 56 seconds and 2 minutes 32 seconds of the song.. The song comes in two verses. The chorus was sung twice while the post chorus four times. I really love Bolanle’s high spirit in the video; this video is interesting to watch, trust me.
Although, I feel this video portrays women as money lovers. It makes it look like women are only in a relationship for the sake of getting money from their men. You can see Bolanle’s reaction after she saw a rich guy on her DM and she decided to hook up with him because of his money. Perhaps, the reason her former boyfriend was stingy was because Bolanle fe reck e (Bolanle wants to empty him); winks
But all in all, I really love the song. I love the flow of rhythm; so melodious
Take a gander at the lyrics below
LYRICS TO BOLANLE BY ZLATAN AND IVD
INTRO
Ibile; Vanom, ai Kapaichumaremarechupako
Pepper dem (Omo wobe, omo wobe)
Pepper dem o
Handkerchief e da? (Where is your handkerchief?)
VERSE 1
Bolanle get e boyfriend wey dey misbehave (Bolanle’s boyfriend misbehaves)
She get e boyfriend wey no like to spend o (Her boyfriend doesn’t like to spend)
She get e boyfriend, e too dey kaku. (Her boyfriend is thrifty)
She get e boyfriend, omo ijebu eh (Her boyfriend is stingy)
She enter her DM, she see omo ope (Bolannle is able to find a blessed guy via her DM)
Omo ope f’ola han Bolanle, Bolanle s’ope o (This guy showed her wealth and she is thankful)
She enter her DM, ori omo better o (Bolanle finds a better guy via her DM)
Bo si nu Chevrolet baby Abi o fe fese sha o (Enter the guy’s Chevrolet or do you want to keep walking on foot?)
CHORUS
Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o (Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o)
Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o (Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem)
POST CHORUS (2x)
Who no like better thing? Eh eh
Who no like better thing? Ah ah
Bolanle like better thing ayi
She too like better thing; ibile
VERSE 2
All the way from Epe to Lekki (From Epe to Lekki)
Bolanle don turn person (Bolanle is now significant)
Bolanle don turn person wey dey buy Hennessy sef for person (Bolanle is so significant that she can now buy Henessy for someone)
Bolanle ma ti gbera. Bolanle ti je jackpot (Bolanle has made headway, Bolanle has won a jackpot)
To ba ri Bolanle nisin, Olouhn oti change gbogbo caucus (if you see Bolanle now, To God, she has changed the set of people she now walks with)
CHORUS
Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o (Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o)
Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem o (Pepper dem, Bolanle pepper dem)
POST CHORUS (2x)
Who no like better thing? Eh eh
Who no like better thing? Ah ah
Bolanle like better thing ayi
She too like better thing
OUTRO
BEATZ
Vanom; Spirit mix
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG BOLANLE BY IVD FT ZLATAN BELOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgz_ouwRia0
DURATION: 2 MINUTES 54 SECONDS
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