When I work and can afford to divide my attention, I listen to music. Today I decided to stream songs by Lagbaja on Youtube.

It is expected that when one streams songs by a particular artiste, the more popular ones (or maybe the most streamed) come up. Hence it was inevitable that most of Lagbaja’s popular hits... which are some of my favorites too, came up. Before long songs like Never Far Away and Konko Below played. This triggered a memory of a conversation I had in the past.

One time I was listening to Konko Below with my ex and we wondered why the duo broke up....I had to find the answer to that question while writing this piece.

Apparently Ego decided to go solo. 'Solo'...I’m sure we can remember one too many great acts this word has destroyed but don’t follow that train of thought, stay with me.

Back to that conversation with the ex, he went on to ask a rhetoric question (as I’m not sure he wasn't expecting an answer). He said (since we’ve agreed that it wasn’t a question...) ‘Why didn’t Lagbaja just marry Ego’. Imagine!

Well, I’m pretty sure that this thought must have crossed a lot more minds than his. I remember countering with something along the lines of them probably not being in love.

I’m sure some of you just muttered ‘women and love’ or rolled your eyes at the obvious. Well I don’t mind, I believe unions should be founded on love (amongst other fundamentals of course). But I’m well aware that this is not the case in our society presently. We all want the wedding albums and make parents grandparents the textbook way. I digress.

Again back to that conversation, I remember going off for a bit on how he could actually suggest something so outrageous and selfish as such. So because we wanted to listen to many more lovely hits by the duo he wanted to sentence them to a loveless union. God forbid!

Today when I thought about that conversation, a little part (a big little part) of me actually wished they had made some effort to actually end up together. Like really, why didn't Lagbaja marry Ego

And that's a question, just if you missed the question markss, lol!


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Lagbaja is a married man, even before hits like kokonbilo. But I think the duo separated when Ego got married too. Sometimes, marriage changes a lot of things. We've seen cases of people abandoning their careers for their marriages. Going solo might be the only choice Ego had to save her music career.
"Lagbaja without Ego is zero" was mentioned in one of their last tracks.

If not for the marital pressures, I'm sure the two will still be together by now.

Is her name ego

chiipink:
Is her name ego

Am still asking Google ooo

sleemoon:



Am still asking Google ooo

Lol