Ejiné: Just like the sun lights up the earth
you light up my life
the only one I've ever seen with a smile so bright
feels like just yesterday
you came around my way
changed my whole scenery
with your astonishing beauty...

***

I like beyonce
I like Rihanna
I like Geneveive
and Nadia Buari
and Clifford Orjiiii

Mtscheeeeeeew!

African Queen was the song that put Nigeria on the phucking map of world music, earned us our very first MTV Music Award, was featured in a Hollywood flick (the first of its kind at the time), and flagged off Nigeria's dominance of Africa in the entertainment industry, as well as her unstoppable rise on the World Stage.

laylow001: I was coming home Wednesday evening after a hectic day and found a small bag on the ground. I opened it and behold what I found inside; $90,000 dollars!! Fear first catch me, but I took the bag home and when ...I emptied It, I found some Documents, ID card, ATM card and an Iphone. I thought about throwing the sim away and keep the phone and also dispose the documents and keep the money. After a long thought, I decided to leave things as they were, hoping that the owner would call. Not long after a call came through on the Iphone, I picked and talked with the caller. Apparently it was the owner of the bag coz he named absolutely every content of the bag. We met afterwards and i handed him the bag. he offered me $9,000 dollars but i turned it down , he collected my number and i left. Yesterday he called me and offered me a job at Chevron worth 750,000 Naira per month, a 3 bedroom flat fully furnished, and a 2012 BMW X6 As I was smiling and testing the car my brother just slapped me and said "Oya Oya Oya Wake up!! Eba don ready!"
Akpos Almost Kill His Brother!!!

mich2012:




^ You took it outta my mouth. Isn't same song that was banned in Nigeria years back, correct me if I am wrong. No doubt it was popular but not as popular as Afrcan queen.

ichommy: I dey come, make i go consult Oracle

booqee: Let oliver twist keep keep asking for more. For me, it african queen anyday anytime!

Red-Light:
so should i start naming awards that my artist friend won in kenya and namibia as an international award?

REALITY101: Btw who goes to the club to dance African queen? I ain't a fan of Nigeria music but trust me Oliver Twist made a wave in most of the clubs I've been to in the US and Europe.

Afam4eva:
Pls where did you see "club" in the title of this thread? You miss road ni?

oluwadare26: At Op, what kind of question is this? How dare u compare a Song that got 4 Nominations in the world music award with a Controversial song sorrouded by a lot of controversy pertaining who really owns the song... OLIVER all the way... A song perform live in front of over 70,000 spectators, Presidents, P.ministers and state Gov. @ Afcon, viewed by Hundreds of Millions..

Chegunn: All I know is that African queen won Mtv Europe music award, and Oliver twist ...well didn't.

i.:
to me the comparison is faulty, becuase the two songs are for different generations(if i may put it that way).
african queen during its time was a trailblazer, a pathfinder, a leader that paved the way for the likes of oliver twist to be celebrated now.
it was african queen hat brought mainstream support for the nigerian music industry. hell it was the very first song played on mtv base africa.
it mught not have won accolades like oliver twist but you should understand that there is a decade between the two songs.
i think african queen should be commended for leading the development of the music industry as we see it now.
well as for oliver twist, i want some more.....
the song as gone places...(just saw pitbull's version) and yes it was on the charts, so it is more internationally aclaimed . but do not compare it to a song that is ten years older than it.

african queen is the pioneer of modern nigerian music.
oliver twist is the result of ten years growth in the music industry.
so do not compare

all-out:
African Queen wins it hands down. . . thats quintessential music right there! An evergreen kinda song. Oliver twist (is more like a song for the moment) will most prolly not be remembered by this time next year, African Queen has lasted all this while and will continue to be a reference point when we talk about revolution/exposure of African music to the rest of the world.

Alhaji Pastor :
SO OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA, IT IS OLIVER TWIST AND AFRICAN QUEEN YOU PEOPLE ARE ARGUING ABOUT, WASTING ENERGY THAT COULD BE CHANNELED TO SOMETHING TANGIBLE. I SHAKE MY HEAD FOR THIS GENERATION.

dotcom_na_me_na_me: Some Nairalander no go school at all. Some na dropout, some no even go primary school at all. Some can't even write their name. Some can't even read. If not, some phucking illiterate will simply understand the OP question.

[size=14pt]The OP is not asking which song was released 100 years ago. The question is: Which Song Is More Internationally Acclaimed?

We all expect simple anwser and we all know the answer is : OLIVER TWIST By ''D'banj a.k.a Eja nla...[/size]