what did fela have to say about two of gej's political fathers - obj and ibb?
have you forgotten the saying like father like son?
sadly today we don't have the likes of fela - beaf and co would have been calling him a weed addled polygamist - he would have finished the dunce in aso rock - be happy he passed on before the advent of gej
sadly today we don't have the likes of fela - beaf and co would have been calling him a weed addled polygamist - he would have finished the dunce in aso rock - be happy he passed on before the advent of gej
All of them are expired. The sensible ones have also left the frontline of politics for the younger ones, while the greedy ones still want to continue till they quench.
Even Bakare agreed with this when he was still neutral and had no selfish interests.
“Let me tell you the truth by the spirit of God, neither (President Olusegun Obasanjo), OBJ, Atiku (Abubakar), IBB and this tall one, (Muhammadu) Buhari are part of the new. They are part of the old that is decaying. That old one is passing away. The new is emerging and these ones are not part of that new.” - Bakare
At least it is worthy to note that the likes of Fela existed in the 80s to sing against the ills of OBJ, IBB even the so-called democracy we had under Shagari, Fela called it Demonstration of Craziness.
So what gives?
Unlike in this present dispensation, where the clueless President is running towards praise singers such as D-Banj, just to win the sympathy of Nigerian youths and likes of Onyeka who shamelessly would do a video praising the most outstanding clueless Nigerian President, ever seen in our 50years of Independence!
Buhari's past is haunting his ambitions... fela's imprisonment .. Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabo et al , the preferential treatment of politicians from the north ,as he did shagari and ekwueme. He abolished civil liberties, promulgated retroactive decrees. Nigeria is ethnically delicate and sectional politicians are hard to market...Forget the online polls of a couple of days ago, online is different from grass root..
Ah - Let’s get now into another, underground spiritual game Just go to help me the answer, go to say, "Aiya-kata"- Oh ya
O’feshe-Lu [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe- g’Ba
O’feshe-Woh [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe-Weng Aiya kata Aiya Koto Aiya Kiti Aiya Kutu
O’feshe-Lu [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe- g’Ba
Oh,
Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh- [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh Abi you don forget I say I sing, ee-oh [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh Oh, I sing, I say, I go my mouth like basket, ee-oh, Malan Bia-gbe-re
Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh- [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh
Fela, wetin you go sing about? [Chorus] Dem go worry me…
Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry [Chorus] Dem go worry me Dey wan to make us sing about prison Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town Dey wan to know about prison life Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town
Fela, wetin you go sing about? [Chorus] Dem go worry me Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry
The time weh I dey, for prison, I call am “inside world” The time weh I dey outside prison, I call am “outside world” Na craze world, na be outside world
[Chorus] Craze world Na be outside- da police-i dey Na be outside- da soldier dey Na be outside- da court dem dey Na be outside- da magistrate dey Na be outside- da judge dem dey Na craze world be dat [size=14pt]Na be outside- Buhari dey Na craze man be dat Animal in craze-man skin-i Na craze world be dat Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey Na craze man be dat- oh Animal in craze-man skin-i Na craze world be dat Na be outside- dem find me guilty Na be outside- dem jail me five years I no do nothing Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o Na craze world be dat, Na craze world be dat Na be outside- dem kill dem students Soweto, Zaria, and Ife Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, Na be outside- all dis dey happen[/size] Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh…,
[size=14pt]Make you hear this one War against indiscipline, ee-oh
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk ee-oh “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk be dat “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
I never hear dat before- oh Make Government talk, ee-oh “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk be dat Which kind talk be dat- oh? Craze talk be dat ee-oh Na animal talk be dat – oh Na animal talk be dat – oh
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u[/size]
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem Dem-o hold meeting everywhere, dem reach America
Dem call the place, the “United Nations” Hear-oh another animal talk Wetin united inside “United Nations”? Who & who unite, for “United Nations”? No be there Thatcher & Argentina dey No be there Reagan & Libya dey Is-i-rael versus Lebanon Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i East West Block versus West Block East No be there dem dey oh- United Nations Dis “united” United Nations One veto vote is equal to 92 […or more, or more] What kind sense be dat, na animal sense
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u
[size=14pt]Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings Animal talk don start again Dash dem, human rights
Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings Animal talk don start again Dash dem human rights
How animal go know-say dem no born me as slave? How animal go know say slave trade don pass? And, dey wan dash us human rights Animal must talk to human beings Give dem human rights
I beg-I, oh, make you hear me well-u well I beg-I, oh, make you hear me very well
Human rights na my property So therefore, you can’t dash me my property Human rights na my property Dey wan dash us human rights
Some people say, “Why I dey talk like dis, No be talk like dis, dem take to carry me go prision ee-oh” No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk, ee-oh
Him say, “this uprising will bring out the beast in us” [Chorus] this uprising will bring out the beast in us[/size]
Eh Ji Keke- my argument
Botha na friend to Thatcher & Reagan Botha na friend to some other leaders too And together dem wan dash us human rights Animals wan dash us human rights Animal can’t dash me human rights Animal can’t dash us human rights
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u
Beasts of no nation- Egbe Ke Gbe na bad society
[CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, egbe ke gbe [CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, oturu gbe ke
...Dem call the place, the “United Nations” Hear-oh another animal talk Wetin united inside “United Nations”? Who & who unite, for “United Nations”? No be there Thatcher & Argentina dey No be there Reagan & Libya dey Is-i-rael versus Lebanon Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i East West Block versus West Block East....
Ah - Let’s get now into another, underground spiritual game Just go to help me the answer, go to say, "Aiya-kata"- Oh ya
O’feshe-Lu [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe- g’Ba
O’feshe-Woh [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe-Weng Aiya kata Aiya Koto Aiya Kiti Aiya Kutu
O’feshe-Lu [Chorus] Aiya kata O’feshe- g’Ba
Oh,
Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh- [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh Abi you don forget I say I sing, ee-oh [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh Oh, I sing, I say, I go my mouth like basket, ee-oh, Malan Bia-gbe-re
Basket mouth wan start to leak again, oh- [Chorus] Basket mouth wan open mouth again, oh
Fela, wetin you go sing about? [Chorus] Dem go worry me…
Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry [Chorus] Dem go worry me Dey wan to make us sing about prison Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town Dey wan to know about prison life Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry all over da town
Fela, wetin you go sing about? [Chorus] Dem go worry me Dem go worry me, worry me-- worry, worry, worry, worry
The time weh I dey, for prison, I call am “inside world” The time weh I dey outside prison, I call am “outside world” Na craze world, na be outside world
[Chorus] Craze world Na be outside- da police-i dey Na be outside- da soldier dey Na be outside- da court dem dey Na be outside- da magistrate dey Na be outside- da judge dem dey Na craze world be dat [size=14pt]Na be outside- Buhari dey Na craze man be dat Animal in craze-man skin-i Na craze world be dat Na be outside- Idia-gbon dey Na craze man be dat- oh Animal in craze-man skin-i Na craze world be dat Na be outside- dem find me guilty Na be outside- dem jail me five years I no do nothing Na be outside-dem judge dey beg ee-o Na craze world be dat, Na craze world be dat Na be outside- dem kill dem students Soweto, Zaria, and Ife Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, Na be outside- all dis dey happen[/size] Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh Na craze world be dat, ee-oh…,
[size=14pt]Make you hear this one War against indiscipline, ee-oh
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk ee-oh “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk be dat “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
I never hear dat before- oh Make Government talk, ee-oh “My people are us-e-less, My people are sens-i-less, My people are indiscipline”
Na Nigerian government, ee-oh Dem dey talk be dat Which kind talk be dat- oh? Craze talk be dat ee-oh Na animal talk be dat – oh Na animal talk be dat – oh
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u[/size]
These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem Dem-o hold meeting everywhere, dem reach America
Dem call the place, the “United Nations” Hear-oh another animal talk Wetin united inside “United Nations”? Who & who unite, for “United Nations”? No be there Thatcher & Argentina dey No be there Reagan & Libya dey Is-i-rael versus Lebanon Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i East West Block versus West Block East No be there dem dey oh- United Nations Dis “united” United Nations One veto vote is equal to 92 […or more, or more] What kind sense be dat, na animal sense
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u
[size=14pt]Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings Animal talk don start again Dash dem, human rights
Dem go hold meeting, oh, Dem go start yab human beings Animal talk don start again Dash dem human rights
How animal go know-say dem no born me as slave? How animal go know say slave trade don pass? And, dey wan dash us human rights Animal must talk to human beings Give dem human rights
I beg-I, oh, make you hear me well-u well I beg-I, oh, make you hear me very well
Human rights na my property So therefore, you can’t dash me my property Human rights na my property Dey wan dash us human rights
Some people say, “Why I dey talk like dis, No be talk like dis, dem take to carry me go prision ee-oh” No be me dey talk, na Prime Minister Botha dey talk, ee-oh
Him say, “this uprising will bring out the beast in us” [Chorus] this uprising will bring out the beast in us[/size]
Eh Ji Keke- my argument
Botha na friend to Thatcher & Reagan Botha na friend to some other leaders too And together dem wan dash us human rights Animals wan dash us human rights Animal can’t dash me human rights Animal can’t dash us human rights
[Chorus] Many leaders as you see dem [Chorus] Na different disguise dem dey-oh [Chorus] Animals in human skin [Chorus] Animal-I put-u tie-oh [Chorus] Animal-I wear agbada [Chorus] Animal-I put-u suit-u
Beasts of no nation- Egbe Ke Gbe na bad society
[CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, egbe ke gbe [CHORUS] Beasts of no nation, oturu gbe ke
Beaf: Isnt it funny how Idiagbons picture is much bigger than Buhari's in the article picture? Its an apt illustration of how Buhari was just floating in ineptitude, simply happy for the pecks of head of state, while his deputy was his boss.
Your head dey there. If Buhari was a ceremonial head in his military days, I pity him in a democracy.
Beasts of No Nation: Beast of No Nation is the first song Fela wrote in 1986, after he was liberated from prison—serving two years from a five year prison sentence for trumped-up foreign currency violation charges. Everywhere he went after his release, people were asking him what he was going to sing about: ‘Fela wetin you go sing about? Them go worry me!”. People wanted to hear him sing about his prison experience, like he had done with the songs like: Alagbon Close, Kalakuta Show, and Expensive poo. Finally, he decided to sing about the world we live in—with particular reference to Nigeria. He said when he was in prison he called it ‘Inside World’, out of prison he called it ‘Outside World’. But for him it is actually ‘Craze World’.
[size=14pt]Otherwise, what name can one give a world with: police brutality, army oppression, courts without justice, magistrates who are supposed to uphold the law, obviously seen bending the law to please some special interest. As further proof of the craze world, he sings about the judge who sent him to jail for five years on a trumped up charge, only for the same judge to visit Fela in a prison hospital two years after. The judge apologized, claiming he was under pressure from the government to convict. This could only happen in a Craze World, Fela reasons.[/size]
It can only be in a craze world that people sit and watch governments shoot down protesting students with impunity, like in Soweto(South Africa), Zaria and Ife(Nigeria). Bearing in mind that Nigeria like all craze world countries, condemn the apartheid regime in South Africa, yet committing crimes against humanity in their respective countries. Turning to another aspect of craze world policy of the Nigerian government. In 1983, the Buhari/Idigabon military regime launched a public campaign dubbed ‘War Against Indiscipline’. This was the regime’s solution to corruption inherent in the Nigerian society. To justify this campaign, [size=14pt]the Nigerian head of state, General Buhari and his deputy General Idiagbon publicly used words like: ‘…my people are useless! My people are senseless! My people are indisciplined!’[/size] to describe Nigerian People.
For Fela, only in a craze world can such remarks be made. Moreover, such statements could only have come from an ‘animal in human skin’. How could these two animals use such words to qualify a people who feed them? This being so, other leaders from other countries must either be animals themselves to associate with, or accept to co-habit under such an umbrella as the United Nations with a head of state that considers his people useless.
Turning to the United Nations, Fela saw it as a majorly unhealthy organization that suffers major inadequacy in its organizational principles. It is absurd to organize the UN principle bodies; the Security Council and the General Assembly, in such an undemocratic manner as one member’s cote can veto the decision of the majority. Is this Democracy? “What is United about the UN?” Fela asked. Thatcher went to war with Argentina over Falkland—yet both counties are members of the world body. Reagan and Libya were at war. Israel versus Lebanon. Iran versus Iraq. East-West cold war. It looks more like a group of disunited nations, so how can such a body work to promote and encourage respect for human rights? For Fela, that is another kind of animal talk. How can people talk about ‘individual’ rights? No one has the right to deprive someone else of what belongs to the individual—only an animal would try to take away another person’s legitimate rights. People who hear Fela say things like this reminded him that he was sent to prison for having such opinions of government. He, in his defense, said it was not him who called members of the UN animals. It was Pik Botha, the former South Africa President at the peak of the anti-apartheid struggle, in reaction to the persistent riots against the racist regime. He came out with a statement that his regime would act more brutally if the riots did not stop: “…this uprising will bring out the beast in us”. Fela’s reminded us that President Reagan advocated: “, constructive engagement with the apartheid regime” among member nations of the UN. The same policy as Mrs. Thatcher – an indication that they were sharing the same friendship and animal characteristics as Botha. If this is so the UN can only be an assembly of Beasts of No Nation.
