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Insight Into Tiwa Savage’s Top Ten Best Songs
Tiwa Savage is one of the
hottest PoP cum RnB singers to come out of Nigeria in a very longtime. Recently, a list of top 10 Tiwa Savage’s songs that have made a very special house hold name in Nigeria was recently published in the social media via Jaguda com as follows.
10. Wanted
Though the video might have taken all the buzz the pretty dope track with a slow reggae video to it, the controversial video definitely boosted the song and it is one to easily fall in love with that is why she is wanted.
9. Olorun MI
The song is a very touching tribute to the loves ones that have passed on to the life beyond. It showed a very different dimensions to Tiwa Savage at the time compared to her previous releases.
8. Drummer Boy
Though this one was not officially released, but it found its way to the internet and became a fan favourite almost instantly. It is a song that seems to be written purely for an English speaking audience, but it is very well done.
7. If I Start To Talk FT. Dr SID
The irony in this tune is that it hits on various issues in Nigerian society ranging from infidelity, domestic violence and abuse etc and over coming it. It was released a few days before her drama with her estranged husband Tee Bliz unfolded, but focusing on the song it- self. It is no gainsaying the fact that it touches on very important issues and overcoming them, but keeps it very lively and upbeat. It hits a cord with many Nigerians who have one sort of story or another, but have found a way to overcome them.
6. Love Me, Love Me
The song turned out to be a huge hit this is the song that really established Tiwa savage as a real force in the music industry.
5. Without My Heart FT. Don Jazzy
Tiwa Savage showed her talent in this song from the lyrics to the video. It did not take long for the song to be all over the radio and shortly after, she joined the newly formed Marvin records. It required something special to get Don Jazzy to not only give a beat to an artiste outside moltis Hits, but to also feature in the songs.
4. Ife Wa Gbona Ft Leo Wonder
This was originally released way back but repackaged and released again once it was discovered that it was fans’ favourite. The song is now a stable wedding tune all over Nigeria and for good reason.
3. My Darlin FT Don Jazzy
From one classic wedding song to another, My Darlin is a well refined and more mature Tiwa savage and you can hear it in the song My Darlin, produced by Don Jazzy is a very up beat Ode to your special one and you can say it is a tailor made for Nigerian weddings.
2. Kele Kele Love
The Song introduced Tiwa Savage to the Nigerian audience with a big bang. Before Tiwa Savage, no one else had combined the vocal talent Pop feel, swag and sex appeal so well.
The lyrics hit well with the young sophisticated ladies in Nigeria. It is no surprise that at a time, a lot of people called her Kele Kele love and the rest they say is history.
1. Eminado FT. Don Jazzy
This is the Tiwa Savage song that hit all corners of Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The 15 million viewers on you tube is a testament to that. Lyrically, it is a pretty simple tune, but it related across the board. Combined with Don Jazzy’s with, the well put together video and the easily recognizable hook, it is no surprise that this is Tiwa Savage’s biggest song till date.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.