By Adeyinka Mayowa
‘Shey you wan discover Mungo Park?’
No doubt, Mavin Records gives beautiful works at times but, truth be told, some of the singles we get from them can be best tagged as ‘Beautiful Nonsense‘.
Korede Bello hits us with another single, we like the vibe, the comic visuals, the amazing production which again caps Don Jazzy as a well nurtured music doctor. We can’t help but to acknowledge the costumes of the dancers also. However, how can we describe Korede Bello’s new single ‘Mungo Park?’
The music video directed by MEX enjoyed notable appearance from Don Jazzy and Seyi Law who made the video entertaining no doubt. Korede Bello, however did his thing, started the whole drama with his senseless question (as portrayed in the video), ‘Who discovered Mungo Park? This only shows Korede Bello needs to read more and enlighten himself about the Scottish explorer.
Why do we have the teacher running after his student in the school premises for asking such question? In a school where we have rules and regulations that students are supposed to abide? Korede Bello ran into the dormitory, only to show his principal how manner-less he is, he gave another question which conflicted the single entirely, ‘Oga Don Jazzy -Twaleee, when you go marry? Sheybi you geti money, why you dey dulling? Yesterday orobo, today na lepa, shey na Omo dudu abi Omo pupa?’
Then he raised the tension by giving his principal, Don Jazzy a wonderful advice, ‘No kill yourself, pick one already, wetin you dey find like you wan discover mungo park…?’ Don Jazzy responded to his diss and advice by showing us students are allowed to be disrespectful, he started running after the lad. The vice principal, Seyi Law who has no prior knowledge of why Korede Bellow was running, picked race against him too.
Is this a race music video?
With Korede jumping around like a toad, it became obvious that, the music video lacked coordination and proper organisation, lyrically, the song’s content is extremely weak. Music has grown beyond giving us a ‘slang (hook)’ to hold on too, if your lyrics are weak, we need a music video that will cover up for it, not a video that will expose it’s flaws the more.
‘Mungo Park’ audio will do well on the streets with a 20% rating due to the production quality, while the music video that will teach the students how to be rude to their teachers, principals and further enlighten them on how to run around the school premises in times of danger gets a massive 30% rating for the comedic and choreographic displays.
6 comments
I thought it was a rookie that posted this apology of a review or should i say amateurish opinion, only to discover to my wildest consternation that it was Adebayo of all persons. It has been said that the best survival strategy in the face of extinction is to raise controversies and keep the brand alive in the faces of people. But in this case Showemimo got his shots wrong; his weak Balls just could not find neither the front nor the back of THENet. Go try your luck elsewhere Mr. Showman, would you?
That song is extremely stupid and empty
Shut up… Did you listen to that song? If u did and do think it's OK then u have a bigger problem.
Before reading this review I heard that song and I honestly couldn't finish listening or watching it.
Easy to praise poeple all the time but when they get it wrong TELL THEM. That's what I loved about this writer and the Net.
Ben Ehi Iyoha u ant of a baby. How dare u. I know u hav loose brains but I won't tolerate ur lack of grooming. Next time u shd look for a easy target to vent ur frustration
This is a music video and it's obvious he did some research on Mungo Park before he decided to name the song . But decided to twist it a little to please the public , he knows what people would buy and what they would not so therefore he took another approach. The song is okay anyone can choose what he wants to sing . Wasn't he the one that sang Godwin that even politicians called him ? Also Romantic and many more . At this age we are in now you sing what sells best . If you don't like what he sang go to the studio and sing a song that counters his . It's not like teachers are teaching this in school , it's obviously a music video and they are allowed to twist it however they want . The song was funny and fun to listen to simple .
Frankly, all I see in this review is pure hate. An artiste clearly deserves acknowledgement even if you think he or she doesn’t. every artiste has different styles in which he or she might decide to follow. why would an individual post such crap in the name of review. Are you kidding me? is this a way of getting more readers. To those hating on the lyrics, get in the studio and record your own song. I bet i’ll discover mungo park before you do that.
anyway, I thought the song conveyed everything the artiste had in mind_ the video is on fleek. Haters should roast in hell.