49-99
Tiwa Savage
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49-99 by Tiwa Savage
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Tiwa SavageAbout
Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage dropped 49-99 on September 5th 2019. The title of the song references the line “49 sitting, 99 standing” from Fela Kuti’s 1978 hit “Shuffering and Shmiling.”
According to Tiwa in a press release, it reflects the “hard life many Nigerians go through.” She goes on to...
49-99 Lyrics
[Into]
Riddim ah full of culture y'all
[Verse 1]
49 sitting 99 standing oh my God o
I get money before no be property o
Waiting for danfo, waiting for Uber and Okada
Omo no be so, me I want to live o
I gat to get the dollar
Ko kunle
Plenty plenty mulla
Aje gunle
Monkey no get skills
Igi su mo igi, l’obo fin yor
I thank you Lord
[Chorus]
Mo fe ra versa
Mo fe ra Versace
Mo fe ra buga
Mo fe ra Bugatti
Lepa toh dun lepa shandi
Ele mummy ele daddy
Dem won to yawa
Dem won to yawa me
Dem wontu buga
Dem won to buga me
Lepa toh dun lepa shandi
Ele mummy ele daddy
[Post-Chorus]
Ma fi owo yen shey won leshe
Ma fi owo yen shey won leshe
Ma fi owo yen shey won leshe
[Verse 2]
E wa
E wa ri ise oluwa mi
People still doubting who I be
Ma lo braga o’n shoga mi
What’s a nation with no army?
I gat to get the dollar
Ko kunle
Plenty plenty mulla
Aje gunle
Monkey no get skills
Igi su mo igi, l’obo fin yor
I thank you Lord
[Chorus]
Mo fe ra versa
Mo fe ra Versace
Mo fe ra buga
Mo fe ra Bugatti
Lepa toh dun lepa shandi
Ele mummy ele daddy
Dem won to yawa
Dem won to yawa me
Dem won to buga
Dem won to buga me
Lepa toh dun lepa shandi
Ele mummy ele daddy
[Bridge]
Where the money dey go?
Where the money dey?
Hustling for money
Just to get the pay
[Chorus]
Mo fe ra versa
Mo fe ra Versace
Mo fe ra buga
Mo fe ra Bugatti
Lepa toh dun lepa shandi
Ele mummy ele daddy
[Outro]
Ma fi owo yen shewo leshe
Ma fi owo yen shewo leshe
Ma fi owo yen shewo leshe
Ma fi owo yen shewo leshe
Ma fi owo yen shewo leshe
49-99 Q&A
Who wrote 49-99's ?
49-99 was written by Tiwa Savage.
Who produced 49-99's ?
49-99 was produced by Pheelz.
When did Tiwa Savage release 49-99?
Tiwa Savage released 49-99 on Thu Sep 05 2019.
What inspired this song?
So the term “49-99” was coined by, I would say the godfather and originator of Afrobeat, which is Fela Kuti. And it was from a song called suffering and smiling, where you have a transit bus, and it has 49 seats. But however, because of the poor economic situation in Nigeria, you have double the amo...
What was the recording process like?
Okay, so the track was produced by Fields, and it was written by myself and Alamaty, who’s an amazing artist from Nigeria, it’s like an indigenous rapper. So they called me and they said they had this record, so I went to their studio. And the track was already done. Most of the melodies and lyrics...
Did you know the song would be a hit?
I knew in my heart, I knew that this is a hot record. But you know, I’ve studied people as well. And I knew that when you present it to Sony, you’re like, “Yo, I have the hottest record.” They already expect so much. And so, I was like, “There’s this record I want you guys to check it out.” I played...