- 2024-10-10
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MUSIC
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Obongjayar Premieres New Song “Just My Luck” on BBC Radio 1
London-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Obongjayar premiered a new song “Just My Luck” on BBC Radio 1's New Music Show with Jack Saunders.
Also, he released anther new song called “Tomorrow Man” alongside “Just My Luck” as a double single.
Both songs were his first solo music in a year since “Who Let Him In”, which was released last September.
“Just My Luck” was written by Adrian Eccleston, David Sprecher, Soraya LaPread, and Steven Umoh. Produced by Yeti Beats and Adrian X. The accompanying music video was directed by Uncanny.
Obongjayar said of the song, “'Just My Luck' is a song about loneliness, about wanting to be a part of a crowd and the fear of missing out. On reflection, not being part of those crowds I so desperately wanted to be, and being absent from whatever it was at the time that would make me feel like the world would end, allowed me to really dig deeper and not only discover myself but also appreciate my unique self. Because there weren’t any distractions and nothing else to do but be in myself and flesh out the person I eventually became, I also spent that time writing, discovering my voice musically. I guess in some ways using that initial sting as fuel to propel me in self-enlightenment! hahaha”- He shared on social media, “Loneliness, feeling alienated, and the fear of not being part of the “right” crowd are feelings I’ve struggled with, especially when I was younger - and I don’t think anyone is immune from that! I wrote this one about how I learned to handle those moments. Rather than moping around, waiting to be a part of something that isn’t for me I focused on myself and in turn have been rewarded with an appreciation for what makes me unique. I guess the things I sometimes think are unlucky, are blessings in other ways. You don’t need a crowd to set your self on fire. Just my luck out now aye.”
He told Jack Saunders about the song, “I mean, I think a lot of my music is kind of reflective on, my how I feel and what's going on in my life, or what has been going on in my life, or the past, or where I currently am, and that in turn becomes what the music is saying. So I think this is just another string to that bow.” -
“Tomorrow Man” was written by Kwes Darko, Steven Umoh, and Yahael Camara Onono. Produced by Kwes Darko.
Obongjayar told Jack Saunders about another song “Tomorrow Man”, “They're very similar songs. They are very different sounding really very similar songs. Because if you're wasting time, because you're feeling sorry for yourself, or you are, not actually using a period of time to grow yourself, you'll be you're being lazy, you're actually procrastinating the things that you're supposed to be doing, and you're just wasting away. So I guess those they kind of like rhyme in that way or make sense.” - source : BBC Radio 1
