#TBT: Mad Melon & Mountain Black - Danfo Driver (Ragga)
Danfo Driver
Song byMad Melon, Mountain Black Released: 2006On his week'sThrowback Thursday,talkGlitz.tv decides to pay tribute toMad Melon of theDanfo Driver's duo with their debut hit song,"Danfo Driver".
Mad Melon andMountain Black redefined the dancehall music in Nigeria with their emergence as their song became the street's choice. Their originality and conscious style of music were elements an average Nigerian could relate to at that time.
"Danfo Driver" is a record that centres around the perception of the middle class and elite about Danfo Driver (typical commercial yellow bus driver in Lagos) back in the years. Mad Melon and Mountain Black were simply expressing how proud of the profession they were against all odds. The tale was from grass to grace as they grew up in the ghetto.
Quotable Lyrics:
We we wooo oo La lagbado ooo No no no no oo I am standing by ur window I de knock on your door, I no de jisoro I am a danfo driver, suo Sebi you be danfo driver, suo Ha, Na danfo driver, suo Now mountain blaq you singing anytime you earn money You chill enjoyment downtown o Alaba suru o, orege mile 2 o Durowole make una watch your side o Iyee mama mo oo The ghetto where we de I was born in the ghetto My bother the ghetto where we de (uhn) I school in the ghetto I tell you the ghetto where we de I grow up in the ghetto Oh no no no no mama mo but now I am a danfo driver