Music Review- Want You by Oxlade
“Want You,” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade. He is currently signed to Columbia Records.
What is the song “Want You,” by Oxlade all about?
To want someone or something is to desire someone or something.
Want You by Oxlade is a love song. In the song “Want You,” Oxlade is deeply in love with a particular lady who he always craves for, and always wants to be around her. He wants to spend quality time with her, and never distant himself from her.
He further talks about his readiness to go the extra length to make her always happy in the song “Want You!”
Want You Lyrics Translation by Oxlade
This love sweet like Ofe Nsala, Nsala (This love is sweet like pepper soup.)
Baby, me and you we go travel far-ra (far-ra, faraway) (Baby, me and you would travel far away.)
Anything you want I go double for ya (Anything you want, I would double for you.)
Our love too strong, dem no fit f’ara (f’ara, f’arawe) (Our love is strong, they can’t distance/separate us.)
Pre-chorus
For you, baby, for you
I’ll do anything for you (I’ll do anything for you)
For you, baby, for you
I’ll do many many things for you (I’ll do many many things for you)
For you, baby, for you
I’ll do anything for you (I’ll do anything for you)
For you, baby, for you
I’ll do many many things for you (I’ll do many many things for you)
Chorus
Want you, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, me, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Oh na-na
Want you (Want you)
Want you, I go dey want you (I will always want you.)
Want you, me, I go dey want you (I will always want you.)
Want you, I go dey want you (I will always want you.)
Oh na-na
Instrumentals
Oh na-na oh
Verse 2
From the deepest part of my heart, baby (I’m telling you this)
Baby, nobody put us apart, baby (We are into this)
Together, and forever, jangilova (Together and forever we will be rocking/swinging/getting down.)
Wanna be a lover, wanna be a lover
Gimme your number
Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah
Jo for me (Dance for me.)
Baby, don’t you go funny
Don’t you know you the one for me?
One for me oh, one for me, woah-ah
Jo for me (Dance for me.)
Baby, don’t you go funny
Don’t you know you the one for me?
One for me oh, one for me
Ooh baby, me I go dey want you
Chorus
Want you, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, me, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Oh na-na
Want you
Want you, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, me, I go dey want you (Want you, I will always want you.)
Want you, I go dey want you (want you) (Want you, I will always want you.)
Oh na-na
Outro
Oh baby I want you yeah
Ose baby
Melanin popping
Ose baby
Oh baby, eh baby
Watch the video for the song Want You by Oxlade
Video directed by UAX
Duration– 3 minutes 25 seconds