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SCHOOL OF MUSIC:::: ESTABLISH A CONNECTION FIRST BEFORE MESSAGE. Many years ago Psquare released a song I think the title was "ASAMKPOKOTO" not quite sure. From the first time I heard the song, I fell deeply in love with the song lol. Anywhere I heard the song playing, I will stop and listen while singing to it as well. Oh how I loved this song!  Then one day I was invited to MC an event in Lagos. It wasn't long before the DJ started playing the song. Damn! The joy in my heart erhn. I started singing the song so passionately like I was Paul of Psquare. Then as we got to the 2nd solo, something hit me. Wait a minute! You mean I have been cursing myself since and didn't even know? The solo says.. see me I dey craze, e be like say I dey mad ooo, asamkpoto baby no be so, see my head dey pain me, life looking lonely, Etc can't even remember it all. Terrible lyrics that are full of curses. There's even a part of the chorus that says "I'm going insane"....

SCHOOL OF MUSIC :::: SONG COVER FOR INFLUENCE. A few months ago I made a post saying that most Artistes do covers the wrong way and I also said that it is possible to blow with cover of someone's song. In this post I will share a few insights that will help your cover career lol. This is a very technical and sensitive subject but I will try as much as possible not to bore you with too many details so I don't steer up unnecessary argument on this post. As matter of fact in most platforms where this subject of song covers are discussed, there's always varrying opinions. My focus basically on this post is to show you the right way to gain Influence with covers. First of all, let me establish that there's a world of difference between a Cover, a Remix and a Kariokee. I will explain a bit of the difference so you understand where you fall in. A cover is a remake of a song done by another artiste. It often require a change in sound, genre, key, instrumentation but uses the or...