Lucky Dube
About the South African Reggae Artist who was murdered on 18 October 2007.
Well, Sweetness-Don't-Lie was a fan and follower of the guy till his death. We are more concerned with his inspirational or motivational quotes. Yet, we mourn this reggae genius popularly known as Lucky Dube. However, Lucky Dube was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest-selling reggae artist. Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007. He was murdered during the attempted hijacking in Rosettenvile, south of Johannesburg. Born (Lucky Philip Dube) on 3 August 1964 (Died on 18 October 2007), Lucky Dube was a South African reggae artist who used his music to fight injustice and inspire social change. Some of his popular songs include: Slave • It’s not easy • I’m a prisoner • Respect • Different Colour • Remember me • House of exile • I’ve got you babe Here are top 10 quotes of Lucky Dube: 1. The holy book tells us the truth will set us free but in this world, I know different, this is a terrible truth. If you stand for the truth you will always stand alone. 2. Better to be alone and happy than being with someone and be unhappy all your life. 3. Everything went The way she wanted. Every dream was what she wanted but when it came to finding someone to spend her life with. Same old story 4. I cross my heart and hope to die. These are the words we use to get out of situations. 5. Like every woman, she’s been trapped in this fairy tale. Find a frog, kiss it, and hope it would turn into a handsome prince. 6. They were created in the image of God and who are you to separate them? Bible says, he made man in his image but it didn’t say black or white 7. Somebody told me about it when I was still a little boy. He said to me, crime does not pay he said to me, education is the key 8. Build this wall around himself many years ago to protect himself from being hurt again but he couldn’t stop his feelings last night when he saw the young lady in the bar with the blonde hair. 9. Blue eyes waited till the band played the last song then he took her home, his mother didn’t like her his father didn’t like her the only thing that kept them going was knowing that love will conquer all. 10. They run away to another country cos they thought things would be better for them up there in the month of December, they got married in Chicago and it was all the same, everywhere they went heads will turn. https://youtu.be/C7GyY7vc5Es Posted on Thursday 14/01/2021
Majek Fashek
Well, Sweetness-Don't-Lie was a fan and follower of the guy till his death. We are more concerned with his motivational quotes. We mourn Majek Fashek! Born Majekodunmi Fasheke, widely known as Majek Fashek was a Nigerian Reggae Artiste, songwriter, and guitarist born in February 1963 and died 1 June 2020 in New York, United States. Majek Fashek popular album include: Prisoner of Conscience, Spirit of Love, Rainmaker and Little Patience but he was best known in his home country for the 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience. Here are Top 11 Memorable Quotes and Sayings of Majek Fashek: 1. People must talk. But they make you popular; that’s the truth. 2. When will the African people unite? When will the African people come together? Europeans, Americans getting stronger every day, And there is disunity among the African people 3. I make sounds while all these young musicians make jam, I make good sounds but they are always jamming, they don’t make good sound, they just jam. 4. You cannot fight the press, you cannot fight the media. They are the ones that will tell people what is going on, so I cannot fight the media. They said I’m crazy, I use cocaine. Well, I still use cocaine. I dey blow my nose, I dey smoke my Igbo. As I speak to you, I have cocaine in my pocket and in my house. I still dey use am. I can’t stop. How will you play music with a ‘normal eye’? You can’t be a good musician playing without getting high. Pastors dem dey high too. The truth is that you can’t be on the human level and give the message. The humans are looking up to you, so you must be superhuman to live up to their expectations. 5. I was sick, anybody can be sick. What I have is a spiritual problem which I am dealing with. Even in the Bible, it was stated that we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but wickedness in high places. I am a freedom fighter, I can never be shot like Lucky Dube, I am invincible, and you can’t shoot me. 6. I don’t have any message for anybody, the message I have for the Nigerian press is that they are going to hell…Nigerian press that is running against the truth will go to hell. It was good people like you then that gave me rainmaker in the late 80s and I am sure you must be in secondary school then, abi I lie? They don’t take bribe, it is you that will use your sense to give them an envelope, they don’t demand anything from you, and it is you that will give them, not them demanding for it. But the press we have now will always demand for bribe. So, Nigerian press, no don’t let me use the Nigerian press, let me say African press, is fed up because of bribery and corruption. 7. Everything in Life has got its time and season. So you don't have to ask me why 8. What I have is a spiritual problem which I am dealing with. Even in the Bible, it was stated that we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but wickedness in high places. I am a freedom fighter, I can never be shot like Lucky Dube, I am invincible, you can’t shoot me. 9. You don't expect to sow cassava and reap up cocoyam. You don't expect to sow rice and reap up cassava. Whatever a man sows in this world they must surely reap. 10. I'm a living man. Got a lot of work to do. 11. When will the African people unite? When will the African people come together? Europeans, Americans getting stronger every day, And there is disunity among the African people 'Send Down the Rain’, ‘Holy Spirit,’ five other songs that defined Majek’s career https://youtu.be/AdqQadvhzSk Posted on Thursday 14/01/2021
Don Williams
Donald Ray Williams (Born May 27, 1939 – Died Sep 08, 2017 - aged 78) who went by the stage name Don Williams, was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, and Don Williams is known as the King of Country “Pop” Music like Michael Jackson is the King of “Hip” Pop music. His songs are still the best when it comes to country music. He will forever be in our hearts forever and ever, Amen. We sincerely adore the talent of this man, his dressing “usually dresses like a cowboy” and his unique voice can’t find anywhere. Sweetnessdontlie appreciates him! Rest In Peace Don – the Don of country music too. See below his wonderful quotes: “The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” Don Williams “Lessons that come easy are not lessons at all. They are gracious acts of luck. Yet lessons learned the hard way are lessons never forgotten.” Don Williams “I don’t believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate.” Don Williams “Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.” Don Williams “World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the dream of the romantic. Yet it is folly to the realist and a lie to the innocent.” Don Williams “What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what we are capable of.” Don Williams “Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?” Don Williams “On an altar of prejudice we crucify our own, yet the blood of all children is the color of God.” Don Williams “I don’t believe virginity is common as it used to be.” Don Williams “Glorious is the tumult of the waves that crash against a vessel, preparing it for the seas of life.” Don Williams “Certainly the soda companies, the junk food companies fought hard against this and today’s agreement doesn’t mean the battle is over, we still have to pass this bill.” Don Williams “We need nearly every department, with the exception of police, fire and rescue, to look at what they can cut. Maybe there are some projects we need to put on hold.” Don Williams “It’s something families could do together. They can be passed on from father to son, or father to daughter.” Don Williams “Lessons that come easy are not lessons at all. They are gracious acts of luck. Yet lessons learned the hard way are lessons never forgotten.” Don Williams “Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.” Don Williams “You're my bread when I'm hungry. You're my shelter from troubled winds. You're my anchor in life's ocean. Most of all, you're my best friend.” Don Williams “I don't believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate.” Don Williams “What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what we are capable of.” Don Williams “When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.” Don Williams “World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the dream of the romantic. Yet it is folly to the realist and a lie to the innocent.” Don Williams “I don't believe virginity is common as it used to be.” Don Williams “On an altar of prejudice we crucify our own, yet the blood of all children is the color of God.” Don Williams “Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?” Don Williams “Glorious is the tumult of the waves that crash against a vessel, preparing it for the seas of life.” Don Williams “Superman and Robinhood are still alive in Hollywood.” Don Williams “Volunteers are caring friends.” Don Williams “I more or less intended it (the farewell tour) to be for the United Kingdom and not so much over here, but everywhere I've worked, they've been aware this is my final tour? My final year? Which in all likelihood is gonna be the case.” Don Williams “It's something families could do together. They can be passed on from father to son, or father to daughter.” Don Williams “Certainly the soda companies, the junk food companies fought hard against this and today's agreement doesn't mean the battle is over, we still have to pass this bill.” Don Williams “It ended up being a great quarter across the country. The national trend was more on the IT (information technology) side of things. When you look at Southern California and San Diego specifically, it's driven largely by the life sciences and biotech side of things.” Don Williams “We need nearly every department, with the exception of police, fire and rescue, to look at what they can cut. Maybe there are some projects we need to put on hold.” Don Williams
