Calm Down - Rema (Ed Privat Loop) [EN] [FR]

Oh Yeaaaaah

Look at me outside, I had to be careful because of the morning due. Last thing that you want is to get electrocuted that early...

You know me and sunrise, I just can't help myself.

Yesterday night, we had a barbecue at a friend, herm...Braai I mean, which is the South African way to say it haha.

And the ribs were slowly cooked for 3 hours, so when biting them, they were just melting, oh my god...I've been thinking about these ribs ever since yesterday, probably the best thing I've eaten in the last decade.

This guy just casually said "I have a catering company", I was thinking "ok dude" but little did I know, that he specialized in barbecue catering, which I didn't know was a thing.

It changed my life. I want to be that guy now. I want to learn how to slowly cook baby back ribs for a few hours...

Baby back baby back...

fart

Lately I've been writing a stand up comedy act of 30 minutes, for no other reason than to self depreciate myself a little. It all started after watching a podcast (yes you can watch podcasts on youtube) called KILL TONY, the principle is easy, comedians have 1 minute on stage to make people laugh, and I was like "Ah that's easy" and my wife was like "realllllyyyyy" and I was like "pffff" and then next thing you know I was writing like a maniac in my diary (yes I have a diary).

And it's really liberating, to make fun of yourself. Not everything is funny for everyone, I realize that a lot of the jokes depend on a good delivery, I tried some of my jokes on friends that visited for the Festival in Marciac, and it didn't always land.

I am working on the delivery. Lot's of racial jokes...😁

But yeah, I forgot what I was about to say...

That song, is from Rema, a Nigerian (I think he is Nigerian at least), a song that has been super popular the last year, I think it's a total banger, especially so minimalist, just a guitar, a beat, simple bass line, you can add keys if needed but not necessary, a great flow from Rema, so I was like "count me in".

As the song is in Yoruba and Pidgin, I thought of translating the first verse and chorus in English (though someone could argue Pidgin is very much similar to English) and the second verse in French.

And here we are, I've adapted and changed the lyrics to fit the theme of the song, talking about that girl at a party, wearing yelloooooooow...
So what's interesting, under US law, when you translate a song; it can potentially become derivative work, and could potentially be monetized.

I am not saying that's why I translated it, I thought it was just...Interesting...

Calm Down

translated and adapted by Ed Privat

Another banger
Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body is putting my heart for lockdown, for lockdown, oh, lockdown
Girl, you sweet like Fanta o, Fanta o
If I tell you say "I love you", girl please don't freak out, don't freak out
No tell me no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Shawty, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmm
I see this fine girl, for my party, she wears yellow
Every other girl they talk too much, but this girl's mellow
Something I could find a situation I could use to say "girl hello"
Finally, I find way to talk to the girl but she don't wanna follow
Who are you now posing for? (Uhum)
Don't you wanna come forward? (Uhum)
Then I start to feel her brown bum, whoa (uhum)
She's talking to me slowly now, I told her
She's meaning to me more than that whoa (uhum)
But she feeling insecure
'Cause her friends sticking to her like a chewing gum (uhum)
Sticking to her like chewing gum

Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body is putting my heart for lockdown, for lockdown, oh, lockdown
Girl, you sweet like Fanta o, Fanta o
If I tell you say "I love you", girl please don't freak out, don't freak out
No tell me no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Shawty, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmm

Quand j'arrive chez moi je me repose un peu, whoah
Des que je me reveille je pense direct à elle
Un jour, ou deux je n'arrive plus à vivre, whoah,
Alors je l'appele pour qu'on se rencontre, whoah
Je lui dit ce que je ressens et puis mon coeur s'en mèle
Baby si tu me quittes je ne pourrais plus jamais aimer
Car il y a trop de filles qui m'ont brisé le coeur c'est vrai
Ressens tu ma peine, ouai

Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body is putting my heart for lockdown, for lockdown, oh, lockdown
Girl, you sweet like Fanta o, Fanta o
If I tell you say "I love you", girl please don't freak out, don't freak out
No tell me no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Shawty, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmm

Lockdown

I am sure you're thinking "Ed is really giving some quality content lately, of a different freaking level, he is so based. I don't know what happened to him, it's like his raw talent has been refined and he's reaching his peak..."