Henrik Widegren - The Nigerian Letter
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Usually I don’t write songs about love, but this is an exception. This is a song about love without borders. From Nigeria with love.
Music, lyrics and vocals: Henrik Widegren, www.henrikwidegren.se
Drums, mixing: Markus Nilsson
Bass, guitar: Tobias Ekqvist
Backing vocals: Cecilia Salazar, Mats Nilsson
Creative language consultant: Anna Holmqvist
Produced and recorded by Markus Nilsson and Tobias Ekqvist in Sunnanå studio, Sweden
Mastring: Stockholm Mastring
Music video animation by Jonas Darnell/Herman Hedning AB 2021
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The Nigerian Letter
Music, lyrics: Henrik Widegren
Liam was lonely. Liam was single
He was on Tinder every night
Liam referred to himself as an incel
He didn’t make any women swipe right
But late one night he got an email
At first he thought it was a joke
But then he saw it was from a female
Her name was Mary. And she wrote, I quote:
Dear Mister Liam, I am the daughter
Of late sir Dunga, minister of war
I seek your assistance to transfer all his money
And if you would help me half of it is yours
So if you send five thousand dollars to this bank
You will meet the criteria
And you will get twelve million dollars in cash
Sincerely, Mary from Nigeria
Nigeria, Nigeria
He got a letter from Nigeria
Nigeria, Nigeria
Cause Mary lived in Nigeria
Liam smiled with tears in his eyes
This was a sign, a gift from above
Twelve million dollars sure would be nice
But first and last, he was in love
So he sold his car and all that he had
But all his money was not enough
He went to his friends, who thought he was mad:
“It is a scam. She is a bluff!”
So he went to the bank and showed them the letter
“Look, what I’ve got. Wonderful news
You’ll earn a thousand for every dollar
This an offer you cannot refuse”
However the banker wasn’t impressed:
“We have to decline your business proposal
The risk is too high, and may I suggest
You put your mail in the garbage disposal”
Nigeria, Nigeria
You have got a letter from Nigeria
Nigeria, Nigeria
Never ever trust Nigeria
So he got a job as a chef and au pair
Waitress and roadie in a band
And forty weeks later the money was there
And he wrote her a letter by hand
Dear miss Mary, I hope you’re okay
I got the email from you
Here is the money and I have to say
I love you. Mary, I do
After a week someone rang at the door
He opened and Mary smiled and said: “Hi”
She put down her bag of money on the floor
And kissed him and she never said good bye
Nigeria, Nigeria
He got a letter from Nigeria
Nigeria, Nigeria
He got a letter from Nigeria
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Finally someone helped the Nigerian princess!!
Honestly.... this is beautiful ... its cool Nigeria featured from your songs
@henrikwidegren
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Love from Sweden.
I'll be honest, that didn't end like I expected it to.
aaaaaaaaawesomeeeeeeeee
Although this portrays all of us badly... 🤣🤣 Nigerian Med student here.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Don't take it personally! 😊
it's only 9 in the morning, and i'm already having a great day thanks to your music!
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Rock on!
thank you for a positive ending. I need a smile here in the US.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm just happy my country feature in your song. I like the the ending, despite people not trusting Nigerians, Mary ended to be good. PS: We are good people, great nation
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
I do think you are a good people! Love from Sweden!
@okoriesolomon7797
3 жыл бұрын
@@henrikwidegren indeed we are 😁
@maddementz
3 жыл бұрын
Yes you are-I have many friends from Nigeria-I have been there for a medical mission
@danielch6662
2 жыл бұрын
I am beginning to doubt if a majority of the scammers who claim to be from Nigeria even have anything to do with Nigeria. This now seems to be a way to pre-qualify their victims. It is trivial to send out a million emails. It is time consuming to correspond with them in person for weeks. They don't want to waste their time with people who will never send anything.
Now I want a letter from Nigeria! Greetings Henrik! Thanks for your beautiful music. Love From Argentina
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Love from Sweden!
이분은 솔직히 구독자가 좀 많이 적은듯.. 알고리즘으로 400만명이 영상을 봤어도 최소 10만명은 구독해야 될 퀄리티인데
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!
@hyeonseunglee5483
3 жыл бұрын
어케 알아들었냐ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
@@hyeonseunglee5483 My best friend: Google Translate
That was weird. But the song is still great. Greetings from Russia.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Sweden!
@ukkytoo
3 жыл бұрын
The song would be great if the reference to incels was removed from it
Love scam from S.Korea!!
I'm Nigerian and I find this interesting 😁
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
No hard feelings! 😊
Loved the ending 😇💯
Epicccccc
A surprise, but a good one to be sure.
자 여러분 아셨죠 애인이 생기려면 40주 동안 열심히 일해서 1200불 쟁여놓고 나이지리아에서 편지가 오길 기다려야 합니다
@user-bj4bs7zr1d
3 жыл бұрын
ㄴㄴ5000불임 한화로 약 568만원
this song slaps
Very Nice Song! Please Upload More!!
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I will
Oh my god. Loved this genre.
@henrikwidegren
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
혹시 모르는 기회에 최선을 다해라인건가요 삶이 당신에게 레몬을 건넨다먼 레몬에이드를 만들어라 라는 말이 생각나는 노래였어요
I can’t wait for it😆
Music. Yeah.
At least a good ending for Mr.Liam 🤗
국경을 초월한 사랑 노래ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 감동적입니다
Amazing songs like usual. I can tell you and your team put a lot of effort into this.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
Great song, fair play lad
보이스피싱 유형중 하나입니다.
I wasn't wait the end like this haha😂
- Å fan!
🤣🤣🤣 it doesn't end this way though🤣 Beautiful song
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
You will never know...😊
Me encanta!!!
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
¡Gracias!
sounds to my ears like Die Gedanken sind frei.
@KrishnaKumarkriz
3 жыл бұрын
and also a bit of Obladi Oblada
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
I have to check it up!
❤️
Hahaha! Brilliant! Loved the ending .!
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
오늘도 잘 보고 갑니다!
Ok you got me. I didn't expect the ending. For those not in the know, those letters are 10 out of 10 scams especially if the writer has any relation with a prince, king, queen, minister or Elon Musk.
Amazing song😳
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Love from india❤️
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Love all the way from Sweden
Love from Korea! I love your songs ;)
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Love from Sweden!
👍
이 형은 알고리즘 타야되는데 ㄹㅇ
사기가 아니였네요
Ahhh shoot! I got an email from Mary a while back and totally ignored it. Had I not been dumb enough to listen to all my friends and relatives who care for me I would be rich and happily married with Mary now...
Never said goodbye 라니... 로맨틱해...
Som vanligt urkul! Man blir på så gott humör.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Tack!
Reality : Never ever do like this thing
@user-hs4ek6rj4t
3 жыл бұрын
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@Godoge678
Жыл бұрын
맞죠ㅋㅋ
이분 노래도 좋은데 스토리?가 있어서 보는것도 너무 재밌음
I think the method of scam is same anywhere in the world lololololol I have received the scam mail like this lylics before
Ahaha Glad it is a happy ending
Why did I think it was about coronavirus mutation
Så vackert med kärlek. Tänkte på dig och Ortopeden som hade en fraktur när jag läste i Elmgrens bok Universitetspedagogik... måste det vara sant?? stämmer verkligheten med dikten;.)
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Gustaf, verkligheten överträffar alltid dikten!
Do you have any plans ever for your albums being on vinyl?
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Not now. It's too expensive!
@Kinzsters172
3 жыл бұрын
@@henrikwidegren I mean, it’s not necessarily out of the picture. There are services like qrates where you can get a campaign started to release albums on vinyl, and with your fans in South Korea I think they’d definitely get you some of the way there. I think Bandcamp also does vinyl too via campaign as well so it’s an option
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
@@Kinzsters172 Not a bad idea! I'll think about it!
Hello, doctor I am a third grader in middle school in Korea who has to do social studies homework. Healthcare in Sweden, a Nordic country, What is the health care policy? And what are the benefits people receive from the policy? And what is the correlation between the welfare system and the happiness index? The topic is why the happiness index of Nordic people is high.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for asking! It sounds like an interesting homework. These are big questions, but briefly: 1. What is the health care policy? The Swedish healthcare system is universal for all citizens and mainly government-funded. The health care system in Sweden is financed primarily through taxes. Private healthcare is a rarity in Sweden, and the city councils regulates the rules and the establishment of potential private practices. 2. And what are the benefits people receive from the policy? The aim is to give all Swedes good and equal healthcare. The wallet should not determine such a basic need as healthcare. No one should have to worry about not being able to afford care. 3. And what is the correlation between the welfare system and the happiness index? I don’t know. I think that a good and equal welfare system is correlated to happiness, but I don’t know any research about it. Check it up! I hope you can use this in your homework. Good luck!
@user-kp4le3er8n
3 жыл бұрын
@@henrikwidegren Thank you.
@Rocket-hu3nm
3 жыл бұрын
@@henrikwidegren May I suggest you a topic for a next medical song? You've mentioned public health care, wouldn't it be great to turn it into a song? Maybe it is a touchy political subject, but it could make a both educational and entertaining music. Anyway, I love your channel and your songs, it's really pleasent to listen and watch.
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
@@Rocket-hu3nm Thank you! And it is a good idea. I'll think about it!
해피엔딩! 🤣🤣🤣
Um.... how weird.... But song is good so all is good
오아시스의 리암??
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!
🤣 lysande som vanligt!
Jonas Darnell som tecknat?
@henrikwidegren
3 жыл бұрын
Exakt. Han gör ett lysande jobb!
@MalteDenHalte
3 жыл бұрын
@@henrikwidegren kände igen stilen 😇 Bra jobbat med låten också Dr Widegren 👌
That must be one of those rare white Nigerians that we hear so much about. Good move for the goal of not being de-platformed by KZread.
End up mary is real
😆😆😆😆😆... 🇬🇷
so how many people are going to fall for a scam because of your song?
Shouldn't Mary be black? Haha
@user-hs4ek6rj4t
3 жыл бұрын
She also has an English name so she probably just moved there
Incel would never do what the hero of the clip did. Incel is not a fun word, but an hateful ideology. You should have set up a triggerworning. Your song upset me. But maybe you, as a man, don't care. Your "don't take it personally" response would be inappropriate here.