I have a confession don't take it personal,Oliver Twist...probably we have all heard the song Oliver Twist by Dbanj and read the book written by Charles Dickens about  an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities.
people love the song  by Dbanj cause of the rhythm and the good composed beats but mostly don't know the definition..

"Please,
sir, I want some more." -Oliver Twist (page 16)
Do you get what i mean ,Oliver always wanted more  ,what did the African singer signed under Kanye Wests GOODLIFE mean??are those all he mentioned on the song Olivers? ,do you think all the artist he mentioned want more?or is it a diss song to some point ?who knows ?lets Talk about Oliver from the book maybe we can get a clue.
During his journey to London, Oliver encounters Jack Dawkins, a pickpocket more commonly known by the nickname the "Artful Dodger",
 although Oliver's innocent nature prevents him from recognising this 
hint that the boy may be dishonest. Dodger provides Oliver with a free 
meal and tells him of a gentleman in London who will "give him lodgings 
for nothing, and never ask for change". Grateful for the unexpected 
assistance, Oliver follows Dodger to the "old gentleman"'s residence. In
 this way, Oliver unwittingly falls in with an infamous Jewish criminal 
known as Fagin, the so-called gentleman of whom the Artful Dodger spoke. Ensnared, Oliver lives with Fagin and his gang of juvenile pickpockets in their lair at Saffron Hill for some time, unaware of their criminal occupations. He believes they make wallets and handkerchiefs.
Later, Oliver naïvely goes out to "make handkerchiefs" because of no 
income coming in, with two of Fagin’s underlings: The Artful Dodger and a
 boy of a humorous nature named Charley Bates. Oliver realises too late 
that their real mission is to pick pockets. Dodger and Charley steal the
 handkerchief of an old gentleman named Mr. Brownlow, and promptly flee.
 When he finds his handkerchief missing, Mr. Brownlow turns round, sees 
Oliver, and pursues him. Others join the chase and Oliver is caught and 
taken before the magistrate. Curiously, Mr. Brownlow has second thoughts
 about the boy—he seems reluctant to believe he is a pickpocket. To the 
judge's evident disappointment, a bookstall holder who saw Dodger commit
 the crime clears Oliver, who, by now actually ill, faints in the 
courtroom. Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver home and, along with his 
housekeeper Mrs. Bedwin, cares for him.
Oliver stays with Mr. Brownlow, recovers rapidly, and blossoms from 
the unaccustomed kindness. His bliss, however, is interrupted when 
Fagin, fearing Oliver might "peach" on his criminal gang, decides that 
Oliver must be brought back to his hideout. When Mr. Brownlow sends 
Oliver out to pay for some books, one of the gang, a young girl named Nancy, whom Oliver had previously met at Fagin's, accosts him with help from her abusive lover, a brutal robber named Bill Sikes,
 and Oliver is quickly bundled back to Fagin's lair. The thieves take 
the five-pound note Mr. Brownlow had entrusted to him, and strip him of 
his fine new clothes. Oliver, dismayed, flees and attempts to call for 
police assistance, but is ruthlessly dragged back by the Dodger, Charley
 and Fagin. Nancy, however, is sympathetic towards Oliver and saves him 
from beatings by Fagin and Sikes.
In a renewed attempt to draw Oliver into a life of crime, Fagin forces him to participate in a burglary.
 Nancy reluctantly assists in recruiting him, all the while assuring the
 boy that she will help him if she can. Sikes, after threatening to kill
 him if he does not cooperate, sends Oliver through a small window and 
orders him to unlock the front door. The robbery goes wrong, however, 
and Oliver is shot and wounded in his left arm. After being abandoned by
 Sikes, the wounded Oliver ends up under the care of the people he was 
supposed to rob: Miss Rose and her guardian Mrs. Maylie .
 
My name is Oliver Twist and I am
the age of twelve. My life began with the tragic death of my mother,
minutes after I was born. At a young age, I was placed in a parish
orphanage run by the strict Mrs. Mann. At the age of 10, the hono rable
beadle, Mr. Bumble brought me to work and live at the workhouse with
other boys of my age. One day, at the supper meal, the boys dared me to
ask for more gruel. I made the mistake of going through with the dare,
and the beadle offered out an award for anyone who would take me as an
apprentice. One man named Mr. Sowerberry, a local coffin maker, offered
to have me live and work at his house. The living conditions at his
house was something terrible. His other apprentices treated me terribly
and I ran away to London. There I joined a gang of men and boys, led
by Fagin, who lived off of pickpocketing. After being convicted of
stealing a man's belongings, which I didn't do, the kind Mr. Brownlow
took me into his home. After suffering an illness in his home, I was
mugged in the streets by one of Fagin's workers and forced to move back
into Fagin's control. I was then forced to work for the evil Bill
Sikes. I barely survived living with him. I was just resently saved and
adopted by Mr. Brownlow. I'm looking forward to a long and happy life
living with Mr. Brownlow .

try comparing the real story and this dbanjz lyrics,
I have a confession
Don’t take it personal
I have a confession so you got to listen
I have a confession
Don’t take it personal
See I like Beyonce, but she dey with Jigga
I like Nikki, her yansh is bigger
I like Rihanna, she dey make me day go gaga
I like Omotola cos people like her
I like Genevieve cos I think that she’s so sweet
And Nadia Buhari
Cos she no dey drink garri
It’s not her fault you know
You cannot blame me though
I wanna have them all
I know it but the truth is that
I am just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
Just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
You’re just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist
I’m just an Oliver
Oliver Oliver Oliver Twist 
You got a secret but I think I know it
You want to let it out but them go call you ashy
You like to do it
Do the hmm hmmm hmmm
I know you like D’banj
And you like Don Jazzy
You like 2baba
And you like Fally Pupa
And I know you love Trey Songz
But you no fit sing his songs
I thought as much you know
I do not blame you though
You wanna have them all
You know it’s wrong
But the truth is that you are just an Oliver.
Monday, July 23, 2012
ARE YOU AN OLIVER?? (OLIVER TWIST)
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