Better Change Your Mind
The song that first carried Onyeabor to Western listeners, and the one that started Luaka Bop looking for him.
William Onyeabor, from Atomic Bomb (1978)
- Written by
- William Onyeabor
- Released
- 1978
- Length
- 8:23
- Album
- Atomic Bomb
It is the second track on Atomic Bomb (1978). It was the song of his that reached the West first, on Strut's Nigeria 70 in 2001 and then on Luaka Bop's World Psychedelic Classics 3 in 2005, and it is often named as his biggest hit. Pitchfork's Andy Beta called it the most politically engaged Onyeabor song and the catalyst for Luaka Bop's search for the man behind it.
It was not on Who Is William Onyeabor? in 2013, but it was in the twelve-song setlist of the Atomic Bomb! tribute shows of 2014.
More songs by William Onyeabor
Body and Soul, Fantastic Man, Atomic Bomb, When the Going Is Smooth and Good
Sources
- William Onyeabor: Atomic Bomb, Apple Music
- William Onyeabor: Box Set, Pitchfork (2014-12-12)
- William Onyeabor, Wikipedia
- setlist.fm search: William Onyeabor, setlist.fm