By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
DYSON Knight, the charismatic and emotionally charged entertainer, has produced the theme song 'Who's Next, I'm Next" during the hosting of the sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games.
The Local Organising Committee indicated that it's their intention that the song will be inspirational to the young people of the Bahamas as well as those visiting from the 68 countries from the Commonwealth countries, who will be here to compete in nine different sporting disciplines July 19-23.
This marks the biggest sporting event that the country has hosted. The Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association and the Bahamas' Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture are collaborating to pull off the international multi-sport event that will see 94 medals contested across athletics, aquatics (swimming), beach soccer, boxing, cycling (road), judo, Rugby Sevens, Tennis and (subject to final confirmation) Beach Volleyball.
It will be the first time Judo, Beach Soccer and Beach Volleyball have been presented at a Commonwealth Youth Games, which is held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The first version was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from August 10-14, 2000.
Credit must be given to Knight, the author, who is joined by Wendi Lewis, the vocal arranger and co-writer of the soundtrack produced by Frederick 'Gotstykz' Seymour. Leonardo 'Sniper' Rodgers was an additional engineer.
Drumeco Archer, a member of the LOC for the Commonwealth Youth Games, said they wanted to identify Bahamians who could identify with the concept of the games and he felt they found the right mix.
"It was important to identify youth people in this project and they happen to be driving the music and entertainment industry in The Bahamas," he said.
"Wendi and Dyson have become a popular musical brand identiable by young people. Their music is high energy and fun and this is what young people gravitate to. They have also been successful in attracting an age group beyond the millennial which makes their sound very enduring."
Not to sound as if he's blowing his own horn, but Knight said the song certainly fit the bill.
"With all of my songs I gain inspiration by picturing myself in the moment of the song's theme," Knight said. "I make a movie out of it in my mind and place myself in the story as a character or the narrator."
He noted, however, that his team has been consistent with productions that have gotten international recognition.
"I believe this song will see the same or greater success as well," he said.
The song took approximately 55 hours collectively to complete and will be released to the public today.
The lyrics for the song go like this:
Verse 1
I'm gonna take the chance and make it mine,
Who's next?
I'll show the world just how high I can climb
Who's next?
Bsect
Right now nobody can stop me; No competition can top me; Though raging with energy; I'm calm
Pre Hook
This is what I've trained for; And this is what I came for; I'm next.
Hook
Woooooooh; Who's next? I'm next. Woooooooh; Who's next? I'm next.
Verse 2
I'll break the record be marked in history,
Who's next?"
When they talk about greatness they'll call my name,
Who's next?
"I think that the song is contemporary and appeals to a universal audience both young and old. The lines are catchy and would leave the listener singing 'Who's next, I'm next' and that is the objective."
As a forward thinker who believes that progress is just one more step beyond his last failure, Knight said he got the right approval for the song.
"My children love the song even before I asked them to perform the track," he insisted. "They're really cool, popular and trendy so I trust their peers will feel the same way about this production."
Archer agree that the song will resonate very well with the audience the games will be appealing too.
"From the inception of our marketing campaign, the theme "Who's Next" has been the common messaging, .that the legacy of these games is beyond the bounds of sports and infiltrate into the lives of future leaders in every discipline imaginable," he stressed.
"The strength of the message is left in the voices of the people and if we can get people singing the song, the message is shared."
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