Going

Going may refer to:

  • Go (verb)
  • Going- to future, a construction in English grammar
  • Going (horse racing), the condition of a horse racing track surface.
  • Going (surname)
  • "Going!", a song by KAT-TUN
  • Way of going, a reference to the quality of movement in a horse gait
  • Going am Wilden Kaiser, an Austrian municipality
  • Going (motorcycle taxi), an alternative term for "Okada", a form of motorcycle taxi in Nigeria
  • See also

  • Going concern
  • Go (disambiguation)
  • Gowing
  • Gowin
  • Okada (motorcycle taxi)

    In Nigeria, an okada (also: achaba, going, inaga) is a motorcycle taxi. The name was borrowed from Okada Air, a Nigerian local airline, now defunct.

    Motorcycle taxis or Okadas are also commonly used in many West African countries, including Togo (Oléyia), Benin (Zémidjans), Burkina Faso, Liberia (Phen-Phen) and Sierra Leone.

    Etymology

    In its time, Okada Air was the most popular Nigerian local airline, but was not known for its comfort. The airline was named after Okada town near Benin City, the hometown of its owner, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion. The motorcycle transports were nicknamed after the airline, because they could manoeuvre through the heavy traffic of Lagos, and take passengers to their destinations in a timely manner, in the same way as the airline. The ironic humour of an airline's name being used for commercial motorcyclists, as well as the local familiarity with Okada Air, caused the nickname of okada to outlive the airline from which it originated, which many Nigerians no longer remember.

    Going (surname)

    Going is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ben Going (born 1985), American video blog personality
  • Charles Buxton Going (1863–19??), American engineer
  • Joanna Going (born 1963), actress
  • KL Going (born 1973), American author
  • Shaun Going, Canadian construction engineer charged with terrorism
  • Sid Going (born 1943), New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • Crazy (Seal song)

    "Crazy" is a song originated by English soul artist Seal, who wrote its lyrics and jointly composed its music in collaboration with producer Guy Sigsworth. The song was produced by Trevor Horn for Seal's debut album Seal (1991). Released as his debut single, "Crazy" became one of Seal's biggest hits, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom while becoming his first top ten single in the United States. It has since been interpreted by several artists, including Alanis Morissette, whose version was released as a single from her album The Collection (2005).

    Background and composition

    Seal wrote "Crazy" in 1990 inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990 and the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. In 2015, Seal said of the song's conception in 1990: "I felt the cycle had reached its apex. I felt the world changing and I felt profound things happening."

    According to the song's producer Trevor Horn, "Crazy" was made over the course of two months: "Crazy wasn't an easy record to make, because we were aiming high".

    Crazy (Ricki-Lee Coulter song)

    "Crazy" is a song by Australian recording artist Ricki-Lee Coulter, taken from her third studio album Fear & Freedom (2012). It was written by Coulter, Brian London and Johnny Jam, while the production was also handled by the latter two. The song was released digitally on 13 July 2012, as the third single from the album.

    Lyrically, Coulter stated that "Crazy" is about "encouraging you [to] let go of your inhibitions, go crazy and let the music take over". Following its release, "Crazy" peaked at number four on the ARIA Dance Chart and number 46 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Melvin J. Montalban and filmed in the Callan Park Hospital for the Insane in Sydney. The video features Coulter playing three characters – a nurse, patient and psychologist.

    Background and release

    "Crazy" was written by Ricki-Lee Coulter, Brian London and Johnny Jam, while the production was also handled by the latter two. During an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Coulter said she wrote the song "as if I was actually singing it directly to the people on the dance floor". She went on to describe it as "sensual and erotic, encouraging you let go of your inhibitions, go crazy and let the music take over". "Crazy" was released digitally on 13 July 2012. On 23 July 2012, it debuted at number 52 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number four on the ARIA Dance Chart. The following week, "Crazy" fell out of the top 100 of the ARIA Singles Chart. On 6 August 2012, the song re-entered the chart at number 46, where it peaked.

    Because of You (Ne-Yo album)

    Because of You is the second studio album by American recording artist Ne-Yo, released on April 25, 2007 by Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It features guest contributions from rapper Jay-Z on "Crazy" and singer Jennifer Hudson on "Leaving Tonight". Because of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling over 250,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 74/100 from Metacritic. It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

    Critical reception

    The album has drawn mainly positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly magazine noting, "Indeed, the album is an unmistakable attempt to channel [Michael Jackson's early work such as "Off the Wall"]...and the effort often pays off beautifully...Ne-Yo's lithe falsetto puts the many others who've been labeled Jackson-esque to shame." PopMatters.com called the album "a masterpiece of a record" and praised the title track's blend of "upbeat modern-day funk tempo, beautifully melodic backdrop and love-sick (in a good way) vocals...[it's] the perfect lead single off an album that is filled with number-one hits".Slant Magazine also compared the album's sensual ballads to Janet Jackson.

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    Going Crazy

    by: Natalie Grant

    Ever since the day you went away and left me lonely and cold
    My life just hasn't been the same, oh baby no
    When I looked into your eyes the moment that I let you go
    I just broke down
    Baby if I ever get the chance to be with you again I would sacrifice
    Because the feeling that I feel within whether me would ever make me feel so right
    Its nice
    To smile
    When I get your phone call at night
    But I'd rather have here with me, next to me
    I miss the way you hold me tight
    I got to let you know I feel so weak without your touch
    I never thought that I could ever love a man so much
    I got to let you know I think that we are destiny
    For you I'd cross the world, for you
    I'd do anything
    That's right baby
    I'm going crazy
    I need to be your lady
    I been thinking lately
    That you and me
    Yes we can make it
    Just ride with me, roll with me
    I'm in love with you baby (x2)
    Break it down, let me tell you what I feel
    From the moment that I met you its been so damn real
    My heart seems to skip another beat
    Every time we speak
    Cant believe I feel so weak
    Tell me that you really need me and you want me
    and you miss me and you love me
    I'm your lady
    I'll be around waiting for you
    Put it down, be the woman for you
    I'm falling so deep for you
    crazy over you, I'm calling
    calling out to you
    what am I going to do, it's true
    No fronting
    Its you, ain't no other
    I can longer go on without you
    I just break down
    (chorus)




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