Veteran Highlife musician, Ackah Blay
Veteran Highlife musician, Ackah Blay, has expressed displeasure with what he described as the high level of explicit and sexually suggestive lyrics in songs being released nowadays.
According to him, such songs are negatively impacting the youth.
Speaking in an interview with Adom TV, Ackah Blay explained that although some songs from his generation had controversial lyrics, they were creatively crafted in a way that was not explicit.
“Most songs of today are impactful. But the impact is negative. During my days, we did have controversial songs, but they were not that explicit or directly referenced sex. So children would be able to sing and dance to the songs without even knowing,” he said.
“A song like ‘Taking the Girls Away’ is still impactful today because the men sing it when they’re taking the girls to church,” he hilariously added.
Drawing a comparison, Ackah Blay pointed out the high level of sexually suggestive lyrics in songs, which he attributed to the influence of foreign music.
“Today, the songs being released are too raw and explicit. Most songs are about, ‘bend over,’ ‘do like this,’ ‘do like that.’ Someone was even singing about removing panties.
“The foreigners can sing about sex, but when the Ghanaian artistes are copying, they copy it just like that,” he said.
Ackah Blay further advised younger artistes to always use their platforms to positively influence the youth.
“I would urge the young ones, you have the platform, you have the influence, so impact the youth positively, especially with your music,” he said.
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