00:00Do you remember the song Justice by Squeezy Rankin?
00:15Well, it was a talking point last year as many praised the lyrics, but some were left asking, what about fathers?
00:21Well, Nakasa Thatcher is using her opportunity this year to push the perspective further with her song Judgment, set to be performed at number two in this year's lineup at the Calypso Fiesta semifinals competition.
00:36In that song called Justice, everything was pointed to who? The mother.
00:42So, this year I decided, alright, my brother, I love you and all, but we have a little thing to share within the message of this song.
00:50So, we're going to do it and judgment is based on that, it's built around, all the fingers are pointed at the mother, but where is the father?
00:57It's not just the father, it's not just the mother alone, yeah? So, it's built on that and I hope the message is clear for everyone.
01:05The song highlights struggles of single mothers in different scenarios, from those starting parenting in their teens,
01:11to the impact of continuing a cycle of father absenteeism from the perspective of a grandmother.
01:18I beggin' somebody to remember, children need more than just their mother, but if you see them wrong, just tell them for me.
01:28Yes, we come, we come, get condoned.
01:31Thatcher acknowledges that relationships do not always work out with parents.
01:37What is the consequence of the children? You can never leave the entire responsibility on the mother.
01:43So, I think it's time that we pay close attention to that and pay close attention to how much pressure we put on a mother being a single parent.
01:51She didn't ask to be a single parent. You understand? It just happened that way.
01:55And it is time that whether single parents or not, both parents have to take up the mantle to bring up children, not just the son, but children.
02:02Ricky Jai, in his song, Though Spoil My Name, is also calling on fathers to fall into their roles, but from a different standpoint.
02:10Parents, especially dads, they need to rein in their sons. The family name is an important thing in society. It could either bring you fame or it could bring you shame.
02:26A father has to exert and really put the pressure on his kids to do good and be good in society.
02:33While the song centers around a man talking about the importance of preserving the family name in a community, Jai explains that there is a broader aspect.
02:42This is Trinidad and Tobago and we're getting a bad name out there with crime and everything else, countries putting me on all kind of lists.
02:50So, the bigger call here is, Though Spoil My Name, the country talking to the people too.
02:57The wrong things you're doing might bring you a little fame, but all you're really doing, son, is making your family shame.
03:06So, don't spoil my name, don't spoil my name. Son are telling you plain, don't spoil my name, don't spoil my name.
03:16Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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