OLDIES SUNDAY: Screwdriver – No Mama (1987)

In just a few days (or hours for some), the Caribbean youth will steadily be back in the classroom for another year of School. As Parents you want the best for your child, ensuring that you did the necessary things to aid them, while they focus on their studies and earn the right education. As with life, temptation can come their way, and some get caught up in a manner of things. For some, it’s a temporary situation, while others experience something that stays with them for life. On “Oldies Sunday“, we focus on Teenage Pregnancy, and today selection comes from Deejay Screwdriver with the track, “No Mama“.

Produced by The Now Team and released through the Volcano Label in 1987, Screwdriver shares a scenario between a Mother and her Teenage Daughter Sharon who may or may not be pregnant in, “No Mama” (also called “Sharon A Pregnant You Pregnant”). The Mother goes through a number of questions with her Daughter, as she suspects and has caught on to a few things. The song’s subject matter is one that was relevant then, and is still relevant now as some of our youth have fallen by the wayside, and found themselves becoming victims to peer pressure, or placed themselves in adult situations before their time. Teenage Pregnancy has declined in some parts of the world over the years, but it is still a serious matter. “No Mama” quickly became a hit for Screwdriver, and was featured on the 1987 album, “No Mama”. The song’s popularity would spawn versions from other Deejays as well.

Since the release of “No Mama”, Screwdriver went on to release more music over the years, and toured various parts of the world. Today, he is focused on Art, but his music is still celebrated and remembered by many. “No Mama” comes up at times when the topic of Teenage Pregnancy is presented.

THANK YOU SCREWDRIVER FOR THIS TRACK!

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