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"Right Now (Na Na Na)" (CD single) (by Akon, R&B)

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Akon charts a new course with clean R&B toe-tapper.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this single lacks the more graphic language and messages about sex and violence heard in Akon's other music. The video for the song takes the maturity level up a notch, however, showing the singer in some suggestive, scantily-clad bedroom scenes.

Positive messages: A healthy message about romantic relationships, referencing the roles that both sides play ("Mistakes were made between us two") and the importance of good communication ("Tell you what's been on my mind").
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: A few veiled references ("I miss how you lie with me"), but nothing
nearly as overt or extreme as on past Akon albums.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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What to talk about

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Families can talk about how relationships (romantic or otherwise) are a two-way street, as Akon acknowledges when he sings "Girl, I know / mistakes were made between us two." What are the key ingredients of a caring, respectful relationship? How can two people effectively communicate their thoughts and concerns to each other? Also, how do you feel about an artist whose repertoire contains work with both tame lyrics and explicit musical messages?

What's the story?

What's the story?
The old phrase "apple of my eye" sounds like something a grandma might say -- so it's strange to hear the words in the new single "Right Now (Na Na Na)" by Akon, one of today's notoriously hardcore R&B artists. Yet these and other mild lyrics throughout the track reflect the singer's move away from the graphic language of previous albums like Konvicted. The result of this new direction is an almost sweet song about a heartbroken guy who misses his estranged girl.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The heavy synthesizer, infectious beats, and plaintive vocals that make Akon's music appealing are back in his new single. While the repetitive lyrics don't offer a lot of complexity, they combine with the song's stylistic allure to keep listeners singing the tune long after they hear it. That said, the track doesn't score high in originality; other songs on the full-length CD, FREEDOM, do a better job of showcasing what the singer claims is his new dance-oriented, Euro-club sound.

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Music Details
Released on: December 2, 2008
Label: Universal
Genre: R&B
This review was written by Caroline Knorr
 
 

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brittanyb247
adult
10
 
right here
i like it very much it a nice song
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ravenfan101999
teen, 14 years old
14
 
.....
I wanna make love right now yeah ok.... Horrible song
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bradley4846
teen, 17 years old
10
 
Pretty Clean
There is one swear everyone is missing its the a word. It is changed in the on the radio to ourselfs
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Transformers3Fan
teen, 14 years old
10
 
clean song
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greenactress
teen, 15 years old
2
 
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love this song!!! LOVE AKON!!! There isn't anything wrong with this song, no language, nothing! SO GOOD LOVE YOU AKON! AND LOVE THIS SONG!
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kylenick
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2
 
awsome
cooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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realdeal456
teen, 15 years old
10
 
One thing everybody's missing...
... the fact that every single chorus BEGINS with "I wanna make love right now (na na na)". Seriously, I thought you guys at CommonSense got that!!!!!!
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Jumanji-lover
adult
10
 
not as good as beautiful
but catchy
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MZHOTGURL 4 LIFE
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I LOVE YOU LIL WAYNE
I LOVE MY BOO LIL WAYNE
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ohya
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good
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