And as illustrated in the second, family-centered verse especially, the singer has come to realize that all people give and receive emotional pain. And later when talking about the aforementioned lady, he classifies her as “just a little young girl trying to have fun”. Indeed during the intro he even apologizes for the mistakes he hasn’t made yet. So all things considered, the overall sentiment of this song is one where Akon recognizes the imperfections which are part and parcel of being human. Indeed he concludes the song by flipping the chorus, stating outrightly that this time around he’s accepting the blame even though he knows it’s not his fault.
Then he goes on to take a jab at Verizon, basically accusing them of unjustifiably ‘disgracing his name’. But at the end of day since he ‘loves his fans’ he’ll play the role of the martyr, if you will, and “take that blame”. Or simply put, his defense is that he didn’t know she was that young. 15-Akon-Put The Blame On Me-MF.afpk: 0 09:10: 15.5K: 15-Akon-Put The Blame On Me-MF.mp3: 0 08:46: 1.8M: 15-Akon-Put The Blame On Me-MF.ogg: 0 08:53: 718.1K: 15-Akon-Put The Blame On Me-MF.png: 0 08:54: 8.0K: 15-Akon-Put The Blame On : 0 09:18: 2.0K: 15-Akon-Put The Blame On.
But the major repercussion of this action was that Verizon, a powerful telecommunications’ company, decided to pull its sponsorship away from Gwen Stefani’s The Sweet Escape Tour. This was because Akon was one of her main opening acts. So he apologizes in the song for causing her this misfortune. However, he defends himself by pointing out that both the club and the girl’s family, not himself, were responsible for her being in such an adult venue. His actions caused a monumental backlash which he did, in a way, actually take the blame for. The IncidentĪnd this incident was when Akon was captured, on video, whining with an underaged girl on stage. It speaks specifically to the incident which apparently spurred the concoction of this song in the first place. Meanwhile the third verse takes on a more-sarcastic tone, albeit remaining overall apologetic.