I got the inspiration for 'Odo Handkerchief' in the shower - Nana Fynn

Veteran Ghanaian musician Nana Fynn has revealed that his hit song ‘Odo Handkerchief’ was conceived in an unusual setting, stating that the melody came to him while he was walking to the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist.

Speaking in an interview with Kafui Dey, the musician said he had spent the entire day working on another song before deciding to take a shower around 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. It was then that the melody for ‘Odo Handkerchief’ suddenly started playing in his head.

“I was writing another song the whole day. As I was going to the bathroom with just a towel around my waist and my sponge, the thing started running through my head. I said,

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“This is a wonderful melody,’ so I didn’t stop,” he recalled.

Nana Fynn explained that he remained in the shower for more than an hour because he feared leaving would make him forget the tune before he could record it.

“I spent almost an hour, probably more, in the bathroom because it was coming and I couldn’t stop it. I finished about half a bar of soap because I didn’t want it to end. I was afraid that if I came out, it would get lost,” he said.

He added that although he had a recording device and his guitar in his room, he did not want to leave the bathroom until he felt the melody had settled in his mind.

“After about one hour, I knew the melodies had settled, so I came out to my room and finished the song. Within about one and a half hours, I had about 60% of the song,” he said.

Nana Fynn also disclosed that ‘Odo Handkerchief’ was inspired by the drum pattern of ‘Rally Round’ by Ghanaian reggae band Steam Force. He stressed that although the chord progression and melody were different, the rhythm sparked the creative process.

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