New York, NY (Top40 Charts) As Darrell Kelley listened to Oprah Winfrey's interview of
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, he could not believe what he was hearing. Darrell, a musical artist and producer with hits like "Vote Him Out" and "The Coronavirus," believes strongly in truth and fairness, and the allegations that
Queen Elizabeth had made racist comments about her future grandson's color did not add up with what he knew of the monarch. Determined to stand up for her, Darrell quickly wrote what has quickly become a hit, "Why Lie on the Queen."
Darrell doubted that the
Queen had had any concerns over how dark Archie's skin could be. "It didn't mesh with how she has presented herself over the years," he says, shaking his head. "It is a very serious accusation, and I am a firm believer that if you're going to say something like this about the Queen, or really, about anyone, you should back it up with hardcore evidence. Otherwise, you're really attacking the person's character, and that's not fair at all. I was so disturbed by the interview that I poured them into my new song."
Darrell's view of the
Royal Family comes from years of watching them. "I've always been interested in them," he says, "and I know that like anyone else who is famous, they have a good PR department. That's true, but still, I have seen the Queen's treatment of people of color. It's been excellent. It's why I wrote one of the lines of my song: 'My heart knows you're not a racist,'" he says. "How could she be? Look at who she has invited to Windsor and Buckingham Palace: Michael Jackson.
James Brown. The Obamas. She would never have had dinner with them if she were a racist. Impossible."
Darrell, an African American, has had his own encounters with racists, and he can't imagine
Queen Elizabeth being anything like them. "Racists do not sit down with those people they are prejudiced against," he states. "They won't invite you to be a guest or talk to you.
Queen Elizabeth is the opposite of this. She is the epitome of grace and beauty, and I just find it impossible to believe she would have said anything racist about Meghan and Harry's baby. If there is proof of it, let me see it. I go by what I see, not by what people say. It's the fairest way to treat a person."
Darrell's song expresses the singer's dislike of hearing allegations that are not backed up with evidence. "I am always open to hearing things about people that I might not like," Darrell says. "In this case, though, in order to believe that the
Queen made such crass comments about Archie's skin color, I need more than an alleged conversation. I need proof. Someone needs to show me the hard-core evidence that she said this, and then I will believe it."
The couple, as most people know, moved to
America to escape the paparazzi in England, but Darrell questions this in his song, "We've got paparazzi here, too, and people in
America are just as nosy here as they are there," Darrell says. "If they really wanted their privacy, getting on Oprah in front of millions of people was a strange way to achieve it. It doesn't add up to me, to be honest."
Darrell believes his song can inspire people to work on a big problem in
America and in other countries: role models or celebrities being believed simply because they are famous. "Instead, I want all of us to think for ourselves. Do your own due diligence and your own studies so that you can clearly see people and world leaders and have your own views on them. If you do, there will be less gossip, and you'll be standing up as a good person who has excellent character. You'll be a person of love, acceptance, unity, and love."
Darrell is thoughtful as he thinks about the song's message. "It definitely gets out the idea that abuse should not be allowed, especially when there's no proof of it. We have to stand up for each other. The world is so divided, and we keep attacking each other for no reason. We go to war every day, but we don't know why."
The controversy over
Prince Harry and Meghan's comments point to a larger problem, Darrell believes. "There are some real problems out there," he says. "Homelessness is out of control in Los Angeles and in other cities. We have the pandemic still going on. Why are we giving so much of our attention and energy to words that have not been proven? When will the world focus on problems that really do need to be solved?"
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