However, Mr Mahama felt Michael Jackson's lyrics - taken from 1991 hit Heal the World - were the perfect words to open a speech which touched on a disease, the economy and increasing international tensions.
"Michael Jackson sang, 'heal the world make the world a better place for you and for me... and the entire human race'," Mr Mahama told assembled world leaders in New York.
"What happened to that enthusiasm?" he wondered.
While unusual, it transpires that Mr Mahama - who proudly told delegates he was born the same year as "one of the greatest artistes that ever lived" - is not the only politician to be inspired by the words of a musician.
Here are five others who used their favourite recording artists in order to make their points:
Among the things former UK Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron will be remembered for is his penchant for The Smiths, which he reminded us of during one of his final appearances in parliament.
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