Search - Merrymen :: Best of

More rumpunch please!

S. O'Sullivan | USA | 11/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Love the Merrymen. They make you want to grab a partner and dance with a few rum punch in your head. This music is unsynthesized: bass, electric guitar, drums, etc. Nothing grating on the nerves.

Here are my faves:



"Big Bamboo" - A demanding girlfriend who knows exactly what sort of 'wood' she wants.

"Sam Lord" - The wealthy Barbados pirate's fall from grace and into the hands of the Queen in England.

"Beautiful Barbados" - So romantic, I can just feel the chill of a night island breeze on a warm night.

"Ring Ting Ting" - Somebody's been promised some action-tonight and he's going to kiss and tell.

"Yellowbird" - Soothing Caribbean song to sing to a child. Also about lost love.

"Diddly Bops" - Cute ditty about West Indians who dilly dally on sidewalks, oblivious and uncaring to others who are trying to go about their daily business.

"The Girl Next Door" is a nostalgic interlude about rich girl/poor boy young love.

"You sweeten me" - A Caribbean man gives his girl some good lyrics.

"Calypso Medley" - For lovers of old time calypso. Biting, a little critical of older and washed up women, as it was.



The only one I don't like is "Something's gone wrong". Sounds too early Elvis. Calypso is perfection on its own. It doesn't cross well with American rock n' roll.



"

Music to get mashed with!

sugardoosh | 04/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had this album on lp when I was a little kid and just wore it out. Fast, fun melodies a great calypso album - rich and full. Very nice vocals, crazy corny lyrics, very dancable."