Wicked Rhythms
A colorful Barbados memory that will always stick with me is winding down craggy country roads with the lovely resort town of Bathsheba as a backdrop. Only my attention wasn't on Bathsheba and its milky waters splashing the shores. I was singing a clever calypso led by art historian and musician Trevor Marshall and trying to figure out the punch line. A good calypso tune bursts with double entendres but it's not always immediately apparent. Trevor introduced me to this famous hit by Dave Martins and The Tradewinds and I'll always associate it with Barbados, even though the group members also represent Guyana, Trinidad, Grenada and the Cayman Islands. It's quite wicked, which is how I like my calypso! HONEYMOONING COUPLE A honeymooning couple was in a bedroom/ packing up to go away/in the middle of June/ Well all of a sudden/ a big argument break out/listen to the bridegroom/ listen what he shout/ You get on top/ that's the way it must go/I am your ...