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King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival
Artist:
Mighty Sparrow
Format: CD
New: Currently Unavailable New
Wish
Formats and Editions
1. Teresa
2. Reply To Melody
3. Mad Bomber
4. Short Little Shorts
5. Eve
6. Paye
7. No More Rocking And Rolling
8. Country Girl
9. Russian Satellite
10. Stella
11. Dorothy
12. Postcard To Sparrow
More Info:
Calypso King Mighty Sparrow (nee Slinger Francisco) is known for provocative and often bawdy lyrics, at one point describing rival Lord Melody's face as "ugly... like a crocodile." Beyond this professional rivalry, Sparrow jokes about politics ("I am very sorry for the poor little puppy in the Russian Satellite [Sputnik]") and women ("darling, you are the one I love, you are my turtle dove"). Three songs from this recording were reissued in 2000 on Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection (SFW40453): "Teresa," "Reply to Melody" and "Paye."
