odw: In honour of CALYPSO HISTORY MONTH I went and (randomly) pulled up a list of 100 GREATEST CALYPSOS EVER -- what do you and others think?

[Claude Gonzales]

1. Banana Boat Song ("Day-O") - Harry Belafonte 2. Rum and Coca Cola - Lord Invader 3. Jean and Dinah - Mighty Sparrow 4. Jamaica Farwell - Harry Belafonte 5. Bee's Melody - Lord Kitchener 6. Fire In Me Wire - Calypso Rose 7. Mary Ann - The Lion 8. Dr. Kitch - Lord Kitchener 9. Trinidad is My Land - Mighty Spoiler 10. Boo Boo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu) - Lord Melody 11. Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte 12. Hot Hot Hot - Arrow 13. Ragamuffin - Alison Hinds 14. No, Doctor, No - Mighty Sparrow 15. The Limbo Song - Frankie Anderson 16. Who Let the Dogs Out - Anslem Douglas 17. Second Spring - Lord Melody 18. Carnival Boycott - Mighty Sparrow 19. The Dog - Kitch 20. Don't Touch Me Tomato - George Symonette 21. Ting Tang - Lord Kitchener 22. Barrack-room Scandal - Lord Invader 23. Tempo - Calypso Rose 24. Shame & Scandal - Lord Melody 25. Long Time - Arrow 26. Jumbie Jamboree (Zombie Jamberee, Back to Back) - Lord Intruder 27. I Do Adore Her - Harry Belafonte 28. Bedbug - Mighty Spoiler 29. Roll It Gyal - Alison Hinds 30. Tobago Girls - Mighty Sparrow 31. Berlin on a Donkey - Lord Melody 32. Ay Ay Ay - Blinky & the Roadmasters 33. Rally 'Round the West Indies - David Rudder 34. The Handyman - Lord Kitchener 35. Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - The Duke of Iron 36. Solomon - Calypso Rose 37. Picking Sense out of Nonsense - Mighty Spoiler 38. Bambouche - The Duke of Iron 39. Ba Boo la La - Roaring Lion 40. Love in the Cemetery - Lord Kitchener 41. Bring It - Bunji Garlin 42. Nah Leavin' - Denyse Plummer 43. It's Carnival - Destra Garcia 44. Ugly Woman - Mighty Bomber 45. Sweetheart From Venezuela (Juanita) - Lord Melody 46. Black Man Feeling to Party - Black Stalin 47. Carnival Proclamation - Lord Melody 48. Bassman - Shadow 49. Bacchanal - Destra Garcia 50. It's the Rhythm We Want - King Radio 51. Russian Satellite - Lord Melody 52. Vitalogy - Lion 53. Bongo Man - Wrangler 54. Yellow Bird - Andre Toussaint 55. Woman Is Boss - Denyse Plummer 56. Don't Le' Me Mother Know - Keskidee Trio 57. My Pussin - Lord Kitchener 58. Faluma - Alison Hinds 59. Don't Stop the Carnival - Harry Belafonte 60. John O'Carr - King Radio 61. Yes, Yes, Yes - Calypso Mama 62. Anacaona - Lord Beginner 63. Cricket, Lovely Cricket - Lord Melody 64. Calypso Man - George Symonette 65. Magistrate Try Himself - Mighty Spoiler 66. Mama, Call the Fire Brigade - Wilmoth Houdini 67. Mr. Bissessar - Drupatee 68. Caroline - Houdini 69. The Banning of Records - Attila the Hun 70. Lost Watch - Duke of Iron 71. Johnnie Take My Wife - Wilmoth Houdini 72. More They Try to Do Me Bad - The Caresser 73. Bonnie and Clyde - Destra Garcia 74. The Jack-Ass Song - Harry Belafonte 75. Love Thy Neighbor - Lion 76. Money is King - Growling Tiger 77. Roll Up De Tassa - Drupatee 78. Down in the Ghetto - Bunji Garlin 79. Her Majesty - Calypso Rose 80. Twister - Alison Hinds 81. Caribbean Unity - Black Stalin 82. Kim - Lord Shorty 83. Palet - Calypso Rose 84. Calypso Music - David Rudder 85. Spirit of Carnival - Denyse Plummer 86. Short Little Shorts - Mighty Sparrow 87. Will His Love Be Like His Rum? - Harry Belafonte 88. Take Yuh Meat Out Muh Rice - Lord Kitchener 89. No More Rocking and Rolling - Mighty Sparrow 90. The Right Man - Chalk Dust 91. Soul Island - Anslem Douglas 92. Neighbour - King Radio 93. Brown Skin Girl - Harry Belafonte 94. Melody Mas - Lord Melody 95. Teresa - Mighty Sparrow 96. Attitude - Arrow 97. No More Calypsong - Lord Kitchener 98. He No Dead Yet - King Fighter 99. I Don't Want No Bungalow - Atilla The Hun 100. Dancehall Queen - Arrow

[odw]

This list needs updating, don't know the criteria for the selections, I consider calypsonians social scientist, here are some I consider note-worthy Cro Cro, Skatie and Chalkdust...

Cro Cro - It's Amazing How People Can Change

Skatie - De U.S. In We

Mighty Chalkdust - Chalkie The Fish Monger

Mighty Chalkdust - The Tent Is It

[Claude Gonzales]

Well YOU and CECIL and BUGS and GLENROY should MAKE A NEW LIST.

I will put up at least 10 SONGS that I think should be on any list -- although I tend to like songs that are Polemic and Sarcastic!!!