Fwd: FDR in Trinidad

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

It seems I just have to get that CD - thank your SO for me, Rich!

The one sent by me is from the Van Dyke Parks album "Discover
America" (1972) - a truly great collection of calypsos. It contains
the songs malignd mentions too. I only have it in vinyl. Purchased
a copy in London in, ouch, 1979...

"Clang Of The Yankee Reaper" (1976) is almost as good a take on
Caribbean - except for the splendid title song - music, but more
aseptic.

Van Dyke, of course, arranged Ry's first album.


Heikki

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008, rich wrote:

> my girlfriend is writing a dissertation on, in part, writers from the
> caribbean. she recommended the CD below (see link)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: kate
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 14:33:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: FDR in Trinidad
> To: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>
> Yes, it's a calypso number.  But The Attila's lyrics were different.  I have
> this version:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000I5KH/ref=hmd_thanks_cont
>
> I see Ry Cooder had one too and I dread to hear it.
> Kate
>
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: malignd at aol.com
> > Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:34:53 -0500
> > Subject: Re: np congratulations
> > To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> >
> > Stuff like this is so cool.  I used to play in a band that did the
> > occasional Caribbean song -- G Man Hoover, Bing Crosby -- and this is
> > just in that vein.  It also reminds me of the black American folk song
> > Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Heikki Raudaskoski <hraudask at sun3.oulu.fi>
> > To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> > Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 4:14 pm
> > Subject: Re: np congratulations
> >
> >
> > FDR In Trinidad
> >
> > (public domain/arr. & adapted by Van Dyke Parks)
> >
> > When Roosevelt came to the Land of the Hummingbird
> > Shouts of welcome were heard
> > "Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird"
> > His visit to their island is bound to be
> > An epoch in local history
> > Definitely marking the new era
> > Between Trinidad and America
> >
> > We understand that the president had just been
> > On a visit to Brazil and the Argentine
> > With Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance
> > There they took part in a peace conference
> >
> > Struck by his modest style
> > We were intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile
> > In fact everybody was glad
> > To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
> >
> > We were privileged to see the democratic
> > President of the great republic
> > With his charm and his genial personality
> > And his wonderful urbanity
> > To stop war and atrocity
> > And make the world safe for democracy
> > The greatest event of the century
> > In the interest of suffering humanity
> >
> > Port of Spain threw open her gates
> > To the President of the United States
> > In fact everybody was glad
> > To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
> >
>