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About This Track
“Rum and Coca-Cola” is the title of a popular calypso. Originally composed by Lord Invader and Lionel Belasco, it was copyrighted in the United States by entertainer Morey Amsterdam and became a huge hit in 1945 for the Andrews Sisters, spending ten weeks at the top of Billboard’s U.S. Pop Singles chart.[1]
Although the song was published in the United States with Amsterdam listed as the lyricist and Jeri Sullavan and Paul Baron as musical composers, the melody had been previously published as the work of Trinidadian calypso composer Lionel Belasco on a song titled “L’Année Passée,” which was in turn based on a folksong from Martinique. [2] The original lyrics to “Rum and Coca-Cola” were written by Rupert Grant, another calypso musician from Trinidad who went by the stage name of Lord Invader.[3] (The true credits for music and lyrics were restored in a plagiarism lawsuit won by famous attorney Louis Nizer, the account of which can be read in his book, “My Life in Court.”)
According to Lord Invader, “Calypso is the folklore of Trinidad, a style of poetry, telling about current events in song. Back home in the West Indies, Trinidad, where I’m from, it’s a small island, I’m proud of it. I was traveling on a bus, someplace they call Point Cumana, a bathing resort, and I happened to see the G.I.s in the American social invasion in the West Indies, Trinidad. You know the girls used to get the candies and stuff like that, and they go to the canteens with the boys and so on, have fun. So I noticed since the G.I.s come over there, they generally chase with soda, ordinary soda, but the chaser was Rum and Coke.
Although the song was published in the United States with Amsterdam listed as the lyricist and Jeri Sullavan and Paul Baron as musical composers, the melody had been previously published as the work of Trinidadian calypso composer Lionel Belasco on a song titled “L’Année Passée,” which was in turn based on a folksong from Martinique. [2] The original lyrics to “Rum and Coca-Cola” were written by Rupert Grant, another calypso musician from Trinidad who went by the stage name of Lord Invader.[3] (The true credits for music and lyrics were restored in a plagiarism lawsuit won by famous attorney Louis Nizer, the account of which can be read in his book, “My Life in Court.”)
According to Lord Invader, “Calypso is the folklore of Trinidad, a style of poetry, telling about current events in song. Back home in the West Indies, Trinidad, where I’m from, it’s a small island, I’m proud of it. I was traveling on a bus, someplace they call Point Cumana, a bathing resort, and I happened to see the G.I.s in the American social invasion in the West Indies, Trinidad. You know the girls used to get the candies and stuff like that, and they go to the canteens with the boys and so on, have fun. So I noticed since the G.I.s come over there, they generally chase with soda, ordinary soda, but the chaser was Rum and Coke.
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Chikun93 wrote:
Oddly catchy
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fiona_stewart wrote:
Black Heart or OVD the best but tee-total now - hated Bacardi ...thanks Ron..
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Christien67 wrote:
Bacardi coke ?
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jetgar wrote:
GOOD OLDIE.....THANKS RON !!!
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LondonLouis wrote:
Still fun.
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cluelessincali wrote:
Set em up Sam!
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bercer wrote:
I like it"" my grandma and I in the kittchen rock on"" lol"""
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nervegasattack wrote:
Oh lord. The lyrics. But so catchy.
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sammyslimster wrote:
This song is on the Mafia 2 soundtrack. That game is great, this song is great and the whole Mafia II Soundtrack is a work of art. Check out the full list of songs http://www.jamesindigital.com/mafia-ii-soundtrack-details-mafia-2-music-list/
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Eballezza wrote:
Great tune
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IRDrunkenRabbit wrote:
What a sound! :-)
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snowmann63 wrote:
coole Muke..
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trishbell wrote:
Vacation time!......
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to-andrey wrote:
the history of the song is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_and_Coca-Cola
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to-andrey wrote:
the first variant of the song it's "saw that the Yankees treat them nice / and they give them a better price"
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cyrone wrote:
Gimme sum
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Lord_Talron wrote:
this is like one of my favorite songs :D
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luckylollyme wrote:
sounds like the girls are "working" hard in Trinidad...
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hjbardenhagen wrote:
Pepsi is so far behind with their endorsement deals... ;-)
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lucypud wrote:
Wonderful. Pure fun!!....although I am a bit suspicious about the meaning ..haha ;)
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