I’m still waiting for the day when the entire world will official recognize a genre that have regionally aligned itself in the heart of many in as high esteem as reggae. The day when Soca becomes as mainstream as reggae and its derivative is the hope of many.
Only recently I was listening to one of the most romantic soca songs ever recorded and I couldn’t help but wonder how the world is not marveling at this form of music. I first heard the song of which I speak in January of this year when it was already more than a year old, and like many of my favorite tunes I had only heard it partially so I was unware of the name of the artist or the song.
I spent all this time trying to find out more about it. I got to the point where I called two of the DJs from the local fm stations and hummed the song in the hopes that they would have recognized it and assist me in obtaining it, but maybe my humming was way off key because they all bursted out in laughter and assured me that they had no idea of the song of which I spoke. I finally found the song this week after combing through the archive of many soca websites, and believe me it was worth it.
To be honest the melody and the composition of this song is extremely unique, everything about it sets the mood. As you would expect it has that slow upbeat tempo one would expect from a rock steady soca song, but the romantic elements are not just confined to the lyrics themed on a gentleman who wishes to rekindle the passion his wife and him shared before they had children. No, the romantic qualities exist in the unique flute intro, and the sound of crickets chirping in the night. Believe me this is a song that you need to hear for your self. In the meantime I’m posting the lyrics to give you an idea.
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