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‘Pan Is My Drug’

sung by Carl ‘De Panman’ Richards
music by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
lyrics by Alvin Daniell

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1
Up all night, meh friends think that I crazy
I'm allright, though I looking so hazy, bazodee
I'm addicted to the steel pan
It's my drug you must understand
Morning, noon and night
On a special height
Is pan that have me so tight.

Chorus
Give, me, another dose quick, quick, another fix
Hand me, my instrument for a kick, my pan sticks
Let me now satisfy this obsession
Call me whatever you want, say that I dread
All I know, is that I'm just a pan crack head
I don't care, what de people say
This feeling, worth the price I pay
Pan's my drug, whenever I play.

Verse 2
All my friends, say that I need therapy
That offends, for they know that would make me, unhappy
I would suffer withdrawal symptoms
Get nightmares and insane visions
Standing looking bland
Like a crazy man
That would be me without my pan.

Chorus
Give, me, another dose quick, quick, another fix
Hand me, my instrument for a kick, my pan sticks
Let me now satisfy this obsession
Call me whatever you want, say that I dread
All I know, is that I'm just a pan crack head
I don't care, what de people say
This feeling, worth the price I pay
Pan's my drug, whenever I play.

Verse 3
Family, they try their best to cure me
Telling me, that pan is my enemy, bad for me
But the first time I got a taste
I got hooked and I was embraced
Pan like, a monkey
On my back funky
Forever a steel pan junkie.

Chorus
Give, me, another dose quick, quick, another fix
Hand me, my instrument for a kick, my pan sticks
Let me now satisfy this obsession
Call me whatever you want, say that I dread
All I know, is that I'm just a pan crack head
I don't care, what de people say
This feeling, worth the price I pay
Pan's my drug, whenever I play.



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“Pan is My Drug”
Carl ‘De Panman’ Richards

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Calypsonian Carl 'De Panman' Richards
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Carl Richards a.k.a. “De Panman” is an ace double second pan player based in Antigua. He is a member of Gemonites Steel Orchestra and has travelled to Trinidad for many Panorama competitions to play with the orchestra Phase II Pan Groove. 

In 2000 he launched his calypso career and was an instant hit, making the finals in Antigua & Barbuda.  He has made a name for himself by performing several pan songs year after year, which proved to be the first choice of the top Antigua steel orchestras.

De Panman’s high point came in 2008 when he won the National Calypso Monarch Competition in Antigua & Barbuda.  He also has the distinction of having his song Sylvie Breakaway which was composed by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and Alvin Daniell played by Harmonites in the Trinidad Panorama.

For 2011, he sings Pan is meh Drug composed by the same combination and which will be featured on the 2011 Calypso Compilation produced by Alvin Daniell on the MAJOR and minor label.



Composer and musician Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe
Composer and musician Len “Boogsie” Sharpe

Len “Boogsie” Sharpe is an ace composer, musician and arranger.  A world-renowned performer in his own right, Sharpe has received many accolades and awards including his country's Hummingbird Medal (Gold) for his contributions to the development of the steelpan artform.

As a cultural icon in Trinidad and Tobago - pan player, arranger and composer, “Boogsie” is dedicated to creating music that people from all walks of life can appreciate and enjoy. In addition to being a lauded soloist, he also channels his musical talents through his champion steel orchestra, Phase II Pan Groove.


Alvin C. DaniellAlvin C. Daniell - Engineer, Cultural Researcher, Television Presenter, Composer and Music Producer comprise the disciplines of this individual.  In the pan world he is best known for his lyrical work with some of the top pan arrangers in Trinidad and Tobago. These include Ray Holman (Pan on the Move, Pan on the Run); Len “Boogsie” Sharpe (Mind Yuh Business, Misbehave); Pelham Goddard (Parade, Play My Music, Good News, A Happy Song); Brian “Bean” Griffith (Trini Know How, Pure Party, How we coming – 2011); Don Clarke (Can’t Get Enough, Momentum – 2011). He has also worked recently with Edwin Pouchet to produce hits such as Thunder Coming, First in de Line and Battle Zone. So far he has written lyrics for over six songs for 2011.

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