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‘Wind
and Solar’
sung by Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
composed by George La Barrie
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“Wind and Solar”
Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
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“Wind and Solar”
Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
Provided with the expressed permission of the composer(s)
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LYRICSVerse 1
From the earliest of time - I have
been told
Manu, use Wind and Solar - Wind and
Solar
With wind to sail - and heat to
fight the cold
Wind and Solar - Wind and Solar
Man now harness - these two elements
Using them - for his own existence
He travel the seven seas
On ships that depend on breeze
To get warmer
He start using solar
Chorus
Wind blowing
- Sun Blazing (repeat)
So be smart - And play our part
Let you and me - Save energy
Let the world over now - use wind
and solar
Bridge
Wind and
solar - Try it please
Wind and solar - Sun and breeze
Wind and solar - The way to go
Wind and solar - Science say so
Verse 2
On the way,
to continue his long journey
Using Wind and solar - Wind and
solar
In order to fulfill his destiny
Wind and solar - Wind and solar
Man look and saw a new horizon
Escaping from his old dark prison
Since he crawled out of the mire
The world is now his oyster
Now there’s nothing sacred to the
fella
Chorus
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Bridge
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Verse 3
Around the
world - scientist now agree
Dat using wind and solar - Wind and
solar
Is much safer - than fossil energy
Wind and solar - Wind and solar
Let’s try to save the environment
We must all use a l’il common sense
Don’t take the earth for granted
Cause the ozone is depleted
Clean up the scene
Now we have to go green
Chorus
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Bridge
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Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
Edwin Ayoung or “Crazy” - born Edwin Ayoung in 1944, on Maraval Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad of a Venezuelan mother and Trinidadian father of Chinese descent, was - in his youth - as skilled and competitive in his country’s national pastime of cricket, as he has been now for years as a world-travelled musician, performing artist and composer.
Though dubbed The “Loveable
Lunatic of Soca,” Ayoung
has time and again not
been given his due in
his native land, yet
remains one of the most
commercially successful
artists on the international
soca scene. An experimentalist,
he pioneered the unique
musical genre known
as Parang Soca and played
a leading role in promoting
Chutney Soca. Crazy
would go on to sing
several monster smashes
in parang soca, including
Muchacha and
Homemade Wine.
A brilliant double-entendre artiste at its best - Edwin Ayoung has delighted in pushing the envelope in his humorous and witty manner. With songs like Paul, Nani Wine and Suck Meh Soucouyant to name but three, this illustrious performer remains a staple in the music world
He’s been ranked in the top three for Trinidad & Tobago’s annual national calypso monarch competition - his best showing being at position two with Dustbin Cover. He captured the prestigious Road March title (the ‘tune for the road’ during Carnival Monday and Tuesday) in 1985 with Suck Meh, Soucouyant.
“Crazy” is in musical form as usual, and for the 2018 steelband Panorama season Wind and Solar is probably just one of several ditties he will be heard on.
George La Barrie has been composing calypso music since 1975. His love for steelband music started as a young boy living on Nelson Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 1959 La Barrie played pan with ‘Mexicanos Steelband’ for the first time. His musical heroes are Lord Kitchener and master musician Clive Bradley.
In 2015 La Barrie penned Hot Up Dey Head; the year before that - Thoroughbred of Pan. In 2016, and 2017 he made his musical marks via Pan Eviction and Gee Gee Ree, respectively, with Wind And Solar flowing from his pen for 2018.
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