"Rum and Coca-Cola" - The Andrews Sisters

[beastyprincess]

@LosAngeleno1959 ...this song was written by Lord Invader actually

[63DIRTY]

Wow! That is a fantastic phonograph!

Just goes to show the quality we used to make.

Fantastic song and record Thanks for the treat!

[jukeboxman1950]

I want one of those record players! Where did you get that record player at? Great song!

[vintageaudiobuff]

@jukeboxman1950 Yes, it's a great phonograph. This is the only one like it I've seen so far. I have yet to see one advertised on eBay. I've even tried doing numerous Internet searches using the Capitol name and model number without any luck. The phonograph was purchased by my Dad after his Marine Corps service in WWII. I've rebuilt the tube amplifier, installed a new modern ceramic phono cartridge, and replaced the turntable idler wheel. Everything else is still original.

[mikeloli11]

@jukeboxman1950 I got an idea. try some of those pawn really big pawn shops. hell i bet those Pawn Stars might have them.

[spoonerpurple]

love it

[Sinsteel]

Ahh so anyway apparently there was a lawsuit in the 50s over this song. It appears Maury Amsterdam stole and copyrighted the song from the Calypsian artist Lord Invader. Can find the song on here.

It's a song about prostitution in trinidad in WW2, and the original version is much darker.

[hep2jive]

Ohhh thanks! the version i was looking for...the REAL version! THANKS!!!!

[lindsaylu711]

YESS!!! Thank you for this! This is the version i was looking for!

[LosAngeleno1959]

The late Morey Amsterdam (Buddy Sorrell on the Dick Van Dyke Show) actually wrote this song.

[dlabellarte]

@LosAngeleno1959 Bob Dylan called this rumor out on his Theme Time Radio Hour. Morey Amsterdam was the man who copyrighted the song, but he didn't write it.

[LosAngeleno1959]

@dlabellarte Bob Dylan is so removed from reality that what he says is usually tossed aside. Why would he want to take away Morey's glory? I think it's just proffesional jealousy on Bob's part. Dylan ought to just go back in his room andd take bong hits and leave Morey alone.

[Sinsteel]

@LosAngeleno1959 you think Bob Dylan, universally acclaimed as one of the finest songwriters of the 20th century, is professionally jealous of Morey Amsterdam? Seriously?

BTW great song... even though it's completely racist, suggesting the "natives" will do anything for the "yankee dollar" lol.

[hmc54321]

@LosAngeleno1959 The case is described in Louis Nizer's book My Life in Court.

[Slackrates]

Excellent sound. :)

[VentduSud13]

Great phono ! Thx for share. I love Andrews Sisters