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From: ScorpioPetey
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  • I'm looking for a song by merchant called "HOT LINE", its a beautiful song and reminds me of contemporary blues artist Robert Crays styl in terms of the arrangement. Could you get that song Scorpiopetey??

  • We had a jam dong d eder day...no one could remember the words for this song!!

  • A pity he is dead!! A fine calypsonians he was!

  • truth be told this was a gay artist who died of aids from beetham estate trinidad very great friend of mine

  • Norman is that you ? Ah YES ! Lemme put a smile on yuh girl

  • @ desalines, Hey guys I found that calypso by The Merchant "Um Ba Ya Ya Oh!" check out "Thesocaman" videos.

  • @ desalines: I believe "Um Ba Yao" 1978 was sung by Merchant and it goes like this "I dream I was in Africa and I was a Warrior, hunting lions and tigers brave like my fore fathers Um ba ya ya O." I know I have it in my collections i will post it as soon as I can find it.

  • Norman!? Is dat you!??

    HA HA HARRR!!

  • Merchant Um Ba Yao is his first really big hit so sad no one has posted it.

  • I'm looking for a song by Merchant Um Ba Yao  1978 Anyone knows this tune

  • @desalines

    Yes I remember that song.  Sometime in the 1970's. It was in the soca days. A friend of mine introduced that song to me way back then.

  • @desalines Yeah I know that tune...got it on a very bad cassette recording..totally worn out tape. When I get a better version I´ll post it.

  • @desalines I have got this song but its by Lord Shorty.Are you sure its by Merchant?The one i got is defintely by Shorty and i rate it as one of the greatest songs ever.I was looking for that song for years but couldnt remember who was the artist.Go to Lord Shorty on youtube to see if its the same song you talking about.

  • @desalines I have it on a 45 record...sweet...

  • thanks scorpiopetey am doing a paper which calls for me to analyze this calypso and i was hoping that i would find it on youtube.

  • Just one of the classic calypso 45's that I own!!

  • wearing a tight tight pants lol love it calypso / soca jam !

  • Merchant really was a talented calypsonian and son of T&T.

  • The classic tale of Norman... keep them coming SP.

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