Eddie Money - Trinidad

[dmarie0791]

this song just popped in my mind, and i went to the computer....then found this song, and was transported back in time. And who said the 80's sucked anyway?

[singlechuck]

Kick Ass old school rock

[sikknixx68]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It brings me back to high school when there were no worries and life was awesome....wish I could go back to that mental space in my head.

[brucefan2007]

totally underrated song. Saw Eddie at the old Crystal Palace in 1987 at Crystal beach Ontario. It was an awesome gig of about 700 people. He didn't play this song but this is a true rock classic. If I were a dj I would play this at least once a week.

[deucesinger]

this is one of the true great rock classics that never really got the recognition that it deserved, hope parents & grand parents play this for their kids & grandkids,,,,,, love to read the comments from younger people that appreciate the music that we were brought up with. Rock on!!!,,, & pass it on

[donpfeff]

I love this song.

[80sjamming]

EM is so underrated. Great writer/musician/singer. Love it Eddie keep going brother!

[Dawnte243]

Great song, first heard it on WRIF-101.1 in Detroit in the 80's. The ultimate Eddie Money song IMO. Very touching and it rocks. 

[AaronNathanMiller]

trini 2 d bone

[Verycheri1]

this sure reminds me of someone......(miss u craig)))

[OnTheWatch]

Thank you, mrfunderful, for putting this together and posting it. Your effort allows me to hear songs like this one, songs that meant a great deal for a great many reasons. One of EM's best, taking me back to MY personal Trinidad and making me smile. Thirty years is a long time, but thankfully the really special memories stay with us.

[OnTheWatch]

Thank you, mrfunderful, for putting this together and posting this. Your effort allows me to hear songs like this one, songs that meant a great deal for a great many reasons. One of EM's best, taking me back to MY personal Trinidad and making me smile. Thirty years is a long time, but thankfully the really special memories stay with us.

[LilacWaterlily64]

I agree his most under rated song,

thanks for sharing this mr funderful, luv it =)

[feces9999]

his most underrated song

[ITPAPA69]

Great Guitar work on this one

[ProdigalSin]

One of my all time favorite songs by anyone. haunting.

[rmpaine]

iconic

[rmpaine]

iconic

[emc31962]

Saw the Money Man tonight at The Moon in Tallahassee. What great memories from the late 70's and 80's. Eddie is still great.

[wildkrrd]

Wow... Winter of 1980-81. Trying to escape the brutal cold on Friday nights, but just to cool to stay home. I was 17 and thought I knew everything I would need... Great memories.

[REXROTH61]

eddie money rocks!!!!

[75tm400]

On the money $

[xxmickeyzeroxx]

Ride the water

[mrfunderful]

@xxmickeyzeroxx yeah, i posted a response a while back on the mistake in the lyrics. at the time, i was unable to find decent lyrics on the internet for this song, so i am well aware of the mistake. thanks again!

[donwh18]

@xxmickeyzeroxx il ride the wind

[williepright]

don't worry about the lyrics, it's a great tune and it's nice to hear it again.

[shortyparker]

Shortly after this was released i heard a live concert on the radio and taped it on my old reel to reel. I'll have to try and find it because it's longer than the original with a beautiful extended guitar solo that brings tears to your eyes by Jimmie Lion. To this day i'll take Jimmie's melodic perfect tone and phrasing over any of the shredding wannabes. Thanks

[Ken5244]

@shortyparker

Yeah, if you find that tape with the extended version, by all means post it. I'd love to hear that longer guitar solo. You're now the second person to mention its existence and the anticipation is killing me. *laugh*

[sorani1950]

To tikigolf. The double neck guitar Jimmy used on Trinidad was made by Ken Fidkin here in California. Ken made the body and the 12-string mandolin scale neck, the six string neck was a spare 62' strat neck Jimmy had laying around. It was finished in sunburst. Thanks for the interest. When Jimmy was living with me in the early 80s we had 60 to 70 guitars and basses between us. This is when I played bass for Jimmy in the Jimmy Lion Band.

[Mrtealwing]

I never heard this one its awesome !!!!!!!!!!

[sorani1950]

To Ken5244. Jimmy did become a pilot and is living in Georgia. You can find out what Jimmy is up to by google and finding his web page. He is also on facebook. He just recently started working on a recording project. I ended up with the double neck guitar Jimmy used when he performed Trinidad live. He also used it on one of his original songs in the Jimmy Lyon Band. Thanks for your interest. Ralph

[Ken5244]

@sorani1950

Thanks for the info, Ralph. I checked out JL's Web page and look forward to hearing what he comes up with.  He's too good to not be putting out music. I know I'm not unique in saying this, but his solo in the original "Two Tickets to Paradise" (the album version) still knocks me out. His phrasing just floored me, not to mention his choice of notes -- brilliant.

Out of curiosity, what make/model of double-neck did you 'inherit' from Jimmy?

[tikigolf]

@sorani1950 That is a VERY cool guitar. I was just telling my wife about it the other day. Jimmy did a great job of rounding up all those vintage Fender components and having them installed in, as I describe it, a custom "morphed-out" Strat body by a luthier in Texas. I remember seeing Jimmy playing this song live with Eddie on the old, "Fridays," TV Show back in the late 70's/early 80's. I wish someone would post that video.

[terminalbachelor]

I've loved this song since the very first time I heard it. 'Nuff said.

[billleeboy]

Wait for my buddy Thimon to hear this song!

[JMC01644]

One of my favorite songs of Eddie's...the other being Call On Me! Thanks for posting this fantastic song! 5*s

[buubacous]

I saw Eddie perform trinidad at a very small club in New Hampshire ( Hampton Beach's Club Casino ) in the late 80's

Trinidad was one of the encores. The band performed flawlessly that night ! Something about a small venue and an awesome sound engineer that makes a difference. Eddie and the band were right on that night and Trinidad was an awesome encore !

[sorani1950]

Jimmy Is still a great guitar player and is vastly underrated. I started playing with Jimmy when he was just 16. I then played bass for him in the early 80's when he left Eddie Money and started the Jimmy Lyon Band.

[Ken5244]

@sorani1950

What's JL up to these days? IIRC, I read awhile back he became a pilot. Is he still active in music?

[zillykid]

This song changed my life

[boilingboy]

Actually, it is underrated. It dissapeared from radio playlists in the 80s, and wasn't even on his first greatest hits collecion.

[Ken5244]

Agreed. It wasn't a "big hit" as kblopp said -- it was a minor AOR hit and disappeared from playlists rather quickly. I only heard it once or twice back in the day (in major market Southern California).

DudleyMMoore posted a comment below saying there's a single around with a longer guitar solo by Jimmy Lyon. God, I'd love to get that. If anyone can point me in the right direction (link or whatever), please do. Talk about "underrated" -- Jimmy was (is?) a terrific guitarist.

[redhead5150]

My favorite Eddie Money tune....Just a classic!!!!

[donwh18]

@redhead5150 i agree the best eddie mahoney song

[sikknixx68]

@redhead5150 me too!!!!!

[mustangs7]

Thx for posting the lyrics to this under-rated song.

[kblopp]

This is not an under-rated song. It was actually a big hit back in the 70s.

[ClassicRockVw]

Kike song"!

[lakotabob]

OMG! Thank you for putting up a version of this with excellent sound quality!

[MyRickyz]

Why there's no promo clip of this gem?

[sescob22]

I haven't heard this song in ages......man it felt good! Thanks!

[lakotabob]

Some of the nicest guitar works he ever did. I'm on vacation every time I hear this.

[JMC01644]

This and "Call On Me" are my two most favorite songs of Eddie Money's! I was finally able to have one of my "must do before I die" things and met him this past July! It was great...just too bad it wasn't 20 years ago! :D Thanks for posting!!! 5 stars for you!

[aquatodabone]

I love this song eddie money is cool .

[markhewer]

Love this song! Great job!!!

[090908]

I can't believe this only has 6,000 views!

[rfraser30]

great song but your lyrics are wrong

[mrfunderful]

I know, I posted a comment awhile back explaining that the lyrics that I got off of the net were wrong...

Terribly sorry.

[tsfanoh10]

Oh wow........I didn't think anybody else remembered this song! Love it!! Great song to jam to in the car.

[davidcl40]

I remember buying the album Playing for Keeps when it first came out. I like this album though i always felt that i was about the only one to actually have a copy.

[Dj1MORETIME]

WOW AND I'M FROM TRINIDAD LOVE IT

[acdeucee]

This song reminds me of the check out girl back in Spain. I got to check her later at my pad. We sang under the moon and danced in the wind.

[bluivixen]

from a long time ago, she waits by the window, take me home trinidad! i love it 1

[mrfunderful]

my older brothers saw him in a little concert up in Indiana last year. they said he was looking his age but could still rock...

i love Eddie Money!

[Verycheri1]

this reminds me of u craig storey:)

[DudleyMMoore]

I miss Eddie Spagetti, Jimmy and Chris. Check out the live version of this song ( Not the one one u tuibe ). There is a single around that has a longer solo by Jimmy Lyon.

[rfraser30]

do you have the link??

[DudleyMMoore]

dont have a link, i may have to put it up myself. Year on 'playing for keeps' is 1984

[Allen2095]

LOVE this song!!! Most of my friends have never even HEARD of this track. They all thought I was crazy! Now I can say " I told ya so" HAHA...

[sks409]

awesome song!! thanks!!!!

[ultimatewarrior23]

My brotha and I are patiently listening to this most awesome song. We can describe in words how underrated Eddie Money truly is. Catch him in Cleveland in the rock n roll hall of fame b/c he is what I thoroughly enjoy calling him, "bad!@#" ....nuff said!

[BrickLaneBetty]

wow! thanks so much!!

[groundfxdude]

Okay, yes this is a great song. I remember buying this - his third LP - back in the, well whatever that year was way back when. The song sounds really good even now, an that's always the mark of a great tune. But... what's the deal with that picture? Is that what Eddie looks like today? Oh my, I just googled him and YES, that is what Eddie looks like today. Eddie!? Bro!? You're freakin' loaded my man. Get a trainer. NOW! Ahhhh, he still Rocks!

[61rocker]

I saw him back up Heart back in the 70s. I t was a great double show. I had forgetten all about this song. I mailed to my freind in Russia. She LOVED IT> Thanks for the post. Great song.

[mrfunderful]

Yeah, this is a rare one...

Glad you enjoy it!

[donwh18]

@mrfunderful have loved this song for years ,mahoneys best

[niki1210]

I love this song! I saw him last month and he still rocks for an old man. I got to meet him too and he is really nice.

[mrfunderful]

My two older brothers saw him recently in Indiana, and they said that even though he was looking pretty old, he could still rock...

Eddie Money is a one of a kind!

[headlocal]

I saw him a few years ago at Santa Cruz Beach summer Friday night concerts...he put on a good show, did most of his songs; I even stuck around for the second set. Didn't get a good view of the stage though, I sat out on the sand, back from the 3000 people crowded in front of the stage

[mrfunderful]

Ok, you can't trust these song lyrics from the internet and since I don't have the CD...I am making a correction on the lyrics.

Instead of 'By the wind'... I have learned that it could be 'Ride the wind'.

So, there ya go... Possible mistake corrected.