This is actually the version recorded with the Muttoo brothers, around 1946-48. I don't believe there ever was a 1934 recording. Liner notes are not always to be trusted.
@castor3331 … I mean, there WAS a 1934 recording, but I don't think it has ever been released on CD. In this Muttoo version, you can hear the new, jumpy, post-WW2-style, premonitioning where calypso would head in the 50's.
Sorry, I should've said my favorite version not the best, as that's all personal taste. I prefer mento records over the old calypsos, so my opinion is obviously biased towards that sound. I like the Gerald Clark recording sessions, as they are usually heavily Jazz/Mento influenced for mainstream America. I'll try and post a direct digital transfer but for now here's the version I have on 78... playing on my jukebox.
This is not the "best" version of Ugly Woman that The Lion did. It sounds way too fast! I have this song on a Musicraft 78 from the early '40s; The Lion with Gerald Clark and his Original Calypsos - Fan Me Saga Boy / Ugly Woman. Trust me, thats a MUCH better version. I also have a Mento version on a Times Record 78 by The Jamaican Calypsonians with vocals by Hubert Porter. His is not a cover version, its actually quite different and argues "if you want misery just give an ugly woman matrimony".
But it eh have no ugly Trini woman; And "All dem Tobago Gal Sweet Sweet Sweet like a Kaser Ball". So wha we go have to do? Any advice? I await your reply. Thanks.
fun fact, this fella is carlton from the fresh prince's grandfather!
harrysmithmusic1 2 weeks ago
Jimmy Soul had a #1 hit with "If You wanna be Happy" but the writers do not include Roaring Lion.
817church 3 weeks ago
This is actually the version recorded with the Muttoo brothers, around 1946-48. I don't believe there ever was a 1934 recording. Liner notes are not always to be trusted.
castor3331 2 months ago
@castor3331 … I mean, there WAS a 1934 recording, but I don't think it has ever been released on CD. In this Muttoo version, you can hear the new, jumpy, post-WW2-style, premonitioning where calypso would head in the 50's.
castor3331 2 months ago
This is great! Like Jimmy Souls version too but couldn't have that without this so 'respect'.
LookRealty 5 months ago
Sorry, I should've said my favorite version not the best, as that's all personal taste. I prefer mento records over the old calypsos, so my opinion is obviously biased towards that sound. I like the Gerald Clark recording sessions, as they are usually heavily Jazz/Mento influenced for mainstream America. I'll try and post a direct digital transfer but for now here's the version I have on 78... playing on my jukebox.
TheRealDJGIBS 9 months ago
Cool song! Never heard of it but I like it!
fevertotell00 1 year ago
under 5 points
mat2506 1 year ago
This is not the "best" version of Ugly Woman that The Lion did. It sounds way too fast! I have this song on a Musicraft 78 from the early '40s; The Lion with Gerald Clark and his Original Calypsos - Fan Me Saga Boy / Ugly Woman. Trust me, thats a MUCH better version. I also have a Mento version on a Times Record 78 by The Jamaican Calypsonians with vocals by Hubert Porter. His is not a cover version, its actually quite different and argues "if you want misery just give an ugly woman matrimony".
TheRealDJGIBS 1 year ago
@TheRealDJGIBS
If you have the "best" version, then please be sure to post it..
Keep in mind that Lion himself was never a fan of the slower style of calypso and always prefered lyrics delivered in a feverish pace..
badmanelias 1 year ago
@TheRealDJGIBS Man You must go back to the Day! Are you Harry Belafonte? Cab Calloway? Jack LaLane? Strohm Thurman? Abe Lincoln, Frederick Douglas?
jor99912 3 months ago
This is cool, but sorry, I like Jimmy Soul's cover better. It sounds happier, and it's much catchier than the original.
BiroZombie 1 year ago
@BiroZombie Jimmy Soul definitely did do a great version. I just didn't know until a few days ago that this version even existed. I like it!!!
Farrah300 8 months ago
Interesting.I always knew Jimmy Soul wasn't the original,but never heard it.Thanks
doglips1958 1 year ago
But it eh have no ugly Trini woman; And "All dem Tobago Gal Sweet Sweet Sweet like a Kaser Ball". So wha we go have to do? Any advice? I await your reply. Thanks.
SuperSnk1 1 year ago
was this the original that the Jimmy Soul song was made from?
fistoffries 1 year ago
yeah it was :)
ieatpeephole 1 year ago
HE'S SO RIGHT, I KNOW THAT.
buddyeagle 1 year ago
Roaring Lion is right, this is great advice!
Guaguanco11 1 year ago
Alfonso Ribeiro, Carlton Banks from Fresh Prince, is the grandson of the late Roaring Lion
Type in Alfonso Ribeiro in wikipedia and look in the "Personal Life" section.
PyroJesusFreak 1 year ago
catchy...
microKORG17 1 year ago
aye elias!!!!!..was d scene?!...i could do with some sweetbread and mauby brudda!
Dasssheen 1 year ago 2