Uploaded by badmanelias on Feb 18, 2010
If you want to be happy and live a king's life, never make a pretty woman your wife! Words of wisdom from the Lion!
Excellent original version from 1934.. Enjoy!
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fun fact, this fella is carlton from the fresh prince's grandfather!
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Jimmy Soul had a #1 hit with "If You wanna be Happy" but the writers do not include Roaring Lion.
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@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.
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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.
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@TheRealDJGIBS Man You must go back to the Day! Are you Harry Belafonte? Cab Calloway? Jack LaLane? Strohm Thurman? Abe Lincoln, Frederick Douglas?
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This is great! Like Jimmy Souls version too but couldn't have that without this so 'respect'.
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@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!!!
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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.
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Cool song! Never heard of it but I like it!
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under 5 points
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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