Lying Excuses - Mighty Sparrow

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • Lying Excuses
    Mighty Sparrow
    Arranged by Nappy Mayers & Sparrow
    One Love One Heart
    Bs
    T&T 1987

Комментарии • 561

  • @lookmaanjuman2848
    @lookmaanjuman2848 11 дней назад +1

    The king at his best still listening in 2025 i am 63 and will never stop listing to the king

  • @allfruitsripecanada4369
    @allfruitsripecanada4369 4 года назад +262

    Who’s listening in 2020? The entire planet is on lockdown from covid19 and I’m at home with my family, going down memory lane. I hope that we all make it through this terrible time. In the meantime I’ll enjoy some great music from a West Indian legend. Thank you Slinger Francisco. All the best folks. One love.

    • @Suteruni
      @Suteruni 4 года назад +3

      One love

    • @andreygreenidge4854
      @andreygreenidge4854 4 года назад +2

      Stay safe

    • @johnoshei5768
      @johnoshei5768 4 года назад +2

      I wish soca were still like this, or that calypso like this were still made.

    • @shqa574
      @shqa574 4 года назад +2

      The King of Calpyso!

    • @annikacoughlin
      @annikacoughlin 4 года назад +4

      I am listening from England!

  • @therisataylor7149
    @therisataylor7149 Год назад +27

    Young me singing this 😂 now I know $2000 wasn't for no coffee and a sandwich.

    • @MalaikaBelle-bc1ln
      @MalaikaBelle-bc1ln 8 месяцев назад +2

      A sandwich and coffee ain't pass 2000

    • @tashaw32
      @tashaw32 2 месяца назад +3

      In his defense it was.😂😂😂

  • @oaofficeautomation
    @oaofficeautomation 8 лет назад +133

    Lyrics of this song are pure genius. Pure Genius.

    • @carltonthomas457
      @carltonthomas457 8 лет назад +2

      Nick Benz

    • @joycemariewright5868
      @joycemariewright5868 8 лет назад +16

      "She aint have no gun by she chest is why I was searching under she dress......"

    • @garypeter9192
      @garypeter9192 6 лет назад +2

      Nick Benz I Agree His Lyrics Is Pure Genius.. It Have Me Laughting Loud..!!!!!!! 😂😃😂

    • @TheTmat007
      @TheTmat007 5 лет назад

      It's aight!

    • @junedawse9823
      @junedawse9823 5 лет назад

      @@garypeter9192 a

  • @maishaisha
    @maishaisha 4 года назад +50

    Anyone listening in 2020? Much love to the one and only Mighty Sparrow from Uganda 🇺🇬, Kenya 🇰🇪, and Tanzania 🇹🇿! We’ve loved your music for decades!

    • @orihellcon
      @orihellcon 3 года назад

      4/21/2021

    • @Savvynlady
      @Savvynlady 3 года назад

      6/16/2021 in the heart of Dixie, Alabama

  • @Quashieyute
    @Quashieyute 5 лет назад +52

    Born in 96’ but I rather listen to them old time calypso. The rhythms that had our grandparents ready to stand up and move is now having me jam down de place. We must never forget those that came before us!

    • @ahsatan.s333
      @ahsatan.s333 5 лет назад +3

      Same. I was born in 97' and I love the throwback Calypso, soca and reggae tunes ❤️

    • @gerryhector6184
      @gerryhector6184 4 года назад

      Yes man you know it.

    • @sagittaire_98
      @sagittaire_98 4 года назад +3

      I was born in 98' and I feel the exact same. The music of today lacks any kind of feeling. It's as if there's no soul, which is ironic because Soca is the Soul of Calypso

    • @wayneweatherhead4550
      @wayneweatherhead4550 4 года назад

      baby girl thank you music cant get any better im a bajan.

    • @gerryhector6184
      @gerryhector6184 4 года назад

      @@wayneweatherhead4550 I'm so glad to hear you say man.

  • @kesterrichards438
    @kesterrichards438 Год назад +32

    I've been a fan of The Mighty Sparrow since I was 4 years old, and to this day, I'm 21 now, and I still love this song like its the first time I ever heard it. He's truly the King Of Calypso may his music live on forever🙏🏿

  • @beverlybeepath2807
    @beverlybeepath2807 5 лет назад +28

    My dad used to play these when we were very young and he would always be laughing .... Took me 40 years to realize what he was laughing at ... RIP Dad You sneaky bastard .... #love the classics

  • @djsnow7676
    @djsnow7676 2 года назад +25

    2000$ for a sandwich and a coffee hahahaha I wonder how much is that now in 2023!!! Old time classics!!!

  • @marleneramnarine5807
    @marleneramnarine5807 Год назад +9

    I am a senior citizen love these oldies nothing cannot beat d birdie

  • @annmarcano-martin9
    @annmarcano-martin9 6 лет назад +127

    Timeless classics from a true legend. Still enjoyed in 2019 and will be enjoyed for many years to come....

    • @pauldorestant1408
      @pauldorestant1408 5 лет назад +3

      The ingenuity of calypso lyrics, was to be descriptive without blatant vulgarity. That takes real creativity..... something that is lost in nowadays art form.

    • @robertobrown4032
      @robertobrown4032 4 года назад +1

      Absolutely ? That best

    • @orihellcon
      @orihellcon 3 года назад +1

      You still here

    • @ravibissookram6643
      @ravibissookram6643 3 года назад

      @@pauldorestant1408 well saided.

  • @gabrielragout1312
    @gabrielragout1312 3 года назад +27

    His laugh at the end is so infectious 😂😆✨

  • @oungkarmaharaj5860
    @oungkarmaharaj5860 11 лет назад +148

    Most of the times, we are innocent. Its a good thing Sparrow explained everything.

    • @silkorkid
      @silkorkid 9 лет назад +7

      +Oungkar Maharaj Yeah right!!!!! lol

    • @marledebakkerunicorn
      @marledebakkerunicorn 8 лет назад +4

      Ha ha ha, you is just plain disgusting.

    • @NatashyaPrimus
      @NatashyaPrimus 7 лет назад +3

      Oungkar Maharaj shame shame you ain’t have?🤭

    • @MegaGmachine
      @MegaGmachine 6 лет назад +4

      hahaha good one

    • @eliasalexander411
      @eliasalexander411 6 лет назад +1

      You probably was looking for attention why u have to mention u east indian. Sparrow discover trinidad @majahhype

  • @justinchinkeefatt5683
    @justinchinkeefatt5683 5 лет назад +20

    This song proves that everything have a rational explanation.

    • @Mhayzey
      @Mhayzey 5 лет назад +1

      Lol. So true. Even when the obvious is clear.

  • @gabrielfarrell4280
    @gabrielfarrell4280 4 года назад +172

    Still remains a big tune in 2021 👏👏👏

    • @josiahedwards8811
      @josiahedwards8811 3 года назад +4

      Boop boop 💥💥❤️

    • @creselledean7670
      @creselledean7670 3 года назад +4

      @ Gabriell Farell not only does it remain a big tune but a sweet and feel good tune that you just dance to without a partner

    • @freddeshayes
      @freddeshayes 3 года назад +2

      TRUE !

    • @jasonsiew225
      @jasonsiew225 3 года назад

      2022 also

    • @oo7blood58
      @oo7blood58 2 года назад +1

      We will die and it will live on 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

  • @robertobrown3568
    @robertobrown3568 5 лет назад +65

    Well here we are 2019 still loving sparrow music yes?

  • @wadewilson4923
    @wadewilson4923 4 года назад +24

    2020 , what can I say, just the year of mass extinction. I recently lost my a good friend to COVID in April and now my pops who suddenly passed on May 16th (not COVID) without warning. He was from Trinidad & Tobago. I remember him telling me stories about working with The Mighty Sparrow back in the day. My dad worked in television, he started out in TTT station in Trinidad, then moved on to work at stations in the US to further his career starting from NBC, Discovery Channel, WPIX11 to finally FOX 5 NY.
    Hearing Sparrow also brings back memories of my grandmother singing Jean & Dinah when my brother and I were younger. Then hearing my grandfather call her by her name and tell her "Stop singin dat to de children.." LOL. I just needed to hear these songs to bring me back to those days when there were all alive and happy. I will miss my dad dearly. I can say my relationship with my dad was solid, and I am grateful for the time spent with him. For those that can, make the time with your family. Tell them you love them because things can change suddenly. Stay Safe.

    • @glennfraser5279
      @glennfraser5279 4 года назад +1

      Virtual hugs from trini, hope u keeping safe

  • @gretapantophlet9201
    @gretapantophlet9201 11 лет назад +37

    King of Calypso. There will never be another like him. His music is fantastic!

  • @derekplummer8970
    @derekplummer8970 3 года назад +11

    Every Caribbean country should have a bust of this great man while he is alive 🇬🇾

  • @chinweumeozulu4401
    @chinweumeozulu4401 3 года назад +11

    Here in 2022, dreaming of the Caribbean. Love you Sparrow, so witty and fun.

  • @blessed1peace
    @blessed1peace 11 лет назад +48

    Sparrow is a legend my father Mc Donald Stanley introduce me to Sparrow. no one can touch him in his time always a winner for years. Untouchable. Respect

  • @WinstonWillams-pv7th
    @WinstonWillams-pv7th Год назад +4

    This is the most unique and versitile artiste.i. have ever seen in my whole life. Long live the birdie.

  • @laurelyspice
    @laurelyspice 11 месяцев назад +2

    Genius!😊

  • @DrKniz
    @DrKniz 4 года назад +48

    A bee sting meh in me behind
    Couldn't help it a had to whine
    That's all that is all 😂😂😂
    That one win!!!!

  • @mangojulie123
    @mangojulie123 10 лет назад +24

    The man is a damn genius of relationships!

    • @Flewti2
      @Flewti2 9 лет назад +2

      mangojulie123 A sign of a great artist, from Shakespeare to The Beatles.

    • @riyadhrafique8377
      @riyadhrafique8377 3 года назад +1

      Think of when he did Bag Of Sugar (1966) If Sparrow had another Ph.D. it would be in understanding women!! 😂

  • @TheObserver2
    @TheObserver2 3 года назад +6

    Head and shoulders above any other singer from the Caribbean. In a class by himself.

  • @velvetblvd
    @velvetblvd 6 лет назад +52

    This song is something else, oh how I love it. It puts Shaggy song,"It was not me to shame.

  • @Randy-Roberts
    @Randy-Roberts 6 лет назад +28

    Witty lyrics wedded to a light, bouncy, tight and infectious melody and arrangement. Musical honors brilliantly executed by Nappy Mayers. Perfection!

    • @NosyPosey
      @NosyPosey 6 лет назад +2

      You've got to be a musician. Good review.

    • @mariasimmons8899
      @mariasimmons8899 5 лет назад +2

      Ahhh, beautifully put. You are quite poetic in your own right. But Yes!!! Sparrow was the 'Master' in lyrical delivery. His music reminds me of my late father. May he R.I.P. He was a real lover of Sparrow's music and it was through him I was introduced. Trini parents, UK born. Got to live out there. So I've had the best of both worlds. The world was a different place in the 80's, when I was a teenager. Or maybe, it was, that I, was innocent & sheltered from so much. I just wish we would 'All' Love each other more. Not necessarily down the line in which 'The Mighty Sparrow R.I.P was referring Lol 😝😂. Naughty but Nice. Missjamm/UK

    • @Randy-Roberts
      @Randy-Roberts 4 года назад +2

      Maria, Sparrow is still alive. He’s been experiencing some health issues in recent years, but is still very much alive. Appreciate your comments. Bless!

    • @Randy-Roberts
      @Randy-Roberts 4 года назад +1

      Soca Lover, appreciate your comments . Bless!

    • @IanJames_4
      @IanJames_4 4 года назад +1

      @@Randy-Roberts I think Maria was saying RIP to her dad, not Sparrow.

  • @anthonymack3292
    @anthonymack3292 5 лет назад +6

    This was the smart man I grew up listening to in the 60's. His songs will always be a sweet memory of the good ole days. There was notin like dat. Man, dem was the days when the lizzard run up teacher Mildred dress. But now I'm a grown man, the lizzard has been with me. And believe me, Sparrow eh dead nah. D man is good for some slack talk.

  • @lisabudri448
    @lisabudri448 4 года назад +7

    that watless laughter in the end !!!!

  • @juancarlosreinaleal2434
    @juancarlosreinaleal2434 5 лет назад +20

    I love his melody and the lyrics even more, his creativity is unparalleled. Simply THE BEST calypsonian in the world

  • @nickfields5096
    @nickfields5096 10 лет назад +38

    this song is hilarious..first time i properly listened to it.. i am only 26 so these songs are kinda new to me

  • @meerkatz74
    @meerkatz74 2 года назад +13

    Phenomenal talent. This is my favourite recording of one of many signature tunes by Sparrow

  • @alisterazzurri1987
    @alisterazzurri1987 10 месяцев назад +1

    big big tune!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @gisellealexander9527
    @gisellealexander9527 3 года назад +4

    In my opinion, this is a master piece of music and should be regarded as one of the best songs of all times!!!

  • @kittywhite1924
    @kittywhite1924 Год назад +2

    2023, still enjoying, beautiful memories surfaced, all good vibes.

  • @Joseph_Omega
    @Joseph_Omega 4 года назад +8

    GENIUS lyrics! And the ICONIC Sparrow laugh!

  • @ebunny5
    @ebunny5 Год назад +2

    For those of you who are wondering, a 'Saltfish Sandwish' and coffee cost $2000..lol 😂

  • @demman8081
    @demman8081 3 года назад +9

    Almost 2022 and I still love this song. All lies. This always makes me laugh and smile. LOL

  • @Sugarmantreacle
    @Sugarmantreacle 2 года назад +11

    Love this song. Never gets old.😅🤣I ain't lying, it's true!!

  • @DebasisGhoshwbls
    @DebasisGhoshwbls 8 лет назад +80

    the greatest calypsonian. Despite being East Indian i like his West Indian songs.

    • @albertmatunga8249
      @albertmatunga8249 8 лет назад +10

      You should check out his love for the East Indian ladies, Marajin Sister comes to mind.

    • @rabbitfish6334
      @rabbitfish6334 8 лет назад +10

      Music has no borders brother, I know more Mantra, Bhajans, Gurbani Shabad than most of my Indian friends...Salaam

    • @shaunsilver1319
      @shaunsilver1319 8 лет назад +16

      Trinidad and Tobago is a multi cultural society we accept all races.

    • @atenashram105
      @atenashram105 7 лет назад +2

      Randall Adams great one randall you are right

    • @cherie0882
      @cherie0882 5 лет назад

      @@shaunsilver1319 ::sigh:: Always singing this tune with all the racism that goes on, especially during election time.

  • @collisarnold943
    @collisarnold943 8 лет назад +29

    I can't stop listening to his songs, this one is my favorite

  • @selwynbharath2271
    @selwynbharath2271 3 года назад +3

    A master at work spinning a believable yarn.

  • @leslieclewis5443
    @leslieclewis5443 4 года назад +6

    Correcting school work on a Friday night , with our West Indian , Mighty Sparrow. A Saturday will not pass without his songs being played on the radio .

  • @vikramadityakumargaur5412
    @vikramadityakumargaur5412 4 года назад +4

    Love and respect from India

  • @tennkenobi
    @tennkenobi 3 года назад +5

    He is one of the best lyricists ever, should be more well known throughout the world.

    • @zumaanandrade3961
      @zumaanandrade3961 2 года назад +1

      He toured worldwide they know him. Well maybe the older ppl

  • @rennidudesmanramsaran7063
    @rennidudesmanramsaran7063 4 года назад +16

    We trini 🇹🇹 men always give ah helping hand😂😂 that's all 😂😂

    • @ebunny5
      @ebunny5 4 года назад

      lol 😁😁

    • @LeylahCarrie
      @LeylahCarrie 9 месяцев назад

      😂 always 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

  • @oungkarmaharaj5860
    @oungkarmaharaj5860 11 лет назад +8

    Sparrow is not only a calypsonian but also a poet, and one of our best entertainer.

  • @coconut37717
    @coconut37717 7 лет назад +17

    Wow sparrow has such a creative mind lol poetic lyrically

  • @Kernmall
    @Kernmall 8 лет назад +35

    I'm 25 my mom always says that I was born in the wotng era. This is so true. I loveeee them tune hear.😍😍😍😍😍😍

    • @berylevelyn1529
      @berylevelyn1529 7 лет назад

      Kern Jordan vvj Cth

    • @NatashyaPrimus
      @NatashyaPrimus 7 лет назад

      Kern Jordan yes, you would have had a ball🤪

    • @ParappatheRapper
      @ParappatheRapper 6 лет назад +1

      Actually you were born in exactly the right era because you can listen to this stuff and also everything new. There is no better time than now.

  • @knollymoses3200
    @knollymoses3200 4 года назад +12

    Fun lyrics and one of his most danceable tunes.

  • @gabrieldesantis4823
    @gabrieldesantis4823 10 лет назад +10

    I heard this song today for the 1st time, I love it. Hail to the king--the Mighty Sparrow.

  • @kelvinjames4646
    @kelvinjames4646 2 года назад +2

    Yoooo this is a timeless masterpiece, 2022 and beyond...that's all, that is all, that is all!

  • @majorenterprizing9252
    @majorenterprizing9252 6 лет назад +10

    This tune going be bouncing all in the year 3000. Classic masterpiece! Sparrow is a trip. "... I was holding her for the police. She never had the gun in her chest so I was looking under she dress, that is all... Lol

  • @melthorne7450
    @melthorne7450 11 лет назад +6

    In my opinion this is the GREATEST song by The Mighty Sparrow.

  • @emmanueladdo4520
    @emmanueladdo4520 3 года назад +8

    2022 still my fav. From Ghana 🇬🇭

  • @pamelaking4282
    @pamelaking4282 3 года назад +3

    So this is where some men got their answers from 😂😂😂sparrow had that wicked wotliss laugh too 😂

  • @petulaalleyne7067
    @petulaalleyne7067 10 лет назад +20

    I love sparrow.he knows all the trick in the book.he is a realllllllllllllllll player.

  • @selinabanfield3603
    @selinabanfield3603 6 лет назад +6

    ....ah bee sting mih ah couldn't help it ah had tuh wine, dat's all.... Sparrow best ever! :-)

  • @kellyannelaviar3675
    @kellyannelaviar3675 5 лет назад +5

    My parents time had the best music...I dont feel too bad..I do my catching up now lol... 33 yrs old

  • @eldorado5960
    @eldorado5960 11 лет назад +4

    The essence of the Mighty Sparrow at the top of his game.

  • @karimalhassani3830
    @karimalhassani3830 10 лет назад +17

    Fantastic, what a wonderfully wicked laugh Sparrow have!

    • @janetaylor439
      @janetaylor439 6 лет назад +1

      That's the provking laughter of guilt!

  • @coconut37717
    @coconut37717 10 лет назад +9

    man i remember all this songs from time i was young my dad had all these record great tune

  • @MalickJoJenna
    @MalickJoJenna 10 лет назад +229

    Sparrow have an answer for everything. That's all...that is all...that is all. 😂

  • @tiffanyalexander156
    @tiffanyalexander156 5 лет назад +3

    I actually utubed this
    Was really feeling this Sparrow
    Will remain a hit

  • @easttyngarcia4508
    @easttyngarcia4508 2 года назад

    I love this man he I related to my good friend St Louis from Gran Roy Grenada
    All my years my self and Margaret pañtin has become so obsessed with we used to sit and see who can sing most of his Calypso and I would win this brings back memories as she is now dead
    R

  • @jimbrown9749
    @jimbrown9749 6 лет назад +2

    The birdie ya, Jah know he's the best of all times...

  • @tedemmanuelvidal9607
    @tedemmanuelvidal9607 5 лет назад +4

    Still listening and still enjoying in 2019!!!!!!!!

  • @ralda1173
    @ralda1173 8 лет назад +9

    the greatest calypsonian the world ever seen I'm his biggest fan

  • @HollyBynoe
    @HollyBynoe 5 лет назад +3

    First class playa. No one got nothing on Sparrow.

  • @PoekeyEvans
    @PoekeyEvans 7 лет назад +1

    The Best calypso Singer ever. no one is in his class

  • @jodaga12
    @jodaga12 4 года назад +3

    Pure genius!

  • @yunglordz5907
    @yunglordz5907 2 года назад +2

    2022 onwards, nuff respect to a soca legend 🙏💯

  • @tonyalvarez8727
    @tonyalvarez8727 12 лет назад +14

    music like this neva gro ole!

  • @JoelGhany
    @JoelGhany 6 лет назад +4

    This is some clever lyrics!

  • @mrs.christinapaul4646
    @mrs.christinapaul4646 4 года назад +2

    Up here in Maine, love this! I wish I could be down there instead of here in this cold.

  • @williambooth8631
    @williambooth8631 7 лет назад +7

    I'm new to this Island genre...but after hangin' in TIKI BARS thru out the Fla Keys...I dug the "PARTY RIFFS"....

    • @NosyPosey
      @NosyPosey 6 лет назад

      @@IsaiahTheFlame ..This older sound is called Calypso. The current sound is Soca (originally spelt Sokah), which was invented by Lord Shorty in the early 70's.

    • @dingolaystar3873
      @dingolaystar3873 6 лет назад

      A white dude. Dud!

  • @D3vinePurp0se
    @D3vinePurp0se 11 лет назад +4

    This is a classic. No doubt!!

  • @sophiabhagwandeen2127
    @sophiabhagwandeen2127 9 лет назад +8

    l love the mighty sparrow's songs

  • @lesterpeters1359
    @lesterpeters1359 7 месяцев назад +1

    2024
    .Still loving it

  • @deckstawalker167
    @deckstawalker167 11 лет назад +2

    Simply the greatest ...... Untouchable ....

  • @whotfisr0bin
    @whotfisr0bin Год назад +1

    i love dis man eh

  • @adamkmacleod
    @adamkmacleod 4 года назад +1

    my dad would play sparrow over and over into the wee hours of the morning. my dad loved this music. I used to find it annoying as a kid- now it just gives me great memories of my dad

  • @mavissealy1838
    @mavissealy1838 4 года назад +1

    Love the oldest music it lockdown so I am listening to tSparrow and some Reggae.

  • @ricardojohn3473
    @ricardojohn3473 8 лет назад +3

    Phrasing unequaled.

  • @dexteryearwood
    @dexteryearwood 10 лет назад +3

    Just can't get enough, there's nothing like this again

  • @kendallhoulder5139
    @kendallhoulder5139 7 лет назад +2

    Lol ayeeeee my song

  • @nicolewalker1808
    @nicolewalker1808 2 года назад +2

    November 2022 and this song still pumping

  • @nkosiimpi889
    @nkosiimpi889 3 года назад +1

    Ah man I loved the whole way through this one. Much love and respect to everyone Trinidad and the whole diaspora

  • @normanosborne7367
    @normanosborne7367 4 года назад +2

    KILLER LYRICS......WORDS OF WISDOM. KING SPARROW WAS ON LYRICALLY FIRE WHEN WRITING THIS MEMORABLE MASTERPIECE.

  • @soulhunteralchemist
    @soulhunteralchemist Год назад

    A master at his craft!!!

  • @anthonyhepburn2421
    @anthonyhepburn2421 9 лет назад +15

    This bird will fly forever.

    • @NatashyaPrimus
      @NatashyaPrimus 7 лет назад

      anthony hepburn that smile alone ah was going to throw away the 🔑

  • @bettyf.mobley5967
    @bettyf.mobley5967 7 лет назад +1

    Lying excuses!! One of my favorite the mighty Sparrow my all time lyrics he can come up with the words boooy!! De lizard !! Mr Ben wood!! Salt fish !! I could go on and on the melody of these grrreat!! Long live Slinger Francisco The mighty Sparrow I will always Love You!!

  • @atibaprovidence
    @atibaprovidence 5 лет назад +2

    My favourite Calypso Ever. The bossssssss. 😂😂

  • @Dyane-bu4vg
    @Dyane-bu4vg 4 года назад +1

    2021 😌😌😌😌 could never get enough of these wii 😌

  • @violawolfe2598
    @violawolfe2598 4 года назад

    Awww will always love Sparrow. Unforgettable.

  • @maryamkabal579
    @maryamkabal579 6 лет назад +2

    My dad listens to this all the time❤️ thank you for this amazing music

  • @janellecommissiong6746
    @janellecommissiong6746 3 года назад

    One of the best compositions ...clever Trini .... that's all...that is all. that is all.

  • @anna-mayramnarine6034
    @anna-mayramnarine6034 9 лет назад +4

    the best of his work

  • @devondixon2798
    @devondixon2798 5 лет назад

    The king of calypso no one can compared. The mighty sparrow.