The Lord Pretender " They don't make them like me any more"
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- A classic performance by the legendary calypsonian Pretender shows why they don't make them like him anymore
.Alric Farrell (Lord Pretender) was: born 8th September 1917 and died inPort-of-Spain, Trinidad 22nd January 2002.
From 1991, here is the late, great Lord Pretender.
R.I.P. Preedy.
I wonder how any Trinidadians , truly appreciate this art form? As a Jamaican, I really love it and can't get enough.
I think it’s very much like young Jamaicans and roots reggae.
They don’t appreciate the classics thinking that’s “old school “.
All they want is the new stuff, be it dance hall or soca!
Not just trinidadians or Jamaicans, I’m from Ghana and I live for kaiso music 💯
I am Trinidadian and I can tell you in my generation this is not only deeply appreciated but it is part of our DNA. It would be very difficult to to explain how much quintessentially Trini this outlook on Life is even among the young people who have seemed to be in a different headspace. It is very much in the way a Trinidadian enjoys the world.
@@ChristopherEddy2013Do you have a lot of music?
I'm french and i listen to calypso ,mento, socca,gombay,zouk, ska, reggae( and many dubs or Dub)
Antilles /Caraïbes/west indies are/ IS the best place for good music
Am 25 Trinidadian and I always like listen to calypso it reminds me of my grandfather who always like listening to them on radio ❤
That's really nice
Be safe for the Carnival.
My dad always played this song. And it became one of my favourite
Does this have a record release or is the only audio of this in a live performance?
I am proud to be called a Trini, this man here is a son of the soil a good one, they don't make them like him anymore
Rip to the Great Lord Pretender 🙏🇹🇹🙏🇹🇹
Goosebumps in 1929 and goosebumps 100 years later. Tears. What a great feeling this has left me with
Take it from me (as a Jamaican), great music.
True
I'm watching from the United States Virgin Islands....THE WORLD'S PARADISE!!!
Hey, wish to visit your country one day
How is it over there
I'm Lennox from Ghana
People always talking but plenty ah dem don't know
And that is why they always criticising
The true, true giants of kaiso
But like they forgetting the old Preddie
Some of great calypsoes I sang universally
In New York they start the Hall of Fame
But they couldn't leave out the great Pretender's name
I've been singing kaiso from a little boy since nineteen twenty nine
Always had proper lyrics and doh talk 'bout sweet music
Good rendition, rhythm and rhyme
And year after year, Predie always there
The facts you can't ignore, I am very sure
They don't make them like me anymore
When I jump in the ring
Boy, ah fus dem fellas coulda really sing
Them was the mouthpiece, the chronicle
Always defending the rights of poor people
Oh yes, we had we breakaway and leggo
But they used to sing things that people should know
We didn't have no records or radio
Is you had to prove yourself singing kaiso
Men like Douglas, Lion, Atilla, Radio, Growler, Beginner
Caresser and the great Executor
__________, Albany, King Ivory, Normandy
Mentor and Modern Inventor
Tiger, Unknown, and Invader, Unknown Soldier and Ras Kassa
Destroyer and the great Kitchener
But, as I said before
They don't make them like me anymore
This is something you ought to know
Is over six decades I singing kaiso
They change up kaiso in all form and fashion
But I still remain a true, true kaisonian
Oh yes, I love mih soca and uptempo
But me ent letting go true, true kaiso
I want you to keep these names in your head
Some good calypsonians, both living or dead:
Viking, Zebra, Mighty Killer, Melody, Terror, the great Spoiler
Striker, Ziegfield and Conqueror
Superior, Cypher, the great Sparrow
Blakie, Brynner, Bomber, Cristo
Shorty, Duke, Rose and Valentino
Sniper, Relator, Explainer, Brigo
Funny, Francine, Gypsy and Maestro
Stalin, Chalkdust, Shadow, Swallow
Composer, Penguin and Power I can't ignore... but
They don't make them like me any more
Now everywhere I go, people want to know
What go really happen to kaiso?
I told them that I may be dead and gone
But sweet soca and kaiso bound to live on
When some ah we big boys get wipe off the map
There are plenty good, young singers to fill the gap
So who ent hear dey name, I hope dey ent bawl
Is too much a good kaisonian to call
Like Tambu, Baron, David Rudder
Rootsman, Scrunter, Denyse Plummer
Sugar Aloes, Merchant, Luta, Cro Cro
Johnny King, Crazy, All Rounder
Poser, Bally, Pink Panther
Little Natasha, Machel Montano
Ebony, Contender, Delamo, Super Blue, Protector, De Fosto
Watchman, GB, Rio, Alberto
Kenny J, Lady B and Eastlyn Orr... but
They don't make them like me any more
Friends, I was bound to come back because
I heard the tumultuous rounds of applause
It's very gratifying to know
You appreciate Preddie calypso
I love to sing for people with intelligence
And you are such a beautiful audience
Believe me, friends, this ent old talk
I love the calypso fans in New York
Friends, I know you love to hear Preddie
Singing extemporaneously
A lot of giant singers coming behind
Me ent want nobody keep me in mind
They have Composer and Terror, Bomber, don't forget Relator
Me don't want dem fellas complain
So if you call me I ent coming back again
Friends, as a true, true kaisonian
I must thank you for your acclamation
Your acknowledgment gives me the inspiration
To sing these extempo composition
But my performance I'll have to curtail
I hope that you would let good sense prevail
Make all yuh friends to know
You met the Michael Jordan of kaiso!
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Uno de los mejores exponentes de la música calipso. (Lord relater.).
Haha pretty good. The lyrics I want to find are too "Never ever Worry" Never ever worry, your mind keeps movin on, never ever worry, dont mind if your stumblin by, cuz what I say is true, everywhere you turn somebody's sufferin' more than you!
Aye yuh goood Thanks💯💯
Thank you i sang along
I fell in love with this music when a student in England in the late 50s, went to the Trinidad Carnival in 1962. I’m still in love 60 years later🥰🥰
Amazing
From Nigeria with love. My parents played and danced his music in our happy home in Lagos
When you’re a boss, you’re a BOSS!!! ❤❤❤
its 2019, im 26 years of age, so i want around in these times, im no musician. But i appreciate people like him, its amazing the level of skill these guys had. Geez!
And the intellectualism
7vo77 and
He's also the KING of extempo.
It's amazing how this wonderful and intelligent genre of music is lost. Do we have musicians still doing kaiso?
From Haiti with love. This the Caribbean connection. Truly we are one people.
He was born in 1917 & my father was born in 1919. My father always said they were brothers, because they are so close in age, and they dont make them like him anymore; siningers like him never got wealthy; but when they sing & perform they did it from the depth of their heart. Rest in peace my adopted uncle.
GHANA West Africa, but I'm a Trinidadian by Soul
I feel like crying watching good old Pretender sing this beautiful song. We have lost some irreplaceble gems, believe me! I've been captivated by Calypso music since late '60s and still can't get enough. Although I enjoy Soca, Kaiso has my heart any day! You can't listen to Spoiler, Kitchener, Bomber, Sparrow, etc, and not feel the way I feel. Yes, it so sad that "they don't make them like" these anymore!
kiaso has storylines and melodies
So why didn't you cry? What stop you ?
It don't have any more like him its a pity he was not honoured during his era, this is true true kaiso
U are so right everytime I listen to pretty tears comes to my eyes
This guy was born in the late 1920 and could rattle off all of those names in a song but what amazed me most he still was singing during micheal jordan me in the NBA
One of our greatest kiso legends may his soul rest peacefully forever he'll be missed
Indeed
I am in shivers. I believe that they "can't " make them like him anymore!
Today’s calypsonians should be forced to listen to this before they sing again
The don s of soca I sit here playing this song to my dad on his bed praying the gods for his blessing to let him have a couple more months with us he enjoying it while he sleeps bless to all.
Blessings brother and u fadda SIR
LEGENDARY. THE YOUNG GUYS CAN LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM THESE THIS FELLER
One of the legends. Never to be forgotten.
" they don't make them like me anymore" listening in late 2019
I love this video so so much, just waiting to see how he's going to work his way around those line endings, and the crowd is SO into it. It's a real delight.
Pretender is genious
im like 23 years old i was like hmm let me hear this old people shit ... mah niggah Lit!!!! up100x .. in old people terms really liked it he is legendary
Same I'm hooked now
He started singing at 12 years old. He is 74 in this clip.
Lyrical master at work by de way who de hell put thumbs down on this shame on you
Yes
Great!!!!! So moving to see them keeping at it. Fabulous band.
Originality at it's best true calypso
The memory skills and extemporaneous compositions and delivery of Lord Pretender as he was at this age is legendary... It's really nice to know there are people out there like yourselves that recognize and still appreciate the great contributions these absolutely genius one of a kind Old timers in calypso are really able to do. Yes as I'am pretty well in agreement with all of you that... THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THE GREAT LORD PRETENDER ANYMORE!!! May he R.I..P. 🙏🏽 Yes a gigantic loss to Calypso History. I listened to him a few times and fell in love with his style of singing and how he is able to as one person put it... Was able to really remember and rattle off all these Calypsonians names and deliver it with such ease and class🤘🏼👌🏼PRICELESS!!! I always wondered if he was still alive... But after reading a few of your posts I realized that we had suffer a great great loss really wished I had known of him before☺️ A Great One Gone Again😇 🎤🚶🏾🎹🎸🎺🎷🎼
Marie Newsam to
✌ Listening from Limón The Caribe of Costa Rica!
wow, what a legend, great music
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I was 6 years old when I got the honour of meeting this man. At that time I didn't know who he was but as I got older I really appreciated the fact that I got to
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Great kaiso. May he rest in peace. Sound like he was a decent person.
Pure class.. and I love the nod to Bomber!!! This is where modern Calypso soca and reggae came from these old boys who learn't their trade int he 30's and 40's!!
The part where he we didnt have no record or radio is you have to probe yourself singing claypso,this man called lord pretender is a composition of words expert,he should be history subject in school
Place This in the Archives, it is immortal!!
That last verse pure genius.
Brought tears to my eyes. It's true for many other forms of art in this life.
Is any place street or monument to remember this messenger
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Me to. Wow. Blessings to the elders
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That is 1 of the great ones
one of the greatest,a true calypso icon and legend.It.s sad that he did not get his just due.Always remembered.!!!
How on earth could he remember, all those names live like that. Lord Pretender fire off names, like it was coming from a Gatling Gun.
Pretender and my own legend the mighty Lord Kitchener,, love from Yorkshire England....Stay safe
Skating west is good and more now kobow town truly missed
the rhyming skill that he had was unparalled
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Good night
@@janeguerra6438 see R fr
This guy is not pretending , he is the real thing
What a true GRAND MASTER
This man is talent on to of talent real song
Lyrical encyclopedia ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍👍
Na na na. This guy isn’t normal. At this age and remembering all these names. And they rhyming and have rythym. Na. He’s wet!!!! Love you man
no doutb he is the extempo king in the world!
This is my great-great uncle!
R,I,P a great loss,
He understood his audience. " I love to sing for people with intelligence."
They sure don't make them like you, Sir. Not anymore!
Remember often seeing Pretender and his pal Lord Kitchener at the local racetracks, both always well decked off looking dapper.
makes me wonder if he extempo the whole song..!! mad skills
Great diction and clarity
Indeed a great kaiso man, very witty in his presentation, his extempo is classic
Great Pretender is truly great! They really do not make them like him anymore.
If there is an almighty he already knows what's ever man's heart,just be you folks,has best you can.
Here in 2020 ... Our culture ❤️
AND THEY CAN'T REMAKE THE TRINIDAD WE HAD IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS. THOSE DAYS WILL NEVER COME BACK. TOO SAD.
Man, this mek me bawl!!! TALENT!!!!
Long live greatness 2024 sleep in peace 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹💥💥💥💥
I am so proud to have known him and to call him my neighbour in port of Spain as a child.
Great...Great...Classic Extempo....What a Master of the art form.
Always come back to this one . True lyrics
Wonderful
. mighty.sparow
The one and Only Lord Pretender
i really like this guy man he really had his only style & it sad they don't make them like him anymore. R. I.P
TRUE ART PRETENDIND😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
He is so loobed
Legendary 💯💯💯💯💯💯
Absolutely brilliant...
" TOP CLASS " 100 %
Greatly missed 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
These rhymes were brilliant!
"Make all your friends to know. You met the Michael Jordan of Calypso". Wow! What a closing line.
Hey no way that was the greatest i listening to in a long WILD. That reminded me of 50 cent in kiaso WOW.
he the best
A great calypsonian the Lord Petender and sure they not make them like that any more
When you go globally and look at the various nations of the earth they preserve their culture... The Japanese, the Brazilians, the Nigerians etc... Why in the world would Trinidad give up on this art form for "Any one from..., Flag to the left... On the count of four..." Why? This should be cherished, come man
To be extemporaneous means to compose on the spot your mind got to be clicking as you doing your thing melody and harmony rhyming lyrically the audience appreciation means that you is a true true calypsonian pretender you gone with the trophy still listening in 2019rip
MR WONDERFUL. YOUR PERFORMANCE IS SO GROOVY.
FROM LADY DYNAMITE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO USA.
One of the greatest!!
Man died in poverty. Sad. What a great human being.
Mighty pretender R.I.P.
One of the last great ones. Where is this humor and classic sound today?
Andrew Murphyp
Wow im sharing this definitely that lyrical skill and timing was just the right kind of stuff I needed to hear right now gonna replay just gotta hear that again love the build up
Amezing 👏👏👏👏🙌
Saw The Man live at the Cambridge Folk Festival just a few years ago. They don't make them like that anymore!!!!!!!
Wow, listening in 2020 🇺🇸
Yes brother tune
blessed love
This is just wonderful in so many ways! Love this!
Just outstanding
Wish they would sing music like this again, they sure don't make them like this anymore.
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iconic!!!
This is real stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the heart !!!!!!!!! Most young people (not all luckily), have no clue.
😮😮❤❤ you right sir we don't make them no more sad 😢😢😢😢😮😢❤
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ always live on in the heart
Oldies the best
Hurts my heart and I am only 36. I hate Dancehall Soca and Reggae. Now this is talent
Calypso is the best music, my dream is to follow calypso competitions throughout the Caribbean.
respect from philipines and old predie call us filopino 😁😁
This man a real commentator
That's nice stuff. Thanks, Glenroy.