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‘Contagious’

sung by Erica Reid
composed by Antonio “Squid” Forbes

arranged by Antonio “Squid” Forbes

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

All ya know I like to get on for carnival
I like jumping up
In d heat heat heat d heat
Yes you know I like to get on for carnival
’Cause the soca music sooo sweet
Yes ah prancing all about
Ah wining down east west
north and south
Look me deh, come and play
Come and join the bacchanal
Get the hardest hard DJ
Tell him that we want to dingolay
Bring some rum
Absolute Johnny Black an puncheon
On d way
But if you doh have the energy
Don’t try to jump up with me
Ah go clock your card
And send you on your merry way

Chorus

’Cause the music
Contagious -tagious -tagious
It’s a soca wining infection
Ah wining like a champion
Contagious -tagious -tagious
An ah like it, it’s an addiction
Ah like to whine an drink meh rum
Ah cyar help it
I like to get on bad an radical
Bad bad - ah getting on
Real real bad-bad-bad-bad
Ah cyar help it
I like to get on bad for carnival
An’ if you don’t like it that’s just too bad

Verse 2

Ah book meh ticket go down to Trinidad
’Cause ah hearing a melody -dy -dy -dy
Yes, ah book meh ticket go down to Trinidad
Go down to sweet T&T
Ah goin’ down to play meh mas
Listening chutney, Pan an brass
Ah go fete, ’til ah wet
Ah goin’ first an’ come out last
If you want come join me too
You can bring out all ya crew
Have a time, come and lime
Let me show ya what to do
But if you doh have the energy
Don’t try to jump up with me
Ah go clock your card
And send you on your merry way

Chorus

Verse 3

The scene is nice
Everybody’s on the road
Jumping up in sweet harmony
We go jump around
’Til the system overload
Feteing up in sweet jubilee
Yes it’s music for the soul
No matter if ya feel yuh young or old
Get ya flask, play a mas
Let the music take control
Everybody rock and sway
Celebrating 50 on this day
Wave your flag, drink a Stag
Hip … hip hip hooray
But if you doh have the energy
Don’t try to jump up with me
Ah go clock your card
And send you on your merry way

Chorus


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“Contagious”
Erica Reid

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Antonio Forbes
Antonio “Squid” Forbes

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Antonio “Squid” Forbes is the son of Hector “Tack” Forbes, one of the founding members of New York’s Sonatas Steel Orchestra. Antonio played Pan with Sonatas in Brooklyn from 1984 until 2004 where he developed his skills as a panist and acquired arranging skills under Ken “Professor” Philmore.  He made it a point to listen to all the sections in the orchestra and note how the arranger distributed music to each.

His first attempt at composing calypso/soca music was in 1991, with the single Fire in d Savannah.  It was played in the southern zone panorama in Trinidad by Antillean Allstars. The next year Forbes released two tracks, Jump and Everything Safe. He then took a break from composing and continued to perform with Sonatas.

For Panorama 2012 Forbes delivered the stimulating Chip’s Melody dedicated to the memory of one of Sonatas’ founding members Rodnick “Choko” Stevens, and also to Antonio’s late brother in-law Kevin “Pappy” Roberts. 

He’s back for the 2013 Panorama season with Contagious vocalized by Erica Reid, with  Anthony “Benji Smallhead”  Adams on drums and percussions, and Richie Nick on guitar.

 

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