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‘Fire and Smoke’

sung by “Carwash”
composed by Dunstan “Carwash” Lawrence

arranged by Pelham Goddard

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

Ah seeing smoke on Abercromby Street
Cah believe fire sounding so sweet
All the pans burning
Cah do nothing
Is fire and smoke
People late for work
Crowds in the streets gather
Trucks spraying water
The sound the fire making
Is this track ah writing
G-Pans burning in the front
G-Pans burning in the back
Doh know how de fire playing meh track
G-Pans burning in the front
G-Pans burning in the back
Doh know how the fire playing meh track

Chorus

Everybody jumping
While the fire blazing
G-Pans burning in the front
G-Pans burning in the back
G-Pans burning in the front
G-Pans burning in the back
We not going to work
Is music fire and smoke
The music sweet for so
Is my track you done know
Is fire and smoke
Dis ting ent no joke

Verse 2

A G-Pan burning a major and minor cord
Ah get meh knees hold meh head and bawl
The sweet music playing
From the pans burning
Is fire and smoke
We not going to work
Trucks spray more water
Making the music sweeter
The sound from the fire
Attract the arranger
G-Pans burning in de front
G-Pans burning in de back
Doh know how de fire playing meh track
G-Pans burning in de front
G-Pans burning in de back
Doh know how de fire playing meh track

Chorus
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Verse 3

Ah bass burning a grumbling sound
A stack of G-Pans fall down on de ground
The sound of the tenors falling
Guitars harmonizing
Is fire and smoke
We not going to work
2015 Panorama
In de Queen’s Park Savannah
Mey say “No water”
Could put out the fire
G-Pans burning in de front
G-Pans burning in de back
Doh know how the fire playing meh track
G-Pans burning in de front
G-Pans burning in de back
Doh know how the fire playing meh track

Chorus


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“Fire and Smoke”
“Carwash”

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Dunstan Lawrence aka 'Carwash'
Dunstan “Carwash” Lawrence

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Dunstan “Carwash” Lawrence from Trinidad & Tobago is a composer and calypso ‘regular.’ Dunstan made his calypso tent debut in 1999.

Though not a very familiar face to everyone on the steelpan music scene, Dunstan, who performs under the sobriquet “Carwash,” saw his music work recognized and performed by one of Trinidad’s powerhouse steel orchestras - world-renowned Trinidad All Stars - back in 1998. Equipped with Dunstan’s track called Me and Meh Lady, All Stars went to the Panorama competition of that year, eventually placing third in the country’s national championship competition, behind Exodus and Nutones Steel Orchestras.

Dunstan has persevered - composed and recorded his works through the years. For 2009, his offering in the calypso arena was Ah Rockin, featured on the 2009 compilation called Wild and Wonderful. There was also 2010’s Pong It for Dunstan aka “Carwash,” along with 2011’s The Alien Steelband, and also Million Dollar Music in 2012.

Now 58 years ‘young,’ Dunstan Lawrence is an inspirational social story.  Turning his life around after being on the “wrong track” and then ‘paying his debt to society’ from 1985 for about ten years, Dunstan had turned in part to music to fill his long days and nights spent in confinement.  After that, he emerged a focused and driven individual with a portfolio of music amassed during that period. 

He was given a huge morale and confidence boost with the success and recognition gained less than two years later, when Trinidad All Stars selected his music for the national Panorama competition.  Dunstan is a survivor and example of determination and talent.  He works now in the security services, where his employers and colleagues alike reference him as an exemplar and grounded individual.

For the 2015 Panorama season the artist is back with the track featured here, Fire and Smoke.  Like he has done with a significant portion  of his music through the years, Dunstan looked once  more to the ace producing talents of champion arranger himself Pelham Goddard.

bio by C. Phillips

 
 

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