Pan Eviction - 2016 Pan Tunes - Steelband Panorama - Derrick Seales

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“Pan Eviction”
Derrick Seales
Provided with the expressed permission of the composer(s)

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LYRICS

Verse 1

I know that pan - Born here in the thirties
The only musical instrument - of the century
Although some bands - They achieve some great feats
Most of them they struggle to make ends meet
The biggest problem we have is the yard
We fed up with these owners - Some ah dem real hard
We must save this great invention - For the coming generation
And stop all this steel band yard eviction

Chorus

Pan yard owners - Some of them is real horrors
Why these people treat steelband so
Eviction notice - dey serve on a band at practice
What kinda respect is this
Steelband country and the world know it surely
And they shower praise on our artistry
Some owners hit a new low
Oh what a low blow - Pan eviction in Trinbago

Verse 2

Ah leave meh home - Went down to meh pan yard
But when ah reach the place - Man ah get ah shock ah meh life
We instruments if you see confusion
The man throw us into oblivion
He pelt out we pans - like the fella mad
The man tell we not an inch - He want back he yard
Ah say give we ah lil chance - Pan practice start for the Savannah
He say he doh care about Panorama

Chorus
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Bridge

Here in Trinbago - They doh treat Playboyz so
Not here in this land - Pan eviction (repeat)

Verse 3

Yuh can’t have roots - When facing eviction
And every house must stand - On ah rock solid foundation
The government must make a commitment
No steelband must be thrown on the pavement
The private sector help steel band flourish
But we run out of patience - So much promises
After so much blood sweat and pain - People treating pan like dustbins
Pan could soon return from whence it came

Chorus

Visit When Steel Talks

George La Barrie has been composing calypso music since 1975. His love for steelband music started as a young boy living on Nelson Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 1959 La Barrie played pan with ‘Mexicanos Steelband’ for the first time. His musical heroes are Lord Kitchener and master musician Clive Bradley.

Last year La Barrie penned Hot Up Dey Head and the year before that, Thoroughbred of Pan, and he is back again for 2016 as composer of Pan Eviction sung by Derrick Seales.

‘Pan Eviction’