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Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018 - HOME
sung by Jimmy Chambers
composed by Jimmy Chambers
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LYRICSVerse 1
Everybody
jumping around looking ecstatic
Plenty people out in the streets,
they stopping traffic
Soca people drinking their brew and
having a nice time
We partying me and my crew, bussing
a sweet lime
Whoh yo yoi! It’s off the chain
Bacchanal is high octane
Chorus
Roll up on
it
Jam up on it
On the road, chipping down the road
Work up on it
Hard wine on it
On the road, chipping down the road
Verse 2
Music
blowing up like a storm driving we
frantic
Man and woman grind to the beat it's
very tantric
Femme fatale flaunting she goods
bold and audacious
Testosterone down to the bone
getting more amorous
Whoh yo yoi! We feteing hard
In the heat behaving bad
Chorus
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Chant
On the road,
we're on the road
On the road, Chipping down the road
(Repeat)
Verse 3
Soca nation
around the world is really massive
Good vibration and mega love, we are
cohesive
Revellers playing their mad, having
a good time
Bumpers in force, bumpers like rain
oh what a sweet lime
Whoh yo yoi! It's Carnival
Sun or rain same bacchanal
Chorus
x 2
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Chant
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Chipping,
Chipping
Chipping, Chipping.
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Jimmy Chambers
Born in the Caribbean twin islands of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), Jimmy Chambers traveled to England with great expectations of being a successful singer and has since realised that ambition.
Having graduated college, Jimmy met up with up-and-coming vocalists of the day including Robert Palmer with whom he co-fronted the band DaDa. Jimmy recorded solo after the demise of DaDa and had success in the dance charts in the 80s before recording an album with Paul Young and doing a world tour with him. He also performed at Wembley Stadium with Paul at LIVE AID in 1985.
In 1987 Jimmy teamed up with pals Jimmy Helms, George Chandler and Willy M and co-founded Londonbeat. Jimmy wrote the song “I’ve Been Thinking About You” which Londonbeat recorded. The song became a massive hit getting to #1 in 27 countries! Londonbeat still gigs regularly all over the world.
Jimmy has also recorded with other major artists such as Tina Turner (Break Every Rule) and Fine Young Cannibals (The Raw and the Cooked). In 2005 Jimmy wrote and collaborated with the group Laventille Rhythm Section of Trinidad and Tobago with the songs “Warriors” and “North Stand.”
In 2012 Jimmy Chambers wrote songs for Panorama – including Underdog, also for J’Ouvert; he wrote about the present situation in T&T and also for the Carnival celebrations. For 2013 he came with two songs for the Carnival season, – ’Rados! – a tribute to the legendary steel orchestra Desperadoes, and Trini Girls, in which he pays homage to the beauties of his Caribbean homeland. In 2014, the original version of ‘Blows’ was unveiled, along with Pan In Rio, while Pan Majesty and Blows - Redux were in the spotlight for 2015 and 2016, respectively.
For the upcoming season Jimmy is back with a musical invitation to Roll Up On It; the track is featured here.
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