His renditions “Travel Woes” and “Crying in the Chapel” were enough to earn the judges approval and nod to win the 2013 National Calpso Monarch title early this morning.
When Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor was announced as winner of the monarch title there was a more than a smile of contentment on his face, after his sterling performances.
Taylor won the $1m first prize.
His first song “Travel Woes” is a tongue-in-cheek ditty aimed at the government in which he accounts the problems he encountered after booking a trip to London via sea but can’t see the ship anywhere in sight.
He sings: “I see the scholarship, I see the sponsorship, I see the dealership, I see the ownership, I find the membership, some underhand relationship all around the Partnership, but I can;t find the Leadership.”
In his other piece “Crying in the Chapel”, Taylor puts into song the recent deaths of Sonny “Mighty Power” Francois and Seadley “Penguin” Joseph, along with other cultural icons who have passed away, coincidentally, around Carnival time.
Results
1. Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor – Travel Woes/Crying In The Chapel
2. Kurt Allen – Political Sin Phony/Black Stalin Say
3. Heather MacIntosh – The Old Man’s Lament/Invisible
4. Roderick “Mr Chucky” Gordon – Bear With Me/The New Addiction
5. Karene Asche – Meh Pardna Ship/Eat Ah Food
6. Eunice Peters – None Of The Above/Keshorn D Javelin Champion
7. Duanne O’Connor – Building A Wall/ Seeking Sparrow’s Advice
8. Alana Sinnette Khan – No Moral Authority/Pathological
9. Dr Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool – Prodigal Son/Virginia’s Alzheimer
10. Kizzie Ruiz – In The Age Of Blog/T And T Forever
11. Marva “Marvelous Marva” Joseph – Come Back To What/Woman’s Contribution To Trinidad And Tobago
12. Victoria “Queen Victoria” Cooper – D Betrayal/Club 34
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