Stars and Stripes Forever - Van Dyke Parks (1972)
Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Tarzan!
Tarzan Who?
TARZAN STRIPES FOREVER!!
You are not funny.
Happy fourth, Buddy! <3 <3 <3
We are not friends anymore
D:
Stars & Stripes Forever - Van Dyke Parks (1972)
From Mr. Parks’ Calypso celebration of all things red, white & blue Discover America.
Stars & Stripes has to be one of my favorite songs, due to the variety of different versions I’ve heard over the years. Whether its The Residents, Jake Shimabukuro, Joseph Byrd or the high school marching band — nothing can stop this melody from exciting me.
Gud Bluss Amurka!
Have a happy, safe and surprising Independence Day.
Sweet Trinidad - Van Dyke Parks (1971)
Warm up your wintertime with a trip down to Sweet Trinidad, courtesy of Van Dyke Parks. Parks has ventured down many musical highways in his day, collaborating with everyone from The Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr to (more recently) Inara George from the indie synthpop sensation The Bird & The Bee.
He was even the film The Swan with Grace Kelly & Alec Guinness when he was 14.
In 1971, he released an album of calypso and calypso-influenced music inspired by the greats like Lord Nelson, The Mighty Sparrow, and The Attila.
The song is a longing for home back in Trinidad, despite making a mint in the land of the Yankees:
From Miami to New York to Los Angeles
Wherever I play the people mighty pleased,
Yankee dollar real appeals to me
Never forget sweet “la Trinity”
Thanks to thewaytokilladeadfeeling for posting this.
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