Back in 2007 I featured a tune by Derrick Morgan called "Father Killam" - it's the story of an obeah man
who is called on to exorcise a duppy from a woman who had recently
fallen ill and the mayhem that ensues when Killam is mocked and physically assaulted by the evil spirits... Aston & Yen's "Skillamy" is basically a calypso rehash of Father Killam's bad day. Originally released as a 7" on the Doctor Bird label in 1967, my version comes from the Trojan Records Calypso Box Set.
Spooktacular Track Ten - Aston & Yen - Skillamy
This is gold. thank You.
ReplyDeleteSkillamy also works as an unrequited-love song too, imo.