| "Gossip Calypso" | ||||
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| Single by Bernard Cribbins | ||||
| B-side | "One Man Band" | |||
| Released | 15 December 1962 [1] | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios | |||
| Genre | Calypso, novelty | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Trevor Peacock | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
| Bernard Cribbins singles chronology | ||||
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"Gossip Calypso" is a novelty calypso song written by Trevor Peacock. It was recorded by Bernard Cribbins and released by EMI on the Parlophone label in 1962. The musical accompaniment was directed by Johnnie Spence, and the producer was George Martin. It reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart, [2] and was Cribbins' third top 30 hit of the year.
The lyrics repeat the conversations between several female neighbours describing the latest news of themselves, their families and other neighbours, joined by the chorus:
Gossip calypso
Gossip calypso
Hear all about it
Yak, a-yak, yak
Every woman
Up at the window
Giving out the gossip and
Getting it back
The slang used and names and situations mentioned imply the neighbours are in Britain rather than the Caribbean. The song is part of the early 1960s British calypso craze.
References
- ^ "Bernard Cribbins – Gossip Calypso". Discogs. 15 December 1962.
- ^ Roberts, David (2 June 2006). British Hit Singles and Albums (20 ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 978-1904994107.
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