It's a Revolution

There are a couple of revolutions happening in this country both of which must be of concern to us all. They are both happening in the streets and are being led by young people who seem determined to destroy everything that used to define Saint Lucia. Those leading both revolutions seem totally oblivious to pleas for them to go back to the day when we all felt safe and secure in our way of life. Instead they seem hellbent on doing things their way. One of the revolutions needs to be stopped immediately and I will deal with that in a bit. The other cannot and should not be stopped.

Led by New Generation Soca Stage, the five year old music revolution that has been happening in Saint Lucia continues to gain momentum. We are being carried away on a wave of soca that is constantly leading us on a mission to jump and wave, get on bad, and misbehave. Violence is constantly encouraged or lauded much to the delight of those who listen. 'I coming to mash it up, take up somehtng and mash it up' still sends fans into a frenzy of unrestrained gyrating and waving.

There are some who say that the lyrics of some of the soca songs encourage violence. Hurray I say. That kind of violence I can deal with every single day of the week. I do not engage in it so much anymore because age has brought with it restraint. There are no such inhibitions among the young ones. And there should not be. I fully support that music revolution...I say play on TEM Band because I am a real reveler who wants to put up my hands. Indeed there was no reason to want my money back from NG Soca Stage although I am sure there are some who do. To them I say go if you want to go!