1 Go where you go
This album’s twisted love song. Love me,
or else...
Drums arranged by Guus van Leeuwen.
2 Ja, graag deel twee
Deel twee van de trilogie: Beknopte geschiedenis
van de westerse cultuur.
Commercie, sex en hebzucht
3 Paradise isn’t lost
As Nilsson wisely said:“Close your eyes and you will see.”
Music is not very latin, but definitely hollyday-ish.
4 The sea
The sound of a steeldrum against a backdrop
of sea and crickets: a very
personal memory. And yes, the intro
is stolen from Stand by me.
Flute played by Wieke Karsten.
5 Llanto del Indio/ El condor pasa
Two songs from the 25 cm album
“ Musique Indienne des Andes “ I bought
in 1960. Originally played by panflutes.
El condor pasa is a part of that song
Paul Simon didn’t use for his version.
6 Punky calypso
A fake Trinidadian punk song.
7 Your hands
Subtitled “ The hands of Richard Claydermann”,
but in this version it became
his Cuban counterpart.
8 She no want I
Introducing the human yo-yo.
9 Music
The umpteenth version.
10 You’re on your way
The casting couch in all it’s dubious glory.
11 Naughty little flea
Song from a record by Lord Flea and his
Calypsonians I bought in 1960.
Very double-entendre.
12 Tenderly
The Beach Boys are never far away,
but in this song they’re breathing up my nek.
Summertime means summer love indeed!
13 La bamba
My sister Ina and I once made a choreography to
this song in a version by Los Machucambos.
Now I’m adding my version to the hundreds that already exist.
14 Tropical heat
Starting with a sample from Heatwave
by Marilyn Monroe. For airco lovers.
Definitely not autobiographical.
15 Trabando en una mina/ Barquero
Two flamenco songs originally sung acapella
by convicts rowing the galleys.
The first one is aptly called
“ Working in a coalmine”. (Allan Toussaint?)
16 A merry can
For Bert. Flute played by Wieke Karsten. Thanks a lot.
17 If you wanna clean up the world you’ve gotta start at home
Dedicated to zealots and bigots everwhere.
18 Rabela dos namoricos
From the record “ Canção do Algarve”
I bought in 1959. A rich melody to a
typical Portugese toom ta ta toom ta ta rhythm.
Arranged in you-know-who style.
Play & Listen: “Punky Calypso”
Play & Listen: “Tenderly”
Xing the Equ8tor is about the only thing we took from South-America without
having to kill for: Their music!
We even gave them some of ours in return.
Wim Oudijk, October 2000.
Produced, arranged, instruments & vocals by Wim Oudijk.
Mixed by Guus van Leeuwen & Wim Oudijk.
Cover by Bert Koops & Wim Oudijk
Flute on 4 & 16 by Wieke Karsten