Shadow - Poverty is hell 

I will go to my grave believing that Shadow was robbed of the Calypso Monarch the year he sang this song......the man wasn't even picked for the finals!!!!......the people who judge the Monarch competition always seem to get it wrong from time to time..... LONG LIVE SHADOW!!!!......LONG LIVE YOUR MUSIC!!!......there is and will always be one Mighty Shadow!!!!

Still listening in 2018 morals new school should be thought...miss those old school days best times of my life

"Ten little children, four dumplings Mummy got to slice them thin, thin, thin A piece for a boy and a piece for a girl A piece for the neighbour daughter Merle" Those were the days when people showed real love. What ever little they had they always shared with their neighbours, especially with the children.

RiP The Mighty Shadow 😔 another great one

REST IN PEACE MIGHTY SHADOW! Your memory will live on in your amazing music.

saw winston perform this at Rudder's concert in 96 at the JP complex in pos. He just stood and delivered, no mc at the show, music changed beat and he appeared, opened with this. Brought the house down. No fuss, just winston and the mike with the band in the back. one of the greatest shows i have ever been able to attend.

RIP Shadow, you will never be forgotten.

not another like him in my book...there are alot of great calypsonians but in my book he is my no. one and his music will live on as long as...

True words from one of our great. RIP shadow. Making a sad situation sounds so good in music. It will never have another with such talent

I've always said that calypsonians are prophets. The Mighty Shadow no doubt exceptionally one of my favorites. :D

Ah poor man livin in ah teenie-weenie hut De children hungry nuttin in de pot He gone by de neighbor to beg for some rice De neighbor under pressure "boy tings eh nice" He gone by de big-shot area to beg A police put bullet in his peenie-weenie leg He gone in de courts and he loss de case De prosecutor say he have ah bandit-face. Poverty is hell Poverty is hell.

This is music. The dotishness they singing now ah days, lordhave mercy

RIP Mighty Shadow. One of my favourites. Your music will live on. Thanks for the memories..

AWESOME SONG CLEAN NO FILTHY LANGUAGE OR SEXUAL THEME AS MUSIC IS MEANT TO BE

wtf how did people not pick up on this knowledge .... howw!!! dafuq this was genious SHADOW was a boss!!! facts every word is facts.....

Truly inspired, always GENIUS!

December 2020 Covid And still listening to this DJ Ryll🇹🇹

There will never be another artist like this one This man does rock yuh heart RIP Commander

I remembered this song was the only calypso played in Junior Sec Bazaar. No pull up, from start to end and when completed we wanted it to play again.

R.I.P Mighty Shadow

One of my all time favourites.

These are the songs should be playing on the air today

Long live Uncle shadow love the humor and truth in his music best of all times classic🤗😍😚

R.I.P Mighty Shadow 😔

From his 1994 classic release ‘Dingolay’ the late Winston Bailey (October 4, 1941 to October 23, 2018) also known as ‘The Mighty Shadow’ and ‘Bassman from Hell’ has been recalled to his eternal Haven in Heaven earlier today by Our Creator. Certainly Shadow’s stories will take less time to find more ears than those aired by the media last month about Philmore. For example, the song ‘Poverty is Hell’ is probably most vivid description of destitution that anyone will ever encounter. Shadow used to “stay away from school in order "to teach myself”. Perhaps Short Pants will elaborate during one of his weekend ‘Talk City’ programmes.

Thanks for posting this i was looking for this song for so long,i use to play this for my children and they still remember it .

Rest in peace Mighty Shadow.

Where are the young calypsonians to carry on the tradition of these great legends😞 RIP King Shadow

r i p the mighty shadow one of the greatest calypsonians ever listen too when i was a kid back then with the best songs in this country.

FROM 1974 THEM JUDGES UNFAIR TO SHADOW WITH BASS MAN THEY GIVE SPARROW THAT YEAR WITH MISS MARY AND WE PASS THAT STAGE AND SPARROW WAS OUT ARE PLACE BY USEING DIRTY ACTION AND REMARKS KISS HE GRENADIAN BEHIND BECAUSE THE CROWD CHANTING WE WANT MIGHTY SHADOW.SEEN.

Poetry done by the best. Message in ah music!

The Mighty Shadow the Greatest to ever do it 💃💃💃💃💃💃

Rest In Peace Shadow...Another Legend Gone

U thumb this down cuz u not trini , shadow u d best

True words by the 'KING'

Who leave the condense milk open!!!!.... hahah good childhood memories

2021 prophecy prophet 🔥🔥🔥🔥

the first few words ....lyrics for days .months....years....immortal bass man from hell

Who says Shadow is a boss? I do, he is a master of the artform of calypso.

I REMEMBER SMILES ON MY FACE AS A CHILD AS THIS SONG PLAYED SINGIN ALONG DOWN IN DE BACK DOWN THEY……NEW VILLAGE POINT TRINIDAD

the lyrical genius of Shadow!

Property tax more poverty. Just a bit more to add to a poor man's woes. Add this wid Stallin's black man. Preshah! Love the kaiso. Thanks fuh radio Trinbago 94.7 FM Keeping d culture alive.

This song will always be a classic. RIP

The one of the BEST of times, still listening i kno the lyrics by heart

I miss his music.. I came on youtube today just to hear his music.

Wake up in de morning an de baby cry De sugar pan empty de milk bottle dry De little boy climb on de mango tree De mango green it huttin up his belly De young gul bawling she wouldn’t settle She wipe she boomcee with stinging nettle Toilet paper they never had They use to two two in de gully by de ole back yard Dey rub and dey put she tuh sleep De rain come down an de house does leak Povery is hell Poverty is hell

Thanks for posting these! I real love to hear Shadow!

In 2021..... His music still live on....

Gone but never forgotten.

Blessed.

Nice Thesis!...Thanks & God be Praised!

🙏🙏🙏💌💌💌🥰

i always loved this song. it is a classic to me!!!

poverty is hell.........."An d angels are in paradise...drivin in their limosine........where evrything is nice an clean" WHEELLLL! Tune Large, proud to b Trini

First Kaiso I ever learnt. At 8!

Shadow is so unique...may he r.i.p.

RIP. GOD BLESS!!!!! WHAT ARE TUNE!!!!!

That is the flyest suit I’ve ever seen

2019 and his music will always lives on respect to the legendary the mighty shadow

RIP shadow will never stop listening to this song

2022 and still a listen 🎶👏👌

Thank you soooooooo much for this posting....you saved me much time. Gonna share this song with my classes and hope it makes a difference :-)

My cuzz shadow winston bailey may your soul r.i.p tribute to your name

The ultimate song.....love it :)

Shadow is the Greatest dread!

poverty is real hell😢

Real talk Rasta this is so real 💯 but JAH WILL ALWAYS MAKE A WAY FOR THE HUMBLE ONE

Time less tune RiP Mighty Shadow..

Yeah shadow nuff vibes. Poverty really is hell!!

for my school project we had to choose a calypso singer at random and a song to sing from them and i got shadow. any reccomendations on which song?

Rest in Power Shadow.

I love your videos ❤️ there are so sweet music shadow

Those who knows it feels it! Gig tunes

Great song

Heroes never die and legends live forever

2015 and it still bumping

RIP .....mighty Shadow

LEGEND!!!

♥️

Thank you!!!

My fav of all times

If not the best calypso ever written, its in the top 5..

I am going up for Junior Calypso Traditional and I am definitely using Mighty Shadow's song

Still listening in 2019 RIP the BLACK KING

THIS SONG HITS DIFFERNT WHEN IS ONE OF THOESE CALYPSOS STICK WITH YOU FOR A LIFE TIME SO INCREDIBLE BEAUTFUL ITS REDICULOUS R.I P.

RIP Legend

@dantripp rephrase abit...... how "conscious" T&T artistes WERE. now is palace, wine wine wine, lol and gully creeper (this is after Shadow say they used to 22in d gully mavado creeping in)

Poverty is through hell you can’t get away from it it is what it is🎶🎶❤️❤️Rip

Still have that, 2021

Real classic...Poverty is hell yet we still vote for the big shotters to run things. I feel is more like stupidity is hell...Sing It Shadow!!!! tell them..

RIP shadow we love you

RIP the mighty shadow music fur so

WHAT CAN I SAY. SHADOW IS GOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Hmmmm this remind me so much of my youngest days.10 children one parent trying... my mother would always use to say most of the lyrics of this song was so accurate to her life,in the 1970's because we lived not far from shadow also.hmmm happy we all are doing great now, none of us are doing crime,or lock up or prostituting.God is good to my mum u raised us well...

Listening in 2024

Big tune

Legendary 2020

tell me bout it...Calypso lost a great one. Our culture is slowly dying as well.

A curse on to many generation if u not willing to work to better your life but the fact is poverty is hell

Shadow boy , enjoy this cuz it will never be like this again, sing it shadow!!