Analysis of Let Us Sing a Song of Songs

About this poem

This poem was written in February 2018 to honor the recording artistry and musical performance of Montgomery (Monty) Neysmith, my Jamaican cousin, and his Symarip (a variant form of the word pyramid spelled backwards), Ska, and Reggae band of West Indian musicians, which originated in Great Britain in the late 1960s. From its early beginning, Symarip was widely recognized as one of the first Skinhead ( a brand name) reggae bands that targeted enthusiastic skinhead fans as an audience, and produced several hit songs, including “Skinhead Girl” and “Skinhead Moonstomp. ” This poem also gives a shoutout to my Jamaican cousins John, Mico, and Junior, composers and musicians of Ska, Bluebeat, and Reggae who, in 1958, composed, and in 1961 produced the hit single, “Oh Carolina,” regarded by Jamaica, and by the entire world as a landmark in the history of ska and reggae. more »