Calypso maverick Crazy is up to his risqu� double entendre tricks again. Crazy showcased his latest racy number when he dropped in Friday at Guardian journalists' monthly birthday social get-together, with a CD player and a brand-new offering. Journalists were picturing both Carnival scandal and sensation by the time the daredevil entertainer completed a third rendition of Percy, a witty item that astutely merges politics with sexual innuendo.
Crazy tells of visiting the People's National Movement's pre-general election rally only to be greeted by a supporter of the rival party, who proceeded to "rest the Percy" on him. Percy, of course, is nominally a reference to the cross-armed symbol of political resistance named after Percy Villafana. "Right in front of Keith Rowley/She rest the Percy on me," sang Crazy in typical double-layered manner.
He coupled his performances with elaborate exhibitions of Villafana's epic "Do So" display. The free-spirited calypsonian said this was his first public rendition of the number, riddled with allusions and overtones. He also performed Best Friend, another characteristic number that he said was still incomplete. By the time the birthday cake was cut and drinks consumed, Guardian employees were convinced that the nuanced Crazy numbers would again make him the subject of Carnival appeal and argument.