Since it’s Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day and the day carnival was meant to be, let me do a thread on the best Soca songs https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👈🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach links (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach links (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">

P.S make sure you check on your Trinidadian friends we aren’t okay rn https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☹️" title="Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht">

First one has to be Bonnie and Clyde by Destra

This song is a true gem https://youtu.be/DieuVqLUnPs ">https://youtu.be/DieuVqLUn...

Wotless by Kes the band

This song really had me going to school the following week with my Trinidad flag https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😫" title="Müdes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Müdes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Mattes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Gesicht"> https://youtu.be/cMsihDYhQyw ">https://youtu.be/cMsihDYhQ...

It’s Carnival Machel ft Destra

Are you even at Trini corner if the DJ doesn’t play this song https://youtu.be/ZWfqn9lPT9A ">https://youtu.be/ZWfqn9lPT...

And of the year Patrice Roberts ft Machel https://youtu.be/VW4GAhKprvA ">https://youtu.be/VW4GAhKpr...

Differentology by Bunji Garlin

I really don’t think Bunji has ever made a bad song https://youtu.be/0FWHavH6IQw ">https://youtu.be/0FWHavH6I...

Leave me alone by Machel and Calypso Rose

I hope when I’m Calypso age I’m still singing about going to carnival https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts"> https://youtu.be/KQ0otZhMXTk ">https://youtu.be/KQ0otZhMX...

Raze by Fay Ann Lyon

The way this song was on repeat every morning before school. https://youtu.be/CDxoowGKKvM ">https://youtu.be/CDxoowGKK...

Badishh by Nailah Blackman ft Shenseea

These girls really are the baddesthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤐" title="„Schweigen ist Gold“-Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: „Schweigen ist Gold“-Gesicht">

This song had me feeling like a 10/10 despite having paint and chocolate over me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> https://youtu.be/6VrmWNfVh4M ">https://youtu.be/6VrmWNfVh...

Let me add some artist that aren’t Trinidadian but still made some soca classics