Permission for the Pic — Helen Drops a Wicked Double Meaning

This catch-up post highlights that we are experiencing a Calypso music time that we have not seen or heard in years. 

This one is a bacchanal song, featuring real kankalang and musical bois all in one.  "Permission for the Pic” is Helen of Trinbago at her wicked best—a calypso that winks, bites, and exposes the absurdity of a real-life legal tangle. Using the troubling case involving beloved Calypsonian Stalin, Helen turns a courtroom ruling into a saucy tent‑ready performance, flipping the word “pic” into a loaded metaphor that works on every level.

The song delicately balances humor and heartbreak. Helen channels the voice of a wife blindsided by a verdict that says she must now seek permission—and even pay—to use the very “pic” she once had free access to in marriage. The double meanings swiftly emerge, transforming legal confusion into lyrical mischief. It’s social commentary wrapped in innuendo, a reminder of how relationships, memory, and ownership collide in ways that feel both ridiculous and real, and that is where the voice of the Calypsonian shines. Stalin must be smiling from Calypso heaven.

This one is pure tent energy—bold, clever, and guaranteed to make the audience laugh, gasp, and shift in their seats. A wicked teaser for the 2026 season.

Production Notes/Music Credits:

Song Title: Permission for De Pic 

Artist/Performed by: Helen of Trinbago

Written by: 

Produced/Arranged by: Damion Preston

Mixed and Mastered by: Damion Preston. 

Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.

Genre: Calypso 🎶

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