Pity Valentine's Day for falling during Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season, when infectious soca rhythms render human beings powerless against the forces of bad behaviour.

Soca, like calypso and the steel pan, the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, developed from festivities associated with Trinidad's world-renowned pre-Lenten carnival.

In the music industry in Trinidad and Tobago, it’s about who knows who. So, I decided to leave and come to America and ended up doing a soca song this year on Full Blown’s “Big Links” riddim.

What began with Lord Shorty's song "Indrani" in 1973 has evolved considerably since - to follow along, here's a playlist with a song for every year, along with the history of its most notable tracks.