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Louisiana 1927 link
Posted: September 1, 2005 4:38 pm
by conched
There is a link to Louisiana 1927 at Jay Johnson's web site.
http://www.jayjohnsonmusic.com/GulfCoastVictims.htm
Re: Louisiana 1927 link
Posted: September 1, 2005 5:30 pm
by RinglingRingling
First time I heard this song was 20 years ago. Wasn't until the History Channel became a "favorite" on the channels list that I learned what the lyrics were actually talking about.
Posted: September 1, 2005 5:33 pm
by Brown Eyed Girl
It looks like Conched and I got the same email today....
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get the song to download...damn dialup. But here are the lyrics, and the website is encouraging all to donate to some hurricane relief organization.
LOUISIANA 1927/© 1974 Randy Newman All Rights Reserved/Performed by Jay Johnson
What has happened down here is the winds have changed
Clouds rolled in from the north and it started to rain
Well it rained real hard for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through clear on down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
CHORUS
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame - what the river has done
To this poor crackers land."
CHORUS
Posted: September 1, 2005 5:36 pm
by RinglingRingling
Posted: September 1, 2005 6:25 pm
by sonofabeach
Great song!
The only version that I've heard is on Eddy Raven and Jo-el Sonnier's "Cookin Cajun" album.....And a great album it is
Posted: September 1, 2005 6:28 pm
by East Texas Parrothead
One of my favorite cuts from Aaron Neville's CD.
Posted: September 1, 2005 9:36 pm
by ragtopW
sonofabeach wrote:Great song!
The only version that I've heard is on Eddy Raven and Jo-el Sonnier's "Cookin Cajun" album.....And a great album it is
I love Jo-el !! I saw him open for ....Uh ....
Well it was twice!!!!
Posted: September 1, 2005 10:43 pm
by pirate@43
Of the few versions I've heard I'm kind of partial to Jimmy's version
Posted: September 2, 2005 11:14 am
by conched
pirate@43 wrote:Of the few versions I've heard I'm kind of partial to Jimmy's version
Is there a mp3 version of it out there somewhere?
Posted: September 2, 2005 11:32 am
by conched
sonofabeach wrote:Great song!
The only version that I've heard is on Eddy Raven and Jo-el Sonnier's "Cookin Cajun" album.....And a great album it is
sonofabeach,
You sure have lots of good music and that one looks really good. I listened at Amazon.com to Jo-el Sonnier's clip. Good stuff.
It's so cool when Jimmy breaks into Jambalaya when he gets wound up.
Posted: September 2, 2005 12:00 pm
by PalmettoSon
conched wrote:pirate@43 wrote:Of the few versions I've heard I'm kind of partial to Jimmy's version
Is there a mp3 version of it out there somewhere?
I've got it, it's from the New Orleans Arena show in 1999 or 2000. I'm not certain on the year, but it was the encore of his only show to date at the New Orleans Arena (he has since played at M'ville and the Fairgrounds). It was cool outside and it was during the arena's inaugural year. I think it was November of 1999, but it could have just as easily been early 2000.