There is very little a good son or plena cannot alleviate, and every so often we must sing the very famous Son de la loma. Here it is as sung by the Trío Matamoros, the best, with photographs of Cuba. And Santiago is beautiful, but I am a city person and I like Havana best, … More De donde son los cantantes
See what a ham Jerry Lee Lewis was when he was young! I was not yet born when this video was made, but he reminds me of certain students from Baton Rouge and points north. And I think that radio announcer keeps saying “cotton pickin’” so as not to say “fuckin’.” Then again, my mother … More More Jerry Lee!
It is no longer Carnival time, but it is the weekend, so we will sing! This song contains a piano lesson. We will not sing the song I heard on the radio while driving, by a famous singer from the fifties, in which the speaker said he had told his driller he was quitting, but … More Piano Lesson
The radio is still playing Carnival music, so I will, too … and introduce a song everyone should definitely know: Al Johnson on his very own Carnival Time. As lagniappe there is the more recent Mardi Gras Strut. Axé.
I am violet. “You surround yourself with art and music and are constantly driven to express yourself. You often daydream. You prefer honesty in your relationships and believe strongly in your personal morals.” You can discover your color here. A It is Mardi Gras. Happy Mardi Gras! You ain’t done sent me hardly no birthday … More Mon couleur: violette
It is Lundi Gras and I am up the bayou. Listen to the original Jambalaya, it is really brilliant. Les Mardi Gras s’en viennent de tout partout. Hear the Balfa brothers’ beautiful version of the ancient song. Axé.
It’s Carnival time, and Professor Longhair is the only professor who counts. Professor Zero did not post on February 20, 2006 – or if she did, Blogger has lost the post. I am glad I began transferring the archive to WordPress later that year, and I wish I had transferred it all. Meanwhile, speaking of … More Tipitina
I recently saw The Harder they Come for the first time since it came out. I did not turn on the subtitles, and I could barely understand the actors’ accents in English – except for those of the oppressor class, of course. Now I want to study the novel upon which this film is based, … More Forward and Fyaka, Manakel and no go saka
Now we will read the lyrics of Eh, là-bas in Louisiana Creole and in English. Hey you there! Eh toi! It’s Carnival time! Toi, you must also read in English and French the lyrics of the Mardi Gras Song of Petit Mamou, out on the prairie. You should see this video of the Faquetigue Mardi … More Eh, là-bas
On Irene, Goodnight. Don’t miss it. Take 1 (lyrical): Take 2 (rocking and rolling): Leadbelly: “I axed your mother for you (what she tellin you?) / She said you was too young (just sixteen years old!) / I wish I never seen your face / I’m sorry you ever was born.” I can walk down … More Jerry Lee Lewis
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