No umbraege to Randy!! I am of the opinion the Aaron Neville does a much better souful job. Of course I am more partial to Neville. Although I do like a lot of randy's music.
I know it's a cultural thing that Germans sit quietly while someone is speaking or performing, but come on this is a concert not a midweek political talk show.
@MisterSensitivity It's not called boring, it's called respect. You can scream, yell, sing along a and stand in the pit when you go to a metal fest, but when you listen to one man and a piano, you better be quiet if you wanna hear what he's singing. What's wrong with you?
I am from New Orleans and I love Randy Newman. New Orleans is known for its food, culture, and music, but its infrastructure does leave a lot to be desired. People still love the place though.
@8jsimone You just made a strawman. He only said we do those things well (implying we do it exceptionally well). The construction is in reference to the levee system. Prophetic i would say,...LOL So chill. He loves New Orleans!
Randy wrote well over 15 really important tunes during that same period, so it's hard to say if it's the prettiest, but it sure sounds profound today! God Bless Y'All!
@squanto2 the man has a great passion to his voice.....maybe it does not appeal to all, but i've always liked him.....and yeah, i can't understand crowds and the reactions, it's like seeing people sit at a Steve Earle concert...what the hell....
@bradfoerch i have never heard him, and have seen him a couple of times over the last few yrs. well, he surely swam in the deep end of the gene pool, as did Mr. Newman
My husband and I lived four years in Baton Rouge, and this song always makes me cry. There is something very special about southern Louisiana, and the people who live there. I have lived in many different cities and states, and overseas, and I loved Louisiana the best.
My grandfather's sister died in that flood. My mom told me that she had drowned while she was at a camp by Lake Borne. Anyway I remember Randy sang this song when he was the musical guest for Saturday Night Live when they did a show in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.That was with the original cast. I remember Belushi opened up the show sitting on the horse's tail of the Andrew Jackson Monument in Jackosn Square.
This is about true artistry, the ability to write, capture that first flood, sing and play it with passion. Make an indelible mark on your psyche. Man
I remember this song very very well, I think it was from GOOD OLD BOYS, an album we listened to in college until vinyl just shredded. I know the words by heart. I think it was 1974, I was a Freshman at UCSC about as far from Louisiana as New York is from the moon. We loved Randy Newman even more than Elvis Costello, who came on the scene a few years later.
i can not believe what my ears r hearing ooooooooooooooo mmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy gggggggggooooooooooossssssssshhhhhh i gonna pray for that guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@fananferret...Everyone should check their history...as you obviously have done. It did not need to happen as it did in 1927...and once again man made catastrophe is causing suffering and death.
Think about this as you listen to this, oh so great truth in song. Somebody has been messing with Louisiana a long freaking time and it continues to this very day! Maybe it’s time, we should stand up together and ask the question, who and why?
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Does this dude ever read more than the headlines? Do we really need a New Orleans flood song? Especially when the height of musical complexity is the same "Lou-EE-siana" chant that you swapped in from every other song you've ever written?
This song was written like, 30 years ago, he still plays this because is increasingly relevant. This chorus does have a similarity to "Sail Away," but it's not the same, and none of his songs have choruses that are "the same" as these. He also doesn't have that many songs about Louisiana. He has a particular way of writing, which is having a personal style, but Randy Newman is a versatile writer, I don't know why you
@sampreeni@sampreeni The fact that the song was written in the 70s changes everything. You're right -- it's actually a really well-written song, in that light.
However, it's still musically a little boring. The chant is a common trope of Randy Newman songs: see, e.g., the song "Rednecks". It's not identical, of course, but it's not very different either.
Thank You for this...I was thinking about New Orleans a few hours ago...What with Haiti'S Eartquake eruption Earlier ......Its a mess..SO I think myself lucky I am favouriting a video ..Regards.
beautiful song - love the old randy newman stuff! Great songwriter, smart, funny, poignant and satirical all at once. Proves you can be thoughtful and emotional in the same song . . . a great American in my book.
No this song isn't about human suffering in the face of nature, or at least not just nature - read the book Rising Tide, that flood didn't need to be as bad as it was in Louisiana, the army corp of engineers dynamited the levies, not to mention that all the dams that Coolidge was building across the midwest were taking sediment deposits away from Louisiana coast line and making the wetlands erode more rapidly, THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL AND SUBVERSIVE!!!
Great song/artist. Song is about human suffering in the face of nature. Louisiana is a place prone to disaster and heartbreak. Song doesn't blame anyone. Check out the movie "Blaze". this song plays over the end credits. I'm from Mo. But have spent time in La. and love it in the heart-touching way randy Newman does.
Does anyone know if this performance was after Hurricane Katrina? I remember when they had the benefit concert for Katrina and he performed this song. Just hearing that song then turned me into a Randy Newman fan. I thought he'd written the song in response to the Katrina catastrophe. Was impressed to discover that he'd written the song ages before. I've been checking out his whole discography ever sine. Brilliant songwriter. Great voice.
I think some of you folks have misconstrued the meaning and intent of Mr. Newman's song. I truly believe he is pointing a finger at the US Government... not anyone associated with construction in the great state of Louisiana... or (in general) the population of Louisiana. I DO agree however with the statement about building on a water table. It's really a gamble any way you look at it. I live In Fargo, ND and we just had a nasty battle with the Red River... and we will again.
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excuse me, mr. newman? we're no worse at construction than any other place in the US. YOU try building on a water table and see how much success YOU meet with. and incidentally, WE didn't build our terrible pre-Katrina levees, the army corps did.
BHQ, the feds built the levees, not the citizens of NOLA. I know what he means by his statement (and there is truth to it) but I don't think people in what we call "Elsewhere" understand the intention of the statement.
One of the best songs Randy ever wrote. Listen to this and think of Katrina and what happened. Then remember the words "they're tryin to wash us away." Wow!! Thanks, Randy!
This reminds me of being 18 in 1977 and standing on a ridge above a company town called Robindale, PA, where all you could see where the roofs submerged in the Conemaugh River. A huge trailer court up the way was all gone, and a place called Tanneryville just outside Johnstown had had a dam from a strip mine give way above it. No one knew it was there. That's what "they're trying to wash us away" means; you don't count that much...sorry, : ] We knew that there and then.
I saw Randy do this 2 years ago at a small theatre near where I live. Probably the best 'pop' concert I''ve ever seen. Nah, it probably was the best 'any' concert I've ever seen.
Yeah, the way the poor were ignored during Katrina and how they blew up the dam to save the rich peoples homes in 1927. Funny how history repeats itself, isn't it?
As a songwriter and pianist I've always thought Randy Newman was one of the greatest treasures that America will never truly know. Newman has penned some of the most hauntingly beautiful songs this country has ever had. Though not a great vocalist the beauty and simplicity of his playing and songwriting has inspired many other to cover many of his songs. His music is featured on many movies and TV shows as well. In my humble opinion, Newman is one of the best American songwriters there is.
I agree, I've just recently "discovered" him (I'm 23 years old) and all I knew of him before was from comedic parodies (Family Guy, Mad TV etc...) which made me laugh, but his music, and most importantly, I think, is his songwriting. I agree that the simplicity makes it remarkably accessible while never feeling mediocre. He's really growing on me.
Mr Newman, you are a National Treasure, sir.
blues917 1 month ago
Shame there isn't a love button to click! Randy is just brilliant!
jlocorriere05 2 months ago
Randy ist fett geworden !
Gurkengraeber11 2 months ago in playlist Liked
I remember Bob Dylan saying one time he thought this song was as good as a songwriter could possibly do
carbineautomatic 3 months ago 3
Singing what he sees!
ScapeSearch 3 months ago
@MisterSensitivity look up the word oktoberfest
thebeaterz16 3 months ago
@MisterSensitivity i really hope ur kidding because ur cOmment is extremely dumb no offense intended
thebeaterz16 3 months ago
I love this song and Randy has such a beautiful voice to sing it.
Jessecraft1954 4 months ago
A beautiful and haunting song. Asleep At the Wheel did a very nice cover of it too.
PoetryHound 4 months ago
Oh! By the way, I know Randy wrote this song. It's a lot like Katrina..
GruntOldCorps 4 months ago
No umbraege to Randy!! I am of the opinion the Aaron Neville does a much better souful job. Of course I am more partial to Neville. Although I do like a lot of randy's music.
GruntOldCorps 4 months ago
I love this song. I once lived in New Orleans when I was in my teens.
Jessecraft1954 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Randy Newman
Since that song...from 30 years ago or so...Louisiana has been washed away a second time by a flood.
Isn't that so, Mister Bush? Was that you in charge at that time?
kjallesoft 5 months ago
Played this while driving to Baton Rouge, La...Heard Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby Mcgee" too. Fun trip.
NOrleansbro 5 months ago
randy always touches my heart
jmaxcamp 5 months ago
Beautiful song
PianoMan53100 5 months ago
This video is proof that Germans are boring.
I know it's a cultural thing that Germans sit quietly while someone is speaking or performing, but come on this is a concert not a midweek political talk show.
MisterSensitivity 6 months ago
@MisterSensitivity they are trying to be respectable. randy newman isnt the guy u go to scream and yell
furryspencer 6 months ago
@MisterSensitivity It's not called boring, it's called respect. You can scream, yell, sing along a and stand in the pit when you go to a metal fest, but when you listen to one man and a piano, you better be quiet if you wanna hear what he's singing. What's wrong with you?
JumpingTomato 5 months ago 9
@JumpingTomato: Amen!
pegleglester 4 months ago
I am from New Orleans and I love Randy Newman. New Orleans is known for its food, culture, and music, but its infrastructure does leave a lot to be desired. People still love the place though.
RaffleisRight 6 months ago
premio Nobel alla figheria: Randy Newman
diegozulloz 6 months ago
Happening again.
MrDogrose 7 months ago
The piano music starts out similar to a gospel song.
Someone help, what gospel song starts like this?
hendersonjerry 8 months ago
fuck u randy newman who only respects louisiana for food and music. arrogant bastard.
just had to get that out :) LA is beautiful inside and out. im not from there but sure is true
8jsimone 8 months ago
@8jsimone You're an idiot
poltronafrau 8 months ago
@8jsimone You just made a strawman. He only said we do those things well (implying we do it exceptionally well). The construction is in reference to the levee system. Prophetic i would say,...LOL So chill. He loves New Orleans!
Pikestance 8 months ago
@8jsimone food and music are pretty important...there isn't too much more important actually
darius595 7 months ago
absolutely unbelievable song!
turgocity 8 months ago
Classic Randy. Seriously great songwriter.
carlitostcb 8 months ago 3
Sadly, this has never felt so close to home... The floods have returned.
PhiloAmericana 8 months ago 2
One of the greatest writers in history, and man does he still have it. Love yah Randy and N.O..
ihop54 8 months ago
Randy wrote well over 15 really important tunes during that same period, so it's hard to say if it's the prettiest, but it sure sounds profound today! God Bless Y'All!
ChezKiva 8 months ago
Moenchengladbach :) Yieay...
Moenchengladbach 9 months ago
15 people got lost in the flood, 541 people made it out alright.
latester 9 months ago
How stoneblunt can you WILLING WANT TO BE BLIND DEAF AND STUPID to kill people sensitivity? We need no paradise of stones but a world of people!
kjallesoft 10 months ago
watch family guy. they do a great randy "cant sing" newman.
godfather301a 10 months ago
Every Randy Newman song sounds like a sad guy with a bad cold walking in the rain at night. Yech!!!
squanto2 10 months ago
@squanto2 the man has a great passion to his voice.....maybe it does not appeal to all, but i've always liked him.....and yeah, i can't understand crowds and the reactions, it's like seeing people sit at a Steve Earle concert...what the hell....
princessofhesse 9 months ago
@princessofhesse Steve Earle's son does an a capella version of this song. That's how I discovered it.
bradfoerch 8 months ago
@princessofhesse Steve Earle's son does an a capella version of this song. That's how I discovered it.
bradfoerch 8 months ago
@bradfoerch i have never heard him, and have seen him a couple of times over the last few yrs. well, he surely swam in the deep end of the gene pool, as did Mr. Newman
princessofhesse 8 months ago
This guy should right Christmas/Holiday Carrol's. ;)
ayummypoptart 10 months ago
@ayummypoptart and you should learn how to "write".
velokev 9 months ago
@ayummypoptart and you should learn how to "write".
velokev 9 months ago
In my honest opinion, this is amazing. But the crowd is fucking terrible, every person I saw look away, or stand up and leave, so upsetting!
QuanTilX 10 months ago
Thats great quality video
QuanTilX 10 months ago
Prophetic.
2short2q 10 months ago
This is such a beautiful song. My favorite by Newman. It's at the end of the movie "Blaze" staring Paul Newman.
gjc82071 10 months ago
7.23 pm new york city "you got a friend in me "
ellokosoyyo2009 11 months ago
My husband and I lived four years in Baton Rouge, and this song always makes me cry. There is something very special about southern Louisiana, and the people who live there. I have lived in many different cities and states, and overseas, and I loved Louisiana the best.
Texas3Step 11 months ago
This is from the album "Sail Away" which I think it one of the best albums ever made. Just about every song on it is a gem.
melora72 11 months ago
Actually it's from Good Old Boys, and I totally agree with you that Sail Away is a masterpiece (As is Good Old Boys)@melora72
bjp2969 11 months ago
We're singing this for choir, it's beautiful.
postaldragon123 1 year ago
RESPECT
zeldaetmario 1 year ago
My grandfather's sister died in that flood. My mom told me that she had drowned while she was at a camp by Lake Borne. Anyway I remember Randy sang this song when he was the musical guest for Saturday Night Live when they did a show in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.That was with the original cast. I remember Belushi opened up the show sitting on the horse's tail of the Andrew Jackson Monument in Jackosn Square.
earlsworld70117 1 year ago
I like the way Aaron Neville sings it better.
nanaverm 1 year ago
This is about true artistry, the ability to write, capture that first flood, sing and play it with passion. Make an indelible mark on your psyche. Man
whackfoldeediedo 1 year ago
Its thanks to Randy that my favorite animated movie was as great as it was. Toy Story, this guys voice is amazing!
SupermanDusty 1 year ago
I live in Louisiana, my nana actually told me about that experience. ):
ElderBerryy 1 year ago
Love this guy.
coolmamac 1 year ago 2
nett, mag jemand quatschen bin ne ganz nette aber irgendwie ziemlich einsam im moment
SuperLadyJasmine 1 year ago 11
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Horrible kike. Guess Hitler let this one slip the net...unfortunately!
publicanimal9 1 year ago
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@publicanimal9
horrible ignoramus. guess your the sperm cell that should have been running down your mother's leg when she was raped by her father
poltronafrau 1 year ago
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I remember this song very very well, I think it was from GOOD OLD BOYS, an album we listened to in college until vinyl just shredded. I know the words by heart. I think it was 1974, I was a Freshman at UCSC about as far from Louisiana as New York is from the moon. We loved Randy Newman even more than Elvis Costello, who came on the scene a few years later.
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rwordplay 1 year ago
you can't get any better than Randy's music to just set you right down in the South ~ ~ Louisiana ~ ....NOLA~ ahhh....
gretchen32250 1 year ago
Superb. I adore Randy Newman.
bonniekilty 1 year ago
LOU-WEEZY-ANNA!
burningbuddhist 1 year ago 3
I'm singing this song in chorus.<3
Zulupandaaaa 1 year ago
greattttt song
erwinanunez 1 year ago
great...greattttt song
erwinanunez 1 year ago
I know you can dig this...
aschneider40205 1 year ago
so love this mans ideals
LORDjoeBURTON 1 year ago
so llove this man and his ideals
LORDjoeBURTON 1 year ago
where is justin bieber?
vacatetuda 1 year ago
AMazng song, perfect..
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline...Louisiana.
gairid 1 year ago
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R. Newman is useless in 'my humble opinion.
HurdRidge 1 year ago
So beautiful it could break your heart.
Youssef51 1 year ago
i can not believe what my ears r hearing ooooooooooooooo mmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy gggggggggooooooooooossssssssshhhhhh i gonna pray for that guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Axtell14 1 year ago
Anyone else think he kind of looks like the old man from UP?
kefer123622 1 year ago
And a little fat man with a notepad in his hand. Bureaucrats created the flood.
ULTRAFRYSK 1 year ago 2
the flood came nashville, like it came to new orleans....
Kellogs43able 1 year ago 3
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Clearly, what happened in Louisiana in 1927 was Bush's fault.
03185212345 1 year ago 2
@03185212345 Oh, you horrible idiot faggot, die soon, please...
bangwezl 1 year ago
@fananferret...Everyone should check their history...as you obviously have done. It did not need to happen as it did in 1927...and once again man made catastrophe is causing suffering and death.
JazzyBluesWoman 1 year ago 2
Think about this as you listen to this, oh so great truth in song. Somebody has been messing with Louisiana a long freaking time and it continues to this very day! Maybe it’s time, we should stand up together and ask the question, who and why?
shesjupiter 1 year ago
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Does this dude ever read more than the headlines? Do we really need a New Orleans flood song? Especially when the height of musical complexity is the same "Lou-EE-siana" chant that you swapped in from every other song you've ever written?
thekaje2 1 year ago
@thekaje2
This song was written like, 30 years ago, he still plays this because is increasingly relevant. This chorus does have a similarity to "Sail Away," but it's not the same, and none of his songs have choruses that are "the same" as these. He also doesn't have that many songs about Louisiana. He has a particular way of writing, which is having a personal style, but Randy Newman is a versatile writer, I don't know why you
sampreeni 1 year ago 2
@sampreeni @sampreeni The fact that the song was written in the 70s changes everything. You're right -- it's actually a really well-written song, in that light.
However, it's still musically a little boring. The chant is a common trope of Randy Newman songs: see, e.g., the song "Rednecks". It's not identical, of course, but it's not very different either.
thekaje2 1 year ago
yeeeeeha
arminask 1 year ago
we sang this song in chorus.
nevermore149 1 year ago
check out gary brewer and the gb's version. x
simonfaw 1 year ago
go louisiana
CaptainHojo 1 year ago
Have you ever seen a more respectful audience?
FleshColoredCrayon 1 year ago 20
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ToxicFarms 1 year ago
Great song. Also, check out Martin Simpson's take on this. Stunning music.
junglecruiser 1 year ago 2
why thank you radio commander
breadzeppelins 1 year ago
why am i obsessed with this guy's music?
breadzeppelins 1 year ago 4
@breadzeppelins
It's simply because you are a good music listener.
radiocommander 1 year ago
It's because you have a great taste in music (:
ToxicFarms 1 year ago
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1949Manatee 1 year ago
such a beautiful song, Randy Newman
definitely best version
thecaproni100 2 years ago
I dont know i guess best version is an opinion. I like marcia ball's version better
00tonytone 1 year ago
Thank You for this...I was thinking about New Orleans a few hours ago...What with Haiti'S Eartquake eruption Earlier ......Its a mess..SO I think myself lucky I am favouriting a video ..Regards.
appledecca 2 years ago
i live in no this still makes me cry!!!
parkerty1 2 years ago
damn this is high def
lukassnakeman 2 years ago 5
Did he say Mönchengladbach is like New Orleans? :-)) Nice
alaska84 2 years ago
nice americana...Randy is a treasure
pretorious700 2 years ago 6
like his music than his shirt
smeetsm 2 years ago
beautiful song - love the old randy newman stuff! Great songwriter, smart, funny, poignant and satirical all at once. Proves you can be thoughtful and emotional in the same song . . . a great American in my book.
littleotis57 2 years ago 5
great song from a great album, nice to see this version. thx for posting!
ex1le444 2 years ago
breath taking
JayBeely 2 years ago 2
somehow to me randy newman is the musical pendant to film´s stanley kurick
MoveOverCasanova 2 years ago 4
Indeed.
animal90sFreak5 2 years ago 2
nice tune
EltonCostello 2 years ago 2
Louisiana resident...lived through 4 major hurricanes in my life....4 is enough..
Greenhornet270 2 years ago 7
ahhhh I love lousiana! Im from socal though, how do i get this song? I cant find it on itunes!!
firestorm17000 2 years ago 2
No this song isn't about human suffering in the face of nature, or at least not just nature - read the book Rising Tide, that flood didn't need to be as bad as it was in Louisiana, the army corp of engineers dynamited the levies, not to mention that all the dams that Coolidge was building across the midwest were taking sediment deposits away from Louisiana coast line and making the wetlands erode more rapidly, THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL AND SUBVERSIVE!!!
fanferret 2 years ago 39
One of the most beautiful songs ever written in my humble opinion.
billyredux 2 years ago 63
i actually agree with you.
SOADownsnubs 1 year ago
wow, this is heavy shizzle. Great!!!
janarchief 2 years ago 4
Great song/artist. Song is about human suffering in the face of nature. Louisiana is a place prone to disaster and heartbreak. Song doesn't blame anyone. Check out the movie "Blaze". this song plays over the end credits. I'm from Mo. But have spent time in La. and love it in the heart-touching way randy Newman does.
elludt 2 years ago
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Best version is by John Boutte
MrHorten 2 years ago
Does anyone know if this performance was after Hurricane Katrina? I remember when they had the benefit concert for Katrina and he performed this song. Just hearing that song then turned me into a Randy Newman fan. I thought he'd written the song in response to the Katrina catastrophe. Was impressed to discover that he'd written the song ages before. I've been checking out his whole discography ever sine. Brilliant songwriter. Great voice.
thetragicfigure 2 years ago 5
It must be, given his somewhat droll joke at the beginning. This song turned me into a Newman fan too. It's such a timeless message
at0miklust 2 years ago 2
The only one who does this as good is Marcia Ball. both brings tears.
jjjjjjjjjj1973 2 years ago
they tried to wash us away
eaglesbasketbal1 2 years ago
listen to martin simpson's interpretation of 'lousiana 1927' on his album prodigal son - it just aches...
hedgehoghead 2 years ago
Sad song, hits a little too close to home, but dammit if Randy doesn't hit the nail on the head. Brings a tear to my eye in more ways than one.
mikedatigah 2 years ago 2
army corps of engineers is crap
Babaretro222 2 years ago
sounds like the guy who sings in Toy Story... the disney pixar movie
Monkeycrazzy4545 2 years ago 5
it's the same person
condoleeza 2 years ago 5
Is the same person!
pedrofarpas 2 years ago 3
It's the same person!
Vedlen 2 years ago
it's the same person.
hurrcane 2 years ago
I believe this was on his Good Ole Boys album produced in the late 70's
jjjjjjjjjj1973 2 years ago
it's randy newman he's a great guy.
SOADownsnubs 1 year ago
I think some of you folks have misconstrued the meaning and intent of Mr. Newman's song. I truly believe he is pointing a finger at the US Government... not anyone associated with construction in the great state of Louisiana... or (in general) the population of Louisiana. I DO agree however with the statement about building on a water table. It's really a gamble any way you look at it. I live In Fargo, ND and we just had a nasty battle with the Red River... and we will again.
TBRANIAC 2 years ago 2
floodways are where it's at. ;)
Itseasyifyoutry 2 years ago
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excuse me, mr. newman? we're no worse at construction than any other place in the US. YOU try building on a water table and see how much success YOU meet with. and incidentally, WE didn't build our terrible pre-Katrina levees, the army corps did.
aocoats 2 years ago
Amen to that.
wailflower 2 years ago
that said, i do love the song, and i'm a big randy newman fan. but i do believe he spoke out of turn with that construction comment.
aocoats 2 years ago
leave him alone... he meant the levees suck
BrayHeadQuarters 2 years ago
BHQ, the feds built the levees, not the citizens of NOLA. I know what he means by his statement (and there is truth to it) but I don't think people in what we call "Elsewhere" understand the intention of the statement.
doctorj2u 2 years ago
Local government built the levees not federal government
BrayHeadQuarters 2 years ago
Completely wrong. Go to leveesdot org and educate yourself.
doctorj2u 2 years ago
army corps did and still does
atomickilla 2 years ago
this music make cry and feel good at the same time because randy is unbelieveble!
pedrofarpas 2 years ago
One of the best songs Randy ever wrote. Listen to this and think of Katrina and what happened. Then remember the words "they're tryin to wash us away." Wow!! Thanks, Randy!
stumiller 2 years ago
This reminds me of being 18 in 1977 and standing on a ridge above a company town called Robindale, PA, where all you could see where the roofs submerged in the Conemaugh River. A huge trailer court up the way was all gone, and a place called Tanneryville just outside Johnstown had had a dam from a strip mine give way above it. No one knew it was there. That's what "they're trying to wash us away" means; you don't count that much...sorry, : ] We knew that there and then.
JohnVerba 2 years ago
newman didn't write this song, did he?
cdphatty 2 years ago
yup. Words and Music by Randy Newman.
Kngo01 2 years ago
I saw Randy do this 2 years ago at a small theatre near where I live. Probably the best 'pop' concert I''ve ever seen. Nah, it probably was the best 'any' concert I've ever seen.
Just him and the piano too...
Real Deal..
Nacho66 2 years ago
Beautiful song, I love Louisiana
wiredclaypool 2 years ago
muito bom !
DWmovies90 2 years ago
great song
igpfpw 2 years ago
Randy Newman was my dad's favourite, his voice kind of tears you up, doesn't it...
Beautiful song.....
Mariekesone 3 years ago 4
hey there rover come on over
billzcool211 3 years ago 2
holy hell these lyrics are about the best you can possibly imagine
i remember Bob Dylan mentioned this song as "about as good as someone can do"
CorkyRomano64 3 years ago 5
Although Bob Dylan isn't even worthy of shining Randy Newman's shoes, I must agree.
Nacho66 2 years ago
I recommend to everyone - go out and get this on CD... the in-studio version will tug at your heart even more.
jzerony 3 years ago 3
Heard Randy about 15 years ago do this one (and all the good ones) live in a little place in Atlanta. Pure magic.
If you don't tear up on this one, you have no soul.
ronknorr 3 years ago 3
lawls
FunkyCoochPalace 3 years ago
wat a nice song... i dedicate this to those who have suffered hurricane katrina...
beboink20 3 years ago 2
Yeah, the way the poor were ignored during Katrina and how they blew up the dam to save the rich peoples homes in 1927. Funny how history repeats itself, isn't it?
falstaffinfection 3 years ago
Negative. Funny how Lakeview, where the a levee actually broke in someone's backyard, was more devastated than the lower 9th. Ignorant, aren't you?
DWinsRespect 2 years ago
hey does anyone no the lyrics
sweetheartomgsee 3 years ago
He's brilliant. Soulful.
KittraKittra 3 years ago 2
I LOVE you Janice Margaret; I LOVE you
cajunhornet60 3 years ago
As a songwriter and pianist I've always thought Randy Newman was one of the greatest treasures that America will never truly know. Newman has penned some of the most hauntingly beautiful songs this country has ever had. Though not a great vocalist the beauty and simplicity of his playing and songwriting has inspired many other to cover many of his songs. His music is featured on many movies and TV shows as well. In my humble opinion, Newman is one of the best American songwriters there is.
pdzarv 3 years ago 8
Beautifully said.
wongkar 3 years ago 2
i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buffalunky3 3 years ago
He is a great man.
gibbogle 3 years ago
I agree, I've just recently "discovered" him (I'm 23 years old) and all I knew of him before was from comedic parodies (Family Guy, Mad TV etc...) which made me laugh, but his music, and most importantly, I think, is his songwriting. I agree that the simplicity makes it remarkably accessible while never feeling mediocre. He's really growing on me.
jonnycox001 3 years ago 4
yeah
i always prefer style over skill any day.
glasspig 3 years ago
SAME HERE!!
Buffalunky3 3 years ago
That's really probably the most beautiful song...
peacohimself 3 years ago 3
Randy Newman is a unique musical genius! He should be honored as a National Treasure! Thanks so much for this video!
veritas41photo 3 years ago 7