The Wild Tchoupitoulas -Hey Hey (Indians Comin')

[Sydelle66]

One of my favorite Wild Tchoupitoulas! Chakeemofeenohondo!

[Aerohog1]

Hey, Yanks! If you're just discovering Nawlin's music, don't expect to recognize/understand the lyrics. That isn't the way things work in Louisiana music. Even the locals don't know what the heck you're saying part of the time. That's what makes it special.

[oliverecords]

@Aerohog1 Ahahah just the way you write "Nawlin's" sums it all up! I think I understand, my parents are creole, but from another part of this not so big world, and I often got in touch with the concept of not understanding absolutely everything that's being said :) People want to rationalize things too much.

[Aerohog1]

@oliverecords

Whoops, my fingers weren't workin or I'd had an Abita or to too many (if there is such a thing) I meant to type "Nwalns". My misspelling might be fine for some Northerner from Baton Rouge. With the "i" it infers two syllables.

I remember listening to a Cajun station heading in to Baton Rouge when they said "Now we gonna play "Opelouses Sostain", whatever that means"-and that was when it was one of the most played songs in Acadiana. Common' sa Vas!

[dogcat126]

Thanks--great music

[drmlabs]

rare record - took me years to find my copy :)

[VercingetorixXIII]

I miss my home... I lived on plum and Hillary...

[QueenHadasseh]

I grew up on this music. Is there any way you could put up "Brother John is Gone" and/or "Meet de Boys at the Battlefront"?

[assassins4]

Could you post the lyrics? Its a good song, but I can't understand a lot of the words. Sounds like someone's saying joc-o-mo.

[boliverful1]

The chorus is actually joc a mo fi no ano (in the mornin') if you listen to the chorus of the New Orleans song Iko Iko, it has nearly the same chant. Has a beautiful ring to it, like 'hey pocky way'...

[belegost70]

good grooves..makes ya moves

[PeterNospam]

Wild Tchoupitoulas is one of my all-time favorite albums. Whoever thinks this is "unlistenable" doesn't know f-all about American music, funk, New Orleans, the Meters, or how to find his ass with both hands.

[tonewheeler76]

Absolutely true, brother !

I couldn't have expressed it better

-how to find his ass with both hands-

Hahahaa, great !

Can't wait to see them at the NOLA JazzFest ! Just beautiful and lively music !

[TheThinkingManCan]

@PeterNospam

True, true. This is so definitively American: it couldn't come from anywhere else than NO.

[dewanevl]

The best thing the Neville brothers ever did, and good that they did it while Big Chief Jolly was still alive.

If you don't like it, some people don't know, and you can't tell em either.

[devore504]

@greyborzoi Then why did you buy it? That's just dumb you really shouldn't buy stuff like this if you don't already know the songs

[snapitztrina]

tasty!

[ScooterNerd]

Incredibly tasty music...one of the great things about living in Louisiana.