Randy Newman "Louisiana 1927"

[VideoGameExplorers]

Reminds me of Toy Story =D

[MrPie]

Randy performed today with the Cleveland Orchestra, and he played this song. Truly outstanding.

[ldouse01]

I'm so sorry' those comments were actually for senor Dumbass, Thecopperchopper, Sounds like trailer trash to me.......... I'm Just saying.

[ldouse01]

@ridgerunner721601 Just like U Just said asshole everyone isn't the same,I lost everything too, and I'm one of the blacks you stupid idiot, I'm successful,have a good job,.....Oh yeah stupid ass in case you have no reading skills,I'M BLACK. So please idiot stop with the rascist connotations and live a peaceful and HELPFUL life.

[ridgerunner721601]

@ldouse01 You "blacks" are the ones who have done nothing but whine and cry and everytime somebody looks at you wrong you become pitiful victims. Just look at your pathetic excuse of a president. He's the worst president this country has ever had but you can bet your bottom dollar he always has some excuse even though the media does nothing but kiss his rear end. The same thing going on with you blacks and Katrina. So take your good govt. job and shove it where the sun doesn't shine asshole.

[maoutsaou]

If I only can have 2 albums for the rest of my time I think I'd have to take Dark Side of the Moon and Good Old Boys for the purposes of nostalga as well as quality and if I was paired down to only one I'd reluctantly take Mr N.

Somehow (yes I know something of the man's history) a L.A. (We Love L.A.) jewish gentelman captured something of my scots/irish messed-up southern heart in song.

The man's like a southern Bette Midler w/Manilow on accompanyment all by his lonesome!

[Academic1Researcher]

As a resident of the glorious state of Louisiana i must say i am touched thank you for posting this video

[Quetzalcoatlv3p14]

I live in Louisiana, 2 hours from New Orleans. I an many people I know were effected by Katrina, and my great grandfather was effected by the 1927 flood. This song means the universe to me. Thanks Randy

[1stSaintsFan]

When rollling down the interstate and I come into the my home state of La. I put "Born on the Bayou" by CCR and smile, when I leave the state, I put on Randy Newman's "Louisiana" and a little sadness hits me......Great Song by a great songwriter....

[Howlinatthemoon]

...and then came Katrina...

[tet1703]

gran cancion!



[tet1703]

bella es poco!

[mancmuso1]

Great pics to a great Randy song! Thanks you.

[thenotknownsinger13]

I listend to this school!!! =3

[MrTahitijack]

If I have not said this a'ready: Aces Over, Aces Over .... 

[MagicPeanut11]

i dedicate this to my very close friend albert snyder who passed on saturday. he loved this song. i love and miss you, al .. you're playing with the angels now.

[cwwiss1]

"some people got lost in the flood,some people got away alright"..

that line always gets to me..don't know why !

[glaeken14]

I love it.

Is a Wonder!!!!

[bransonbelle]

Anyone living on water can identify with this as it relates to all time. America the Beautiful is shedding it wrath on we. Army Corp decides.

[chickenlittleclare]

I do believe they are trying to wash us away, and now flooding our bread basket and displacing our neighbors, that small town of Cairo must be VERY important (sarcasm)

what a great writer and performer Thanks Randy

[squanto2]

I sure would like Randy Newman's music more if he could just get over that head cold. And cheer up a little.

[princessofhesse]

@squanto2 funny



[ChezKiva]

Here lies the city that Bush and Obama forgot;

"..Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline."

A River of Tears. That's all I can picture whenever I think of New Orleans.

[jackindydude]

Once again, here we sit listening to this song, shakin' our heads wonderin' what went wrong, AGAIN...UN-REAL...

[jackindydude]

Once again, here we sit listening to this song, shakin' our heads wonderin' what went wrong, AGAIN...UN-REAL

[gothhearse]

this song really grabs you. i knew survivors of katrina and this kinda reminds me of some of the stories they told me and makes me cry :(

[Towgunner1960]

Its another test from god but we will prevail like we always do! Be strong my brothers and sisteres keep your heads up!!

[PhiloAmericana]

My brothers and sisters in Louisiana, hold on.. I was born in Louisiana, and have family all over the state. It seems like nature and man are trying to destroy the culture and communities down there. But the people are too strong.

[paul3282]

A Letter to the previous flood victims and recent flood victims in America

Please read “Letter to the Flood Victims” on YouTube

[bigchiefslick]

excellent song. accurate to a fault. people of Plaquemines parish never received anything for letting the govt blow the levee and flood them to save nola. In watching videos and newscasts today, the newsies have no clue about Morganza. It's not to save people directly, it's to stop MS river from changing channels to atchafalaya, and leaving Baton Rouge and NOLA, high and dry, salty cesspools. No ports for the central US, I-10, 190, and 90 washed out, along with oil and gas pipelines.

[kingfishmao]

@bigchiefslick It's to save Tiger Stadium, make no mistake.

[slicked25]

@kingfishmao Well then maybe LSU could do something nice this year to all the people that lost their home while living on the flood plain like give free football tickets this season for taking one for the team. I love the SEC through and through and the State of Louisiana would be totally devastated if Tiger Stadium not to mention LSU was lost. NO is irreplaceable too. There's nothing like going to an LSU tailgate once ever two year's. 

[Zaku009]

@bigchiefslick it's in my opinion everyone in the state would benefit long term if they flipped the amount of water the Atchafalaya gets from 30% of the MS to 70% and let the regular route get the 30%. NOLA would be in less danger of flooding and still have a port. It would allow another port city to build up as well

[crtodd]

I am heartbroken for my home state. I wish the best for all there.

[Zaku009]

Sorry Cajun Country, but the government decided that the residents of Baton Rouge and New Orleans are more important than you. Apparently they have more votes there or something.

[LJH70122]

@Zaku009 I feel for those people , but the decision was made to sacrifice a few thousand homes in order to save hundreds of thousands. Those people have been warned since 1973 that if they built there , this day would evevtually come. Also , unlike when the levees failed in New Orleans after Katrina , those people had a chance to save their belongings. I'm hoping they will get some compensation for their homes being sacrificed.

[Zaku009]

@LJH70122 Actually, people had ample warning to get the hell out of New Orleans before Katrina. Some people couldn't I understand that. Most of the people that stayed were very capable of leaving though, and they didn't. I understand that these people have been warned since 1973. I think what bothers me most is that Katrina was this huge deal nationally and no one seems to care much about this. The difference you'll find between Acadiana and New Orleans is these people don't expect a hand out.

[ridgerunner721601]

@Zaku009 Very true!!! The welfare scum in New Orleans are still whining and crying for handouts like they've been doing since the early '60s while when Hurricane Rita hit us in the southwestern part of the state we rebuilt on our own with a minimum of federal help. And to this day we hear about Katrina like it was the greatest catastrophe to ever hit the state while they've completely forgotten about Rita and the damage it did to Lake Charles and the surrounding area.

[doctorj2u2]

@ridgerunner721601

Why do you hate so much? Is your suffering more than that of the people of New Orleans or Mississippi? Rita was how many years ago? How is your "whining" different from the people that lost all in Katrina? There is a thing called compassion. Look up the definition and work on it.

[ridgerunner721601]

@doctorj2u2 We rebuilt it ourselves instead of being a bunch of urban crybabies like New Orleans and every other big city in the country is. By the way, I didn't say a thing about Mississippi. They were stuck in the same boat as those of us in southwest Louisiana were. Rita was 6 years ago....after Katrina for your information, although I'm sure you didn't know that anyway. What pisses me off more than anything is that the Rita disaster has been forgotten by the national media and the feds.

[nocajun1981]

@ridgerunner721601 Way to think out your response. Last time I checked ALLSTATE Insurance said the water in my home after da storm was wind damage! I am required by law in Lakeview to have flood insurance. But they said it was wind damage, by the way i had wind insurance too. So you say what you want about New Orleans but I was born and raised here, and I rebuilt my house out of my own pocket. About Rita my friends in Coco lost everything. Did they rebuild? Yes!

[ridgerunner721601]

@nocajun1981 Y'all still don't understand what I'm saying. When some disaster happens to a big city like New Orleans, the feds and the media make a big deal and are still making a big deal about it. We had a helluva lot of damage in the western part of the state with Rita and it's been completely forgotten by the media and the feds. The only ones who don't live here who remember are the stinking insurance companies. And you can bet the rates won't go down until they get 10 X what they paid.

[TheCopperchopper]

@ridgerunner721601 Not everyone in New Orleans is on welfare dumbass. We built a shack in the backyard and took turns getting up at night to put gas in the generator to keep the heater on. We did what we had to do, started rebuilding and didnt cry or ask for handouts. The people of Louisiana havent forgotten about you guys who went through Rita. The national media focuses on Katrina because of idiots like kanye west and ray chocalate city nagin crying about all the poor blacks in N.O.

[ridgerunner721601]

@Zaku009 That's been going on in Louisiana for decades. Those of us in the southwestern and northern part of the state pay taxes so it can all go to that sinkhole in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. If the state of Mississippi ever wants to move the border east I hope they take both of 'em. Reminds me of a guy I used to work with from northern N.Y. He said "we'd pay taxes and it would all go to New York City....the big rotten apple."

[Zaku009]

@ridgerunner721601 The sad thing is theres still bums trying to hang on to FEMA trailers.

[BrianandSnoopy1]

Can't help but to get choked up whenever i hear this.

[zippywebgenie]

It's heartbreaking watching all this happen you in LA. Remember: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." You can and will come out of this! There are many who are thinking about you.

[LaHolly]

@lelilu @ACCESShartman @rwbob & @ExtremePeppers - thank you so much for your compassion & prayers. I am just devastated by all this. Louisiana can bounce back from a lot, but with Katrina & Gustave & the BP oil spill & now a historic flood in only a 6-year span, it's hard to keep our heads up sometimes.

[Zaku009]

@LaHolly Yeah, but damn, if the Saints can win the SuperBowl we can do anything.

[lelilu1]

God, please look after the people of Louisiana. xo

[schmool]

This song will never lose its relevance. Best, safe wishes for everyone.

[ACCESShartman]

Beautiful song, thank you Randy. I sit here on the Ohio River praying for all the folks in the Atchafalaya basin today. I know where my water flows ("sorry" isn't enough). I don't like it when governments (in this case, the Army Corp) pick the winners and the losers, perhaps it's best left to God and/or nature (depending on your belief).

[die444die]

@ACCESShartman @Zaku009 There is no question that many many more people would be affected if they do not open the gates. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are the two largest metropolitan areas in Louisiana.  Using the floodway as designed is the right thing to do. It's very unfortunate for the people who live in that area, but rather than trying to make this into an Us vs. Them debate, those of us who are not in the floodplain should figure out if there's anything we can do to help those who are.

[rwbob]

God have mercy on those facing this flood.

[Greenhornet270]

I survivied 64 years; including Vietnam; I will survive this too.

[MegaCree]

Here we go again, things.

[MegaCree]

Here we go again, things.

[candie7399]

Such a beautiful song. As a Louisiana Native it touches me personally. And to think the Mississppi is expected to crest to these levels here in a few days...

[redonionsauce]

Looks like it does today

[LJH70122]

They're tryin to wash us away again.

[ExtremePeppers]

Bush caused this to happen!! 

[lithead]

@ExtremePeppers I don't know if you're serious or trying to score a cheap political shot, but what's occurring is a tragedy. Can we focus on our suffering fellow countrymen for one moment, please?

[ExtremePeppers]

@lithead Im sorry. I forgot, Bush only caused hurricanes.

[borod5571]

NEW ORLEANS U GOT TO LOVE IT,

[hellokillerofgrace]

This is the first time I ever heard this song and it is kind of sad to think that all the area I once known growing up in the lower Mississippi Delta are just south of Greeenville will be destroyed by this flood. I hope everyone stay safe and makes it out ok.

[LJH70122]

@hellokillerofgrace I'm originally from Greenville and live in N.O. now. Got family from Memphis on down keeping their eyes on the big river.The Morganza Spillway will help some , but will flood all those little towns in the Atchafalaya basin. The Corps of Engineers say they have to sacrifice a few hundred homes in order to save hundreds of thousands . I'm sure that doesn't seem very fair to those doing the sacrificing.

[die444die]

@LJH70122 Most of the people I've seen who are in the floodplain agree that it should be opened, even though they obviously hate that it has to happen. They know how important BR and NO are to our state and country and they know they live in a floodplain. This has been the plan for many decades.

[magmcq]

My thoughts and prayers go out to you, johnnybrannan, and to your neighbors throughout the south. After watching the news tonight, this is the song I wanted to hear. Good luck to you.

[johnnybrannan]

sadly, this might happen again in May 2011. i live in Louisiana, and we're expecting record flood levels not seen since 1927. :-(

[ChezKiva]

Back then, it was only about stealing property from the po' folks when they found oil throughout the marshland. They even provided boats and actually rescued as many folks as possible. Now, they want the rest of the entire landmass, no real need to go offshore, if you can buy the land for pennies on the dollar. They are white-washing us away, Randy!

[theonlybopah]

Is this the original, I've only ever heard Marcia Ball's until now ?

[doughesson]

@theonlybopah I like Jo-el Sonnier's cover myself.That was the first version I heard of it.

[muthafucher69]

It's time to put our house in order,NO more wars, if our countrys theatened then we stike hard an fast. let EXXON FIGHT FOR OIL . we used to be a super power , now the world just see's us as big nosey dicks, can you blame them. theres no one we cant defend ourself from here , so bring our troops home. fix this country , take care of our poor an shun the greedy. We need to be proud of our country again

[ttaymd]

@The Dilligan - I have to disagree with your statement that "Katrina itself wasn't that bad." You must not have been on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where it actually hit. It was an unimaginable and indescribable storm. People in general - outside of the area - don't recognize that Louisiana's problem was not actually Katrina. It was human error and failed engineering. I can assure you that Katrina was definitely "that bad" and much, much worse.

[Oceanus57]

@Danlboi Nice version????!!! It's THE version.  By the genius who wrote it and arranged it. Everyone else's is just a cover, baby.

[hidden4est]

has B.P. finally taken them down? that is so sad...God bless Louisiana.

[TheDilligan]

its like katrina cept it was in 1927.... and hurricane katrina itself wasn't that bad, i was in it... its just that it weakened the levee and it broke.. the flood was bad.... but the hurricane wasn't bad at all

[RobRobertTheMusicMan]

Randy always tells beautiful stories.

[gjc82071]

@RobRobertTheMusicMan Yes he does. As for his musical style, it reminds me, not really of "Ragtime", but maybe whatever style/genre came right after Ragtime + mellow. It has a sort of 1st quarter of the 20th century flavor/quality to it. While I admit his particular style sort of all sounds the same, I can't really label it "monotonous". More like "exceptionally distinctive". In any event, @ least it's a nice sound/style. Being a pianist, I've always liked & respected his playing style.

[mmedefarge]

@gjc82071 Maybe you mean "Dixieland"? It was an early form of jazz, made famous by Louis Armstrong out of New Orleans. I think the progression of Jazz was Blues, Ragtime (1897-1916 approx.) Dixieland then Bebop etc..

[7beers]

Actually, the melody of this song is essentially the same as that of "Short People".

[7beers]

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was George W. Bush's fault. George W. Bush hates black people.

[nickszen]

@7beers your a moron

[bangwezl]

Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline...

[cosmicrider287]

chills all over.

[MDtheresa]

My favorite version is by Jo-el Sonnier on Come On Joe.

[kbriggs1967]

Beautiful and soulful rendition. I can remember my Grandmother talking about this incident. My mom was 2 years old when the flood roared through .While watching this piece, I cried like a Bayou baby !

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

Great song. The Good Old Boys album; whole album is terrific.

[MyAfterall]

I cried like a baby So sad but beautifull I thought about Katrina!!!

[Facetofacewithgod]

so much soul... so very good. 

[christlicker]

He be singin' 'bout the coloreds.

[IoSonoUomo]

I think it's cool that the name of the state is sung in the chorus like that. My uncle played this song today, it sounded way better than Randy Newman.

[GlassPike]

OMG! Randy Newman is SO fucking good!

[SKSeriousKilla]

Great Song

[saudi2165]

for how long did it rain ?

and how deeb were the flood waters ?

[OlTubazar]

And the second , third, fourth........ true beauty finds a home in your heart and stays there forever. It might sound like "Sail Away" but who cares. Both have a brilliant message. The music lives on well after the critics pass on or out of vogue.

[nwerkk]

louissana is sinking everyday it should be flooded

[Raizdecimal]

Gizz. Go to Brasil. There are worse then this and happen many times in a YEAR, and kill thousands of people.

[smck001]

@Raizdecimal

Go write a song then.

[Raizdecimal]

@smck001 xD

[christlicker]

@Raizdecimal Yeah but they're Brazilians so... ya know... who cares?

[Raizdecimal]

@christlicker what !? you mean, who cares about Brazilians? LOL

[Raizdecimal]

@christlicker I suppose you're american, am I right?

[christlicker]

@Raizdecimal You are not.

[Raizdecimal]

@christlicker then I'm sure you're a stupid lonely man. "LOL"

[christlicker]

@Raizdecimal Deductive reasoning at it's best.

[lisaj62]

Thx so much for posting Randy's- I first heard Marcia Ball's cover on WMNF.......Katrina was a travesty, history repeated with the same pathetic indifference. that our leaders continue to display...Luv Nola - if you want to experience all aspects of humanity first hand in little time and less distance, do go there - Hope all in the city is there when my son is old enough to appreciate the music, art, food and most of all - the people!

[lisaj62]

First heard Marcia's cover...Thx for posting the original....Katrina was a travesty....history repeated with the same indifference

[evolutionarytic]

man, oh man, what a great song!

[LunaWulfHH]

Our was originlly called "Die große Flut von Hamburg". That means: "The big flood of Hamburg". The water was a least 6 feets high in the streets of Finkenwerder. ..... about 340 people died.... and around 6000 Houses were destroyed ..... tenhousand were homeless (Part 2)

THIS MUST BE SURE MY SONG !!!

[LunaWulfHH]

Anyhow I'm very closed to Randy Newman. But this song ist one of my most favourites. It touches my heart & my soul for every time I listen to it. And .... by the way I wanna tell yyou pp. 4 better unterstanding WHYI love that great song two:

I live on a very small island in Germany, closed to the City Hamburg. A bit before my Birthjear, I guess in February 1962 we had @ my homeplace same like that in Lousiana / Evangeline. Part 1

[velvetsacks]

This song always touches my heart, and the photos are amazing!

[Greenhornet270]

Live deep in the bayous of Louisiana; I'll never leave; it is in my Blood

[Kellogs43able]

the flood came to nashville, like it came to new orleans...

[11xzxzxz]

Hey I just killed me a BP exec .. I did a good thing right? as sending billy mummy to the cornfield in a Twilight Zone .. didn't I? Clouds roll in from the north (hey it's always The North's fault, right?) and it started to rain and it rained real hard and rained for a real long time with six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline and six feet of blood from a BP exec.

[MPAcosta7777]

Now, it should be noted as, 'Come OIL from Hell, or high water...' Louisiana will survive!

[youngfamilyranch]

very interesting louisiana history photo slideshow

[11xzxzxz]

Northern guy here. My favorite song by Randy. I get shivers - scary how the song is now more relevant now.

[swamprat79]

Ready for this shit to end. Cap the well and clean it the fuck up. We don't give a shit if BP is a British company, a Japanese company, or a Norweigian company. We're pissed because it's happening and no one seems to want to do anything about it, BUT US!!! Most of these douche bag politicians we have down here are spending more time worrying about whether or not people on clean up crews are illegal aliens, WHO GIVES A FUCK? They're helping clean up our coast.

[rorrt]

When i saw Martin Simpson he did an incredible cover of this song, because he said during Hurricaine Katrina, Stan, and Rita, the people on New Orleans used this song as their sort of anthem.

properly good song.

[murphslaw123]

I miss Louisiana so much.

[gratedrawur]

My state has been in the news a lot in the past few years- all from disasters. My friend from Iowa said when he moved down here he could tell the differences in the people from small towns to big cities, and even differences between cities.  "The people in this state", he said, "are so diverse, yet they all seem to have that same heir of culture. You can't help but love them." We are unique among this world. And come hell or high water, we, the people, will remain here. This is our home!

[Dirkowicz]

I come from the Netherlands, and half of our country is beneath sea level. So this song and video touches me because i know it could happen to us as wel...it reminds me of the North Sea flood of 1953.

[nemephis]

@Dirkowicz

Gevoelig man

[rorrt]

@Dirkowicz But at least Netherlands would be prepared, there are so many taxes that go into coastal defenses in Holland. with Levees.

but yeah my dad was 2 when the flood happened, about 20 people (i think) died in England, and the deaths in Holland were never reported in the English press.

[waitaniwha]

Say a prayer they cap that well soon or it really will be the end- God help us!

[ClovisVouille]

This isn't the better recording. The better recording is from the studio album "Rednecks". It sounds a little off key and rushed.

[womankat37]

would love to hear and see JO El Sonnier's version of Louisiana on here, I can;t find it anywhere, sweet sound of his accordion playing

[MsFrenchPetal]

tears for the coast again right now -damn petroleum!

[mbaling]

We sang a version of this in my high school chior... It is soo beautiful and sad at the sametime

[stat1791]

Such a beautiful, heartbreaking song.

[coventrygardens]

2. CHORUS Louisiana, Louisiana They're tyrin' 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

[Villagejonesy]

@coventrygardens I always found that lyric very funny. As if the President would really say: "Little fat man, isn't it a shame?", instead of calling his assistant by his name.

[coventrygardens]

@Villagejonesy the whole song has interesting lyrics in it. i like the way randy newman pronounces "louisiana" as if it were "lweeziana".

[StuarttStewie]

@coventrygardens

I'm assuming that you're not from Louisiana.

[coventrygardens]

@StuarttStewie the assumption is correct.  in my whole life so far, i only spent a few days there, and it was when i was a young kid.

[coventrygardens]

1. What has happened down here is the wind have changed Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain Rained real hard and rained 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 cleard down to Plaquemines Six feet of water in the streets of Evangelne

[Seattlecarnut]

Beautiful song! The first time I heard this song, I cried like a baby, it's so sad.

[Deepblue466]

@Seattlecarnut I live in New Orleans and was here for Katrina, everytime I hear this song it give me goose bumps..

[Seattlecarnut]

@Deepblue466 I've never lived in nor have I visited New Orleans. Nevertheless, I cry when I listen to the song. "Louisiana, they're trying to wash us away." Beautiful song. Very sad.

[Deepblue466]

@Deepblue466 Its really sad that this is getting ready to happen again. Memphis, Tn is already flooded and parts of Louisiana are about to be intentionally flooded to stop the rising Mississippi river from flooding New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

you can read about it on New Orleans WWL radio website

[inverterville]

a song of simple beauty

[banditvalve2]

I LIVE IN LAFAYETTE, THIS IS NO SHIT.

[begun101]

shh just listen

[00tonytone]

Building a city below sea level in a hurricane prone Climate, doesnt sound like a good financial investment, but what do i know. Go Saints WHO DAT

[gmfutube]

@00tonytone You don't know much, because the city was not below see level when it was built & it was a long way from the gulf too...lots of wetlands to slow storm surge.

Please take a little time out from supporting your favorite corporationmand learn about where you live.

[MrKingsRow]

Excellent! :)

[NathalyVAinshtein]

beautiful!!!! SPASIBO

[igpfpw]

fantastic song, great photos 5 *

[bbqplatypus]

they're still trying to wash us away.

[Charonveritas]

A simply beautiful, and poignant song. The picture at 0:36 is, if I remember correctly, just outside of Eagle Lake north of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Thanks for posting.

[EaterQuizist]

Although I'm a Brit, I have always been a fan of Randy Newman. This song is just one of many he wrote, and he sings with pure conviction. A great vid mate, nice one. I'm 5' 7".......................no Short People me. He He He.

[fragileindustries]

Very moving, a wonderful mix of song and image. I just finished reading "A Rising Tide" about this historic moment. Sadly, no one learned from it.

[SEATTLEGRL1]

An incredible song, but I prefer Aaron Neville's version since he is a native New Orlean.

[init4fun]

Randy Newman was raised in New Orleans until his teens. Neville's cover is very, very good. But, there is no substitute for the original.

[labellydc]

word

[tumadoireacht]

@init4fun all that fooling around with voodoo first the water and storm and now the oil -what next > blood and frogs and first borns ?

[carrymeaway2008]

@init4fun Tim Russ has a cover too that's not bad at all

[Hoboscouts]

so is Randy he was born there

[dbackdoc]

actually Randy was born in California and moved to NO when he was a toddler..till his late teens

[Hoboscouts]

oh sorry what was he like 3 or some shit?

[stumiller]

One of Randy's all time best. He sang this right after Katrina and it literally made me cry. The words "They're tryin to wash us away" was so darn true! Aaron Neville and Howard Tate also have good versions of this song. For some odd reason, Neville changed the word "crackers" to "farmers." Politically correct, I suppose, but I think "crackers" gets it!

[cramreij]

This makes me homesick too.

[viator2009]

Thanks for posting this. Except for the cars and clothes it could have been Hurricane Betsy in 1965. We had 3 ft of water in our house some 12 houses from the levee. There was no FEMA then and no CNN. Thanks again for posting it.

[bundrickjoe]

Came thru the same hurricane,Betsy. Thanks for remembering.

[peace4dove]

Powerful images with a great song, thanks for posting!