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State song of Louisiana: it's inappropriate, change it
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:32 am
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:32 am
Ha ha... this has NOTHING to do with Confederate flags or anything like that.
More to do with the song, itself, and something that's better.
In case you don't know, if you Google "state song of Louisiana" you'll get "You Are My Sunshine" by former governor Jimmie Davis. Now, I remember as a very young kid the ubiquity of that tune down there in Louisiana, and I guess inasmuch as the Governor wrote it it was an OK choice for a while. The problem, though, is that outside the State the song doesn't really evoke thoughts of Louisiana. Youtube it and you'll find that all the choruses mentioning Louisiana have been stripped out, and the prevailing tune has nothing to do with us.
So, Hank Williams was born in Alabama... I get that... but he was also king of the Louisiana Hayride and there's no question that "Jambalaya" is THE song about Louisiana culture. And unlike Sunshine it's a happy tune that captures our festive spirit. It's about getting back to the State and is inseparable from it.
I'm feeling this way because I went to an outdoor concert here in Richmond a couple of weeks ago and the band broke into "Jambalaya" and I'm missing home.
More to do with the song, itself, and something that's better.
In case you don't know, if you Google "state song of Louisiana" you'll get "You Are My Sunshine" by former governor Jimmie Davis. Now, I remember as a very young kid the ubiquity of that tune down there in Louisiana, and I guess inasmuch as the Governor wrote it it was an OK choice for a while. The problem, though, is that outside the State the song doesn't really evoke thoughts of Louisiana. Youtube it and you'll find that all the choruses mentioning Louisiana have been stripped out, and the prevailing tune has nothing to do with us.
So, Hank Williams was born in Alabama... I get that... but he was also king of the Louisiana Hayride and there's no question that "Jambalaya" is THE song about Louisiana culture. And unlike Sunshine it's a happy tune that captures our festive spirit. It's about getting back to the State and is inseparable from it.
I'm feeling this way because I went to an outdoor concert here in Richmond a couple of weeks ago and the band broke into "Jambalaya" and I'm missing home.
This post was edited on 7/12/15 at 8:36 am
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Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:36 am to Rex
well hell - I fully agree.
I never understood the "Sunshine" as the state song to begin with.
I never understood the "Sunshine" as the state song to begin with.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:38 am to ChineseBandit58
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well hell - I fully agree.
That's because I'm very persuasive.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:38 am to Rex
States are a quaint idea anyway.
They don't mean much anymore.
Not with the Federal leviathan dictating most of the terms.
You're just feeling sentimental.
They don't mean much anymore.
Not with the Federal leviathan dictating most of the terms.
You're just feeling sentimental.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:38 am to Rex
Support. That song evokes thoughts La for me personally a lot more than "You Are My Sunshine."
Only drawback would be all the Gumps claiming that "they" wrote our state song.
Only drawback would be all the Gumps claiming that "they" wrote our state song.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:39 am to ChineseBandit58
Politics. He was governor. jambalaya says gay eaux. Problem?
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:40 am to Navytiger74
Well, Garth ain't from Baton Rouge, either.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:42 am to Rex
I got the chance to sit down and have a nice long chat with Governor Davis in the barber shop many years back as we were waiting to get our hair cuts, and he was a super cool guy. I disagree. He was a really good representative of this state. Keep his song as it is.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:47 am to Mike da Tigah
Hell yeah, Master P is a home boy and has some fat shite we could chage it to.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:47 am to Rex
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Well, Garth ain't from Baton Rouge, either.
True. Neither is the guy who actually wrote the song. But they aren't Gumps, either. Brooks is an Okie and the other dude is from Texas. There is no one more likely to take personal credit for something that he had no hand in than a Gump.
Plus I don't think it enjoys any kind of official status and I don't really like it anyway. I like "Jambalaya." Still support, just pointing out one drawback.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:47 am to Rex
That's actually not a bad idea.
But do we know how Hank Williams felt about the blacks?
But do we know how Hank Williams felt about the blacks?
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:49 am to HonoraryCoonass
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But do we know how Hank Williams felt about the blacks?
Well, Jimmie Davis was a rabid segregationist so we might as well get "Sunshine" while we're at it.
Have to go with something by Satchmo to be safe.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:51 am to Rex
Sorry Rex, that song is our tradition. You must hate our heritage.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:52 am to Navytiger74
Suck it, gumps. You are so boring one of your most famous sons chose to sing about us instead of you. We claim him as our own despite his accident of birth.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:52 am to Rex
Only thing You are My Sunshine reminds me of
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:52 am to Rex
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That's because I'm very persuasive.
"They All Ask'd For You"
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:52 am to Rex
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Suck it, gumps. You are so boring one of your most famous sons chose to sing about us instead of you. We claim him as our own despite his accident of birth.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:57 am to SpidermanTUba
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Sorry Rex, that song is our tradition. You must hate our heritage.
I wonder what the Thibodeaux's and Fontenot's feel about the issue.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 9:00 am to Rex
The state song should be "Louisiana Saturday Night"
Posted on 7/12/15 at 9:04 am to doublecutter
While I do appreciate the fiddle portions of that song, the rest of it... ugh.
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