Bailemos – Let’s Dance

(1965)

Esta canción «Iko Iko» habla del enfrentamiento de dos tribus de indios del Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Indians) en Nueva Orleans. Bueno, no me voy a liar, hay que ser de Nueva Orleans para entender esto. Pero no para gozarlo, bailarlo, cantarlo y gritarlo por las azoteas. La otra letra jock-a-mo es un grito de guerra de los indios, bueno, al menos eso he leído…

Hay muchas versiones, comenzando por la del propio autor, James «Sugar Boy» Crawford and his Cane Cutters, (1953), The Dixie Cups (1965), el legendario Dr. John (1972), The Grateful Dead (1977), y en 2021, la adaptación del artista Justin Wellington de Papua Nueva Guinea, que la tituló «Iko Iko (My Bestie)», se convirtió en un hit internacional debido a un desafío en Tik Tok.

(Dr. John, 1977)

Y no me preguntéis que significa la letra, cantadla y disfrutadla…

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«Iko Iko» is a song about two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians who confront each other in New Orleans. But, hey, I don’t want to get caught up in the confusion, so just enjoy the song and dance to it! The phrase jock-a-mo is a war cry of the Indians, I guess…

(The Greatful Dead 1991, photo JamBase

There are many versions of this song beginning in 1953 with the one by its composer James «Sugar Boy» Crawford and his Cane Cutters, (1953), The Dixie Cups (1965), the legendary Dr. John (1972), The Grateful Dead (1977), and in 2021, Justin Wellington, a singer of Papua Nueva Guinea, recorded a version he titled «Iko Iko (My Bestie)», which became an international hit after a Tik Tok challenge.

(2021)

Well, don’t ask me what the words mean, just dance and sing it on the rooftops!

Aqui teneis una de mis versiones favoritas:

But here is one of my favourite versions:

(2019, DEP Dr. John/RIP Dr. John)

Gracias…

Cheers…

(James Crawford, 1996)

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  1. Avatar de christinenovalarue christinenovalarue dice:
    12/14/2023 a las 13:32

    💜

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/14/2023 a las 15:40

      🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻🌹

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  2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    12/14/2023 a las 14:48

    Love the song. I was expecting one of your JaZzArt paintings.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/14/2023 a las 15:37

      It certainly does inspire me… thank you Pat! Enjoying cava in Barcelona!

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  3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    12/14/2023 a las 15:46

    We are «forced» to go to three wineries to pick up quarterly wine distributions. It will include a trip to feed donkeys when we visit the two wineries to the west later today. Salud! I have had cava and find it delicious.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/14/2023 a las 16:36

      Cannot imagine a better thing one must be “forced” to do, 😅! And donkeys 🫏! Lovely animals indeed. Enjoy it greatly Pat!

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        12/14/2023 a las 17:02

        The donkeys appreciate your support. Feliz navidad.

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        12/15/2023 a las 00:09

        Hehehe… I do like them and in the summers in Greece I’ve a neighbour who owns one (on the island) and I usually feed him carrots…

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      3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        12/15/2023 a las 00:12

        Ours like carrots sldo but not as much as warm sweet potatoes and cookies.

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      4. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        12/15/2023 a las 14:03

        Wow! A gourmet he is, no?

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  4. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    12/15/2023 a las 14:23

    I think you are giving him too much credit, he is one stubborn and opinionated jack ass.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/15/2023 a las 16:45

      LOL! One cannot fight against one’s nature I suppose…

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        12/15/2023 a las 23:35

        No, we can’t. 😉

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        12/16/2023 a las 00:46

        🥸

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