Louisiana 1927
E198327
"Louisiana 1927" is a melancholic song by Randy Newman that reflects on the devastation of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and critiques the government’s response.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louisiana 1927 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| composer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| criticizes | United States federal government response to the 1927 flood ⓘ |
| genre |
piano ballad
ⓘ
pop ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Aaron Neville
ⓘ
The Neville Brothers ⓘ
surface form:
Aaron Neville and The Neville Brothers
Marcia Ball ⓘ Ray Charles ⓘ The Dirty Dozen Brass Band ⓘ Tom Jones ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn | Randy Newman live recordings ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEncyclopediaEntry | Wikipedia ⓘ |
| includedIn | Randy Newman compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical accounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTone |
lamenting
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melancholic ⓘ |
| lyricist | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
orchestral arrangement in some versions
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prominent piano accompaniment ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
"President Coolidge come down in a railroad train"
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"They’re tryin’ to wash us away" ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Good Old Boys ⓘ |
| performedAt | Hurricane Katrina benefit concerts ⓘ |
| performer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| references | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1927 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
government neglect
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impact of flooding on poor and rural communities ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| theme |
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
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flooding in Louisiana ⓘ government response to disaster ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ |
| usedAs | anthem of post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans ⓘ |
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