It's Time To Haunt Bush. New Protest Form.

[slampoet]

As a lover of the music of New Orleans (in other words I listen to ALL American music,) I think it is up to us to haunt * with this music the rest of his life.

I do not mean until he exits office. Anything he had done up until this point wouldn't deserve this, but * has earned a lifetime hex with this one.

I'm calling out a real life curse with this one.

At Every appearance, protesters should play Cajun, Zydeco, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swamp Pop, Jump Blues or Hank Williams' sad stuff.

I want to see a New Orleans Walking Band playing the full out blow of "Nearer my god to thee" I want to hear them wail.

I want people to sing Professor Longhair's "Go to the Mardi Gras" and "Tipitina" in large groups.

I want to see a fiddle, accordion, and a washboard player show up outside his every dinner, playing "Good bye Joe me got to go me o my oh.....". Because that song is so obvious that even * would know it. What the freak are the SS going to do? Arrest someone wearing an accordion on live TV?

I want to hear people yipping him with cajun yells, like "Hey TWa'" and "Bein me Mamo!" (excuse the spelling).

Callback Blues are made for this. Listen to "Hey Bartender" to get an idea of how that works, put in your own lyrics.

Plus this has the added advantage of eliminating that tired old "hey, hey ho ho" chant crap. Let's get creative.

Everyone knows the lyrics to "I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill." Imagine a five voice do-wop perfoming that everywhere * appears.

Press those CD's people. Make copies for your frends.
Have everyone bring a boombox and have a group of them play the same Mix CD at the same time, if you have no band. A group of 50-150 could keep an entire protest moving to the same tune and if you CD player falls out of sync you can just go to the nearest person with a boombox and sync it back up at the next track on the compliation of New Orleans tunes. Around here between me, my girl, my friends, and a local university professor, there are terabytes of this music to choose from. Years of listening lists.

If you need help let me know. I can rig portable PA's, can find cheap instuments, and I'll play tuba/baritone horn for any band.

[snot]

1. Great idea! Nom'd nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I think it is a good idea

I think it would be a good idea to establish a Camp Katrina at the White House, and that music should be played there nonstop. And everywhere, EVERYWHERE, people should play the music of the Big Easy.

[liberalhistorian]

32. "Kamp" Katrina at the White House!

YES! That's a great idea, let's go for it!

[skooooo]

3. like a voodoo curse of music?

[slampoet]

6. I am not a practicer of Santoria or Hoodou

But if I were I'd would call it a Voodou curse.

This is a real life curse.
I want the mark of Cain on Bush.
He killed his brother.

So haunt him with his brothers' music.

[DoYouEverWonder]

31. Ew, nice reference

the mark of Cain. I like that.

BTW: Welcome to DU :hi:

[calimary]

45. Yes, indeed! Welcome to DU!

I like the "Mark of Cain" too.

Seems to me the whole republi-CON party is the Party of Cain. ESPECIALLY NOW. I originally thought that because, as we all remember from the Bible story, God went to find Cain after Cain had killed his brother Abel. God confronted Cain and asked where Abel was. Cain responded "am I my brother's keeper?" (the understood answer being YES). THAT is what the entire republi-CON and their shitty-ass, cold-hearted, stingey, cheap-skate, Scrooge-like, miserly, selfish, me-first, IGMFU (I Got Mine, F-U) attitude is about. They ARE the Party of Cain. That was NEVER more true than it is NOW.

And YES, let's put the Mark of Cain on bush. Let him carry that around like a scarlet letter for the rest of his miserable life.

Visualize IMPEACHMENT!!!!!
Then go DO something about it.

[global1]

4. A Little "VooDoo" Wouldn't Hurt Either!!!! n/t

[MuseRider]

5. Add "Wild Tchoupitoulas"and I'm in.

Edit because I did spell it wrong originally.

Hey now.

[mcscajun]

27. I got the Wild Tchoupitoulas...

...check downthread for the list. :)

[yorkiemommie1]

7. Most excellent idea !!

n/t

[skooooo]

8. DId you just hear AAR?? There was a jazz funeral for the Bush administrati

From your mouth to God's ear!

[slampoet]

17. When and where was that? I need to download an archive of it!!

[skooooo]

43. you'd have to figure it out from my post time...

I heard it about 5 minutes before i made my post. I'm in pacific time zone...Was listening to it over the Internet.

[mopinko]

9. FUCKING PERFECT

i love it. i just fucking love it.

[progressivebydesign]

10. How about a massive Dixieland style funeral march?

That would be stunning to see.

[Sydnie]

12. I would LOVE to see that!

Perhaps we should arrange for Mardi Gras celibrations in all the major BLUE cities this year? Imagine beads flying all over the country? I LOVE this idea!!!

[GeorgeBushytail]

21. How about Mardi Gras celebration in all the Red states

Imagine all the Fundie heads that would explode!

[MadeinOhio]

11. Play the duet hail to the thief. n/t

[skooooo]

13. Listen to what Dr. John says about the hurricane

http://www.drjohn.org/

Says he just wants everyone to have a good time.

[Ms. Toad]

14. Good idea, but...

aside from legalities, I suspect many of the folks whose music you suggest playing or copying could really use the royalties right now, if they're displaced NO folks. Please modify your suggestion to suggest purchasing (rather than making) copies of the music and paying getting permission to play the music publicly (royalties are normally required, but the musicians might be agreeable to waiving them, considering the use).

...another parting thought - how many decades do you think it would be before Bush figured out the protest?

[skooooo]

15. ya know...

Yeah the CD thing might be a bit dicey.

Now I know this sounds kind of crazy, and I don't literally believe this but think about it....

Maybe there is some voodoo energy that Bush has stirred up by letting NO suffer. What if he's disturbed a lot of things that were better left resting?

It would make a good Ann Rice story, wouldn't it?

[mcscajun]

28. Well, even if he didn't figure it out...it just might drive him crazy.

I LOVE Cajun/Zydeco music...but there are plenty of folks out there that can't stand it.

Hey...we drove Noriega crazy with music...why not Georgie?

[yellowdogintexas]

16. I love this idea. It is so..inventive..and haunting at the same

time.

Don't you think Fats would go for it?
Don't you think BuckWheat Zydeco, Beau Soliel, etc would go for it?
Harry Connick JR
Marsalis family
Nevilles
etc.
etc.


Some of the really classic old stuff that is used in the Jazz Funeral is probably in public domain. Just need some brass instruments, a drum or to, and lyric sheet. Most folks know the tunes even if they don't know the words.

A Jazz Funeral for NO during theSept protests...

[Cleita]

18. How about some of the protesters

recreating a New Orlean's style blues funeral complete with a hearse representing all those people who died needlessly because of his criminal negligence.

[slampoet]

22. I think people are leaning toward a walking funeral.

Just make sure it is black attire and no truly fancy ball dress.
Funerals aren't Mardi Gras. And don't forget your black umbrellas!!!

Should this be on the 24th? First one? I want there to be many.

[me b zola]

19. Great idea

kick & nominated

[GeorgeBushytail]

20. I want 50,000 Survivors camped on his doorstep: Camp Katrina on The Mall

Help build Camp Katrina.

Threads about Camp Katrina:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4629758

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2059147

[misanthrope]

23. Capital idea! Oh, wait...

...sorry I thought you said "hunt Bush." I was ready to go stock up on ammo and supplies.

b-t-w, I'm surprised that spineless little prick hasn't had Mary Landrieu thrown in irons for her "threat" to the POTUS.

[mcscajun]

29. Easy there...the SS is watching.

You may get a phone call...or a visit.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. Aaron Neville singing "Amazing Grace" over and over and over

[skooooo]

44. that would give you chills, wouldn't it....

just thinking about it does for me.

[sexybomber]

25. I'm bringing a boom box to the 24 September protest

and I'm blasting the Dirty Dozen Brass Band as loud as that sucker will go.

[mcscajun]

26. Got a list working already.

Damn what a fantastic notion.

Music has power, for sure. I'm a Huge Fan of Cajun/Zydeco music, but I can tell you that people who aren't...can really, really hate it...it drives them right up the freakin' WALL! One can only hope that's the case with Spongehead Dumbass.

Some of the tunes on my list are chosen because of their connections to deceased artists...we can call on them to help us. Many are laments for Louisiana, others have their own mystical quality as they relate to either All Souls' Day (La Toussaint) or the darker side of Mardi Gras (there is one, y'all). There's a good mix here of Cajun and Zydeco, some plain ol' New Orleans stuff, black musicians and white, English lyrics and true Cajun French.

If you haven't heard some of the artists before, do check them out. They're worth buying.

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
La Toussaint -- celebrating the All Saints' Day ritual of November 1st, when Cajun families gather in the graveyard to honor their ancestors.
La Danse de Mardi Gras -- this tune plays nearly all day every 3-4 songs in Cajun Country on Mardi Gras...would be great to drive Chimpy crazy with it every other tune. (Yes, I'm evil...fuck him.)
La Creve des Faim/Starvation 2-Step - just a dance tune...but you gotta have 'em.
Blues de Port Arthur

Beausoleil
Conja - New Orleans 1786 - "Voodoo, 1786. There were people of color, seeking their freedom, dispensing potions with great abandon...great doctors and queens..." It's a powerful song, especially now.
Flammes D'Enfer -- The Flames of Hell -- ready, George?
Baby, Please Don't Go

Boozoo Chavis
Uncle Bud -- one of the first Zydeco tunes I ever heard; the clean version...there are several raunchy through to XXX-rated ones. Boozoo's gone some time now, but he's still pissed at George. You Know It.

Bruce Daigrepont
Laissez Faire (Let It Be)

John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys
Slow Motion Zydeco

Zachary Richard
La Chanson Des Mardi Gras -- a bit on the mournful, spooky side
Ma Louisianne -- a celebration of all that is Louisiana, and remembrance of what was Acadia
Invitation Des Mardi Gras
Down in Congo Square -- "...mojos for money, gris-gris for love, down in Congo Square."
Sunset on Louisianne -- " Smokestacks burning on the river,
from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. How can I go on believing, when they won’t tell me the truth."
Cote Blanche Bay -- "The hurricane has blown me so far from home..."
No French, No More -- " Do you hear me calling, do you understand?
Once it is gone, it ain’t never coming back no more."
Manchac - slavery, separation and loss

Rockin' Dopsie
Old Time Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco
Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon -- Jolie Blonde being the Cajun 'national anthem' this had to be in here.
Ma 'Tit Fille -- just 'cause it SMOKES!

The Wild Tchoupitoulas (somebody asked for 'em -- and You GOTTA Have 'em anyway)
Hey, Hey (Indians Comin')

Terrance Simien & the Mallet Boys
Oh Yeh Yai

The Neville Brothers -- and the Brothers Survive!
Tell It Like It Is

Professor Longhair
Tipitina

[slampoet]

30. Got some suggestions

Randy Newman - Louisiana 1927 - it has lyrics about the big storm and a presidential press op.

Louie Armstrong - I'll be glad when youre dead you rascal you

traditional - Pepper/Pebble in my shoe - got one version by Clifton Chenier some sing it pebble some sing it pepper.

Beau Jaques - Don't tell your Mama

Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans - Obvious eh?

I like the Buckwheat Zydeco version of Jambalaya....

Jimmy Donley - Loving Cajun Style

[mcscajun]

36. Good suggestions...

and others, like Boozoo Chavis...sing "Paper in My Shoe" -- makes sense: I used to put cardboard in my shoes when there were holes in the soles.

I know all the ones on your list 'cept "Loving Cajun Style" and "Louisiana 1927". I'll have to check those out.

[mcscajun]

37. Damn! "Louisiana 1927" is Spot ON!

Louisiana 1927

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

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."

[MojoXN]

33. I've had "When the Saints Go Marching In" stuck in my head for days now...

I can't believe that the city that spawned such an upbeat, happy tune has suffered so very much over the past week.

MojoXN

[slampoet]

35. We had a Fking ICE CREAM TRUCK play it in

in our neighborhood.

I wonder if the guy could figure out why he wasn't selling any ices and getting the finger from everyone?

[mcscajun]

38. He was playing it THIS WEEK???

:wtf: was he THINKING????

[slampoet]

39. he played Saints at 1pm Monday sept 5th

[Hubert Flottz]

34. Don't meth with his Toot Toot!

The man is still on drugs without a doubt!

[Alcibiades]

40. Finally

my clarinet skills can come in handy!

[greekspeak]

41. How about the biggest marching band possible blasting jazz all over DC?

That would get some attention...a little "just a closer walk with thee"...and "South Rampart St. Parade" etc....

[leftyleftist]

42. Great idea!!! n/t

[calimary]

46. Welcome to DU!

Time for some vooDU that WE DU so well...and you can help.

Visualize IMPEACHMENT!!!!!!!
Then go DO something about it.

[bobbieinok]

47. Dole was followed thruout 96 campaign by a 'cigarette' ....got to him

he made some dumb comment like cigarettes aren't really that bad for you


W is very thin skinned .... he should be followed by Iraq casket and hurricane message every day 24/7

[intheflow]

48. Count me in!

This is a great idea. I'll be singing "Blueberry Hill" loudly by your side on Sept. 24th.

[brettdale]

49. kick

kick