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The City That Care Forgot

In da Big Easy
sipping on our Hurricanes
wandering to who-cares-where
Pass an old court-yard
Meters playing 'Cissy Strut'
Funk echoes down Bourbon Street...

*Art Neville (The Neville Brothers) was the organist and founder of the Meters. 'Cissy Strut' was their biggest hit. They reunited for a Katrina benefit concert with Aaron Neville as a guest vocalist
Below are are the links to the song and ‘They All Axed (Asked) For You’ which has become a Mardi Gras classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iC0MyIykM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Vi795Wduc

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Date: 5/13/2015 2:49:00 AM
Wonderful one! I will definitely check out the links! "sipping on our Hurricanes"...love that! Always, Laura
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