A song for Barack Obama with a Cajun twist

[thatcrazycajun]

This YouTube video was pointed out to me today by my old and dear friend wcg. It's an original song that keys off the campaign slogan of Democratic Presidential candidate (and, current polls show, highly likely winner) Barack Obama, done in Cajun French (with English subtitles onscreen) and zydeco style by a group of musicians from my homeland of Acadiana. Considering that the state of Louisiana's gone for the Republican Presidential choice in four of the last six elections, this is just a tad ironic...but if this can come out of such a deep-red area of the country, it gives me hope. And take it from a fella who grew up listening to this sort of stuff (had no choice; it was all my dad would play on the radio on weekends), this is la vraie chose—the real thing. Merci beaucoup, Sarge!
Oui, On Peut! (Yes, We Can!)

Comments

[patoadam]

Thank you, great song.

You'd probably enjoy reading "Dreams From My Father", which I recently finished. It's not the sort of book you just can't put down, but it is sometimes eloquent, always honest, and about 1/3 of it takes place in Kenya. And it isn't about politics.

Oui, on peut.

[mshollie.livejournal.com]

Great song! Thanks for providing the link.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[crystalgee.livejournal.com]

Wow.. thank you for sharing this link-that song is great!

[filkferengi]

La chanson a une vivacite formidable, mais l'accent--quelle horreur! I can hear my former professeur de phonetique francaise spinning from here.

;)