Classic Cajun song on telly advert!

Subject: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: melodeonboy
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 07:57 AM

Cajun fans may have noticed that they're using Hee-Haw Breakdown (by Nolan Cormier, I believe) on the latest 118118 adverts!

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 08:36 AM

Is that what it was? I was wondering. I'd guessed the Balfa Brothers until the vocal came in. It's a good track.

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 01:28 PM

......and I am already heartily sick of it. Thanks 118 (Grrrr)
(I thought it was Boozoo?)

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Harmonium Hero
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 01:38 PM

DH: I thought I was watching too much telly, but I've only heard this one about three times.
Either you are easily sickened, or you need to get out more.
Tell you what though - it does funny things to your feet. Makes them go up and down rhythmically. What's that all about?
JK

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 03:05 PM

I've only heard it once. That makes me some kind of king, on this thread.

Unless someone else posts to say:

1) They haven't got a tele
2) They have a tele but haven't seen it yet
3) They only heard half of it when they turned on (or off) midway through.

I really enjoyed Vashti Bunyan's Diamond Day album, but that was killed for me by the Orange advert. Ah well.

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: GUEST,Pete
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 03:21 PM

Or - rembering that this is an international forum:
4) they are in a different country.

I have only heared it once so far

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Tell you what though - it does funny things to your feet. Makes them go up and down rhythmically. What's that all about?
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Something to do with it being a dance tune perhaps?

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Harmonium Hero
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 03:33 PM

I haven't heard Vashti Bunyan's Diamond Day album at all. That makes me Lord of All I Behold...or summat.
"something to do with it being a dance tune?"....I dunno; I've heard some dance tunes that have had me snoring loudly.
JK

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: foggers
Date: 03 Jan 13 - 09:10 PM

Oo thanks for the info; I recognised it as Cajun (and a reet foot tapper too!) But I don't know much about cajun artists. I can sound clever now?

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 07:31 AM

Not cajun - its zydeco.
Alternative name for the tune is Zydeco Hee-Haw.
My favourite take on this tune is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qncJIc77i_M

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 07:33 AM

Linky
Oops.

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: melodeonboy
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 08:14 AM

It's true that there are zydeco versions of this song out there, Ken (e.g. Geno Delafose and Boozoo Chavis [as you mentioned]) but Nolan Cormier played Cajun, and this version is definitely Cajun. (The prominent fiddle and persistent steel guitar are dead giveaways! :-))

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 02:54 PM

Ahhh. I get it now.
JG must be Zydeco cos they dont play no fiddle or steel geetar :-)

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: melodeonboy
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 03:21 PM

Pretty much, Ken, but we have got a fiddle player now! Just call it zydeco with a sprinkling of neo-Cajun and a soupcon of swamp rock! :-)

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Wheatman
Date: 05 Jan 13 - 05:51 AM

A great tune just makes me want to two step. It was part of my Christine's band's (now no longer playing), set list. Brian

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: GUEST,WF
Date: 11 Nov 14 - 11:38 AM

I believe The phrase he uses in the song is "lache aller" which means "let them loose" or "let them go".

WF

Subject: RE: Classic Cajun song on telly advert!
From: Dead Horse
Date: 11 Nov 14 - 12:59 PM

Correct WF. Nuffink ta do wiv cawfee (Leche au lait) :-)