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Cajun Ride (Pre-Production)
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Underneath the spell of a Cajun Queen, dancing in the glow of French moonlight, yeah, take a little ride, take a little "Cajun Ride" with me.
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Performer/Songwriter
Hey everybody! I'm Jerry Flattum, Performer/Songwriter. The recordings you are listening to are in Pre-Production, a fancier way of saying "demo." I'm currently working on getting up the financing to re-record and master several recordings in preparation for commercial release. Nothing drives me nuts more than knowing how these tunes will sound with new arrangements and a top notch mix/master. There's alot of color missing from the current recordings, but most of all guitar and backup vocals. Live drums and new keyboard samples will really bring the arrangement to life too. Two of the songs feature "hired guns" (session players). Tim Thompson did the guitar and mix on "My Little Girl," a Country/Rock ballad. Thompson is a finger style champion and when he let's loose on uptempo rockers he rivals the best pickers I've ever heard. Stephen Sea knocked out his own arrangement of "Best Place Around" and topped it off with some amazing guitar work. Virtual instruments and sampling technology will be heavily used in the new recordings. Once the recordings are finished, with sufficient financing and backing, I'm planning a global tour with a stage show that includes dancers, acting, stage design, lighting and costuming.
Song Info
Genre
Country Cajun/Zydeco
Charts
#34 in subgenre Peak #5
Charts
Peak #124
Uploaded
September 19, 2011
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.5 MB 128 kbps 5:57
Story behind the song
I had been deeply influenced by the music of New Orleans for years before I finally got to see the town for myself. I was more into the music of Little Feat, Neville Brothers, and the Radiators than I was hard core Cajun music. And of course, New Orleans, the home of jazz. After spending time in Lake Charles and New Orleans, what had only touched me through recordings was now apart of who I was musically. I felt like I had arrived. The exception, is that I've yet to do a concert there. "Cajun Ride" is also the song where I began to see myself as a storyteller, and not just a songwriter of love songs and capturing moods and feelings. The recording is in pre-production, being re-arranged and mastered in preparation for commercial release.
Lyrics
CAJUN RIDE Slipped out of Phoenix about 5am, cruisin to the rhythm of the rising sun. Blew like a dust strom through New Mexico, shot across Texas like a fast gun. Lookin' for love, lookin' for adventure, lookin' for something, I don't know. I was wondering, if you're doin' the same, if you are, well then, come on, let's go. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Outside Lake Charles, L' we' zee' ana, that riverboat casino was a calling me. I slipped a quarter in the slot machine, Had the waitress pull the lever, shake that money tree. Would you believe, that waitress hit the jackpot, take it all honey, I'm doing fine. Gotta go I'm off to New Orleans, First she winked, then she gave me a smile. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Think I'll take a stroll down Bourbon St. hear funky music born on the bayou. Stompin' to the beat in the Louisianna heat, sets my spirit on fire. Underneath the spell of a cajun queen, dancing in the glow of French moonlight. She said, "If you want romance, then you've got to take a chance, let the music lift you higher." One thing for certain, on this freedom ride, got to keep that cajun rhythm in my soul. I'll live my life like one big Mardis Gras, don't ever want to say, I'm too old. Lookin' for love, lookin' for adventure lookin' for something...I don't know. I was wondering, if you're doin' the same, if you are, well then, come on, let's go. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Take a little RIDE, Take a little RIDE, Take a little CAJUN RIDE with me. Copyright 2010 Jerry Flattum
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