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Congo Square
Sonny Landreth, Mel Melton, Dave Ranson
might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
goin' on down there
it might be superstition but some kind of somethin'
goin' on down there
it's an old time tradition when they play their
drums at night in Congo Square
you can hear 'em in the distance
and the old folks up the bayou say a prayer
you can hear 'em in the distance
and the old folks up the bayou say a prayer
that's when the voodoo people gather
and they play their drums at night in Congo Square
... voodoo people
my eyes were not believin'
what I seen there but I could not turn away
my eyes were not believin'
what I seen there but I could not turn away
they had that mojo in motion
and I seen 'em dance in trance with that snake
... snake dance
it might be superstition
but when I hear 'em in the night I say a prayer
yeah it might be superstition
but when I hear 'em in the night I say a prayer
because I respects tradition
like the kind they carry on in Congo Square
... Congo Square
| jwilson277 | Posted: Apr 15, 2013 - 16:33 Definitely caught my attention and had to look to see who it was. Very nice....... |
| drivingunit103 (around the 4 western provinces) | Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 04:14 Just "disturbed" the roomie and his date with the volume. Wake up call at 5:13 Calgary time... |
| Bleyfusz | Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 06:00 Crank up the volume. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 00:27 nice! |
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 16:45 calypsus_1 wrote: "South of I-10" is the 4th studio album from Sonny Landreth. The album features his first collaboration with Mark Knopfler. The songs "Shootin' for the Moon" and "Creole Angel" feat. Mark Knopfler on guitar, vocals. Somehow I knew..... that Stratocaster |
| Jazbo (Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 09:50 Seen him live many times and he always delivers..... !!!!!!>>>>8.... |
| LPCity (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 16:25 Ears_of_Stone wrote: When he hears them at night he says a prayer but what do I have to say to never hear this again? I liked it at first but it is on the RP oft played list and has worn out it welcome for me. Glad to see you picked a truly representative name for yourself. |
| amprich (Oregon) | Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 10:43 NIIIIICCCCCEEE...mellow version of his much more guitaredelic Congo Square!!!....for when you want to rock but not too hard! |
| dew34 (Wisconsin-quite woodsy) | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 19:20 This is a rockin' tune!!!!  |
| juanos (Somewhere between the US and Guatemala) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 09:30 sounds like a dodgy copy of Robert Plant, who is already bad... so this is a well earned 1  |
| JIan (SW Desert, AZ, USA) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 09:27 This is the first time I have heard Sonny Landreth on RP. As a Blues guitar fan I have been listening to Landreth for quite a while. Nice to hear here on RP! Thanks! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 06:02 Ex treme. |
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 21:57 "South of I-10" is the 4th studio album from Sonny Landreth. The album features his first collaboration with Mark Knopfler. The songs "Shootin' for the Moon" and "Creole Angel" feat. Mark Knopfler on guitar, vocals. |
| oídos_abiertos (SoCal) | Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 18:57 shellbella wrote: I think you played this just for ME !!  na-ah, for Me! |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 10:44 I think you played this just for ME !! |
| SteveH | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 06:04 Good, but not quite as good as the Neville Bros version. |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 19:36 The real deal, podna... every bit as good a guitarist as Chris Whitley. And that's saying something.  |
| meinthecorner (Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 19:34 You follow Jimi's "Red House" with this!? Nice mix! |
| choffman2001 (Florida's Left Coast) | Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 08:56 Thanks, RP! You sure are making working on a Saturday suck less!  |
| Candela (Trondheim, Norway) | Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 08:52  Intressant. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 08:58 Radio Paradise is ON FIRE TODAY BABY!! |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 13:54 at least this isn't Dave Mathews.. |
| LizK (Houston, Texas) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 13:52 Makes me shake a tailfeather!  |
| michaelgmitchell (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 13:51 There's definitely something going on down there, Sonny. |
| AndyJ (Oregon) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 13:50 I like this so much, I bought the CD... Nice music... NOLA Music/Jazz time yet-? |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 14:45 I really like this !! Now, back to work!!! |
| yofitofu (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 15:34 This is just soooo catchy. Just makes me want to get up and dance. But alas there are other kinds of squares around this office. |
| mrdak (Middle GA) | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 02:30 Toke wrote: Where is 'Congo Square' anyone know ??? Congo Square is an open space within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The Tremé neighborhood is famous for its history of African American music. |
| Ears_of_Stone (Crushed under the hooves of the herd) | Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 07:08 When he hears them at night he says a prayer but what do I have to say to never hear this again? I liked it at first but it is on the RP oft played list and has worn out it welcome for me. |
| Candela (Trondheim, Norway) | Posted: Oct 15, 2011 - 02:04  |
| LizK (Houston, Texas) | Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 14:13 dedawson wrote: The live version of this is sooooooooooo much better! It gets better? Can I stand it? Yes! Bring it on! Liz (Living a mile north of I-10) |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 14:39 Great Stuff. I can see I-10 as I type. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 14:34 Toke wrote: Where is 'Congo Square' anyone know ??? New Orleans: Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Square |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 12:53 This is good, though I have never really liked the song itself.
Also have always lived north of the 10 even in CA. |
| Toke (Bournemouth UK) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 12:51 Where is 'Congo Square' anyone know ??? |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 12:51 countyman wrote: This cd is 15 yrs. old already??? Time sure is havin' fun when you fly by!!!   |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 12:49 Just want to dance around to this....yes! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 19:01 Sonny Landreth & Mark Knopfler - Blue tarp Blues"Knopfler + Landreth: Dreamteam! Knopfler with his les paul brings the needed power to the song!" BallerBubi
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| dedawson (You never know where you're going til you get there) | Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 19:00 The live version of this is sooooooooooo much better! |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 18:57 Cynaera wrote: Bumped from 8 to 10. To me, the Neville Brothers simply don't do justice to this song the way Sonny Landreth does. Meh - I'd love a version of him playing and them singing. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 19:14 Bumped from 8 to 10. To me, the Neville Brothers simply don't do justice to this song the way Sonny Landreth does. |
| Webfoot (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 10:04 AlienRelic wrote: Did he say "When I seen that butt I could not turn away."? After all, the mojo was in motion. |
| Andy_B (aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 08:14 A 9 right out of the box! |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 18:38 Now that's how you follow CCR......... |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 12:40 Bumpin' from 7 -> 8. lovin' it |
| ThePoose | Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 13:18 Sonny's slide sound is surely singular! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 14:02 Very good artist and song!! |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 09:53 ziakut wrote: Infinitely better than having to hear Neville Brothers try to do this. They can't come close to Landreth! Agreed. What the Nevilles do to Congo Square could be considered butchery. . . |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 05:19 AlienRelic wrote: Did he say "When I seen that butt I could not turn away."? No, I said that. |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 02:18 Jamunca wrote: Maybe it's blasphemy but if I never heard this song again in my life, I'd be ok with it. Yep thats blasphemy, and you will burn in hellfire for it!!  |