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Dr. John — Iko Iko
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AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK)
Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 08:57
 
far prefer the original, but not a bad cover

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 08:55
 
Yeah, nice rotation!!

peyotecoyote
(London, Ontario)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 12:39
 
everybody sing along....
My grandma and your grandma,  were sittin by the fire,

My grandma told your grandma, I'm going to set your flag on fire,

 

Takin bout  hey now, hey now

Iko! Iko! an de'

Jackomo fe no nan e' , Jackomo fe nan e'

 

Look at my King all dressed in red

Iko! Iko! an de'

I bet you 5 dollars,  he kill you dead! 

Jackomo fe nan e'

Takin bout .....  hey now, hey now

Iko! Iko! an de'

Jackomo fe no an e' , Jackomo fe nan e'

 

My flagboy and your flagboy,  sittin by the fire,

My flagboy  told your flagboy, I'm going to set your flag on fire,

Takin bout .....  hey now, hey now

Iko! Iko! an de'

Jackomo fe no an e' , Jackomo fe nan e'

 

See that guy all dressed in green, Iko! Iko! an de'

He's not a man,  he's a lovin machine!

Jackomo fe nan e'

Takin bout  hey now, hey now

Iko! Iko! an de'

Jackomo fe no nane' , Jackomo fe nan e'

 

Takin bout  hey now, hey now

Iko! Iko! an de'

Jackomo fe no ane' , Jackomo fe nan e'

 



orpheus
(pacific northwest, finally!!!)
Posted: May 23, 2009 - 18:37
 
 melissa wrote:


You have OBVIOUSLY never been to Mardi Gras!

 

no i haven't (though would like to) but the song still sucks{#No}

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 02:30
 
The more Mack the better!

stkman
(Texas)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 01:26
 
 Sloggydog wrote:
I love this song but have never known who the original is by. Anyone help? I had thought the grateful dead for some reason but that was probably just the first version i heard.
 
Sugar Boy Crawford gets credit but most people in New Orleans say its more a traditional song same as wikipedia suggests. Have family  there and everybody in family remembers it so go figure and this isn't Mac's best version fo sho I do neaux dat cher



Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 01:13
 
I love this song but have never known who the original is by. Anyone help? I had thought the grateful dead for some reason but that was probably just the first version i heard.

Candela
(Trondheim, Norway)
Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 08:18
 

                                                                                  {#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}




bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 18:09
 
 toterola wrote:

It just sounds like "o". It's spelled "-eaux"
 

So it's "Ikeaux Ikeaux"?  {#Smile}

toterola
(Somewhere between Shipping and Receiving)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 19:45
 
ch83575 wrote:
Has anybody else noticed that it sounds much easier to rhyme with a cajun accent? Damn near every word ends with "o"!

It just sounds like "o". It's spelled "-eaux"
ch83575
Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 07:15
 
Has anybody else noticed that it sounds much easier to rhyme with a cajun accent? Damn near every word ends with "o"!
etwilson
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 07:13
 
Hey Now!
venus_df
(Chattanooga, TN)
Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 09:08
 
phillips wrote:
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! Wish I could be in New Orleans...

Mamou Mardi Gras is much better - take it from the wife of a Cajun boy. :) no overpriced drinks and no groping!

there's versions of this song i like better than this one, but can never complain about Dr. John. ^_^
Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 09:03
 
171 wrote:
And let's not forget the M:I-2 version by Zap Mama.


Jup, that version pumped along like only Zap Mama can. =)
KermitDfrog
(Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 20:41
 
You're kidding me....Stevie Wonder, John Prine and Richard Thompson in the same place and the same day!! Hmmm....I've got a credit card, it could happen, I might be there too.

DoctorHooey wrote:
Ahh yeah ... I wish I were going to JazzFest this year... If you've never been, you should!
(click here)

DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 10:17
 
Ahh yeah ... I wish I were going to JazzFest this year... If you've never been, you should!
(click here)
jenakle
(Tallahassee, FL)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 10:15
 
MMMMM Zatarans!
redtex
(The Third Coast)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 10:15
 
Happy Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)!!!!
Go out and over-indulge in a little something today!
phillips
(a beach near you)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 10:14
 
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! Wish I could be in New Orleans...
Mina_the_Boo
(Atlanta)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 10:14
 
Right on! More Mardi Gras goodness!! HAPPY FAT TUESDAY EVERYONE!!!

Wish there were some second line bananas.
melissa
Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 08:30
 
orpheus wrote:


I agree. What is the attraction with this song? It sucked the first time I heard it by other artists and it still sucks! What UP!!!???


You have OBVIOUSLY never been to Mardi Gras!

AphidA
(Alexandria, VA)
Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 08:21
 
All versions of this song are rather "ho-hum" I'd say.
Austin2Florida
(Hollywood, FL)
Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 08:17
 
Nice jazz set. Reminds me of home.
jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 27, 2006 - 16:27
 
Vogelfrei wrote:

Larry Williams (of "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" fame) recorded a blazing cool version of it in the late 1950's. Williams gets songwriting credit on this fabulous compilation album, but other sources cite James Crawford in 1950. The roots of the song go even further back into folk traditions.


Maybe some of those versions would be better, because this one really doesn't do it for me.
Vogelfrei
(Western Montana)
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:30
 
macasaurus wrote:

I think it was originally done in the early 60's by the Dixie Cups.

Larry Williams (of "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" fame) recorded a blazing cool version of it in the late 1950's. Williams gets songwriting credit on this fabulous compilation album, but other sources cite James Crawford in 1950. The roots of the song go even further back into folk traditions.
babygirl614
(Green Bay, WI)
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:28
 
technohippybiker wrote:
This makes me want to hear some Dr. Professor Longhair. That'd be cool. He really plays that piano


I agree. Let's hear some of that fine Irma Thomas as well!
technohippybiker
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:22
 
This makes me want to hear some Dr. Professor Longhair. That'd be cool. He really plays that piano

GregX59
(Omaha, NE)
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:21
 
From Koko (Taylor) to Iko Iko. Pretty cool.

Who wrote it? I'm only familiar with Dr John's version.

Edited:
Searched this up:

This song was written and recorded back in the early 1950's by a New Orleans singer named James Crawford who worked under the name of Sugar Boy & The Cane Cutters. In the original group were Professor Longhair on piano, Jake Myles, Big Boy Myles, Irv Bannister on guitar, and Eugene 'Bones' Jones on drums. This group was also known as the Cipaka Shaweez. The song was originally called 'Jockomo' and it has a lot of Creole patois in it. Jockomo means 'jester' in the old myth. It is Mardi Gras music, and the Shaweez was one of many Mardi Gras groups who dressed up in far out Indian costumes and came on as Indian tribes. The tribes used to hang out on Claiborne Avenue and used to get juiced up there getting ready to perform and 'second time' in their own special style during Mardi Gras. That's dead and gone now because there's a freeway where those grounds used to be. The tribes were like social clubs who lived all year for Mardi Gras. getting their costumes together. Many of them were musicians, gamblers, hustlers and pimps.

Mary_Read
(The Pirate Ship Revenge)
Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:21
 
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone!
macasaurus
(novadc)
Posted: Feb 26, 2006 - 07:24
 
olsaltybastard wrote:
Didn't Siouxie and the Banshees do a version of this??


I think it was originally done in the early 60's by the Dixie Cups. In '82 it was released by the Belle Stars and charted in the UK, then in US in '89 as it was included on the 'Rain Man' soundtrack. If you want an offbeat version, it was recently remade by Oregon based Glass Candy.
olsaltybastard
Posted: Jan 27, 2006 - 20:45
 
Didn't Siouxie and the Banshees do a version of this??
ThePoose
Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 06:38
 
And the late, great Harry Nillson did a rousing version!
rosedraws
(never close enough)
Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 06:37
 
orpheus wrote:


I agree. What is the attraction with this song? It sucked the first time I heard it by other artists and it still sucks! What UP!!!???


It's that rolling beat. Very fun. The 80's version is my favorite (that I've heard so far... If I was in a band I'd love to cover this one!)
tony620d
(an office)
Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 06:36
 
say what?
MikeCloud
Posted: Nov 30, 2005 - 17:02
 

rixtar99
(The O.C.)
Posted: Nov 30, 2005 - 16:06
 
stickytylertoo wrote:


There was a version of this song that made a bit of a hit in the 80's on the Rain Man soundtrack.


and "The Flamingo Kid"
orpheus
(east coast)
Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 09:17
 
agoston wrote:
Make it stop :(((


I agree. What is the attraction with this song? It sucked the first time I heard it by other artists and it still sucks! What UP!!!???
171
("Sveeden")
Posted: Oct 17, 2005 - 18:48
 
And let's not forget the M:I-2 version by Zap Mama.
Gnarlito
(northern Idaho)
Posted: Oct 17, 2005 - 18:40
 
The Dixie Cups did a nice version
stickytylertoo
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Oct 02, 2003 - 08:06
 
deadline wrote:
Where do I know this song from...?


There was a version of this song that made a bit of a hit in the 80's on the Rain Man soundtrack.
agoston
Posted: Sep 22, 2003 - 02:25
 
Make it stop :(((
Leslie
(Antioch, CA)
Posted: Sep 01, 2003 - 17:36
 
I think the Neville Brothers play it as well.

This was one of my favorite tunes to see the Dead play live. It has always really gotten the crowd going, dancing all over the place - even more than usual!
robinesque
(CA)
Posted: Aug 22, 2003 - 14:24
 
Originally Posted by deadline:
Where do I know this song from...?

Cyndi Lauper did it, and lots of other people.
wxman1978
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Aug 22, 2003 - 14:23
 
Originally Posted by deadline:
Where do I know this song from...?

The Grateful Dead unfortunately play it alot.
deadline
(Cologne)
Posted: Aug 22, 2003 - 14:22
 
Where do I know this song from...?