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Louis Jordan "Saturday Night Fish Fry" [performance vid]  http://www.dailymotion.co...h-fr_music
  
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Now, if you've ever been down to New Orleans Then you can understand just what I mean, Now all through the week it's quiet as a mouse, But on Saturday night, they go from house to house; You don't have to pay the usual admission If you're a cook or a waiter or a good musician. So if you happen to be just passin' by Stop in at the Saturday night fish fry! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! Now, my buddy and me was on the main stem, Foolin' around, just me and him, We decided we could use a little something to eat, So we went to a house on Rampart Street; We knocked on the door and it opened with ease, And a loose little miss said, "Come in please," And before we could bat an eye, We were right in the middle of a big fish fry! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! Now the folks was havin' the time of their life, And Sam was jivin' Jimmy's wife, And over in the corner was a beat-up grand Being played by a big, fat piano man! Some of the chicks wore expensive frocks, Some of them had on bobby socks, But everybody was nice and high At this particular Saturday night fish fry! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! They took us to jail in a dazed condition, They booked each one of us on suspicion; Now my chick came down and went for my bail, And finally got me out of that rotten jail; Now, if you ever want to get a fist in your eye, Just mention a Saturday night fish fry! I don't care how many fish in the sea, But don't ever mention a fish to me! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! It was rockin'! It was rockin'! You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! "Saturday Night Fish Fry" is a popular song, best known through the version recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
The single was a big hit, topping the R&B chart for 12 weeks in late 1949. It also reached #21 on the national chart, a rare accomplishment for a "race record" at that time (although the very popular Jordan had already had earlier crossover hits). Jordan's jump blues combo was one of the most successful acts of its time, and its loose and streamlined style of play was highly influential. "Saturday Night Fish Fry" was first recorded by Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies, which featured the talk-singing vocals of Ellis Walsh. The Jordan band dropped the shuffling rhythm of the Eddie Williams original, accelerating the pace into a raucous, rowdy jump boogie-woogie arrangement. Jordan's "Saturday Night Fish Fry" has been called one of the first rock and roll records. Chuck Berry was quoted as saying, "To my recollection, Louis Jordan was the first one that I hear play rock and roll." http://en.wikipedia.org/w...t_Fish_Fry . [Edited 7/11/09 9:45am] | |
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