What does “Iko Iko” mean? This video is … Peter from Lancaster, United Kingdom I don't want to be too pedantic, but NFA, Iko Iko, and Women Smarter aren't in 5/4, they're in good old-fashioned 4/4. Grateful Dead first performed the song in 1977, and it became a regular feature of their tours in the 80s and 90s. Part of the problem of deciphering the phrase “Jockomo feena nay” is that all spellings are approximate, and that there are numerous interpretations. Versions of the song appear on their live albums Reckoning , Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 , Crimson White & Indigo , Dick's Picks Volume 9 , Dave's Picks Volume 12 , and 30 Trips Around the Sun . Back to the Dead, you forgot the section of Terrapin in 13/8. "Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. It seems incredible that this song that is so recognizable to generations of Americans – has no definitive meaning. NOBODY KNOWS. My grand-ma told your grand-ma: "I'm gon-na set your flag on fire." Iko Iko Grateful Dead. 'Women are Smarter' and "Not Fase Away' have the same beat. 0 Comments; 0 Tags; My grand-ma and your grand-ma were sit-tin' by the fire. In 1982, both Natasha (#10) and The Belle Stars (#35) had UK Top 40 hits with their renditions of the Dixie-Cups version. Don't remember the name, but there is also a King Crimson song in 17/16. Others claim “Iko!” is the Creole for “Akout!” (“Listen!”) with “An deye” meaning “At the back!”, which is where the Mardis Gras Indian chiefs would have stood in the procession. Iko iko wan dey: What do ... by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford came out in 1953, and many artists, from Dr. John to the Grateful Dead to Cyndi Lauper, have covered it. When I was 15 or 16 I recall explaining to my older sister that I was into Dead music, that it was different music. Grateful Dead, 1989. Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead once said that “Jockomo” derives from a Swahili word meaning roughly, “If you don’t like … She was really square but mentioned, "I have a CD with the Grateful Dead on it." Hey now ! The beat is called the 'Bo Diddley' beat or a New Orleans beat, based on the clave beat which is the basis of afto-cuban music. Talk-in' 'bout, Hey now ! It has also been covered by the Grateful Dead who made "Iko Iko" a staple in their live shows from 1977 onward. One of the most well-known songs of Mardi Gras is “Iko-Iko,” made popular after an impromptu jam session was caught on tape by songwriting greats Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. In 1965 New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups were recording for Leiber & Stoller’s Red Bird Records in a New York studio. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written and released in 1953 as a single by Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make the charts. "Iko Iko"/ "Jock-a-Mo" has been re-recorded in countless versions, by artists that include The Grateful Dead, Cyndi Lauper, Warren Zevon, Dave Mathews, and Long John Baldry. She handed me a two disc album put out by Greenpeace that featured many different artists and the Dead's 'Throwing Stones' was on there. It has been also been covered by Cyndi Lauper, the Grateful Dead (who made "Iko Iko" a staple in their live shows from 1977 onward), Cowboy Mouth, Warren Zevon, Long John Baldry, Dave Matthews & Friends, The Ordinary Boys, Glass Candy, and Sharon, Lois & Bram, among others.
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