It’s carnival time here once again in the states and with the party atmosphere taking a stronghold down in New Orleans this week I thought I would put together a small list of essential Mardi Gras themed music, with a few surprises thrown in at the bottom of this post. Unlike most of the other song lists or play lists I’ve created over the years in this section, the title does not just have to include the word ‘Mardi Gras’. The songs and videos below just need to have a feel for the annual New Orleans celebration. Some are even instrumentals with the sounds of Cajun, Creole, Blues, Jazz and Zydeco or a fusion mix. This is a relatively small list compared to other themed song lists I’ve done previously but should still give a good sampling of music for this special annual event known as Mardi Gras. Enjoy!
SONGS WITH A MARDI GRAS THEME
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Big Chief – Earl King
Carnival Time – Al Johnson
Fire On The Bayou – The Meters
Go To The Mardi Gras – Professor Longhair
Goin’ Back To New Orleans – Dr. John
Hey Pocky A-Way – The Meters
I Went To The Mardi Gras – Snooks Eaglin
La Danse De Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Song) – Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Mardi Gras Day – Dr. John
Mardi Gras In New Orleans – Fats Domino
Mardi Gras In New Orleans – Professor Longhair
Mardi Gras Mambo – The Hawketts
Meet De Boys On The Battlefront – Wild Tchoupitoulas
Take Me To The Mardi Gras – Paul Simon
The Day After Mardi Gras – The Lakefront Loungers
The Second Line – Stop, Inc
When The Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong
Who Dat At Da Mardi Gras – Jake Da Snake
************ BONUS ************
Enjoy a couple more off-the-wall sounds of Mardi Gras…. with a humorous twist…..
Ain’t No Place To Pee On Mardi Gras Day – Benny Grunch
Mardi Gras Funk! (Parody of “Uptown Funk”) – Melissa Stevenson
*** A FEW MORE SOUNDS OF LOUISIANA ***
Diggy Liggy Lo – Dou Kershaw (“The Rajun Cajun”)
Down At The Twist & Shout – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Jambalaya On The Bayou – John Fogerty (Blue Ridge Rangers)
When The Saints Go Marching In – Pelican 212
(an amazing family brass band that have appeared recently on national TV)
************ ENCORE ************
and here’s one more that sums up the unmistaken sounds of the season…………
New Orleans Creole / Cajun / Zydeco / Blues / Jazz Music of Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday / NOLA Saints
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