Ray Stevens - The new Battle of New Orleans

[@sandrafulkerson6177]

There's only one Ray Stevens,,,and that is really sad,,need more American singers like him.

[@Scioneer]

If Weird Al and Ray Stevens ever collaborated it would be epic.

[@KowboyUSA]

It would be that and more!

[@LordDragon1965]

Best collab for Weird Al so far was Lin-Manuel Miranda, look at Hamilton Polka. It would be epic to get these two together...

[@alphawolf8437]

Amen!

[@cybercat29]

I would just LOVE to see that!

[@michaelsurla3913]

After being from New Orleans and encountering Katrina this song hits the nail on the head.

[@toddbruce940]

i agree bro

[@vanessahenry7238]

True Dat!

[@mcfrdmn]

Lovely song and wonderful musical performance !

[@therocksays10]

Lyrics as best as I can hear them: "Well, in 20-05, Katrina let her rip, Took dead aim at the coast of Mississip’. Blew Pascagoula and some other towns to smithereens, And she set her sights on the town of New Orleans. "And the levees caved in, and the water started risin’; And the people started climbin’ up on their roof. Reporters showed up and started televisin’, Started pointin’ fingers and messin’ with the truth. "And they blamed George Bush, and they blamed the head of FEMA. Global warming played a part in it too, don’t ya know? Louie Farrakhan said Bush blew up the levees; Well, I guess he saw it all from his UFO. "They had a whole bunch of school buses ready to go, But they never crank them up because the mayor said, “No”. Said they “weren’t good enough for folks to ride on”, Then he told them all to “walk to the SuperDome”. "Law and order left town, and the gangs took over. And committed every kind of unthinkable sin. They shot up the town, and trashed the SuperDome, And they showed it on Fox and CNN. "And they stole TVs and they stole fine jewelry; Everybody got a new pair of Nike tennis shoes. Stole guns, DVDs, and shopping carts full of beer. They even stole stuff that they couldn’t even use. "Then the mayor started cussin’, started complainin’; Defendin’ his actions on the radio. Said the federal government was at fault and he was blamin’ Everybody but hisself and Governor Blanco. "And he blamed George Bush, and he blamed the head of FEMA. Then a bunch of other politicians all jumped in. The Reverend Jessie Jackson just couldn’t stay away; He had to show up and pontificate again. "And they stole TVs and they stole fine jewelry; Everybody got a new pair of Nike tennis shoes. Stole guns, DVDs, fur coats, cold beer. They even stole stuff that they couldn’t even use. "And they blamed George Bush, and they blamed the head of FEMA. Global warming played a part in it too, don’t ya know? Louie Farrakhan said Bush blew up the levees; Well, I guess he saw it all from his UFO. "Yeah, they blamed George Bush, and they blamed the head of FEMA. Then a bunch of other politicians all jumped in. The Reverend Jessie Jackson just couldn’t stay away; He had to show up and pontificate again. "Whoo!"

[@FizzVizard]

I just discovered Ray Stevens more recent recordings on you tube by accident, they're brilliant, spent a fair bit of Christmas day and today, going through some if them, being in the UK, hadn't really heard much about him since the Streak! I bet he's popular with Trump supporters! 😁

[@deewesthill1358]

He's popular with everybody who loves great humor and great music.

[@doughesson]

And that last is a bad thing because....?

[@michaelwalter3399]

Sewer Orleans recently took down statues of Gen. Lee, Pierre Beauregard, etc. Considering what The Big Sleazy has turned into, that was almost a mark of respect.

[@raystevens5829]

Michael thank you for your support where are you from?

[@jusyoniox]

@@raystevens5829 lmao, this dude came in with the same name. Genuinely curious, that actually your name or is this a troll account?

[@bakersgirl2012]

Not bad mr Stevens,Johnny Horton would be proud of your version!Johnny Hawkins Kentucky

[@orbs1062]

Nicest way ever to say: "Ya'll stoooopid."

[@orbs1062]

@Sue Taft I absolutely remember. Blamed Bush for EVERYTHING! Because it was a "chocolate New Orleans," if my memory serves correctly. 🦝

[@rickjohn4621]

Love it! Fantastic

[@henry44mag.26]

That's tha truth tha whooole truth and nutin but tha damn truth.

[@starbrite1988]

USED TO LOVE TO DANCE TO THIS IN MY YOUNGER DAYS 😄

[@jtkirkfan2002]

It may be gone now, but I found it on I-tunes a couple of years ago.

[@jamescbliss2225]

yep but no work boots were taken

[@lancelink29]

James C Bliss WWHHHHHAAAAATTTTTT?? WHY NOT? 🤔 🤐 ... 👌

[@timpowell5032]

Amen.

[@tnzayatz6579]

Those disturbed by this don’t know how true this song is. Interesting fact is while Ray Nagin and the Governor complained that there was no plan to deal with this type of event, there was and they had both signed off on it including how to request aid from the Feds including FEMA. I guess all they did do was sign off, never read the plan- typical politician.

[@sallyjopatriot]

you live in a town below sea level in a part of the country known for hurricanes. You have several days notice. yet you make no plans to evacuate. and then blame everyone else for the consequences of your shit poor choices... lose the victim mentality, get the hell off Uncle Sam's plantation and you AND the rest of the country will be better off.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@sallyjopatriot It was up to the state and local government to have a *workable* plan and drills. The Louisiana and New Orleans governments kicked the can down the road for years. Ditto with the ACE and the levees (the federal government did not appropriate the money for repairs) All of the above said -- Yes, people should have been aware and made plans to evacuate. (Those flooded school buses would have been useful -- Had neighborhood plans been made). The saddest part, in my opinion is that those vulnerable neighborhoods were rebuilt (Rather than that land being made into a flood plain -- To guard the higher land in the city from flooding/storm surge) The people living in those low-lying places should have been given a settlement and temporarily housed elsewhere for awhile until they could get a new place on higher ground ..

[@NessaEllenesse]

I have to protest him calling Mr. Jesse Jackson reverend. Out of the mouth comes the meditations of the heart. I will never accord the title reverend to anyone who only knows how to sew hate, disconnect, strife and anger.

[@kanyuseemyfinger3343]

Truer words were never set to music. Thank you Ray, for a more truthful perspective than we got from the Left-slanted media.

[@briancraig81]

Hell yeah! Ray speaking the truth

[@kennethwilliams6471]

This is great

[@Beobout6]

Ray it’s time to write one about Virginia and it’s gun grabbing governor. 👍🏻

[@LyleMKarr]

Ray Stevens CDs are available from Amazon.

[@chasevaughan6541]

The best thing was that it started with the music from Johnny Horton's Battle of New Orleans

[@doughesson]

Which itself was based on a fiddle tune called The Battle of November 8th,the date of the battle of New Orleans.

[@marybetz1775]

HE IS GREAT 👍

[@earlleeruhf3130]

So much truth within the humor.

[@weatherman939]

I love this!!

[@Elmware]

Does he have a song for Houston Texas?

[@BrendaFayRegister]

We love U 🌹

[@brandonshaw7619]

Born raised went through Katrina in Pascagoula Iv never heard this

[@lordhossmicoy2792]

does eney one whan the bacerond music it from johnny Horton battle of new orrlens

[@joanmorris3763]

It s a neat version! Cute song!🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐚🐚🐙🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐙🐙🐙🐙🐚🐚🐚🐚🐙🐚🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

[@mxgangrel]

Not the Battle of New Orleans I was looking for

[@RONDMASON7777]

Good song, Ray

[@s.a.adams-ford1216]

I've noticed the left hasn't tried canceling Ray. That would be like going bear hunting with a BB gun.

[@jamesdio891]

Since I was a chow.

[@billwoehl3051]

Lol, funnier than the original!!!!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

The picture of all of those school buses being flooded when people could have been evacuated by the school buses/drivers (and the buses as well as the people being spared Katrina) by taking those people to shelters higher ground is heartbreaking! The situation in New Orleans pre-Katrina was well known! The Louisiana and New Orleans politicians just ignored the citizens and refused to compile a workable evacuation plan!

[@J.DouglasHenderson]

8 people got a new pair of Nike tennis shoes

[@stylerpeete4193]

he said “a lot of people” not 8 people

[@mangocoffee510]

I didn't see the "new" part so I got confused

[@JonathanHopkinsMarkiplierFan]

@BigMan'sParanormal, can I get a copy of the mp3 of this song please?

[@mlthmp]

Give btclod.com/converter-2/ or y2mate.is/en49/ a look. Lets you download right from youtube. There are a few others too that should let you download a mp3 version

[@arvinclaycomb9154]

Wow best song ever for home

[@danieljonhson6367]

Lmao it's funny because it's true.

[@wilsonbelle6600]

Great version but he left out the parts about crapping in the streets and all the rape.

[@magneto7930]

Exactly, this version is a little too clean.

[@kernriver1967]

Yup the reporters will do such... Experienced such in Vietnam.. No joke azz bites they are...

[@here_we_go_again2571]

*"Katrina's Battle with New Orleans"* would be a good title.

[@jamessimms415]

Truth

[@bethkelly6126]

Ray is OK

[@rosellacestarioli921]

Ricordo questa versione ,ma c'è né anche un altra che mi piaceva ma non ricordo chi l'ha cantava

[@Scioneer]

Not Farrakahn's cold beer! Those bastards!

[@doughesson]

When Kanye West said "George Bush doesn't care about black people", I stopped helping to load relief supplies on trucks bound to help. If I'm going to get spit on for helping, they could get by on their own.

[@magneto7930]

I prefer the "crapped in the streets" version myself.

[@leec440]

Folks think this is just funny but it’s facts!

[@Angel-nu7fm]

Serious, Mayor Nagin should have gone to jail, along with the governor...everyone's else's fault but their own

[@oct2119960]

Dumbass.

[@MrEskiedogs]

@@oct2119960 Dumbasses, two is plural

[@aletaschulz2019]

😆🤗

[@socialdarwinist1001]

What else would you expect from people whose ancestors had their relatives over for dinner... as the main course??

[@Farrah300]

Eat your heart out, Johnny Horton.

[@Mftjan2000]

Brilliant. I blame George Bush and FEMA still.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

How funny.

[@kylechristy1272]

Does he use the N word or are my ears deceiving me? Not that I care that much.

[@mlthmp]

Not that I am aware of.. I dont think he's ever used cuss words in his stuff

[@dawnmorris3718]

Kyle Christy he says " The Mayor said no"

[@kylechristy1272]

Dawn Morris right figured it out thanks!

[@williamiannucci2740]

Kyle Christy. No honey

[@henry44mag.26]

Kyle Christy yeah your ears were playing tricks on you. I just plugged my phone into my CD player and played it on my truck speakers and didn't hear it.

[@aaronnoon2582]

That’s not Ray.

[@verilyheld]

He used to be funny, then he got mean. As for New Orleans and Katrina, Shrub cut funding for the levees.

[@deewesthill1358]

It's still funny, and not at all mean, just true.

[@dantdmwowawsomecouch7395]

I think the original ones better

[@katherinkeegan8601]

This is one of the few times he used an established song, instead of writing his own. Did you know the original was written by a school teacher to help teach history? That is why Johnny Horton's songs contain so much historical material.

[@prussiancountryhuman]

Says the N word unfortunately

[@10_points]

You on crack?