Domingo 10 Out 2010, 21h:27
"Nightmare of New Orleans" was written by Vic Sadot as a Cajun blues song about a year after Hurricane Katrina devasated New Orleans. The song is about the criminally negligent response to Hurricane Katrina before, during, and after that catastrophe. There were grave warnings of possible disaster for New Orleans in the Times Picayune and National Geographic in the year before the tragic and deadly event. For many Americans, the militarization of the rescue mission was one of the most disconcerting aspects of the Bush-Cheney regime's response to the flooding. FEMA even hired mercenaries from Blackwater to "restore order".
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Films such as "When the Levees Broke", "Trouble the Water", and "The Big Uneasy" reveal the pathetic and inhumane character of the emergency response. "The Big Uneasy" gives a forum to whistleblowers and community people who are not adequately covered by the corporate mainstream press these days. After watching "The Big Uneasy" by Harry Shearer in September 2010, Vic Sadot created a music video of his song.
MUSIC VIDEO OF "NIGHTMARE OF NEW ORLEANS" AT YOU TUBE
Vic Sadot YouTube Music Video for Nightmare of New Orleans
Nightmare of New Orleans - Lyrics & Comments by Vic Sadot
Do you know what the French word “cauchemar” means?
It’s a “nightmare” like right there in New Orleans!
When they let the levees sink in disrepair
The warnings were shrill, but they still didn’t care
Yes, Bush cut the budget… Sent the money to war
Now the great “Crescent City”… has death at her door
Well, Bush is a Nero fiddlin’ kind of guy
He flew over the city in a plane in the sky
The next day he’s back on vacation again’
Playing golf with his corporate empire friends
It’s “criminal negligence”, leaving people to die!
Now the mighty “Big Easy”’s left wondering why…
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Est-ce que vous connaissez “nightmare” en anglais?
C’est la Nouvelle Orleans completement sinistree!
C’est criminelle de laisser les gens la mourir
De ne pas les fournir les miens a partir
Une tempete sauvage d’eau et de vent
C’est le cauchemar de…la Nouvelle Orleans
The “Free Market” way to evacuate New Orleans
Was to issue an order without providing the means
For the poor to get out…There was simply no way!
Hard winds and high waters came crashing that day!
Now I see what that singer was trying to say
When he said that “they’re trying to wash us away”
Do you know what the French word “cauchemar” means?
It’s a “nightmare” like right there in New Orleans!
When they let the levees sink in disrepair
The warnings were shrill, but they still didn’t care
Yes, Bush cut the budget… Sent the money to war
Now the great “Crescent City”…will never be like before
Est-ce que vous connaissez “nightmare” en anglais?
C’est la Nouvelle Orleans completement sinistree!
C’est criminelle de laisser les gens la mourir
De ne pas les fournir les miens a partir
Un enfer predit pour les plus indigents
C’est le cauchemar de… la Nouvelle Orleans
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