Wednesday, October 22, 2008

goodnight irene

after hearing news that a friend's film, goodnight irene, picked up the best narrative award at the new orleans film festival, i did a google search and came up with this youtube clip of leadbelly singing "goodnight irene." equally awesome.



also awesome, leadbelly singing "house of the rising sun":



i love these creepy, haunting lyrics. what is it about new orleans that is inevitably spooky? i think it really is the city of the dead!


There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

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