The criteria is, in your opinion, to choose the top 10 Cajun accordion songs ever composed. This can be based on creativity, structure, lyrical arrangement, performance difficulty, etc. The songs do not have to be written by Cajun people but must be considered a Cajun song which has been recorded/played with a Cajun diatonic accordion.
I'll post the results when it seems many forum regulars like urselfs have voted.
I know these arn't the top 10 all time Cajun accordion songs, but they're my favorites:
1. Melville Two-Step
2. Freight Train Blues
3. Acadian Two Step (Nathan Abshire's version)
4. Chere Tout-Tout
5. Quelle Etoile
6. Le Chemin Que T'As Pris
7. Dreamers Waltz
8. Scott Playboy Special
9. Eunice Two-step
10. Evangeline Waltz
Top 5 Cajun Fiddle songs (because I'm a fiddle player)
1. Lake Arthur Stomp (Varise Connor's version)
2. Chere Bebe (Dennis McGee)
3. Perrodin Two Step
4. Fruge's Reel
5. La Valse D'Evia
Crowley 2 Step
Late In Life
J'Etais Au Bal
Bayou Teche Waltz
Midland 2 Step
Step It Fast
Calcasieu Waltz
Acadian 2 Step
Back O' Town 2 Step
Wafus 2 Step
Bernadette
Jolie Bassette
Madeleine
Ossun Two Step
J'etais au bal
Back door
You had some, you can't have no more
Port Arthur Blues (this belongs as #1)
Chanson de Mardi Gras
Lacassine Special
Hey, that's 10.
I'll add Pine Grove Blues, to get a shuffle in there.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Poll: Top 10 Cajun Accordion Songs
That's make it easier.
Dixie Rambler Special
Midland Two Step
Valse de Bambocheur
La valse de Pont d'amour
Les Tracas de Todd Balfa
Calcasieu Waltz
Chere Bebe Creole
Mon Vieux Wagon
Two Step de St Marie
Rodney's Waltz
That are songs I love to hear and some of them play.
But I know many many more.....
Jetais au bal
Eunice Two Step
La Valse Criminelle
Bayou Pon Pon
Bosco Stomp
Grand Bosco
Amede Two Step
Lacassine Special
Love Bridge Waltz
Wafus Two Step
1. dans le pins
2. Eunice Two-Step
3. Love Bridge Waltz
4. valse de granmere
5. Amede Two-Step
6. j'ets au bal
7. Cher Tout Tout
8. Chez Seychelles
9. Choupique Two-Step
10.Back of Town Two Step
Hard to name just 10, even 10 done by a single musician! The ten below have been all been recorded by Ambrose Thibodeaux at one time or another. I think the ones with * were composed by him.
Long Point Two Step (done well also by Les Amis Creole!)
La Louisianne Two Step*
Two Step Ambrose* (also a nice fiddle version by Mike Doucet on the album Beau Solo)
Donnez Moi Mon Chapeau (Catch Me My Hat)
Le 'Tit Negre a Tante Dolie (aka Rosalie by Segura Brothers, Coulee Rodair by Canray Fontenot, or Le Crepe a Nazaire by Alphee and Shirley Bergeron)
Poor Hobo (originally done by Breaux Brothers, and a big one for Austin Pitre)
Lacassine Special (I like Ambrose's version the best!)
Ton Bec est Doux (aka Vieux Airs by Joe Falcon, but my favorite version is by Octa Clark)
Bayou Chene Waltz (sung beautifully by Reggie Matte; originally by Iry LeJeune; also hear the version sung by Sterling Richard with Felix Richard on the Cankton Express lp!)
Valse de Grand Chemin (originally by Iry LeJeune, but my favorite version is by Roy Fusilier with the Mamou Cajun Band)
Oh, I get an extra one? Fe Fe Ponchaux (Joe Falcon, Nathan Abshire, Horace Trahan, etc.)
I would have to struggle to limit to 10 by Joe Falcon, 10 by Nathan Abshire, 10 by Iry LeJeune, the Balfas, and so on!
Hee Hee Bryan! I like these polls too but I always feel I have left out so many....
How about a thread for top 10 Cajun songs based on popular country-western songs? Back Door? Memoire dans mon couer? Tout les Soirs? La bouteille? Let me talk to your heart? WF is going to have to post a bunch more polls, which is not bad so long as we take it as fun. We're not voting for the Kennedy Center honors here.
Allons A Lafayette (Lafayette Two-Step)
Chere Bassette
Chere Bebe Creole (aka Valse de Platin)
Crowley Two-Step
Eunice Two-Step
Grand Mamou
J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte
La Robe Barree
Lacassine Special
Viens Me Chercher
Eunice 2 step
Lacassine Special
J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte
French 2 step
Choupique 2step
J'etais au bal
Jolie blon
Crowley 2 step
Midland 2 step
Unlucky waltz
To get a better idea I will mention the preforming artist.
Freighttrain blues / Balfa Toujours
Cowboy waltz / Les Amis Creole
Midland 2 Step / Wilson Savoy
Les Tacas de Todd Balfa / Balfa Toujours
Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane / Magnolia Sisters
Port Arthur Blues / Wade Frugé
Valse de Platin / Horace Trahan
Mullberry Waltz / Ambrose Thibodeaux
Alida / Aldus Roger
Waxia Special / Slim Doucet
nononono Wilfred,
you tackle a real problem, Wilfred. A beautiful song can be performed quite terrible. So who plays it is as important as the song itself. But that's in the game of this poll and that's why I didn't mention my favourite recordings. Suppose I mention **** **** **** as the favourite song/band. That will be the beginning of a looong discussion and too frightening for the newcomers. O, by the way, I found your moving smileys
I`m not changing it, these are the versions I like the most, and gives readers a chance to check them out, and decide for themselves if they like `m or not
Allons à Lafayette
Chez Seychelles
Valse de Marie
Amede Ardoin/Jo El Sonnier
Valse de l'orphelin
Valse de l'héritage
Valse de Lafayette (de KLFY)
Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle
La robe barrée
Ta petite robe courte
No Rick, I joke!! It's not true.
In my music collection cajun and zydeco ( 12 000 titles), I have 143 versions of " jolie blonde ". I think that is the most known cajun song.
Excuse Rick, I prefer write in french.
Here is the top 8. The best I could do.
6 Eunice Two-step
6 Lacassine Special
5 J'Etais Au Bal
4 Midland 2 Step
3 Back O' Town 2 Step
3 Choupique Two-Step
3 Crowley 2 Step
3 Heritage Waltz
The rest:
2 Acadian Two Step
2 Amede Two Step
2 Bayou Pompon
2 Calcasieu Waltz
2 Chere Bebe Creole
2 Chere Tout-Tout
2 Chez Seychelles
2 Freight Train Blues
2 J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte
2 Jolie Bassette
2 Jolie blonde
2 Les Tacas de Todd Balfa
2 Love Bridge Waltz
2 Port Arthur Blues
2 Wafus 2 Step
1 Alida
1 Allons A Lafayette (Lafayette Two-Step)
1 Ardoin Medley
1 Back door
1 Bayou Chene Waltz
1 Bayou Teche Waltz
1 Bernadette
1 Bosco Stomp
1 Cankton two step
1 Chanson de Mardi Gras
1 Cowboy waltz
1 Creole Stomp
1 Crowley Waltz
1 Dans le pins
1 Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane
1 Dixie Rambler Special
1 Donnez moi les (Pierre et la Grosse)
1 Donnez Moi Mon Chapeau
1 Dreamers Waltz
1 Duson Waltz
1 Evangeline Waltz
1 French 2 step
1 Grand Bosco
1 Grand Mamou
1 Grande nuit special
1 J'ai Fait Un Gross Erreur
1 Je Veux Plus Te Voir
1 Juste en reve
1 Katherine
1 Kingpin Special
1 La Louisianne Two Step
1 La queue d'tortue
1 La Robe Barree
1 La robe barrée
1 La Valse Criminelle
1 La valse de Pont d'amour
1 L'anse a'Paille
1 Late In Life
1 Le Chemin Que T'As Pris
1 Le 'Tit Negre a Tante Dolie
1 Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle
1 Long Point Two Step
1 Madame Sousthene
1 Madeleine
1 Mamou two step
1 Marksville
1 Melville Two-Step
1 Mon Coeur T'Appelle
1 Mon Vieux Wagon
1 Mullberry Waltz
1 Ossun Two Step
1 Poor Hobo
1 Quelle Etoile
1 Rodney's Waltz
1 Scott Playboy Special
1 Step It Fast
1 Ta petite robe courte
1 T'en as eu, t'en auras plus
1 Ton Bec est Doux
1 Turtle Tail Song
1 Two Step Ambrose
1 Two Step de St Marie
1 Unlucky waltz
1 Valse de Bambocheur
1 Valse de Grand Chemin
1 valse de granmere
1 Valse de Lafayette (de KLFY)
1 Valse de l'orphelin
1 Valse de Marie
1 Valse de Platin
1 Valse d'la vie
1 Viens Me Chercher
1 Waxia Special
1 You had some, you can't have no more