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2/20/09 – The Jock-A-Mo/Iko Iko New Orleans Cat Fight!

Posted: February 21st, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: R&B | Tags: , , , , , | 20 Comments »

Mardi Gras In New Orleans

This week’s Friday Night Cat Fight takes us down to The Big Easy for a New Orleans themed Cat Fight Show.  The battle royale this week is between two natives of New Orleans doing slightly different versions of the same song.  We begin with “Jock-A-Mo” from Sugar Boy Crawford & His Cane Cutters from 1953.  It’s up against The Dixie Cups classic top 20 hit from 1965, “Iko Iko”.  Only you can decide who will take the Mardi Gras Friday Night Cat Fight.  Grab a hurricane and dig, baby, dig.  Where ya at?

Which One Do You DIG The Most? - "Jackomo" / "Iko Iko"

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20 Comments on “2/20/09 – The Jock-A-Mo/Iko Iko New Orleans Cat Fight!”

  1. 1 Alice said at 4:29 am on February 21st, 2009:

    This is fun.

  2. 2 Steph said at 5:24 am on February 21st, 2009:

    Dixie Cups FTW.

  3. 3 Alan Kamen said at 5:27 am on February 21st, 2009:

    Great! Laisez les bontemps roules!

  4. 4 Pacific Princess and the Powler said at 6:52 am on February 21st, 2009:

    Rampart Street, my feet are are a swingin, go Blind Willie Davis and The Fat Man, when those Saint Go Marchin IN.

  5. 5 Jerry Barthelemy said at 7:15 am on February 21st, 2009:

    Sugar Boy

  6. 6 Wayne Tudor said at 8:32 am on February 21st, 2009:

    I really enjoy Friday nights again

  7. 7 Yum Yum said at 9:25 am on February 21st, 2009:

    IKO IKO YUM YUM MATT MATT HOUR HOUR FABULOUS FABULOUS !!!!!

  8. 8 Moondogger said at 5:23 am on February 22nd, 2009:

    Man…..This New Orleans stuff is knocking my socks off. Feels like old tymes. Thanks Matt.

  9. 9 Sierra said at 12:15 am on February 23rd, 2009:

    Wayta go, Dixie Cups, and as always, wayta go, Furry Leader! Sure hope the daily or weekly show becomes a reality! Would pay the 10 in a heartbeat!

  10. 10 David said at 9:43 pm on February 23rd, 2009:

    I can and would do $10 a month for a few weekly hours of MTC, but $20 would be harder no matter whether it was a regular MTC show or Harlem type show. I think $20 a month will be a harder sell competitively in these times when most everybody is examining discretionary spending tightly, and when $20 a month will get people a lot of content on a lot of web radio services.

    Matt, you should be aware of this looming issue if you’re not already:
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090217/1803403805.shtml

  11. 11 David said at 10:19 pm on February 23rd, 2009:

    …and I forgot to thank Our Furry Leader for the awesome Mardi Gras show. I loved it! Great mix of familiar and new-to-me, including Dave Bartholomew’s ‘Shrimp & Gumbo’. Scratch on!

  12. 12 Lori said at 8:39 am on February 25th, 2009:

    I agree with David that $20 would be a hard cell in these tough economic times and when other sites offer a variety of good music, some of them even free. However, a dynamic personality that you would bring to a show would be difficult, if not impossible, to beat at any price, and well worth at least $10, and I’m sure more for those interested in Harlem too. Perhaps offering a choice would be feasible–$20 for those who would like to subscribe to the show including Harlem, and $10 for anyone whom Harlem would not interest.

  13. 13 Tony DesgroName (required) said at 10:40 pm on February 25th, 2009:

    Hey MTC: I know I would pay the $20 a month, but I realize that Dave and Lori are probably right with regard to many listeners. If the choice of plans which Lori suggests is feasible, that might be the way to go; if not, maybe you can ask the listeners to respond to one more question in the next “Night Prowl”, namely, whether they would really enjoy a “Harlem” show if it didn’t cost anything more. If they do, you could set aside a time in one of the weekly shows where you could do a “Harlem” as part of that show. Best of both worlds? Maybe. Great job on the New Orleans cat fight show, by the way. Thanks for everything.

  14. 14 Mike Alltmont said at 11:35 am on February 27th, 2009:

    Awesome! Awesome show, Mr. Matt. You captured the sound of this past weekend…well, you missed the sound of vomit hitting the toilet water, toilet rim, bathroom floor, and the cat…but aside from that, you nailed it!

  15. 15 Friday Night Cat Fight » Blog Archive » 2/12/10 – “My Funny Valentine” Cat Fight! said at 2:06 pm on February 12th, 2010:

    […] Rodgers and Hart wrote “My Funny Valentine” for their 1937 musical, “Babes In Arms” and over the years it has become a true classic.  So many great versions of this song exist, but for the sake of sanity, I have chosen 4 to compete in this week’s Cat Fight.  Please listen to all four in their entirety and then vote for the one you DIG THE MOST!  Happy Valentine’s Day and enjoy Mardi Gras.  If you’d like to hear last years New Orleans Mardi Gras Cat fight, please click here! […]

  16. 16 Bud Childerhose said at 3:15 pm on February 13th, 2010:

    Hi Matt, I miss West coast Wednesdays the most !! East Coast crooners and southern rockabilly were a guaranteed hit. Sure do wish you could do the old Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday specialty programs again. By comparison no other has the background knowledge and enthusiasm. That pretty much says it for all your programs!!
    MTTC keep on prowlin’

  17. 17 Susann said at 3:23 pm on February 13th, 2010:

    Wonderful, loved the FNCF and the podcast! Thanks Matt!

  18. 18 Al Cap said at 6:30 pm on February 13th, 2010:

    Hey Matt love these shows but I need a billing address to electronically support this.

    So send the address and keep the shows coming. I’m still missing the XM harlem shows. Al

  19. 19 Warren said at 5:19 pm on February 18th, 2010:

    Great show this Friday. I love the New Orleans sound and yopu captured it well in 25 minutes

  20. 20 Prowlin' With Matt The Cat » Blog Archive » Cat Fight Podcast – “My Funny Valentine” – 2/12/10 said at 6:48 pm on March 21st, 2010:

    […] Rodgers and Hart wrote “My Funny Valentine” for their 1937 musical, “Babes In Arms” and over the years it has become a true classic. So many great versions of this song exist, but for the sake of sanity, I have chosen 4 to compete in this week’s Cat Fight. Please listen to all four in their entirety and then vote for the one you DIG THE MOST! Happy Valentine’s Day and enjoy Mardi Gras. If you’d like to hear last years New Orleans Mardi Gras Cat fight, please click here! […]

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