Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
The Frank & Joe Show Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
And miss it each night and day
I know I'm not wrong, the feeling's getting stronger
The longer I stay away
Miss the moss-covered vines, tall sugar pines
Where mockingbirds used to sing
I'd love to see that old lazy Mississippi
The moonlight on the bayou
A Creole tune that fills the air
I dream about magnolias in bloom
And I'm wishin' I was there
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart
And there's one thing more, I miss the one I care for
More than I miss New Orleans
The Frank & Joe Show's song "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" is a melancholic yet heartwarming tribute to the vibrant city of New Orleans. The song is a reflection of the nostalgia and yearning one feels for a place they call home.
The opening lines of the song set the tone for the emotion that the singer is feeling. The chorus "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans" is a rhetorical question directed at the listener. It's the singer's way of expressing that unless you have experienced the unique allure of New Orleans, one cannot understand the depths of the nostalgia and longing he is feeling.
The other lines of the song describe the specific things that make New Orleans so special - the moss-covered vines, the tall sugar pines, the lazy Mississippi, the moonlight on the bayou, and the magnolias in bloom. These are all images that are characteristic of New Orleans and evoke a sense of place for the listener. Moreover, the line "I miss the one I care for more than I miss New Orleans" adds a personal touch and shows the emotional depth and attachment that the singer has to the city and its people.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
Are you familiar with the feeling of longing for New Orleans?
And miss it each night and day
Feeling the absence of the city every moment of the day and night.
I know I'm not wrong, the feeling's getting stronger
Feeling certain that the longing for New Orleans is intensifying as time goes on.
The longer I stay away
The more time spent away from the city, the stronger the feeling of longing becomes.
Miss the moss-covered vines, tall sugar pines
Yearning for the lush greenery of the city with its hanging vines and towering trees.
Where mockingbirds used to sing
Remembering the sweet sound of the mockingbirds that once inhabited the city.
I'd love to see that old lazy Mississippi
Desiring to witness the majestic Mississippi River as it moves slowly through the city.
Hurrying into Spring
Watch as the season changes and the river flows towards spring.
The moonlight on the bayou
Reminiscing the magical sight of moonlight reflecting on the city's bayous.
A Creole tune that fills the air
The sound of a song in the Creole style pervades the city's ambiance.
I dream about magnolias in bloom
Imagining the beauty of magnolias in full bloom.
And I'm wishin' I was there
Longing to be present in New Orleans at this moment.
More than I miss New Orleans
Missing the person they care for more than they miss the city itself.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
Written by: EDDIE DE LANGE, LOUIS ALTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@throckmortensnivel2850
"God bless the child that's got his own, that's got his own..." Thank you, Billie, and Louis, for the beauty you brought to the world.
@gratefulyankee377
Two of the most immortal icons of jazz whose legacies will live on forever
@krisdemars1355
Right on brother 🌹
@carolegriggs3107
So true, and Billy's voice always gives me goose bumps. Heaven on Earth💜
@loilt5091
Louis & Billie...it doesn't get any better!!
@samuelmuiruri4704
u would not think amstrong could play for another artist. well, what a giant, great singer but will play sax for billie holliday
@loilt5091
@@samuelmuiruri4704
Sax?...time for some homework.
Louis Armstrong is widely acknowledged as the greatest trumpet player in the history of jazz.
@samuelmuiruri4704
@@loilt5091 my bad, i stand corrected.
@rexstil99
@@loilt5091 he’s my favorite but definitive best is a stretch when you consider people like miles Davis and John Coltrane
@loilt5091
@@rexstil99
Best❓
Best what...technical chops, groundbreaking virtuosity, a game changing, genre defining genius, a charming, heart warming icon. Or the FATHER of it all, even before Duke...the man who laid it all out there, setting the standard & example for everybody. Even the great Miles Davis admitted that Louis said it ALL, before any of us! Scholarly, former young lions like Wynton know the score...he'll tell you who The Man is.
Sure, Trane's got a few of those covered and then there's Diz's blinding, Be-Bop mastery, bringing the Latin connection & so many other greats, but when the dust finally settles, there's only one. The general public mostly know him as the gravelly voiced charmer, but his horn is the beacon on the battlefront, that blazed through the frontier and eras...from it's Storyville birthplace and Buddy Bolden, past King Oliver, to New York & the World! 🌐