New Orleans Is Sinking Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Blue_Man 

Cover art for New Orleans Is Sinking lyrics by Tragically Hip, The

"i looked up to the Lord above and said hey iggy, thanks".

I think that's because in the Live Between Us version of this song Gordon throws in a couple of snatches of "China Girl" which was, of course, first recorded by Iggy Pop (and if you've only ever heard the Bowie version, you owe it to yourself to hunt down Iggy's version. I'm pretty sure it's on The Idiot).

(Perhaps) interestingly, China Girl is about a guy who's completely out of control and plainly heading for a fall, possibly dovetailing in with Wonderdog's "Eat, Drink And Be Merry For Tomorrow We May Die" interpretation of this song.