This is one of the most classic songs of nostalgia. At first, we think it is just about yearning for the city of New Orleans, but then Armstrong reveals that he misses "the one I care for" more than New Orleans itself. This is ironic, since the one he cares for also is bound to New Orleans, and his memories of both of them are intertwined. I wonder how Armstrong would sing this after Katrina hit New Orleans in '05? Perhaps with a bit more heaviness and sadness and less of a comic trombone sound in the background?
This is one of the most classic songs of nostalgia. At first, we think it is just about yearning for the city of New Orleans, but then Armstrong reveals that he misses "the one I care for" more than New Orleans itself. This is ironic, since the one he cares for also is bound to New Orleans, and his memories of both of them are intertwined. I wonder how Armstrong would sing this after Katrina hit New Orleans in '05? Perhaps with a bit more heaviness and sadness and less of a comic trombone sound in the background?