Lovely lyrics, but the voodoo references are incorrect; Louisiana is the voodoo state. That's not meant as a criticism, simply an observation given the over-tones of "voodoo" here, not to mention the direct mention. Mississippi is more the crazy, Bible humping side of the South. I am sorry to say that, but it's true; they're stuck in a time warp that is all their own and all it leads to is gross regional bias.
Still, I love the wording of these lyrics and my only unhappiness with them stems from the obviously wrong state regarding the subject matter. It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT translate in that way. So, I ultimately find myself torn regarding the words here--excellent writing, incorrect (ignorant--which doesn't mean stupid) lyrics.
JudasDenied I am going to have to disagree with you strongly. You are right that Louisiana is the state with the most voodoo activity, however you are ignorant to think that it is the only state that has voodoo. You can't pin an entire state of people as a bunch of bible humpers either. How ignorant and narrow minded are you? That is like saying all Californians are surfers!
JudasDenied I am going to have to disagree with you strongly. You are right that Louisiana is the state with the most voodoo activity, however you are ignorant to think that it is the only state that has voodoo. You can't pin an entire state of people as a bunch of bible humpers either. How ignorant and narrow minded are you? That is like saying all Californians are surfers!
" It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT...
" It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT translate in that way."
Perhaps the song isn't just about the state of Mississippi or Louisiana. Perhaps it is deeper than that.
Lovely lyrics, but the voodoo references are incorrect; Louisiana is the voodoo state. That's not meant as a criticism, simply an observation given the over-tones of "voodoo" here, not to mention the direct mention. Mississippi is more the crazy, Bible humping side of the South. I am sorry to say that, but it's true; they're stuck in a time warp that is all their own and all it leads to is gross regional bias.
Still, I love the wording of these lyrics and my only unhappiness with them stems from the obviously wrong state regarding the subject matter. It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT translate in that way. So, I ultimately find myself torn regarding the words here--excellent writing, incorrect (ignorant--which doesn't mean stupid) lyrics.
JudasDenied I am going to have to disagree with you strongly. You are right that Louisiana is the state with the most voodoo activity, however you are ignorant to think that it is the only state that has voodoo. You can't pin an entire state of people as a bunch of bible humpers either. How ignorant and narrow minded are you? That is like saying all Californians are surfers!
JudasDenied I am going to have to disagree with you strongly. You are right that Louisiana is the state with the most voodoo activity, however you are ignorant to think that it is the only state that has voodoo. You can't pin an entire state of people as a bunch of bible humpers either. How ignorant and narrow minded are you? That is like saying all Californians are surfers!
" It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT...
" It bothers me that Lana has fed into the aforementioned regional bias and also exhibits her outright ignorance of the culture/history of Louisiana because no, sorry kids, it does NOT translate in that way." Perhaps the song isn't just about the state of Mississippi or Louisiana. Perhaps it is deeper than that.