Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song after watching and reading about the devastation of the hurricane on Mississippi and Louisiana. Having lived in Texas for 10 years and traveled to New Orleans numerous times I was profoundly affected by this terrible event and the what this has done to all the people who live there.
Song Description
The performance of Blues Down in the Delta by the Eddie Becker Band invokes the emotions felt by the country and the entire world as the effects of Hurricane Katrina unfolded. The simplistic styling of the song causes listeners to focus on the message delivered by the song. Oz Smith digs deep into his soul and delivers a vocal performance of true emotion. The trumpet solo, performed by Dr. Gil Wilshire, member of the Eddie Becker Band ? Beltway Horns, depicts sounds of the New Orleans region while emoting feelings of pain and suffering the people of the region experienced.
| Song Length |
5:00 |
Genre |
Blues - Modern, Blues - Delta |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Disasters, Water |
| Similar Artists |
The Neville Brothers, Ray Charles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
?The Blues Down in the Delta?
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in the delta
Holdin' on to life by any means
Life's hard in Mississippi
In Louisiana too
Too much pain and sufferin'
They need help from me and you
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in the delta
Holdin' on to life by any means
They got no drinkin' water
Got no food to eat
They're holed up in their attics
Refugees in bare feet
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in the delta
Holdin' on to life by any means
The city is a swamp
Nothin? but misery and destruction
Lookng for a place to sleep at night
Waitin? for reconstruction
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in the delta
Holdin' on to life by any means
Water's breakin' down the levees
Causin' destruction down below
People cryin' and they?re beggin'
Where's the help and why so slow?
They got the blues down in Biloxi
Blues down in New Orleans
They got the blues down in the delta
Holdin' on to life by any means