The accordion - not so much.
The lowly accordion is probably the least sexy of all instruments.
Have you ever been to a quinceneria without dancing to accordion music?
Both Cajuns (White descendants of the French) and Creoles (Black/Mixed descendants of the French) feature the instrument prominently in their music.
When I first heard Zydeco I had no idea what was going on.
"What the heck is that?", I asked.
But after years of hearing the music I've grown to like a few songs.
The Trail Rides are fun and the dances are family friendly and always spirited.
If not sexy - at least it's always associated with fun.
7 comments:
and fun is sexy! :)
Accordion is never going to be sexy and fun might be fun in a funny to participate in way.
I have no doubt that a fine woman with the accordion would make me listen but without that woman that instrument looks like the thing they use to flush the chimney.
Who cares what that things looks like I am 100% down with zydeco and even mixin it into a little mariachi music, maybe a little gypsy thing going on... accordian IS fun.
Oh I have to disagree. It does depend upon the music being played of course. The Eastern European stuff is soooo depressing but Argentinian Tango.......there is nothing that comes close to the passion that seethes between two dancers moving to the sound of the Accordian and accompanying musicians.
The zydeco dances in Lake Charles and Lafayette will make you a believer cher!!!
@ Desrtflower - IDK about that but 'sexy IS fun'.
@ FreeMan - Man... My sister played the accordion as a kid. I HATED those concerts but after going to many events when the accordion played a large part in the fun - maybe it's the context of the music that matters.
@ brohammas - Don't lie - you just like the Chicken Dance. Is there Zydeco in Philly?
@ Amanda - It's just odd that it never really went mainstrem but that most ethnic groups use it in their music.
For such a universal instument - it's odd that it's still thought of as being 'ethnic'.
(BTW - I should have known that you'd notice the seething dancers ;))
@ JGalt - What you know bout Tha Boot? Southeast Texas might as well be Southwest louisiana.
@UBJ: You know Beaumont is only that big bridge from Lake Charles. Bad part is the cops stop you coming and going for "traffic infractions"
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