<i>You be my Louisiana
I'll be your Mississippi</i>
That line always makes me giggle.
Having been to neither one of those states, I always kind of draw a blank - "You be my (random southern state), I'll be your (other random southern state)".
What are the attributes of each that work as a metaphor for the singer (Mississippi) and his girl (Louisiana)? Could "Arkansas" and "South Carolina" have worked as well? Or, shouldn't the girl be MISSissippi? And "I" (the singer) be LOUISiana?
Is there a special relationship, a history, between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana that I don't know about?
A really fun, breezy, summery song, of course. It just sends me off on that tangent when I hear it.
It's actually a direct reference to Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (which is why they're mentioned in the next two lines). Conway and Loretta had a duet back in the 70's called "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man."
It's actually a direct reference to Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (which is why they're mentioned in the next two lines). Conway and Loretta had a duet back in the 70's called "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man."
<i>You be my Louisiana I'll be your Mississippi</i>
That line always makes me giggle.
Having been to neither one of those states, I always kind of draw a blank - "You be my (random southern state), I'll be your (other random southern state)".
What are the attributes of each that work as a metaphor for the singer (Mississippi) and his girl (Louisiana)? Could "Arkansas" and "South Carolina" have worked as well? Or, shouldn't the girl be MISSissippi? And "I" (the singer) be LOUISiana?
Is there a special relationship, a history, between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana that I don't know about?
A really fun, breezy, summery song, of course. It just sends me off on that tangent when I hear it.
He's talking about the river Mississippi instead of the state. The river runs through Louisiana, so there's that relation.
He's talking about the river Mississippi instead of the state. The river runs through Louisiana, so there's that relation.
I don't think that a fun, easy-going song like this would have deep lyrics, or like you said, it would send you off on a weird interpretation! ^^
I don't think that a fun, easy-going song like this would have deep lyrics, or like you said, it would send you off on a weird interpretation! ^^
Ah. The river, running though the state. Yes! Never even thought of that.
Ah. The river, running though the state. Yes! Never even thought of that.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I think he means that they'll always be at each others side
I think he means that they'll always be at each others side
It's actually a direct reference to Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (which is why they're mentioned in the next two lines). Conway and Loretta had a duet back in the 70's called "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man."
It's actually a direct reference to Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (which is why they're mentioned in the next two lines). Conway and Loretta had a duet back in the 70's called "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man."
Awesome.
Awesome.
Thank you, Nerk.
Thank you, Nerk.