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AZSkiffyGeek
(11,069 posts)spanone
(135,877 posts)👍🏼
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)I wasn't watching the Grammys tonight. This is one of my favorite songs! Did he perform this at the Grammys? (I will scour the internet for it) I hope he won! This is an absolutely amazing song. I can never hear it and not feel like dancing. For a while, I was listening to it in the morning to get my day going on a good note.
So nice to see you...
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Cha
(297,679 posts)with John Baptiste! 🤷?♂️💖😎
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localroger
(3,631 posts)And I was born and live in New Orleans.
Tree Lady
(11,498 posts)We have gone twice and loved it. Last time we rented airbnb in the wards that are black only or mostly. Whole week we were only white people around. I wanted to see what it felt like. It was best trip. We found places away from tourist areas.
I was just asking my husband today when are we going back. He was wondering if crime was worse and I said it was bad last two times we went you can't think of that!
So how are things? Are tourists coming back?
Have you ever done rock and bowl? We took taxi to other side of town and were only tourists there. You would bowl then dance.
betsuni
(25,623 posts)Wonderful!
Nictuku
(3,617 posts)Fantastic! I absolutely love this song. I don't know what it is about it, but it really moves me. Both physically and spiritually.
I love the part (When I look up to the stars, and I know who we truly are), where they have several Mardi Gras Indians. Not sure how many folk will get that part, but it is amazing.
I love New Orleans, and I love Jon Batiste, and is SURE FEELS GOOD TO BE TALKING ABOUT LOVE RIGHT NOW (instead of the opposite).
This war is exhausting, and I'm not even it it. (the cost of empathy)
Thank you so much Me. for posting this.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Bristlecone
(10,133 posts)Not at all trying to be a jerk but no p in his name as an aside.
Beastly Boy
(9,432 posts)Everything came together just right: the camerawork, the choreography, the art direction, the casting... everything!
And, New Orleans as best supporting actor!
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)dancing, voices, the song... I love Jon Batiste!
IcyPeas
(21,905 posts)I just read his Wikipedia page.
I think he has a very interesting story.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Batiste
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Really paid attention when he was appearing from home on Colbert during lockdown. He was so cool. I assume it was at his home studio where he had this really cool painting behind him. I need to post a photo of that.
JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)A few years ago I hadn't heard of him until Colbert, now he's getting too big for Late Night.
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)He had 11 nominations, which I think was close to the record, and won 5.
eta acceptance speech video
RussBLib
(9,036 posts)such a variety of music. much more entertaining than the Academy Awards.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Quixote1818
(28,971 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)They trimmed down his performance.
cilla4progress
(24,770 posts)Just learned his new wife is very ill.
😢
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)one of my pet peeves is when people get his name wrong
Me.
(35,454 posts)brer cat
(24,606 posts)Thanks for posting, Me.