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Friday, July 15, 2011

NOT Sexy

 For some reason, most women love the sax.
The accordion - not so much.
 It's not as though one can woo his woman with a sexy rendition of some Luther Vandross song while playing this instrument.
The lowly accordion is probably the least sexy of all instruments.
 When most people think of the accordion - they think of ethnic European Polkas and the Chicken Dance at weddings.
 But a lot of Mexican music uses the accordion as well.
Have you ever been to a quinceneria without dancing to accordion music?
 Down here on the Gulf, the instrument is used in a genre of music called Zydeco. (Where's Mills when I need him?)
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.
So, after rethinking this instrument - maybe it is sexy after all.
If not sexy - at least it's always associated with fun.

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