Our Home, Louisiana
I just wanted to share something a little neat. BC/BS has been running this commercial showing pictures of recovery of the area and New Orleans with this song that really pulls at the emotions. I get teary eyed and actually proud to live here for the brief time of the commercial. Anyway, one of our church friends who works for them sent the link to the entire song and lyrics so I wanted to share it.
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I’m sure by now you’ve heard or seen the TV commercials with the “Our Home, Louisiana” song in it. The young man who wrote and performs that song, Jep Epstein, is a New Orleans native who has done work for us in the past. His home was completely destroyed by Katrina, like so many others he has been on an odyssey worthy of writing down. But instead, he wrote that heart-wrenching tune. I thought you might like to hear the whole thing, as you only get snippets in our ads, and the song really has nothing to do with Blue Cross, we’re just helping it get distributed. In fact, in the 1st Quarter of the Peach Bowl, we went ahead and ran the ad nationally so that displaced people all over America could hear it, and see that we’re still working to fix things here.
Here is a link to the song in its entirety: http://www.bcbsla.com/web/customer/Our_Home/Our_Home_Louisiana.asp
And here are the lyrics:
OUR HOME, LOUISIANA
A flickering lamp, a fire bright,
The lights are on again,
Graceful trees tell quiet tales,
And you remember then.
All our dreams head homeward, chere,
Smiles bring other smiles,
Neighbors, friends, and family join,
Together, we survive.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
A breaking dawn, a tender morn,
A canvas we design,
The band parades, a jester laughs,
We share momentous time.
And all our hopes flow back to you,
The music plays in time,
The river calls in majesty.
Together, we survive.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
Church bells ring, the children sing,
My sunshine, you are mine,
Hello old friend, I knew you when,
Together, we’ll unwind.
May all our prayers be noble now,
May all our work be pure,
May we be thankful once again,
Together, we endure.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
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I’m sure by now you’ve heard or seen the TV commercials with the “Our Home, Louisiana” song in it. The young man who wrote and performs that song, Jep Epstein, is a New Orleans native who has done work for us in the past. His home was completely destroyed by Katrina, like so many others he has been on an odyssey worthy of writing down. But instead, he wrote that heart-wrenching tune. I thought you might like to hear the whole thing, as you only get snippets in our ads, and the song really has nothing to do with Blue Cross, we’re just helping it get distributed. In fact, in the 1st Quarter of the Peach Bowl, we went ahead and ran the ad nationally so that displaced people all over America could hear it, and see that we’re still working to fix things here.
Here is a link to the song in its entirety: http://www.bcbsla.com/web
And here are the lyrics:
OUR HOME, LOUISIANA
A flickering lamp, a fire bright,
The lights are on again,
Graceful trees tell quiet tales,
And you remember then.
All our dreams head homeward, chere,
Smiles bring other smiles,
Neighbors, friends, and family join,
Together, we survive.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
A breaking dawn, a tender morn,
A canvas we design,
The band parades, a jester laughs,
We share momentous time.
And all our hopes flow back to you,
The music plays in time,
The river calls in majesty.
Together, we survive.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
Church bells ring, the children sing,
My sunshine, you are mine,
Hello old friend, I knew you when,
Together, we’ll unwind.
May all our prayers be noble now,
May all our work be pure,
May we be thankful once again,
Together, we endure.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
This is our love, This is our life,
This is our home, Louisiana,
This is our day, come what may,
This is our home.
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