Planet of New Orleans by Dire Straits
Planet of New Orleans by Dire Straits

Planet of New Orleans

Dire Straits * Track #11 On On Every Street

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Planet of New Orleans by Dire Straits

Release Date
Tue Sep 10 1991
Performed by
Dire Straits
Produced by
Alan Clark & Mark Knopfler
Writed by
Mark Knopfler
About

This song has multiple meanings. First and foremost, it is a report on the magical and unique environment of New Orleans, which as Knopfler states, feels like its own “planet.”

However, it is also a story of late-night romance and the shadowy people who show their true colors only when it is dark o...

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Planet of New Orleans Lyrics

[Instrumental intro 0:00-1:32]

[Verse 1]
Standin' on the corner
Of Toulouse and Dauphin
Waitin' on Marie Ondine
I'm tryin' to place a tune
Under a Louisiana moonbeam
On the planet of New Orleans
In a bar they call the Saturn
And in her eyes of green
And somethin' that she said in a dream
Inside of my suit I got my mojo root
And a true love figurine
For the planet of New Orleans

[Chorus]
New Orleans
With other life upon it
And everythin' that's shakin' in between
If you should ever land upon it
You better know what's on it
The planet of New Orleans

[Verse 2]
Now I'm trying to find my way
Through the rain and the steam
I'm lookin' straight ahead through the screen
And then I heard her say
Somethin' in the limousine
'Bout takin' a ride across the planet of New Orleans

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
If she was an ace
And I was just a jack
And the cards were never seen
We could have been the king and the queen
But she took me back to her courtyard
Where magnolia perfume screams
Behind the gates and the granite
Of the planet of New Orleans

[Chorus]
New Orleans
With other life upon it
And everythin' that's shakin' in between
If you should ever land upon it
You better know what's on it
The planet of New Orleans

With other life upon it
And everything that's shakin' in between
If you should ever land upon it
You better know what's on it
The planet of New Orleans

Planet of New Orleans Q&A

Who wrote Planet of New Orleans's ?

Planet of New Orleans was written by Mark Knopfler.

Who produced Planet of New Orleans's ?

Planet of New Orleans was produced by Alan Clark & Mark Knopfler.

When did Dire Straits release Planet of New Orleans?

Dire Straits released Planet of New Orleans on Tue Sep 10 1991.

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