Format Single (music) Genre Cajun Label Decca Records 17000-A | Recorded December 22, 1934 Length 3:09 | |
A-side "La Valse de Madame Sosten (Mrs. Sosten Waltz)" | ||
"La Valse de Madame Sosten" is the A-side of the 78-RPM single #17000, recorded by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux in 1934. Side B contains "Mes Yeux Bleus" sung by his wife, Cleoma Falcon.
Content
Madame Sosten or "Sosthene" refers to Sosthene Falcon's wife Josephine Trahan. Sosthene Falcon is Joe's older uncle. The song deals with Josephine's daughter, Alida, who is the love interest of a much older man. He begs her parents to have her, even at the point of elopement (taking her through the window).
References
La Valse de Madame Sosten Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA