Iko Iko The song was popularised by The Dixie Cups in 1965. It has also been covered by Cyndi Lauper, the Grateful Dead, Cowboy Mouth, Warren Zevon, Long John Baldry, Dave Matthews & Friends, Indigo Girls, The Ordinary Boys, Glass Candy, and Sharon, Lois & Bram among others. Aaron Carter covered the song for The Little Vampire soundtrack, and The Belle Stars’ cover was featured in the film Rain Man.
Home / Questions / Which much-covered New Orleans song tells of a parade collision between two ‘tribes’ of Mardi Gras Indians was written under the original title “Jock-A-Mo” in 1954?