"The Downeaster Alexa" - Long Island Modern Folk Song [+Lyrics]

"The Downeaster Alexa was originally written and performed by Billy Joel, and released in 1990. Written from the perspective of a struggling fisherman from eastern Long Island, the song describes how he is finding it increasingly hard to make ends meet and keep ownership of his boat, a downeaster named Alexa. The song brought attention to the challenges these fishermen faced and the hard work they put into their jobs. The term Baymen refers to the fisherman specifically of Long Island's bays. Runoff polluted the bays, pushing many of the baymen to fish out into the deep ocean. This version was performed by the US Army Field Band.
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The flag displayed is a proposed flag for Long Island, designed by Cesidio Tallini. The flag is used in pro-Statehood movements for Long Island.

[@buddy4445]

Wow, I've never heard of long island wanting to become a state. That's super interesting

[@hussarregiment7045]

No one serious wants it, at most it's a joke for when people are annoyed with Albany.
(Which anyone who lives in NYS can understand)

[@Chucky-up9od]

@@hussarregiment7045 Do you mean NYC?

[@hussarregiment7045]

@@Chucky-up9od NYS-New York State

[@Chucky-up9od]

@@hussarregiment7045 I thought it was New York City.

[@Chucky-up9od]

@@hussarregiment7045 Nobody calls it New York State. Mostly everyone calls it New York City.

[@Vicecitylad]

I swear this song was in a Commercial

[@TNDylan_]

probably billy joel

[@achair7265]

@@TNDylan_ It's Billy Joel.

[@TNDylan_]

@@achair7265 I know it’s billy Joel, I’m saying the version in the commercial wasn’t this one lmao

[@achair7265]

@@TNDylan_ I think someone typed here saying it was sung by national guard.

[@seanhartnett79]

Long Island tourist video ‘82

[@A350flyernyc]

The Republic of Long Island

[@achair7265]

Ah people who have good taste in flags, you can't beat the original.

[@Chucky-up9od]

Looks like the Ukrainian flag a little bit.

[@somekoolusername]

​@@Chucky-up9odwait till you found out about the flag of Lower Austria

[@achair7265]

I found this 1982 Long island tourism song. it's, by what someone told me in the comments, literally called Long island song. It's the only video and audio out there of the song by what I can find. It's lost media in a sense.
czcams.com/video/IENbcBPXJe4/video.html

[@vivek-1318]

Awesome

[@DeVolksrepubliek]

Lange Eylandt, New Netherland ✊🏽💙🤍🧡

[@thetabaxii]

Ben jij ook Nederlands?

[@DeVolksrepubliek]

@@thetabaxii Mijn vader is een Nederlander, maar ik kom uit New York.

[@thetabaxii]

@@DeVolksrepubliek Oh nice, ik kom uit Nederland

[@DeVolksrepubliek]

@@thetabaxii Waar in Nederland?

[@thetabaxii]

@@DeVolksrepubliek Provincie Utrecht(gedetaileerder ga ik liever niet)

[@AlabamaRocketTroop]

very cool

[@residentnewenglander3120]

nice

[@easternbrickfilms239]

Nice

[@randomyankee8923]

Yo I'm technically from long Island bc Brooklyn is shown and I'm from Brooklyn so hi
Edit: I moved to Queens a few months back

[@cultofmrozinski368]

I see now why they call it Long Island.

[@boozashakes4254]

I’m from Long Island 💙🧡🤍

[@pasghetti45]

👍

[@Edward-qx9lb]

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