Talk:Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis

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Would it be better if this article were called Meet Me in St. Louis (song)? TMS63112 17:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Who composed it and When? Or was it composed by committee, or was it an existing song with words amended for the exposition?

""Louis" in the song is pronounced "LOO-ee", akin to the French. The song is one of the few instances of pronouncing the city's name that way. It is normally pronounced "LOO-is"." -- This statement is incorrect, many song lyrics pronounce the city's name this way. For example Bessie Smith's version of W.C. Handy's song St. Louis Blues also uses "Lu-ee".

The city is named after King Louis IX, it was founded by the French and is properly pronounced as "Lu-ee" (see the St. Louis city wikipedia page for audio pronunciation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri)", "Lu-ee".

People currently local to St. Louis often colloquially pronounce it as "Lewis", which is not the way King Louis IX's name was pronounced by the French who named the town. The French settlers who started the town and decided to honor him by naming the place after him. St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States in 1803, as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Many people seem to think that the people who currently reside in the city should be able to dictate how it's name is pronounced -- but others disagree for sociological, linguistic and historical reasons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.23.152 (talk) 19:28, 12 October 2009 (UTC)