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I was thinking the same thing, “Emotionally Charged Songs” would have been better in the title. Still a great list. I think I would have taken off “Are you Alright?” (too sweet), and added “Wrap My Head Around That” and “Are You Down.” Anyway, some of us “junkie” fans love the “Emotionally Damaged Songs”…so Lu probably won’t mind the title! Thanks for sharing the link!
I think we’re a little late on this topic, but I think Wikipedia has the right translation, which has already been mentioned in previous posts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City_%28song%29
Here’s what Wiki says:
“Crescent City” is the ninth track on the Lucinda Williams album Lucinda Williams. It was written by Lucinda Williams.
“The Cajun-influenced song is a homage to New Orleans, the “Crescent City.” It contains numerous regional references including the city Mandeville, Louisiana, Lake Pontchartrain, and Zydeco music. The song also contains two Cajun French phrases. The first “Tu le ton son temps” (perhaps “Tout est en son temps”) may be translated loosely as “everything in time.”[1] The second is “Laissez les bons temps rouler” or “let the good times roll.” The original recording possesses a pronounced Zydeco flavor with Accordion and fiddle instrumentation.”
Great song!
Thanks West Words! I’m psyched! Heads up, hotels in historic Charleston are at a premium and many seem to be already sold out.
Tom, (or anybody else) have any idea when the tickets for the Charleston show will go on sale? I would really like to go to this show, or else I’m considering the Black Mountain, NC show. Would really prefer to go to SC. Thanks!
Thank you for your kind words Dr. O! I have to admit, I am a little nervous about writing on this forum (it’s the only forum I have ever joined in my life). And like in the UK, the only radio station that I now know plays Lu is NPR, a station I have never listened to. How this gem of a musician has escaped me for so many years I just don’t know. I have introduced her music to my friends and they all think she’s amazing. I believe I have only scratched the surface of her musical genius. If you or anyone else knows how to promote her music in any other way, I will gladly jump on that train!
Kasparian, thank you for starting a new fan thread! I’m a new fan as well, but I’m thinking more like a Lucinda junkie about now. I had never heard of her until a few months ago when a friend of mine told me there was an artist he thought I might like. He knew that I’ve been a huge Neil Young fan for over thirty years and that I appreciate brilliant songwriting and rockin’ out music. He sent me the link to Righteously, end of story, I was hooked.
Now my Lucinda collection contains more than twenty iTunes downloads, 6 CD’s and 2 live Austin, TX concert DVD’s (and I am patiently waiting for my 7th CD right now). I saw her live in July at the NC Museum of Art and I was blown away. I can’t seem to get enough. Seems she’s all I can listen to these days. Absolutely love the variety of her music. Her songs just change like the wind, from tender and sweet, to gutsy and raw, and tear through my heartstrings like a razor. My favorite thing about her is her fearlessness in songwriting. Powerful, unbridled, untamed truths we can all relate to. Fan…hmmm, I think so!
