Released 1988 Length 3:00 Writer(s) Lucinda Williams | Genre Alternative country Label Rough Trade Records | |
Producer(s) Gurf Morlix
Dusty Wakeman
Lucinda Williams | ||
"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" (derived from the standard French, "Tous les temps en temps") may be translated loosely as "every now and then". 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.
Covers
"Crescent City" was covered by Emmylou Harris on Cowgirl's Prayer; it was released as the album's second single, and was accompanied by a video, filmed in New Orleans.