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Sheryl Crow – God Bless This Mess
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“God Bless This Mess” is the opening track of Detours. The song is a lo-fi, compressed-sounding recording of Sheryl singing with only the backing of her acoustic guitar. Lyrically
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Andrea Tanguay – Never Forgive, Never Forget
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God Bless This Mess / By: Sheryl Crow / Daddy's in the hallway / Hanging pictures on the wall / And mama's in the kitchen / Making casseroles for all / My brother came home
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Sheryl Crow – Rise Up
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“Rise Up” is included on UK and Japanese versions of Detours as an exclusive bonus track. The song is about unconditionally supporting someone who is going through a hard time.
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Sheryl Crow – Now That You're Gone
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“Now That You’re Gone” was released as the third single from Detours. While the song may seem like a simple breakup anthem upon first listen, Sheryl confirmed that it is not
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Sheryl Crow – Detours
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“Detours” is the title track of the album and acts as somewhat of a division between the political first half of the album, and segues into the personal subjects of the second half
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Sheryl Crow – Love Is All There Is
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“Love Is All There Is” is lyrically about not letting past heartbreaks get in the way of new love. Sheryl is saying to never give up on love, because it’s all that really matters
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Sheryl Crow – Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)
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“Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)” is, fittingly, inspired by Sheryl’s treatment for breast cancer, after she was diagnosed in February 2006, just days after her breakup with
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Sheryl Crow – Shine Over Babylon
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“Shine Over Babylon” was released as the lead single from Detours in November of 2007. The song is Sheryl expressing her anger over what is happening in the world. She addresses
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Sheryl Crow – Diamond Ring
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Described as “theatrical” rather than confessional, “Diamond Ring” is Sheryl providing a little bit of parodical self-pity: “That song is specifically about my relationship with
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Sheryl Crow – Motivation
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“Motivation” appears to be an ode to celebrities who are famous simply for the sake of being famous, and no one really knows why. Sheryl often used Paris Hilton as an example of
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Sheryl Crow – Here Comes the Sun
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[Chorus] / Here comes the sun, doot in doo doo / Here comes the sun and I say it's all right / [Verse 1] / Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter / Little darling, it
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Sheryl Crow – Drunk with the Thought of You
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“Drunk with the Thought of You” is about Sheryl jumping head first into love with someone who doesn’t know she exists. The song directly contradicts the freedom she enjoyed in the
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Sheryl Crow (Ft. Ahmed Al Harmi) – Peace Be Upon Us
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“Peace Be Upon Us” is about connecting with others who may seem totally different from you, and reveling in the similarities you share. It was also written as a call for peace in
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Sheryl Crow – Love Is Free
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“Love is Free” was released as the second single from Detours in January 2008. The song was inspired by the people of New Orleans in the aftermath of the flooding from Hurricane
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Sheryl Crow – Lullaby for Wyatt
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“Lullaby for Wyatt” is a song Sheryl wrote for her son Wyatt, who was 3 weeks old when she began working on the album. She said Wyatt had “really informed this album.” Elaborating
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Sheryl Crow – Out of Our Heads
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“Out of Our Heads” is an anti-war song where Sheryl begs all the “children of Abraham” to think with their hearts, and not their heads, to protest and put a stop to the Iraq War
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Sheryl Crow – Gasoline
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“Gasoline” is protest song set in the midst of an imaginary revolution in the future (although 2017 has now since come and passed). In 2008, Sheryl said, “it’s like a science
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SiriusXM – Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time (2022)
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1000. Alan Jackson - Country Boy / 999. Greater Bakersfield Show Interview (w/ Dwight Yoakam & Dave Alvin) / 998. The Oak Ridge Boys - Trying To Love Two Women / 997. Chris Cagle
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