Kid Rock Reunite With Sheryl Crow For "Collide"

Americana cultural icons, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow cozy up to the microphone, together once again, with the new video for their heartbreaking new duet single, "Collide," the third single from Rock's latest LP, "Born Free" album. Despite his image as a hard drinking, hard partying rap star turned rock 'n' roller, Rock's most successful single to date is his lovelorn duet with Crow, "Picture," which became an instant hit and karaoke bar staple in late 2002. "Collide" marks the second painful love duet from the one-time unlikely partners.
"Collide," their latest duet, is a country-tinged bar ballad with sweet country rock tune that suits their easy-going, lived-in voices very well. It relies heavily on the gritty vocal timbres of Crow and Rock, as they loosely harmonize their way through recollections of both good times and bad. The tune starts out with a delicate organ and the song is meant for two lovers, finding solace in each other's arms, amidst fears and scars from a less than picture-perfect life. The chorus hits with whiskey-soaked honesty.
The "Born Free" and "Sign Your Name" singers lean on one another in this sad love song, which tells the story of two former flames who take shelter in each other's arms once again. This line draws out in detail the reasons that they're each lonely, and the ways that they've both damaged themselves. Heartland musical legend, Bob Seger, who has been known to dabble in blue collar love affairs, plays a simple piano line which accompanies the acoustic guitars and lap steels, giving the track a true country and western feel.
The chemistry between the two long-time friends is readily apparent throughout the course of the Deaton Flaigen-directed video, which is low-key too, and full of footage that will make you wonder whether they're actually an item or just playing one on TV. In the clip, Rock and Crow perform on stage in a bar, while other-world versions of themselves court each other in the same bar. Rock is seen in the video in a rare state, without his ever-present hat atop his head. The song will be making its television debut this weekend as part of our VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown.

Sheryl Crow Premiered "Sign Your Name" Video

As summer winds to a close Sheryl Crow follows up "Summer Day" with a new beautiful performance-based video for to her new single "Sign Your Name," one of the covers on her latest seventh album "100 Miles From Memphis," out now on A&M. This one was unexpected as it an ode to the Terence Trent D'Arby's 1987 classic, and features the Memphis-born and raised Justin Timberlake on background vocals. It's one of my favorites of the era, and one of those songs that sounds just as great today as the year it came out. The groove is lethargic, and the soulful, sexy vibe that Terence exudes in the original is gone.
That's the newsy part of the post over and done with. This great chill-out track is going to divide opinion. On one hand, "Sign Your Name" is reminiscent of her Tuesday Night Music Club sound - a group of talented musicians making really high quality music, fronted by Crow's easy, laid-back vocal. On the other hand, the vibe's so laid back, it's almost horizontal. "Sign Your Name" was being recast in the style of Al Green, right down to the distinctive thud of the Hi Records drums. "He's hysterical and super-smart, and he knows a lot about a lot of different kinds of music," The Memphis native says. "I'm totally impressed in every way."
The beautifully-shot performance video for the single is the second video from Crow's soul-inspired album, and was directed by frequent collaborator Wayne Isham and helps capture the soulful, vintage essence of the song. It performance all the way, with Crow crooning her way through the track surrounded by a moody-looking band. Crow looks seductive and glamorous.
For Crow, the title of her seventh album isn't just a location; it's a state of mind. "I grew up in a small town 100 miles from Memphis, and that informed not only my musical taste, but how I look at life," she says. "The drive to Memphis is all farmland, and everyone is community-oriented, God-fearing people, connected to the earth. The music that came out of that part of the world is a part of who I am, and it's the biggest inspiration for what I do and why I do it." On album "100 Miles from Memphis," Crow puts aside her country and pop-rock past in favor of a vintage Memphis-styled, soul-inspired record. So for the Kennett, Missouri native, calling the disc "100 Miles From Memphis" is a statement of purpose, both musical and emotional. It took a lot of years, but with this set of songs, she finally made it back home. It also marks a long-awaited return by the nine-time Grammy winner to the sounds that first drew her to making music.

Sheryl Crow Enjoys A "Summer Day" In Park

Veteran songstress Sheryl Crow has just premiered the music video at VH1 and CMT simultaneously, for "Summer Day," the willowy uptempo track that will serve as the lead single off her forthcoming seventh studio album "1000 Miles from Memphis," which is expected to have a classic soul vibe and featured guest spots from Keith Richards, Justin Timberlake, and Citizen Cope, and is due for release July 20. The album title makes reference to her hometown of Kennett, Missouri and "its proximity to one of music cultures historic hotbeds, Memphis, Tennessee."
"Summer Day" is a slow-grooving, sultry, horn-laden salute to summer and love, which are often entwined. It is also a delightfully breezy slice of glory-days AM radio pop. "I wanted to experiment with writing something simple and positive," says Crow. "The feeling of a great, solid love—not just a new love, but something everlasting." It doesn't sound 100 miles from Memphis to us, it sounds like it is right in the heart of the music loving town with its sweet, '60s vibe and slow and easy feel.
It's been a while since we've heard any new tunes from Crow. The trendsetting musician has high hopes for her latest foray on the pop-rock scene. Crow shows you what's the best way to spend summer and has all her summer clichés in place for the video for "Summer Day," which was shot in Nashville with acclaimed director Wayne Isham in June. The clip captures of people enjoying the summer are flashed while Crow delivers a groovy performance with her band in a park. Some are playing hula hoops and the others are either sitting on a bench while listening to music or canoeing in the lake nearby in a lovely summery day. She wrote on her official website, "My friend Keith Megna made an amazing 'Summer Day' video for us - inspired by a great day in Central Park and our actual studio recording of the song."
Crow's music blends country, pop, folk, and blues rock into one mainstream sound, and her fresh, updated spin on classic roots rock made her one of the most popular mainstream rockers of the '90s. Her albums were loose and eclectic on the surface, yet were generally tied together by polished, professional songcraft. Crow's sunny, good-time rockers and world-weary ballads were radio staples for much of the '90s, and she has won nine Grammy Awards. Although her songwriting style was firmly anchored to the rock tradition, she wasn't a slave to it -- her free-associative, reference-laden poetry could hardly have been the product of any era but the '90s. Her production not only kept pace with contemporary trends, but sometimes even pushed the envelope of what sounds could be heard on a classicist rock album, especially on her self-titled sophomore effort. All of this made Crow one of the most dependable stars of the decade, and she showed no signs of relinquishing her hard-won success in the new millennium. By the way, my favorite her song is "Always on Your Side," re-recorded with British musician Sting.

Sheryl Crow Ft.Sting | "Always On Your Side" (Video)

Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962) was released her 5th studio album 'Wildflower' in 2005, and the album got a new boost in 2006 when the 2nd single was announced as "Always on Your Side", re-recorded with British musician Sting. The collaboration with Sting resulted in a Grammy-nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

The music video was directed by Nigel Dick, and from the album Women & Songs: 10th Anniversary Edition. The song was also used as the theme for the 2006 telenovela Desire on the MyTV Network.

I like her singing style. 'Good Is Good', 'If It Makes You Happy' and 'The First Cuts The Deepest' are also my most favorite songs from Sheryl Crow.