Sheryl Crow : Cover Songs & Music Videos Category

  • The Laptop Sessions: “Detours” (Sheryl Crow Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Saturday, May 31st, 2008

    By Chris Moore:

    Hello and welcome to the final day of “Title Track Week” here at http://LaptopSessions.com ! This acoustic cover was inspired by the new rock music on Sheryl Crow’s February 2008 album Detours. The beauty of this week is that I don’t even need to mention what the song title is…

    This was both a challenge, since Crow’s range is just a wee bit higher than mine, but also a lot of fun, since she is one of my favorite songwriters! I’m looking forward to hearing an unplugged version by her sometime in the future — maybe live in concert, as she’s one of the few artists still on my “must see” list. (I just crossed the Wallflowers off my list last month when I saw them at Foxwoods!).

    To be honest, this isn’t even my favorite album of hers (that distinction probably goes to 2005’s Wildflower), but I’m a sucker for acoustic guitar music! And this is one of those albums that you can just imagine how the song must have originated as simple acoustic music, just a songwriter and her guitar.

    Without further ado, here’s my video, and I hope you’ll come on back to http://LaptopSessions.com for an all-new video blog from Jeff Copperthite tomorrow!

    See you next session!

     



Sheryl Crow Acoustic Cover Songs

Schooled in the style of new rock music by such legendary influences as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and others, Sheryl Crow began her early new music career as a backup singer. When she finally got her foot in the door, she released her first album, Tuesday Night Music Club, to many positive music reviews. Since that time, she has recorded many popular new rock music singles, such as “If It Makes You Happy” and “My Favorite Mistake.” She has gone into recording sessions for numerous soundtracks, most recently for the children’s movie Cars. She has performed on stage, both with full bands and in unplugged sessions, with many of her musical heroes. Those who listen to new music from Sheryl Crow will know that her 2008 album, Detours, has a strong acoustic guitar music style to it. She appears on the cover with a dark background and holding an acoustic guitar. Her music videos have been creative and her most recent free videos have been released on her YouTube videos channel. She continues to write new music, and contributors to the Laptop Sessions continue to feature acoustic cover songs from her catalog on their video blog.