Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You Songtext
von Sheryl Crow

What a great song, "Still The Good Old Days," Sheryl Crow and Joe
Walsh, you′ll find it on "Threads," that's Sheryl′s brand new album
Which is available now. And she had a chance to record with so many
Unique and incredible artists, like St. Vincent on a song called "
Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You." So Sheryl, tell me about this song
The song "Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You" is an indictment on what was
Happening last year in America, when we watched the truth be
Discarded as something that was inconvenient, and the song is a song
I wrote with Jeff Trott. I wasn′t exactly sure what I was gonna do
With it, but it was a song that I could not not write. It was just
One of those moments where I felt like I don′t even know what to say
To my kids as I'm raising them and telling them that lying is not
Okay, the truth matters. And yet, what we′re watching everyday on
The news, and what we're reading everywhere on the Internet are not
Only non-truths or lies, but lies used to convince we as citizens to
Commit to this or to that, with just absolute lies. And that′s coming
From the highest office in the land, and so to me, it seems extremely
Unforgivable. And so I wrote this song, and when it came time to put
The song out, I just felt like there's just something missing from It. I can′t be the only one that feels this way. And I had gotten to
Know Annie Clark of St. Vincent through doing the Lilith Fair a few
Years ago, and I love this chick. I mean, she is totally convicted
In every way, shape, and form to her art and to her mission in being
Authentic and telling the truth and being out there and speaking her
Mind, and she's just wicked smart. So I called her and said, "I'm
Gonna send you this song, and I want you to tell me if it would be
Something you would be into singing or playing on." And she responded
Literally two hours later, after I′d sent it to her, with two words
That were "Fuck yeah." And that is St. Vincent right there, that is
Her totally. I mean, she was all over it. She took it into the studio
, And she played all these tracks. She added vocals and high vocals
And harmonies and whispering, and she just made it into something
That was absolutely undeniable, and we put it out. And
Because of who she is, because of her following, it wound
Up getting played at radio, and probably to a certain extent
Because of what it was saying. But even English radio was
Playing it, and I think that′s largely because of her presence
On it and the fact that it was just the perfect marriage


Even if you've never heard of St. Vincent, I think you are gonna
Love this song with Sheryl Crow. It′s "Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You
" Off of "Threads," which is Sheryl′s brand new album out now