“Living my life in a slow hell…”
Written by Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow, “Picture,” is one of the most iconic duets of all time, and perhaps one of the most unlikely… well, at least in retrospect.
Released in 2002, as the fourth single from Kid Rock’s 2001 album Cocky. As it turns out, Crow’s label wouldn’t allow the song to be released as a single at the time (politics), so Kid Rock actually re-recorded it with Allison Moorer, but most radio stations played the Sheryl Crow version anyways. Either way, the song was essentially Kid Rock’s debut in the country music space (perhaps unintentionally), and went on to get nominated for a CMA Award in 2003.
Of course these days, Kid Rock has become one of the poster boys for the Conservative movement in terms of celebrity rockstars, and Sheryl Crow, a well-known, Democrat is busy virtue signaling on social media with bizarre posts about how she’s selling her Tesla in protest of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and then donating the money to NPR. Of course, it was later revealed that she actually sold it back in the fall, and then waited until after the election to post it. Certified virtue signaling…
Kid Rock recently sat down with Glenn Beck, and while implying that Kid Rock has become a Conservative superstar, Glenn asked if the partisan audience has cost him anything. Kid Rock said no, and if anything, it weeded out some of the idiots in his life:
“I’m just an honest person, I love my country that’s how simple it is… once you see what’s behind the curtain in this business it’s just frickin’ awful, it’s disgusting, I just didn’t want to play that game. You know, with the awards and this, that and the other, and the politics involved, and the radio and all that, and I’d say for a rainy day that definitely was a factor in things.
I’ve always said I don’t give a F, and that’s very true in a lot of ways but it’s kind of thinned things out. You do something and you get this group of friends that kind of turns their back on you, and it’s like ‘perfect I just weeded out the idiots.’ It makes life so much better. I can talk to anybody from any side of whatever if they’re a little bit reasonable. Just be a little bit reasonable and I can sit down and talk to anyone.”
Glenn mentioned that Kid has worked with everyone throughout his career, regardless of political affiliation, and even mentioned Sheryl Crow, who he said “doesn’t necessarily jump to mind,” as someone who he would get along with.
Kid Rock immediately chimed in:
“We don’t talk a lot these days, come to think of it.”
Both erupted in laughter…
Later on in the conversation, the Bob and Glenn got to talking about uniting people and coming together (for example Kid Rock is taking Bill Maher to the White House soon), and they both stressed the importance of not cutting people in your life off, not cutting them out because of political differences, and maybe even reaching out to some who you have lost contact with. That’s when Bob referenced Sheryl Crow again, saying that he still loved her like a sister.
“Me and Sheryl just got into it over gun control, and we’ve had some honest conversations about it. I still love her to death, she’s like a sister to me, but she’s not first call on the dinner list. And I’m not on hers either. But we can still be cordial and have some laughs.”
Check it out:
I suppose that’s not much of a surprise is it, but regardless, the song is a classic.
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Sheryl Crow Admits Tesla Video Was Filmed Months Ago
Crow has openly voiced her support for the Democratic party, and Elon Musk – the CEO of Tesla – is playing a big role in Trump’s second administration. While Musk is also fulfilling his duties as the CEO of SpaceX and the owner of Twitter/X, the billionaire is also heading up Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is tasked with reducing government spending, eliminating waste, and shrinking the size of government.
Crow, like many other democrats, isn’t a fan of Musk’s involvement in President Trump’s presidency. So last week, she took to Instagram to post a video showing her Tesla being towed off as she waved goodbye.
The “Soak Up The Sun” singer also shared this message explaining her decision to sell her Elon-Musk-adjacent vehicle and donate the money to NPR:
“My parents always said… you are who you hang out with. There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla. Money donated to NPR, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth.”
As you might imagine, Sheryl Crow wasn’t exactly celebrated for her stunt. Many online claimed it was performative virtue-signaling, and that the video was shared online to help her ego more than anything. Oh, and a lot of people pointed out that for February, there sure were a lot of leaves on the trees…
The “looks like Fall” argument even led to Sheryl addressing the backlash, and admitting that she had filmed the video back in November of last year shortly after the election – before Elon Musk had even stepped into his role in the Trump administration. Crow explained herself in the video, saying:
“Wow, I didn’t know my post was going to blow up the way that it did. Thank you to people that were loving. For those of you who were on the hate side of things, yeah, there were some leaves on the trees because, yes, I did donate my Tesla right after the election. But this is the week that I got the confirmation back that the money went to NPR – which is something that I care about.
Not everybody can donate a car to something that they care about. For me, it was important because I understood that NPR would be going away. That is where I get my news, as well as PBS… places that I feel like I can count on that are not based on algorithms.”
Sheryl also took a moment to combat some online hate she had received in regards to sending money to NPR rather than Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. That specific angle of attack from the internet certainly seemed to get under her skin:
“Also addressing the haters (asking) why I didn’t give the money to hurricane victims. I give a sh*t ton of money to things I care about, including hurricane victims and the environment and safe schools and cancer research. Let’s put that aside. Not everyone is going to be able to donate a Tesla, but if you are looking for something to do, make sure your voice is heard.”
Crow went on to say that she would be providing resources to those interested in helping (that was a little vague) and she encouraged people to call their representatives to tell them how they feel.
You can view her whole response to the Tesla-towing backlash in the clip below:
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