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Hello , dear listeners , and welcome to

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Fufferweb Atarlier , the free international

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podcast that brings you the best of entertainment

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, culture and lifestyle . I'm

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Grafio , your host for the music section

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, and today I have a very special

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episode for you . We

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are going to celebrate the birthday of one

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of my favorite artists of all time

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, the amazing Cheryl Crow . Cheryl

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Crow is an American singer , songwriter

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and musician who has been rocking the

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world with her unique blend of rock , pop

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, country folk and blues

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for over 30 years . She

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has sold more than 50 million albums

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worldwide and won 9 Grammy Awards

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. She is also a passionate

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activist and philanthropist , supporting

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courses such as environmental protection

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, breast cancer awareness and

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animal rights . Cheryl

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Crow was born on February 11 , 1962

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, in Kennett , missouri , a

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small town across the Mississippi River

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from Memphis , tennessee . She

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grew up in a musical family , playing

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piano , guitar and singing from

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an early age . She studied

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music education at the University

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of Missouri and worked as a music

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teacher for children with special needs

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. In 1986

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, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue

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her dream of becoming a professional musician

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. She got her big break

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when she was hired as a backup singer

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for Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour

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. She also sang for

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other famous artists such as Stevie

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Wonder , rod Stewart , don Henley

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and Eric Clapton . In

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1993 , she released

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her debut album , tuesday Night

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Music Club , which was a huge success

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Thanks to their hit single , all I Wanna

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Do , which won her three Grammy Awards

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, including record of the year and

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best new artist . The

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album was named after a group of songwriters

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who met every Tuesday night in a

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warehouse to collaborate and jam . Cheryl

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Crow was part of that group and she

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co-wrote most of the songs on the album

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with them . Since

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then , cheryl Crow has released 10

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more studio albums , each one

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showcasing her versatility and

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authenticity . She has

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explored different genres and influences

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, from the Rootsy Rock of Cheryl Crow

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, 1996 , and the Globe

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Sessions , 1998 , to

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the Sunny Pop of Come On , come On

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, 2002 , and Wildflower

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, 2005, . To the soulful

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country of 100 miles from Memphis

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, 2010, . And feels like home

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, 2013, . To the introspective

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folk of Be Myself , 2017

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, and Threads , 2019 . She

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has also collaborated with many legendary

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artists such as Bob Dylan , the

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Rolling Stones , neil Young , willie

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Nelson , johnny Cash and Emmalue

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Harris . Cheryl

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Crow is not only a talented musician

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, but also a brave and inspiring

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woman . She has faced

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many challenges and hardships in her

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life , such as breast cancer , brain

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tumour and broken relationships

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. She has overcome them

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with courage , grace and positivity

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. She has also adopted

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two sons , wyatt and Levi , and

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raised them as a single mother . She

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has used her fame and fortune to support

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many charitable organisations and

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campaigns , such as the Natural Resources

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Defense Council , the Breast Cancer

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Research Foundation , the World Food

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Program and Rock the Vote . She

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has also performed at many benefit

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concerts , such as Live 8 , farm

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8 , and the Concert for New York City

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. Cheryl

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Crow is a true icon and a role model

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for millions of fans around the world

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. She has given us so

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much joy and inspiration with her music

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and her spirit . She

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is a living legend and we love her . Happy

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birthday , cheryl Crow . And

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now let's listen to one of her most

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beautiful and powerful songs , if

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it makes you happy , from her second album

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, cheryl Crow . This

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song won her a Grammy Award for Best Female

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Rock Vocal Performance in 1997

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. It's a song about finding

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happiness in yourself , even if

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others don't understand you or approve

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of you . It's a song that

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speaks to me and I hope it speaks

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to you too . Enjoy

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.

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Put on a phone show , played

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for mosquitoes and

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drank till I was thirsty again

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. We

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were searching

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through

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thrift store jungles , found

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Geronimo's rifle

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, marilyn Shampoo

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and Vinnie Goodman's Coors Lampin

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. I'm okay

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, I made this song

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. I promise

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to you I'd never give up . If

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it makes you happy , it

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can't be that bad

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. But it makes you happy , then

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why the hell are you so sad

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? Get

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down , real love down . You

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listen to cold train

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, tear out your own

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train . Well , who hasn't been

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there before ? I've

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gone round

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around

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the hard way . When

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you come , it's in bed . Scrape

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the mold off the bread and

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serve your french toast

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again . I'm

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okay , I still get stoned

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. I'm

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not the kind of girl you'd say

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home . It makes you happy

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, it can't be that bad . If

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it makes you happy , then

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why the hell are you so

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sad ? If

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it makes

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you happy , then why the hell are

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you so sad ? If

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it makes you happy , then why the

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hell

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are you so sad ? We've

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been far , far

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away from here , put

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on a poncho , play on

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mosquitoes and

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everywhere in between

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we're

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okay , we get along . So

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what if right now , everything's

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wrong ? If it makes you

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happy

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, it can't be

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that bad . If

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it makes you happy

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, then why the

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hell are you so

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sad ? If

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it makes you happy

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, it can't be

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that bad . If

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it makes you happy , then why

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the hell are you so sad ?

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Thank you for watching . Wow

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, what a song that was

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if it makes you happy by Cheryl Crowe , one

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of the greatest rock anthems of all time

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. I hope you liked it as

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much as I did and

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I hope you are enjoying this special episode

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of Fuffer Web Battaglia dedicated

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to Cheryl Crowe on her birthday . Before

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we say goodbye , I want to share with

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you some fun facts and trivia about

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Cheryl Crowe that I found on the internet

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. Did you know that Cheryl

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Crowe is a distant relative of the late

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US Congressman Charles A Crowe

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, who served in the House of Representatives

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from 1921 to 1933

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. Cheryl

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Crowe has a collection of vintage cars

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, including a 1959

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL

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and a 1964 Corvette Stingray

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. Cheryl

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Crowe has a street named after her

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in her hometown of Kennett , missouri

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. It's called Cheryl Crowe

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Lane and it leads to the high school

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where she graduated . Cheryl

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Crowe has a cameo appearance in the 1999

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movie the Minus man starring Owen

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Wilson . She plays a waitress

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who serves Wilson's character at a diner

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. Cheryl

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Crowe has a star on the Hollywood Walk

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of Fame , located at 6270

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Boulavard . She received

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it in 2003 , in recognition

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of her achievements in music . Isn't

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she amazing ? Cheryl Crowe

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is a woman of many talents and surprises

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. She is a star in every

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sense of the word and

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we are lucky to have her in our lives . And

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that's all for today . Dear listeners

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, thank you for joining me on this

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birthday tribute to Cheryl Crowe . I

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hope you had a good time and learned something

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new . I know I did

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, and I hope you will tune

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in again next time for more music and

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fun on Fufferweb at Arlier , the free

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international podcast . That makes you

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happy . But

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before we go , let's listen to one

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more song by Cheryl Crowe to end

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this episode on a high note . This

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is one of her most recent and most ambitious

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songs from her last album , threads

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, released in 2019 . It's

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called Redemption Day and it features

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the voice of the late Johnny Cash , who

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recorded a cover of this song before

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he died in 2003 . Cheryl

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Crowe decided to combine her original

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version with Cash's version , creating

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a haunting and moving duet that addresses

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the issues of war , violence and

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injustice in the world . It's

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a song that makes you think and feel , and

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it's a song that shows Cheryl Crowe's artistic

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vision and social conscience . It's

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a masterpiece and I'm honored to play

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it for you . So , without

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further ado , here is Redemption Day

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by Cheryl Crowe and Johnny Cash . Thank

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you for listening and see you next time

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. Chail Y A Presto

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.

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There , ages in the streets

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and

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swallows everything it

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needs . It's

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just an image often

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seen on

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television . Come

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leaders , come ye men of great

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. Let

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us hear you pontificate

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your

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many virtues laid to

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waste , and

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we aren't listening there

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is a train that's

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heading straight to

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Heaven's gate . To

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Heaven's gate and

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on the way , child

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and man and

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woman wait , watch

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and wait For

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redemption day .

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What do you have for us

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today ? Throw

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us a bone , but save the

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blade . Oh

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, why you waited till so

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late .

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Was there no oil to excavate

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, no riches in trade ? For

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the fate of every person who

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died in hate , throw us a bone

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, you men of great .

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There is a train that's

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heading straight To

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Heaven's gate , to

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Heaven's gate and

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on the way , child

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and man and

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woman , great watching

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right .

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For redemption day . It's

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buried in the countryside , it's hidden

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in the shells of night . It's everywhere . Baby cries .

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Freedom Freedom

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.

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Freedom Freedom .

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Freedom .

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Freedom .

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Freedom , freedom

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, freedom Freedom

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.

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Freedom .