Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow & Ahmed Al Harmi
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
“Love is Free” was released as the second single from Detours in January 2008. The song was inspired by the people of New Orleans in the aftermath of the flooding from Hurricane Katrina. In a since-deleted post about the single on her website, Sheryl stated:
What struck me about it is the stoicism...
[Intro]
One
Two
One, two, three
Ah-ah, oh
Ah-ah, oh
[Verse 1]
She got a shack
Floating down the Pontchartrain
With the water rollin' in
We gotta swim
To where the levees start to crack
Another day
Another dollar down the drain
You go to town, no one's around
'Cause if you drown, there ain't no hope for comin' back
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It ain't no big thing if you lose your faith
They kinda like to keep you in your place
You never know what might be comin' your way
[Chorus]
Oh, everybody
Devil take your money
But money's got no hold on me
'Cause oh, oh, everybody's makin' love
'Cause love is free (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
You go to church
And pray to God for no more rain
A Cadillac, a paper sack
Well, hey there Jack, you want some bourbon for the pain?
Hey tambourine
Ain't no rhythm on the street
With the voodoo
What do you do
When the radio just plays on anyway?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Those greasy fingers in your jelly jar
They'll jack your money while you sleep in you car
They got the karma, they ain't getting too far
[Chorus]
Oh, everybody
Devil take your money
But money's got no hold on me
Oh, oh, everybody's makin' love
'Cause love is free
[Bridge]
Everybody come together (Love is free)
Everybody come together (Love is free)
Everybody come together (Love is free)
Everybody come together (Love is free)
[Chorus]
Oh, everybody
Devil take your money
But money's got no hold on me
Oh, oh, everybody's makin' love
'Cause love is free
Oh, everybody
Devil take your money
But money's got no hold on me
Oh, oh, oh, everybody's makin' love
'Cause love is free
[Outro]
Love is free, yeah
Love is free
Love Is Free was written by Bill Bottrell & Sheryl Crow.
Love Is Free was produced by Bill Bottrell.
Sheryl Crow released Love Is Free on Wed Jan 30 2008.
In an interview with Billboard, Sheryl has this to say about the song:
I think [it] actually came about after I was reading in the New York Times about Brad Pitt and what he’s doing [in New Orleans] and reflecting on my time down there. I spent three or four months working on the self-titled record...