Sheryl Crow: I Sang Backup For Michael Jackson, Created McDonald’s Jingle

I LOVE THAT MINIVAN. YOU'VE HAD AN AMAZING CAREER.
IT'S STILL GOING STRONG. AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF OUT
THERE THAT IS SOME TRUE, SOME NOT.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A GAME CALLED SHERYL SAYS.
WE'RE GOING TO READ A FACT THAT WE FOUND ONLINE.
>> WE WORKED LONG AND HARD ON THAT NAME, BY THE WAY.
>> WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL -- OUR PRODUCER CAME UP WITH?
>> CROW YES OR CROW NO. IT WOULD BE CROW YES OR CROW NO.
>> WHICH DO YOU LIKE BETTER? >> I'M GOING WITH SHERYL SAYS.
>> OUR PRODUCER IS HAPPY. SHE DIDN'T LIKE CROW YES OR CROW
NO. >> TRUE OR FALSE, YOU WERE A
BACKUP SINGER FOR MICHAEL JACKSON?
>> THAT WAS TRUE. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT?
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT. THERE'S THE HAIR.
TO PROVE THE POINT. >> MY GOSH.
WHEN WAS THIS? ♪ I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU ♪
♪ OH, BABY ♪ THAT WAS IN 1989.
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> ME, EITHER.
>> '88, '89 AND PART OF '90. >> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT WAS AMAZING. I WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER IN
ST. LOUIS. I MOVED TO L.A.
AND SIX MONTHS LATER, I LANDED THAT GIG.
I HAD TO GET A PASSPORT. IT WAS CRAZY.
>> YOU CAN'T WRITE THAT, RIGHT? >> NO.
SOMEDAY. SOMEDAY, PUBLISHING COMPANY.
>> WHEN ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK? >> WHEN EVERYONE DIES SO I CAN
TELL THE REAL STORY. I'LL CHANGE THE NAMES TO PROTECT
THE INNOCENT. >> GOOD.
THIS NEXT ONE, YOU LOST YOUR TWO FRONT TEETH TWO DIFFERENT TIMES.
>> I HAVE. I KNOW.
>> ARE YOU A HOCKEY PLAYER? >> NO.
BUT I SHOULD BE. >> AS AN ADULT?
>> ONCE WHEN I WAS 7. I WAS RUNNING HOME TO GET MY
COAT. AND I DIDN'T SEE A STEEL
SCAFFOLDING. THAT HURT.
AND THE SECOND TOMB I WAS PLAYING IN A BAR IN ST. LOUIS.
AND I GOT HIT IN THE MOUTH WITH A HANDFUL OF MUGS.
>> WHOA, WAIT? >> BUT I HAVE FANTASTIC
CHRISTMAS CARD THAT YEAR. I HAD THE DENTIST TAKE A PICTURE
OF ME IN FRONT OF HIS MURAL OF THE ALPS.
I WISH I HAD THE CARD. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT.
>> YOU SENT THAT OUT? >> SENT IT EVERYWHERE.
>> YOU'VE ALWAYS WITHIN KIND OF COOL.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THE CAPTION WAS?
>> WHAT WAS IT? >> ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS --
>> THAT'S PERFECT. >> YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THAT.
THEY LOOK GOOD. >> YEAH.
>> WHATEVS. >> WANT TO DO THE NEXT ONE?
>> ONE OF THE FAVORITE PLACES TO DANCE IS IN THE CAR WITH YOUR
KIDS. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
>> IS THAT TRUE? >> YEAH.
I'M LIKE, LET'S DANCE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
AND THEY'RE LIKE -- YOU KNOW? WE'RE LIKE DANCING.
ALL OF THE YOUNG, COOL -- THE CHAIN SMOKERS, YOU KNOW.
ARIANA GRANDE. CHANGING ALL OF THE WORDS.
>> SHERYL CROW CAN BE AN EMBARRASSING PARENT, TOO?
>> YEAH. IT'S MY JOB.
>> IT'S TRUE. THIS ONE IS INTERESTING.
IS THIS TRUE -- YOUR FIRST BIG
GIG WAS CREATING A JINGLE FOR McDONALD'S.
>> THAT'S NOT TRUE. HOWEVER, I DID SING -- I DIDN'T
CREATE IT. I SANG IT.
>> WHAT IS IT? ♪ IT'S A GREAT TASTE FOR
McDONALD'S ♪ THERE'S A LOT OF WOMEN THAT SONG
THAT. MINE WAS FOR STOMPERS.
I MADE MORE IN THAT 45 MINUTES OF WORK THAN TWO YEARS OF
TEACHING. >> LOOK AT THIS.
♪ GREAT TASTE ♪ >> IS THIS IT?
>> YEAH. >> THIS IS IT?
>> GREAT TASTE. ♪ GOOD TIMES
GREAT TASTE ♪ ♪ GOOD TIME
GREAT TASTE, TASTE, TASTE ♪ >> INTERESTING ENOUGH.
♪ OF McDONALD'S ♪ >> BARRY MANILOW IS HERE
TOMORROW. AND HE DID A SONG FOR
McDONALD'S. >> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SONG?
"MANDI

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