Beware Of Darkness - Commentary

That is powerful. "The Story of Everything." It's Sheryl Crow, Chuck

D, Andra Day, and Gary Clark Jr. It's just one of the

Incredible collaborations on Sheryl Crow's new album, "

Threads," which is out now. And this next one we have coming

Up, there are some amazing and legendary names associated

With this one. Let's talk about "Beware of Darkness."

"Beware of Darkness" was written by George Harrison, and he's above

All one of my favorite artists of all time. "Beware of Darkness"

Is one of my favorite songs, "All Things Must Pass" is one of my

Favorite albums. And I just felt like we have to do this song, and

It's also a song that speaks to this time. And it feels like a bit

Of a love letter to our children, sort of a song of warning about

What to watch for as you inherit this planet. And who better to have

Come play on it than Eric Clapton? And I know Eric knew him, was

Close to him. They had a long history together. Eric has also been

A dear friend of mine for years. We've been close. He's been a great

Friend. He's been an inspiration to me and so I asked him if he would

Play on it. And, oh my goodness, I feel like he was tapping into

Something that was connected to his relationship with George. So that

Had a lot of meaning for me as well. And I asked Sting to sing on it

And Sting has also been a very great friend. And we've had a lot of

Personal experiences together, particularly when I was going through

Cancer. And he's been a wonderful friend. And he's also been somebody

Who was there in the early days for me with my getting signed to

His producer. So he's definitely a major part of my story. And then

I asked Brandi to sing on it because I feel like she has this Mother

Earth persona. She has this levity, this profundity about her. She

Is a mom, and she is just a great deep person that I feel like holds

The future also. So she and I sort of represent the moms in our

Telling this story to our children. And then we have these great men

Who have a history and a connection to something big. So I hope

People will love it and will feel

The care and love that's in this song

Talk about an amazing collaboration of artists: Eric Clapton

Sting, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, written by George

Harrison. This is "Beware of Darkness" on Big Machine Radio