There are a lot of songs that Sheryl Crow is happy to explain. She can tell you all about the upheaval in her life when she penned “Leaving Las Vegas,” and about the election night that sparked “Run Baby Run.” She can even detail the heartbreak of watching her mother fade away to Alzheimer’s disease that led to her more recent song “Forever.” But everyone wants to know one thing: Who is the famous rocker that she immortalized in the wry semi-love song “My Favorite Mistake”? Crow reveals a lot in her episode of the new MGM+ storytelling series Words + Music, which airs December 7, but she says that’s one secret she’s keeping forever. The show, which also features episodes with John Legend, Elvis Costello, and Alanis Morissette is an adaptation of the Audible podcast that features performers unpacking their greatest hits. We spoke just a few minutes before the nine-time Grammy winner went onstage to record her hour-long episode.
