Still The Good Old Days - Commentary

Sheryl Crow has said that this is going to be her final album
Now just so there's no mistake, she is not going to quit making music
But she is going to stop the process of creating an entire body of work as an album
Because she feels like you know, most people they consume one song at a time
They're putting together playlists and just cherry-picking songs from some of their favorite artists
And she feels like the value of an album really isn't there for her anymore, at least
But she did make this final one, it's called Threads
And she brought in some of the most amazing collaborators to sing with her on this, like Joe Walsh
Tell me about recording Still The Good Old Days with Joe

Still The Good Old Days is one of the most fun experiences I've had on this record
Of having Joe Walsh in the studio for a couple of days
I mean, you kind of know he's gonna be crazy
He may be crazy different now than he was way back in the day of the James Gang
And even the Eagles and I grew up in cover bands playing James Gang songs
I grew up playing Life In The Fast Lane
I mean, I love this guy, he is rock and roll, and he's American rock and roll

And so I got to know him through the years just crossing paths
And knowing Don Henley and asked him if he'd be a part of this record
And he came in, and we wrote this song called Still The Good Old Days
And we both feel like, hey, we're still rocking
You know, we may be the elder statesman, he may be even a little older than me
He may be like the generation up, but we still feel like we're still rocking
I mean, that doesn't render us obsolete
It may mean that we didn't get played at radio because we're not young
But we're still out there doing it, and we're still enjoying our lives

It doesn't mean because you're over 30 that suddenly you don't have anything to say anymore
And that's kind of what the song is about for all those people that are still out there having fun
That are drinking beer, that are rocking out at concerts, in your 40s, 50s, 60s
You should still be doing that and enjoying your life, and that's what the song is about
To hear him play on this, it is so Joe Walsh
And it's exactly what I hoped I was gonna get out of him and, man, he delivered