Always on Your Side

March 1, 2006 in Other Stuff with 12 Comments

YoursideI’ll admit it. I’ve always been somewhat of a sucker for those sappy ballads. I guess deep down I’m just a hopeless romantic. Well, my favorite sappy ballad in recent months as been "Always on Your Side" by Sheryl Crow. Today it just got even better because the song was just re-released as a duet with Sheryl and Sting. Download it from iTunes. Turn down the lights. Crank up the stereo. Get your lighter ready. You’re going to want to ask Sheryl and Sting for an encore.

12 Responses to “Always on Your Side”

  1. Jonathan March 1, 2006 at 8:57 am #

    You should check out http://www.live.fm. I just discovered it yesterday; basically you enter in your favorite artist and, like xm radio, it plays a personal radio station for you on your laptop commercial free. And it costs nothing (I love the web!).
    Just thought you’d be interested – Sheryl Crow 24/7 in Tony’s office!

  2. michael March 1, 2006 at 8:56 pm #

    my wife (via me) bought me tickets to see Sheryl Crowe at the Fox Theater in Atlanta for my anniversary.

  3. tony morgan March 1, 2006 at 9:39 pm #

    Michael, you are a lucky man. I saw Sheryl Crow in concert a few years ago. Great concert. You’re going to enjoy it.

    tony

  4. Kristine March 23, 2006 at 7:05 pm #

    I absolutely love “Always on Your Side” (the Sheryl Crow and Sting version.) In fact, I’m about to go out and buy the CD in just a few minutes. I heard that the song is a remake. Does anyone know who originally sang/wrote it?

    Thanks, Kristine

  5. Dan April 14, 2006 at 2:21 pm #

    i have been racking my brain and have not been able to find out, i like this version of always on your side. but who did the previous version ?

  6. stef April 21, 2006 at 9:47 am #

    it is starting to become one of those itches under the skin that you just can’t scratch! I know someone else did it, bugging me–maybe Elton John, any maybe suggestions from anyone, scratch my itch!! :)

  7. Tiffany May 4, 2006 at 4:14 pm #

    I so love “always on your side but what is it about? Love relationship, growing up, or what is it about? I want to sing it somewhere but what kind of an event can I sing it at

  8. Rich May 7, 2006 at 1:35 pm #

    To Stef: This song (Always On Your Side) sounds familiar to me too. Give Elton John’s “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” and I think you’ll here the similarities, including a quote:”and butterflies are free to fly,fly away…”

  9. Rich May 7, 2006 at 1:38 pm #

    To Stef: This song (Always On Your Side) sounds familiar to me too. Give Elton John’s “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” a listen and I think you’ll hear the similarities, including a quote:”and butterflies are free to fly,fly away…”

  10. RT October 4, 2006 at 5:24 pm #

    Hello – I downloaded Sheryl’s new Album when it 1st came out from iTunes. I listed to it daily and also noticed the ALWAYS song sounded like Elton John’s SOMEONE song. It finally got to me that I looked up both songs and found this web site. So I was not crazy. Elton wrote his about his near marriage. Both are great songs! Thanks, Art

  11. Mabel November 10, 2006 at 7:32 pm #

    TO Stef: When I heard this song, I too had the same thoughts as you – love this song but in what situation is it appropriate? Now, having gone through something personal very lately, I think I can saftely interpret it as one where both parties feel unconditional love for one another, but one of them has to leave without explaination and the other can only “wonder why was it you that kept me wondering through this life, when you know that I was always on your side?” I know that sounds ridiculously cliche and sappy, but I’m talking from first hand experience.

  12. Mabel November 10, 2006 at 7:34 pm #

    Oops, my apologies – I meant to direct my last post to Tiffany, not Stef.