Sheryl Crow's Legacy

I'm not a huge Sheryl Crow fan, but her music is OK. I think Subaru has run her into the ground with its long-time, non-stop use of her music in their television commercials. Still, she is a very successful and popular recording artist who has sold lots and lots of CDs, entertained many, many people live and on TV, and has used her fame in a very positive way to help draw attention to environmental issues.

They she suggested we only use one square of toilet tissue when we take a crap.

There is no radio or TV show that did not pick up on this and use it for a good laugh. Every magazine and newspaper in the world quoted her. Jay Leno still makes reference to it a few times each week. To almost anyone today, if you say her name, he or she will respond with a chuckle and mention her rather impractical recommendation.

Unfortunately, no matter what she has done musically or will do in the future, this is going to be her legacy. She will be the punchline to a joke and it won't even be necessary to say the joke!

Sometimes you just need to keep your mouth shut.