The lyrics for the song are closely based on the poem "Fun" by Wyn Cooper . Crow had written the music for the song but was unhappy with the accompanying lyrics. Her producer bought her ten random books of poetry and Crow adapted "Fun" to accompany the music. Cooper is listed as a co-writer and receives royalties from the song.
The lyrics are basically word-for-word from Wyn Cooper's poem with a few slight additions and cuts (which is why Sheryl Crow's has the gap poetically). One of the few additions is in the Cooper line of "And I wonder if he’s ever had fun in his life."
The lyrics are basically word-for-word from Wyn Cooper's poem with a few slight additions and cuts (which is why Sheryl Crow's has the gap poetically). One of the few additions is in the Cooper line of "And I wonder if he’s ever had fun in his life."
The lyrics for the song are closely based on the poem "Fun" by Wyn Cooper . Crow had written the music for the song but was unhappy with the accompanying lyrics. Her producer bought her ten random books of poetry and Crow adapted "Fun" to accompany the music. Cooper is listed as a co-writer and receives royalties from the song.
The lyrics are basically word-for-word from Wyn Cooper's poem with a few slight additions and cuts (which is why Sheryl Crow's has the gap poetically). One of the few additions is in the Cooper line of "And I wonder if he’s ever had fun in his life."
The lyrics are basically word-for-word from Wyn Cooper's poem with a few slight additions and cuts (which is why Sheryl Crow's has the gap poetically). One of the few additions is in the Cooper line of "And I wonder if he’s ever had fun in his life."
Those who want to see "Fun" can go to http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/books/cooper.htm (for now, at least).
Those who want to see "Fun" can go to http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/books/cooper.htm (for now, at least).
And the opening lines are from Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime," of course.
And the opening lines are from Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime," of course.