{
  "id": 2392433,
  "title": "Sheryl Crow Debuts Cars: Lightning Racers Theme 20 Years After Her First Cars Song",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sheryl-crow-debuts-cars-lightning-racers-theme-20-years-after-her",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:24:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2509088/sheryl-crow-debuts-cars-lightning-racers-theme-20-years-after-her-first-cars-song/music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It has been two decades since Sheryl Crow first serenated Lightning McQueen, Mater, and the other sentient automobiles in the town of Radiator Springs. In the opening scene of the 2006 Pixar motion picture Cars , Owen Wilson's young hotshot racer Lightning McQueen pulled some reckless moves in his quest for the Piston Cup, and Crow's song \" Real Gone \" played over the soundtrack. \"Real Gone\"…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Watch Sheryl Crow Surprise Fans With New ‘Cars’ Song ‘Built to Last’ Ahead of Spin-Off Disney Jr. Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/watch-sheryl-crow-surprise-fans-with-new-cars-song-built-to-last",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}