
But it just kind of turned into a song that was totally freestyled.” “In rehearsal a lot of times we’d just play around and do stuff like “call me!” but I didn’t know it was going to turn into ‘Tyrone.’ So the background vocalists were prepared because they kind of know the joke. 24) and reminisced about how her timeless hit came about. Badu sat down with The Breakfast Club on Tuesday (Nov. The scrub-bashing “Tyrone” was originally performed and conceptualized live in London, going on to become one of her most memorable songs. One of the biggest records of Erykah Badu’s epic, non-conformist career was concocted off the top of her head-wrapped head.
