Sistah...

[Moz]

AWRIGHT, BABY! AWRIGHT!

Has Stevie ever done Sister Honey live? This song is my guilty pleasure. :o

[LukeA]

Never. And I bet that a thought of the song hasn't crossed her mind more than once (if that) in the last five years.

Its a shame. Stevie and her then-coke/F buddy Les Dudek did a great job on it. Blows the droning "I Sing For The Things" out of the water.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I LOVE this song!! Stevie needs to start doing songs that shes never done live before and bring some other songs out of the closet

[louielouie2000]

I used to rock out to this song when I'd take my DeLorean out for a spin... it was SO much fun! All I needed was a slap bracelet and a mullett, and I could have completed the look LOL. I'm sure people thought I was nuts when they'd pull up to me at a stoplight... :laugh: . As terrible as it is, you can't help but smile when that silly song comes on :D .

[GypsyGirl15]

That's one of my guilty pleasure songs too. :D

[crystal baller]

me too. i love it!

[HejiraNYC]

I used to rock out to this song when I'd take my DeLorean out for a spin... it was SO much fun! All I needed was a slap bracelet and a mullett, and I could have completed the look LOL. I'm sure people thought I was nuts when they'd pull up to me at a stoplight... :laugh: . As terrible as it is, you can't help but smile when that silly song comes on :D .

Hmmm... I see it as more of a headband, legwarmers and LA Gear tennies type of song. Still... I have much love for this nugget of neon-colored trashiness. Definitely one of the most spirited vocals she has ever done.

[David]

She'll go FAST like a jet plane
And then FAST like a star stream
And she'll hit you with a FURY
Whispering the words one more time
:thumbsup:

What a goofball.... but she used to deliver the goods!

[GODDESS6]

now i have to go play the cd, i love that little diddy~

[EveryHour]

I love this song, and I love Stevie's stories about its writing.....when she talks about Les playing fabulous guitar and that she was pushed to match that with her vocals. And that's how "Alright, baby! Alright!" was born!

I used to just love this song for its total 80's-ness and Stevie's fantastic vocal. But I was VERY surprised to recently find myself relating to the words, due to finally feeling like I've achieved a positive friendship relationship with my ex- husband (right down to the fact that I indeed have "golden hair")! WHO KNEW that was lying within 'Sister Honey'?! Stevie would love that, after so many years, I found the message of the song and it touched me.;)

I'm being silly, but it is an amazing feeling when her songs do that. Stevie:xoxo:.

[wheart]

She'll go FAST like a jet plane
And then FAST like a star stream
And she'll hit you with a FURY
Whispering the words one more time
:thumbsup:

What a goofball.... but she used to deliver the goods!


Some of my favorite lyrics ever by her!

[LikeAWillow]

Its a shame. Stevie and her then-coke/F buddy Les Dudek ...

Are you kidding me? She's such a gorgeous woman and yet she picks Mick, Waddy, and Les Dudek????

[HejiraNYC]

Are you kidding me? She's such a gorgeous woman and yet she picks Mick, Waddy, and Les Dudek????

Oh please... they are hunky studs compared to Joe Walsh, Rupert Hine and Jimmy 'Unibrow' Iovine. Let's face it- when it comes to love, Mama is blind. :nod:

[michelej1]

She'll go FAST like a jet plane
And then FAST like a star stream
And she'll hit you with a FURY
Whispering the words one more time
:thumbsup:

What a goofball.... but she used to deliver the goods!

Well, the first two lines are iffy, but the "just one more time baby" is powerful, desperate and sexy. The starstream and fury rush may be goofy, but they nicely express exactly the kind of speed and energy needed to get to the pay off.

Michele

[Phoenix]

She'll go FAST like a jet plane
And then FAST like a star stream
And she'll hit you with a FURY
Whispering the words one more time
:thumbsup:


I LOVE THAT PART!:thumbsup: This is a TOTAL guilty pleasure song!:nod:

[Tango]

I like this song as well, particularly it's optimistic outlook: "can we still be friends? The answer's always yes. " As you look at Stevie's "friends" over the years, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, (Lindsey?) and some of the other "rascals", she really meant it.

(It fits nicely with Henley's "Heart of The Matter" theme.)

[UndoingTheLaces]

I remember when I was in college listening to this song and for some reason I had this idea of a scene in a play or perhaps a sitcom where the maid is walking through the living room with a set of headphones on, listening to Sister Honey and singing out loud (even thought the audience can't hear the music, just her singing) and she's waving her feather duster around, and when she gets to "FAST like a jet plane and then FAST like a... starstream" the man of the house walks in and just watches her in fascination, and just as she says "starstream" she realizes she's been busted.

Funny the things you remember.

[LukeA]

I remember when I was in college listening to this song and for some reason I had this idea of a scene in a play or perhaps a sitcom where the maid is walking through the living room with a set of headphones on, listening to Sister Honey and singing out loud (even thought the audience can't hear the music, just her singing) and she's waving her feather duster around, and when she gets to "FAST like a jet plane and then FAST like a... starstream" the man of the house walks in and just watches her in fascination, and just as she says "starstream" she realizes she's been busted.

Funny the things you remember.

Would have fit right in on an episode of "Too Close For Comfort" (Henry and Monroe had a bit of tension between them, after all)

[Travis]

I get a kick out of Stevie fans that feel the need to justify liking certain songs (such as Sister Honey) by calling it a guilty pleasure. The words are positive, the music is upbeat … it’s ok Stevie fans; you’re allowed to have fun. You don’t always have to ‘rock a little’; you can dance a little too. :nod:

[HejiraNYC]

But the real question here is... what/who exactly is "Sister Honey?" I think one could argue that it is about:

1. Drugs

2. Va-jay-jay

3. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004XQN4.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

:shrug:

[Tusky]

In one of the youtube comments for this song it says that 'sister honey' is the street name for cocaine.
Which is probably one of the reasons why she doesn't sing this anymore...

[Phoenix]

I get a kick out of Stevie fans that feel the need to justify liking certain songs (such as Sister Honey) by calling it a guilty pleasure. The words are positive, the music is upbeat … it’s ok Stevie fans; you’re allowed to have fun. You don’t always have to ‘rock a little’; you can dance a little too. :nod:

..........Agreed.:thumbsup:

Who was it one time that suggested it was about some BIZARRE Nun kills other nun by pushing her off a clif movie? I watched that whole thing on youtube one time and was traumatized!

[PenguinHead]

In one of the youtube comments for this song it says that 'sister honey' is the street name for cocaine.
Which is probably one of the reasons why she doesn't sing this anymore...

Anymore? Beyond the recorded version, I don't think she's ever sung it. And if the supposed reference to cocaine was such an issue, then we'd never hear her sing Gold Dust Woman! It's just one of her many album tracks that was never considered for inclusion in her live sets.

I've always liked the part where she sings " Can we still be friends? The answer's always yes."

[David]

Now I love "Sister Honey," but you gotta admit that there's something kind of trashy about it. It's one of Stevie's campiest songs. I don't think I can describe it as honestly as I want to because I'll get kicked off the board.

[PenguinHead]

Now I love "Sister Honey," but you gotta admit that there's something kind of trashy about it. It's one of Stevie's campiest songs. I don't think I can describe it as honestly as I want to because I'll get kicked off the board.

I wish you would describe and share your thoughts about it! I'm interested.:blob2:

[michelej1]

Wow, I can understand Gold Dust Woman's cocaine theme, to me Sister Honey is just sexual, a prostitute's lament. Michele

[Moz]

Now I love "Sister Honey," but you gotta admit that there's something kind of trashy about it. It's one of Stevie's campiest songs. I don't think I can describe it as honestly as I want to because I'll get kicked off the board.

It reminds me of a Barbie song. A smutty Barbie song.

[Moz]

But the real question here is... what/who exactly is "Sister Honey?" I think one could argue that it is about:

1. Drugs

2. Va-jay-jay

3. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004XQN4.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

:shrug:

Sister Honey sounds like a prostitute to me.

[HejiraNYC]

Sister Honey sounds like a prostitute to me.

I just don't think Stevie is capable of writing something that is so literal. I just don't take anything she writes at face value. I mean, is the "blue lamp" literally about some tchotchke she picked up at a flea market? :shrug: I think the cocaine reference is probably the most apt. She is literally taking on the persona/voice of coke, almost like an animated Aunt Jemima on a box of pancake mix... except it's not pancake mix, it's coke:

Well I think you would like Sister Honey i.e., "Here, try some coke."
She will help you make up your mindi.e., "You're going to get hooked on it."
Even if you don't need her, tell her you need her. She needs you, Brother. i.e., "You're really gonna get hooked on it."

Can we still be friends? The answer's always 'yes.' i.e., "Coke isn't so bad; you can always count on it. It's your friend..."
Even best intentions turn around one day... i.e., "... but even the best of friends can turn on you."

Nobody's right, baby, all the time, and a fool only knows what he's leaving behind i.e., "How will you know anything until you've experienced it yourself? Try some coke."

Don't let that golden hair get in your way... i.e., "Don't try to be so innocent and pure- it's just an act. Give in to temptation! Try some coke today!"

[Moz]

I just don't think Stevie is capable of writing something that is so literal. I just don't take anything she writes at face value. I mean, is the "blue lamp" literally about some tchotchke she picked up at a flea market? :shrug: I think the cocaine reference is probably the most apt. She is literally taking on the persona/voice of coke, almost like an animated Aunt Jemima on a box of pancake mix... except it's not pancake mix, it's coke:

Well I think you would like Sister Honey i.e., "Here, try some coke."
She will help you make up your mindi.e., "You're going to get hooked on it."
Even if you don't need her, tell her you need her. She needs you, Brother. i.e., "You're really gonna get hooked on it."

Can we still be friends? The answer's always 'yes.' i.e., "Coke isn't so bad; you can always count on it. It's your friend..."
Even best intentions turn around one day... i.e., "... but even the best of friends can turn on you."

Nobody's right, baby, all the time, and a fool only knows what he's leaving behind i.e., "How will you know anything until you've experienced it yourself? Try some coke."

Don't let that golden hair get in your way... i.e., "Don't try to be so innocent and pure- it's just an act. Give in to temptation! Try some coke today!"

I never even thought about the whole drug connection to the song. I just figured it was about sex. :lol: The Aunt Jemima cocaine thing makes much more sense.

[UndoingTheLaces]

I never knew Sister Honey was a reference to coke but I can't see the whole song being about it. I think it's more about coke being able to help you make a tough decision.

And I'm surprised nobody made the Gold And Braid connection...

"in the way that he says don't hide behind your hair that way, baby"

"and he says don't let that golden hair get in the way, baby"

Of course, I could be wrong and she could be talking about not letting her hair fall onto the mirror as she's doing lines. :o

[LukeA]

Of course, I could be wrong and she could be talking about not letting her hair fall onto the mirror as she's doing lines. :o

That's always how I took it to mean.

[michelej1]

I just don't think Stevie is capable of writing something that is so literal.

Even with that interpretation, I don't see it as literal. She's not coming out and talking about Johns or turning tricks. You would still have to read between the lines to get a prostitution or other sexual meaning from the song. And I would say, it's not really about the act itself. It's about another type of addiction, not drugs, but an emotional addiction that would: (1) make you seek prostitution or constant sexual contact, not as a way to make money, but as a substitute for feeling or (2) allow you to view a sexual conquest as the antidote to a general feeling of powerlessness.

Michele

[Moz]

Here are some of my thoughts..

"Strange fascination
Some kind of temptation
To know Sister
Never having allowed yourself
Do you understand the word "pleasure"
Well, you say it's just never crossed your mind
And she believes you"

Cocaine is a strange fascination, and it's tempting. Whoever this song is about never "allowed themselves" to try it - it's quite pleasurable! And they say they'd never thought about trying it (or anything else) and "she" believes them.

"Can we still be friends?
The answer's always yes
Even best intentions turn around one day
Saying..."

I think the first two lines (no pun intended) talk about someone trying to walk away from their addiction - but they (or "Sister") knows that they'll go back to it. I think the 'best intentions' are intentions to go to rehab, quitting whatever they were doing, etc.

"And a fool never knows what he's leaving behind
So take some time to know the real story
'Cause a soul that's true is your ride to glory
Don't let the golden hair get in your way, baby"

This makes me think of someone who left something behind - whether it be a girlfriend, boyfriend, or drug - and they shouldn't have, because whatever they left behind was great! Perhaps the third line has to do with the fact that maybe without cocaine, Stevie (or anyone, really) wouldn't have gone on to do what she did. It could also be about that without each other, Stevie and Lindsey wouldn't have had the chance to join Fleetwood Mac and become rich and famous.

"Come back, solemn stranger
It's your last chance"
She's almost gone, now
And she'll go fast like a jet plane
And then fast like a star stream
She'll hit you with a fury
Whispering the words,
"One more time, baby
One more time"

First line = cocaine/Sister talking to Stevie, telling her that she needs coke, at least one more line before she decides to go to Betty Ford. "She's almost gone" makes me think either Stevie was almost gone - i.e. literally, leaving to go to the centre and that she's gotta do one more line before she gives it all up. It also makes me think that she (or whoever this song is about) was on the verge having a breakdown or maybe even dying - that's what first came to mind when I listened to this song for the first time.

The jet plane part is probably about Sister/the cocaine giving you such a rush, and the drug telling you to try it just one more time.