I Get Weak

[bwboy]

I just noticed this today in the liner notes for the 2013 rerelease of Heaven on Earth by Belinda Carlisle; "After completing 'I Get Weak,' songwriter Diane Warren initially had Stevie Nicks in mind- a suggestion she made to producer Rick Nowels, who felt it would be a better fit for Belinda." Rick Nowels, of course, produced I Can't Wait for Stevie, and Stevie was the one who referred Rick to Belinda.

I guess if Stevie had recorded I Get Weak, then time wise, it would have appeared on either Tango or TOSOTM. I doubt Lindsey or the band would have recorded it, though, so more likely it would have popped up on her solo album. Still, it's hard for me to imagine Stevie singing this song. However, I could easily see Belinda Carlisle singing I Can't Wait!

[sorcerer999]

Belinda's vibrato is a lot faster than Stevie's. I've always thought "I Get Weak" was the one song where Belinda's vibrato was exacerbated to the Nth degree. It's so painfully evident and overdone in this song. It's the first thing I think of whenever the song comes up in conversation.

I could totally hear Stevie covering it, simply based on the fact that it would suit her vibrato.

[Macfan4life]

I think Stevie wrote most of I Cant Wait. She tells the story of Rick bringing her the music and her staying up all night writing a song to the track. Its a classic Stevie song with her singing about herself in the third tense and then singing about herself in the first tense. As she calls it...her Bob Dylan I cant picture anyone singing I Cant Wait except Stevie for that reason.
Stevie and Rick were friends as teenagers. I think I heard her say that Rick was Robin's brother best friend.
I cant picture Stevie singing "I get weak" either.

[WatchChain]

Stevie recording "I Get Weak" would have been severely out of place on any of her albums. I just don't see the song fitting anywhere.

[svnwndrs]

The only thing about this song that makes me think of Stevie is that it has that chugging mid tempo beat with simple chord progression over it. I’m mostly referring to the verses, and in turn, that quality makes me think of “Talk To Me”. Similar beat, similar basic structure. It’s just something I noticed a longtime ago. Although, “Talk To Me” obviously wasn’t written by Stevie. I do have to say though, that the “Heaven On Earth” album is pretty good.

[BlueLantern]

I always thought that song was intentionally similar to Stevie's "Talk To Me" -- both in sound/tempo/chords and in what they did with Belinda's vocal.

[StevieandChris]

My favorite Belinda Carlisle song!