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However it wasn't a matter of Lindsey rejecting a Christine song. It's an example of the creative process, where the groundwork or elements of a demo are utilized to greater effect in forming another song. I'm still amazed that they released this nugget. Makes me wonder if there are others like that. What's really curious is the Gold Dust Woman demo that flows into the end-parts of what was to become her solo song If You Ever Did Believe.
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In the first half of the song the chorus "if you don't love me now…" until "never break the chain" is from Stevie. Lindsey wrote the verses "listen to the wind blow" up to "and if you don't love me now" I think John and Mick got writing credit because they helped write the music on that second half from Keep Me There, i.e. john wrote his bass solo which is a highlight of the song and Mick…. not entirely sure what he did on this that would be different from what he does on every other song….. Lindsey was the one who heard these two songs, from Stevie and Christine, and had the idea that if they took this bit from Stevie and that bit from Chris it would make a better, new song. My recollection is that they really like that second half of Chris's song, the part that became the whole second half of The Chain, but wanted something different to lead into it. That's when Lindsey thought of Stevie's song, he like the chorus but not her verses, and asked her if they could use it and she said, "well you are killing my song because you are taking the chorus out of it" but it worked so they did it, and kept her title. He then wrote the verses in. Last edited by bombaysaffires; 02-06-2015 at 11:54 PM.. |
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Even if you're lying -- keep it going Keep it going a little bit longer You know, you know that I'm trying Trying to be, oh, a little bit strong That IS "The Chain." That's the Am7 | Em11 | C6 | D9 chord progression of the chorus of "The Chain." That's the music that the band plays to this day when they perform "The Chain." The music—the chords—in today's "Chain" are from Christine's old song. I really dig the older "Keep Me There" on the 2005 reissue (the one they call "Butter Cookie"). It's harder to identify the "Chain" music in that one. But it's there. It's an underlying motif that runs all through "Butter Cookie": Em (no 3) | C5 diminished (again no 3). Sorry for the technical mumbo-jumbo, but this part is used in "The Chain" to bridge the end of the chorus and the start of the bass solo with double electric guitar ringing. And here's a kicker: The same effect is used on the fade-out of "Dreams."
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I don't know why people can't hear this. It's obvious. The only difference in those sections of the song you pointed out are the lyrics and vocal melody. Last edited by aleuzzi; 02-07-2015 at 01:31 PM.. |
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I love this song. It sounds so much like pre 75 Christine which is probably why I like it so much. I almost wish they wouldve released Keep Me There instead and then Stevie'chain could've been another Storms type song for the band to release. yea yea i know, the chain as we know it today is such an epic and important song to the band but id take 2 great songs ovee the one.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the band procured instrumental parts from the still-born song, creating new instrumental. Then Stevie wrote lyrics to the new arrangement. That's why it's the only song in their catalog credited to all five of them. It's a band song, not a Stevie song. As Lindsey might say, it was an organic process. Keep You There wasn't replaced by The Chain - it became The Chain.
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