Tom Petty songs you'd like to hear Stevie sing

[EveryHour]

Alright...I know covering Tom is not something Stevie needs to be talked into, but I still obsess over wanting to hear her do still more of his songs. Currently, the song topping the list is Hard On Me from Wildflowers (one of the greatest albums ever made period, IMO).

Which ones would you like to hear Stevie do?

(I know a lot of you will say "nothing...I only want to hear original stuff from Stevie at this point". But don't take it too seriously...this is just a tidbit of Stevie Fantasyland:).)

[darklinensuit]

Alright...I know covering Tom is not something Stevie needs to be talked into, but I still obsess over wanting to hear her do still more of his songs. Currently, the song topping the list is Hard On Me from Wildflowers (one of the greatest albums ever made period, IMO).

Which ones would you like to hear Stevie do?

(I know a lot of you will say "nothing...I only want to hear original stuff from Stevie at this point". But don't take it too seriously...this is just a tidbit of Stevie Fantasyland:).)

IMO Stevie does do too many Tom songs. For somebody who wants the world to appreciate her writing, I could have done without her opening on TISL with SDMHA and using INTK as an encore. Waddy said on the Q & A that he argued for Bella Donna as the opener but it didn't work out. That would have been amazing.

That having been said, I think I could like Stevie recording Breakdown (with more vocals/lyrics) and Refugee, but my first choice would be Into The Great Wide Open. It has a Stevie kind of vibe & her mature voice would handle it well.

- Jake

[GretaRhiannon]

Mary jane's Last Dance hehe, cause that's my fave song of his (even though the vid terrified me as a kid). And I Won't Back Down, I think that's what it's called

[face of glass]

"Southern Accents". And then "Spike". Together. ;)

[xdreamsunwindx]

Uhm... None. I do like her version of INTK, but don't get me started on Free Fallin'.

-Kate

[markolas]

I've always pictured her doing "Don't Do Me Like That" for some reason.

[bikerchic]

Uhm... None. I do like her version of INTK, but don't get me started on Free Fallin'.

-Kate

I absolutely love Free Fallin, what don't you like? :shrug:

[David]

Ooohh, cool topic. I've been bellowing for -- literally -- decades about how I've wanted Stevie to perform "What Are You Doing In My Life" onstage. I think it's too late now, though, because personally I don't think she has the voice for it any more.

So instead of new covers of TP songs, I'd much rather have great audio/video of all her classic guest appearances with TP & the Heartbreakers:

26 June 1981 San Francisco Cow Palace
30 June 1981 New Jersey Meadowlands
03 July 1981 New Jersey Meadowlands
18 Sept 1981 Irvine Meadows
19 Sept 1981 Irvine Meadows
02 Oct 1981 Lakeland Civic Center
06 Oct 1981 St. Petersburg
08 Oct 1981 Gainesville O'Connell Center
A show in Boston 1981 that Patti attended
30 July 1985 Tempe Compton Terrace

All told, she gave a lot of classic performances as an "honorary Heartbreaker" & sang numerous TP songs. How about a DVD box set of all these cameos titled "Blond on Blonde: Petty & Nicks In Concert"?

[xdreamsunwindx]

I absolutely love Free Fallin, what don't you like? :shrug:

I think the tempo is my biggest gripe with her version. The original is more fast-paced, whereas Stevie's is incredibly slow. I always thought that the tempo of Petty's version added so much to the song. And the whole "belting" thing she does near the end is kind of overdramatic, in my opinion. I like the simplicity of the original.

-Kate

[Mari]

"Magnolia" & "Luna"

[cliffdweller]

Waddy said on the Q & A that he argued for Bella Donna as the opener but it didn't work out. That would have been amazing.

- Jake

That would have been amazing. I was a little shocked that she opened the TISL set with SDMHA, but I thought it might be her usual opener since I had never seen her live before that. Is GDW her usual solo tour opener? Anyway, I would absolutely melt if she did Belladonna live, I'll save that thought for her next solo tour ;) .

If Stevie were to do yet another Tom Petty song I would choose "You Wreck Me." I'd love to hear Stevie really belt that one out, although I don't know what she would do with lines like, "I'll be the boy, in the cordoroy pants"...:laugh:

[cliffdweller]

And the whole "belting" thing she does near the end is kind of overdramatic, in my opinion. I like the simplicity of the original.

-Kate

I really like that part, and it makes it more unique to Stevie. She makes it her own when she adds those signature vocal flourishes like that, and it gives the song an extra little umph of emotion that's lacking in the rest of the vocal.

[xdreamsunwindx]

If Stevie were to do yet another Tom Petty song I would choose "You Wreck Me." I'd love to hear Stevie really belt that one out, although I don't know what she would do with lines like, "I'll be the boy, in the cordoroy pants"...:laugh:

I've done that song, and I'm a girl ;). I just change it to "You be the boy in the courdoroy pants, I'll be the girl at the highschool dance". Great song.

-Kate

[dissention]

That would have been amazing. I was a little shocked that she opened the TISL set with SDMHA, but I thought it might be her usual opener since I had never seen her live before that. Is GDW her usual solo tour opener? Anyway, I would absolutely melt if she did Belladonna live, I'll save that thought for her next solo tour ;) .

No, it's usually Outside the Rain/Dreams. I always thought it should have been Outside the Rain/Sable On Blonde, though. ;)

[darklinensuit]

No, it's usually Outside the Rain/Dreams. I always thought it should have been Outside the Rain/Sable On Blonde, though. ;)

I always thought with all of the songs she has to choose from, she should drop Outside The Rain completely. So many of her songs would be great openers.

- Jake

[dissention]

I always thought with all of the songs she has to choose from, she should drop Outside The Rain completely. So many of her songs would be great openers.

- Jake

OTR is one song I can't bear to see leave; that song is too good. She can drop Dreams, Rhiannon, I Need To Know, and Stand Back in favor of other stuff, though.

[amber]

IMO Stevie does do too many Tom songs. For somebody who wants the world to appreciate her writing, I could have done without her opening on TISL with SDMHA and using INTK as an encore. Waddy said on the Q & A that he argued for Bella Donna as the opener but it didn't work out. That would have been amazing.

That having been said, I think I could like Stevie recording Breakdown (with more vocals/lyrics) and Refugee, but my first choice would be Into The Great Wide Open. It has a Stevie kind of vibe & her mature voice would handle it well.

- Jake
Yes on refugee and breakdown and Wide Open (though I don't like the song that much) But...I happen to love SDMHA, and especially NTK, a lot! My other fav. Tom songs are Am Girl, Waiting is Hardest Part, some other ones i can't remember. Stevie's welcome to cover them all, as far as i'm concerned.
Amber

[darklinensuit]

OTR is one song I can't bear to see leave; that song is too good. She can drop Dreams, Rhiannon, I Need To Know, and Stand Back in favor of other stuff, though.

You're saying OTR is better than those? :confused: I don't imagine you can mean you're just sick of those songs but not OTR after all the times she has done OTR.

- Jake

[cliffdweller]

I always thought with all of the songs she has to choose from, she should drop Outside The Rain completely. So many of her songs would be great openers.

- Jake

I agree. I don't think Outside The Rain is a good opener, don't get me wrong, I LOVE this song but it doesn't really get a crowd pumped up. OTR would be a better song sandwiched somewhere in the middle of a set.

I think Enchanted would be a great opener ;)

I still want to hear Belladonna someday; does anyone know if she's ever performed it live?

[cliffdweller]

No, it's usually Outside the Rain/Dreams. I always thought it should have been Outside the Rain/Sable On Blonde, though. ;)

Those two songs go beautifully together....(and maybe it's because they're the same song! ;) :laugh: )

[cliffdweller]

OTR is one song I can't bear to see leave; that song is too good. She can drop Dreams, Rhiannon, I Need To Know, and Stand Back in favor of other stuff, though.

She can drop Dreams and Rhiannon because she does them with Fleetwood Mac. She just kicks so much ass when she does Stand Back that it must never be dropped either with F.M. or solo.

She can add, The Blue Lamp, Nothing Ever Changes, and How Still My Love while we're on the subject...

[golden braid]

I still want to hear Belladonna someday; does anyone know if she's ever performed it live?

She performed it during the Belladonna tour. :nod:

[darklinensuit]

She performed it during the Belladonna tour. :nod:

I know I've heard versions on the web before, so they're out there.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I agree. I don't think Outside The Rain is a good opener, don't get me wrong, I LOVE this song but it doesn't really get a crowd pumped up. OTR would be a better song sandwiched somewhere in the middle of a set.

I think Enchanted would be a great opener ;)

I still want to hear Belladonna someday; does anyone know if she's ever performed it live?

I think OTR does a nice job of setting up the magical, dreamlike atmosphere of the show. The thing is, other songs could do just as well, plus be a novelty.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

She can drop Dreams and Rhiannon because she does them with Fleetwood Mac. She just kicks so much ass when she does Stand Back that it must never be dropped either with F.M. or solo.

She can add, The Blue Lamp, Nothing Ever Changes, and How Still My Love while we're on the subject...

HSML was great even on TOSOTM Tour. NEC would rock in cocert!
And you're right, Stand Back gets Stevie moving, so it should not leave the set!

- Jake

[golddustwoman77]

I would love for Stevie to sing "Insider" as a solo instead of a duet. I love that song as it is, so it would have to be great with just her singing it. I love the song "The Waiting," so that might be interesting. I also enjoyed her version of "I Need to Know" on the Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert (HBO Special). It was pretty cool! :thumbsup:

[GODDESS6]

That would have been amazing. I was a little shocked that she opened the TISL set with SDMHA, but I thought it might be her usual opener since I had never seen her live before that. Is GDW her usual solo tour opener? Anyway, I would absolutely melt if she did Belladonna live, I'll save that thought for her next solo tour ;) .

If Stevie were to do yet another Tom Petty song I would choose "You Wreck Me." I'd love to hear Stevie really belt that one out, although I don't know what she would do with lines like, "I'll be the boy, in the cordoroy pants"...:laugh:

i have a cd live concert from a fellow fan named jeff & it is the same live show they video-recorded the "white wing dove/bella donna" tour 4 HBO~ the 1 where her dad introduces her ( my most fav 1 HE HE), but the cd i have also has like 4 more songs than they put on the video, & 1 of them is her singing "bella donna" live & it is GORGEOUS!!!~ i could try 2 get it 2 u if u wish~ it is an awesome live show on video but the cd is so awesome, the setlist is:

gdw
gold & braid
i need to know
outside the rain
dreams
angel
leather & lace
stop draggin' my heart aound
bella donna
sara
in the still of the night
edge of 17
rhiannon

let me know!!!~

brightest stevie blessings~
jill :thumbsup: :angel:

[jadegypsy]

Goddess6: sounds like an awsome CD you have there, I never knew she did angel solo.

Anyways as for Tom Petty songs, I'd rather her not cover any more, I can't listen to her doing Free Fallin' for me that's kinda like listening to someone else doing Rhiannon or Gypsy (I don't think others have covered these, if so I haven't heard them). For the most part I like hearing Stevie sing Stevie songs.

[GODDESS6]

Goddess6: sounds like an awsome CD you have there, I never knew she did angel solo.

Anyways as for Tom Petty songs, I'd rather her not cover any more, I can't listen to her doing Free Fallin' for me that's kinda like listening to someone else doing Rhiannon or Gypsy (I don't think others have covered these, if so I haven't heard them). For the most part I like hearing Stevie sing Stevie songs.


it is :thumbsup: !!!~ mayb i could send it 2 some1 & they could post it so every1 that wants 2 can dlaod it~ it would b worth it!!!~

brightest stevie blessings~
jill

[Claripup]

I'd love to hear it...