Like or Dislike: I Sing For The Things

[skcin]

When I first got really into Stevie (about 1998), this was a really big song for me. I made a compilation tape to play in my car (no CD player yet) and this was on it. Now, I don't love it quite so much. I don't dislike it, mind you. I've just gotten over it, I guess.

The music is so gentle - love the tinkling piano from Mr. Tench. Same with the vocal - so soft, gentle, very vulnerable. Actually the entire song is like that - really quiet & sedate, yet it packs an emotional punch thanks to the lyrics & the way she delivers them. I don't care for the "anything you want me to do" stuff, too submissive for my taste, but it does match the mood of the song so I can deal.

I LOVELOVELOVE:

"I'm living on dreams and chains"

and

"Well, have you ever been in love, have you touched the soul of someone, did the fear inside you make you turn and run"

I was recently wondering if the "dreams and chains" line is a purposeful reference to her life & career with Mac. :shrug:

Live? I don't think I'd care to hear this live, to be honest. I don't think she could ever recapture the emotion that's on the album version and it might come off as boring.

[Dreammms]

I LOVE this song. It's very sweet and I like the way she sings it. I also love the upbeat version.

[LikeAWillow]

I love the lyrics to this, and I love the emotion that Stevie puts into the vocal, but for me the music has always taken it from what could have been an amazing song to just a mediocre one. :shrugs: That doesn't mean that I skip it when it comes on, I just don't turn it up or get excited about it.

[stormy]

I think this song is excellent!!! She really brings you in on this song and the vocals are, shall we say, AWESOME. This song could easily bring a tear to my eye.

[nickslover2071]

one of my top ten stevie songs

[Dreammms]

one of my top ten stevie songs

Wow Jason you like it that much? It's in my top 20.

[golden braid]

I enjoy this song but I used to be more into when I first got into Stevie and not so much now. I still appreciate the sense of wistfullness and longing that comes across through Stevie's lyrics and singing.

[amber]

I love it a lot, but I love the demo I have of it better. Not the upbeat one, the just piano one.

[StevieNicksEO17]

I like this song. Not a favorite. One of the few that I will skip occasionally if I'm listening to the CD.

[Dreammms]

I love it a lot, but I love the demo I have of it better. Not the upbeat one, the just piano one.


The piano demo is awesome too! :nod:

[nickslover2071]

Wow Jason you like it that much? It's in my top 20.


I do, I like the master demo with gypsy on the end...excellent :angel:

[Dreammms]

I do, I like the master demo with gypsy on the end...excellent :angel:

I need to go listen to that again. :xoxo:

[nickslover2071]

I need to go listen to that again. :xoxo:

Great minds think alike..i was just doing that...

[face of glass]

Eh, I like it a bit. I think "Rock A Little" pulls off the intimacy schtick on RAL much better, but I never skip "ISFTT". It's pleasant.

[GypsySorcerer]

Not so much. The music is shockingly bad and her vocal is pretty lousy. Some of the lyrics are okay. It's just not a fave of mine.

[darklinensuit]

Bottom Ten for me. For some reason I don't like this vocal or the one on OMBTRARS, but I love the rasp on the song RAL.

- Jake

[GateandGarden]

I never got into that song, and I think that's due mostly to the vocals, which I just do not like at all.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Eh. It's so-so. Definitely not one of my favorites.

[amber]

I do, I like the master demo with gypsy on the end...excellent :angel:
yeah, that's the one I was talking about. Love them both. :)

[sarafield]

I like it... the simplicity, the lyrics, and her vocal. I like it when she takes a break from belting it out and sounds fragile. Not a favorite, but good.

[Kelly]

I love the song. Vulnerable Stevie vocals are always a favorite of mine.

I do think the "dreams and chains" line is a reference to FM, or perhaps just LB.

I also wonder about the other line you quoted.."have you ever been in love, have you touched the soul of someone, did the fear inside you make you turn and run". Is she talking TO someone, or is she talking about herself. If she is admitting that she runs, it is quite inciteful. I think she is talking about someone else though.

[GODDESS6]

[QUOTE=skcin]I LOVELOVELOVE:

"I'm living on dreams and chains"

and

"Well, have you ever been in love, have you touched the soul of someone, did the fear inside you make you turn and run" QUOTE]
this is my fav part also, her voice sounds almost childlike i think~

[Kelly]

Paula...I am really digging these indepth analysees (how the HELL do you spell that?) of each song. As a result of this thread, I opened my "I" folder to listen to all my versions of ISFTT. I found that instrumental version that I have always really liked...the one that has just a few subtle Sharona backing harmonies being added. Everytime I hear Sharon sing alone, I am struck at how powerful her voice is. She is such a talent and her ability to harmonize with Stevie has MADE several of Stevie's songs.

[ontheEdgeof17]

This song rocks my socks. It's one of her sexiest.


I wish I had the brain power to write more, but I've been up for three days.

[skcin]

Paula...I am really digging these indepth analysees (how the HELL do you spell that?) of each song.


Thanks, I'm enjoying reading all the posts from everyone. I wanted to explore each song in a bit more detail, as opposed to just saying "I like this song" & all that. I want to know WHY. :)

[estranged4life]

I very much dislike this track...The vocal delivery annoys me to no end.

[Hawkeye]

awful freaking song.

[michelle2677]

I think it's o.k...but not one I'm gonna sit and listen to over and over

[SapphireSister]

""Well, have you ever been in love, have you touched the soul of someone, did the fear inside you make you turn and run"
is one of my favorite lines written by Stevie Nicks or any one for that matter. However, the song is not one of her best. It's in the group of mediocre songs on the RAL album. I'm not crazy about the music although I do love the vocals (they are on par with my favorite RAL vocal era). Just not a favorite by any means. Not a skipper, but not a lover either.

[strandinthewind]

. . . Not a skipper . . . .

Oh Please - you know when MacArthur park comes on and that beat fills the room, you might have a little skip in ya :wavey:

BTW - I am dieting and thusly light headed :laugh: does it show :eek:

[ontheEdgeof17]

BTW - I am dieting and thusly light headed :laugh: does it show :eek:


A liquid diet I'm assuming?

[strandinthewind]

A liquid diet I'm assuming?

Lord Child - don't I wish - but that is this weekend in New Orleans - wanna join me :wavey:

[Mystic Owl]

I have to agree with Paula on this, for me. Yet, I DO sing for the things money CANT buy.

Ocie


The music is so gentle - love the tinkling piano from Mr. Tench. Same with the vocal - so soft, gentle, very vulnerable. Actually the entire song is like that - really quiet & sedate, yet it packs an emotional punch thanks to the lyrics & the way she delivers them. I don't care for the "anything you want me to do" stuff, too submissive for my taste, but it does match the mood of the song so I can deal.

I LOVELOVELOVE:

"I'm living on dreams and chains"

and

"Well, have you ever been in love, have you touched the soul of someone, did the fear inside you make you turn and run"

Live? I don't think I'd care to hear this live, to be honest. I don't think she could ever recapture the emotion that's on the album version and it might come off as boring.

[xxxmx]

Lord Child - don't I wish - but that is this weekend in New Orleans - wanna join me :wavey:
actually, me and curtis were talking about holding the next ledgie convention in new orleans. how random that you should mention it. and as for dieting, i'm so depressed to be home i think i sulked off the four pounds i gained this weekend.

[SapphireSister]

Oh Please - you know when MacArthur park comes on and that beat fills the room, you might have a little skip in ya :wavey:

BTW - I am dieting and thusly light headed :laugh: does it show :eek:

Ha ha skipper as in a song I would skip on the cd but I gotcha ;).
PS MacArthur Park is the famous park in Los Angeles to score drugs, mainly crack and heroin. Real nice place.

[strandinthewind]

actually, me and curtis were talking about holding the next ledgie convention in new orleans. how random that you should mention it. and as for dieting, i'm so depressed to be home i think i sulked off the four pounds i gained this weekend.

Honey - you name the time and the place and I will make all of the arrangements - I am SOOOOO excited now. I even know of a cool shop that sells Stevie cloaks :cool:

[strandinthewind]

Ha ha skipper as in a song I would skip on the cd but I gotcha ;).
PS MacArthur Park is the famous park in Los Angeles to score drugs, mainly crack and heroin. Real nice place.

Someone left the cake out in the rain THERE :eek:

[SapphireSister]

I sing for the things that money can't buy? Would that include this most recent tour? That Peter Jennings thread has got me all riled up lol.

[dissention]

Swill. Probably my second most hated song in the world after Bob Seger's "Turn The Page."

[strandinthewind]

Swill. Probably my second most hated song in the world after Bob Seger's "Turn The Page."


What about "There's a Hole in the World" :eek: :wavey:

[dissention]

What about "There's a Hole in the World" :eek: :wavey:

Blah. Anyone with ears knows that's a **** song, but Seger's tune is so ****ing awful and loved by so many that I get infuriated just thinking about it. :angel:

[KarmaContestant]

Blah. Anyone with ears knows that's a **** song, but Seger's tune is so ****ing awful and loved by so many that I get infuriated just thinking about it. :angel:

Yeah, I like that Seger tune. :D Grrr!!!

[turquoise5]

I Sing for the Things is OK, definitely not her best. I think it's one of those filler songs on RAL that, if she'd had a better producer with a strong overall vision for the album, would have been relegated to a B side.

[skcin]

Blah. Anyone with ears knows that's a **** song, but Seger's tune is so ****ing awful and loved by so many that I get infuriated just thinking about it. :angel:


Bob rocks. :D I loved Turn The Page, but it's way overplayed now. I prefer Jody Girl, Night Moves, Sunspot Baby or Roll Me Away.

[amber]

Bob rocks. :D I loved Turn The Page, but it's way overplayed now. I prefer Jody Girl, Night Moves, Sunspot Baby or Roll Me Away.
Yay, Paula! I love the bob, too. Another fave? Fire Down Below.... :nod: Why? cause it happens up in Vegas, happens in New Orleans, on the blue blood Streets of Boston, Up in Berkeley, down in Queens..... :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

This is one of my favorite Stevie songs - I absolutely love and and adore it :D

[DavidMn]

I cant stand this song, but it's just my opinion :)

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I don't care for this "song" that much, but I adore her vocals on it...the sound of the vibrato, and the tone, and the "little girl innocence" mixed with "I am just so tired" tough life sound...very touching.

~Barbara