Everybody Finds Out Appreciation Thread [Archive]

Sahara

02-16-2006, 05:13 PM

Sorry if this has been done before...

I'm just curious to get people's opinions on this song, what it's about, what you think etc.

I'll get the ball rolling by saying I absolutely LOVE Lindsey's backing vocals on this song.

Also that I love the synthesizer bit at the end.

Any thoughts?

bikerchic

02-16-2006, 05:26 PM

It's about an affair. I think it's some of Stevie's best witting and think it would have totally kicked ass live! It and Thrown Down our my two favourite songs on SYW.

DavidMn

02-16-2006, 05:28 PM

It's about an affair. I think it's some of Stevie's best witting and think it would have totally kicked ass live! It and Thrown Down our my two favourite songs on SYW.I agree. And I remember them rehearsing Everybody Finds Out before the tour began and thinking that woldve gone over well live.

PenguinHead

02-16-2006, 05:42 PM

I love it! It's a very unique Stevie song. Very un-Fleetwood Mac, but it added alot to the Say You Will album. (When was the last time they used strings?!) As usual, I think they missed the marketing boat...if this song was remixed by some club DJ, this could have been a big dance staple. I find it unusual that big club DJs don't do more with Stevie songs, save for the recent Dreams remix.

DavidMn

02-16-2006, 05:45 PM

I love it! It's a very unique Stevie song. Very un-Fleetwood Mac, but it added alot to the Say You Will album. (When was the last time they used strings?!) As usual, I think they missed the marketing boat...if this song was remixed by some dance DJ, this could have been a big club staple. I find it usual that big club DJs don't do more with Stevie songs, save for the Dreams remix.They all probably think she's too passe and people wouldnt get it.:(

Sahara

02-16-2006, 06:02 PM

It seems to be about an affair but that's what confuses me, it is a fairly clear-cut narrative about an affair, but Stevie doesn't usually 'make up stories', you know? The stories in her songs are usually more ambiguous, if you get my drift.

Unless there was some specific affair that she wrote it about that I'm completely missing....

chiliD

02-16-2006, 06:16 PM

Also that I love the synthesizer bit at the end.
(When was the last time they used strings?!)
Which is actually Lindsey's guitar through a guitar synth. Great synth part, great execution.

At first, the overly EQ'ed voice of Stevie's during the first verse annoyed me, but now I think the effect is kinda cool.

Serrart

02-16-2006, 06:22 PM

I'm not sure it's about a specific affair, even if I thought so at first. Now it seems me more about a way to live life in general. I love the lyrics, the music, Stevie's passion and Lindsey's production, even if it's the kind of track I'd like to hear through different approachs, to see how it can changes.

Romy

Sahara

02-16-2006, 06:31 PM

Which is actually Lindsey's guitar through a guitar synth. Great synth part, great execution.

What, really? How do you know? Sounds like your regular synth to me to be honest.

chiliD

02-16-2006, 06:43 PM

What, really? How do you know? Sounds like your regular synth to me to be honest.

He mentioned it in a magazine article I read...Guitar Player, I think. (it was right before the release of the album...he did a number of those "guitar geek" magazine interviews; I don't remember exactly which one, though)

Sahara

02-16-2006, 06:50 PM

He mentioned it in a magazine article I read...Guitar Player, I think. (it was right before the release of the album...he did a number of those "guitar geek" magazine interviews; I don't remember exactly which one, though)

Oh, right. Interesting. Wow, you learn something new every day, eh?

I love the idea of those being violins though, still. :lol:

Karlie

02-16-2006, 07:00 PM

Yay, this is such a good thread. Everybody Finds Out is my favorite song on SYW. :thumbsup:

Jyqm

02-16-2006, 07:21 PM

As others have said: It's a fantastic song. It's musically adventurous (at least for Fleetwood Mac). It would have been a knock out in concert.

Of course, "Say You Will" and "Peacekeeper" were much better live choices...

I really ought to apply to be their tour manager...

danax6

02-16-2006, 07:38 PM

MacMan

02-16-2006, 07:47 PM

I'm just curious to get people's opinions on this song, what it's about, what you think etc.

Isn't it about the affair between Bill and Monica Lewinsky? or was that just speculation at one point. And isn't this the track that everyone thought might have been the one initially licensed or registered with a title of "Monica"? and that's what Stevie is referring to in the DR doc about missing the day to mix "Monica"? I don't know... I hope it wasn't written about them cause I'd rather think it was written about something or someone in Stevie's life and not Monica Lewinsky!

But it's a great frenetic song!

Serrart

02-16-2006, 07:50 PM

Isn't it about the affair between Bill and Monica Lewinsky? or was that just speculation at one point. And isn't this the track that everyone thought might have been the one initially licensed or registered with a title of "Monica"? and that's what Stevie is referring to in the DR doc about missing the day to mix "Monica"? I don't know... I hope it wasn't written about them cause I'd rather think it was written about something or someone in Stevie's life and not Monica Lewinsky!

But it's a great frenetic song!

You know there's a big expert on this issue around here, I'm sure he will appear sooner or later...

Romy

Jyqm

02-16-2006, 07:50 PM

Isn't it about the affair between Bill and Monica Lewinsky? or was that just speculation at one point. And isn't this the track that everyone thought might have been the one initially licensed or registered with a title of "Monica"? and that's what Stevie is referring to in the DR doc about missing the day to mix "Monica"? I don't know... I hope it wasn't written about them cause I'd rather think it was written about something or someone in Stevie's life and not Monica Lewinsky!

Well, that's the nice thing about a song, or any form of fictional art/literature. It doesn't necessarily matter who the author may have had in mind when s/he wrote it. It can be about whomever you want.

GypsySongbird

02-17-2006, 11:44 AM

ive heard about the monica thing before, ive also heard a wierd speculation on some fleetwood mac lyric website that its something to do with something with lindsey and chris, but i dont know, i think that was just some fans opinion, either way great song!! one of my favourites on the album!!!

Richard B

02-17-2006, 11:54 AM

EFO gets the love from me. Great, great song. Cool intro, great vocals from Stevie and Lindsey.

I don't know specifically who she wrote it about, but it doesn't matter. The theme is clear cut as to what it's all about. Apply it however you will.

Shoulda, coulda been a big single for them. But boo-hoo, Reprise played it safe.

bookie29

02-17-2006, 02:42 PM

Well, what I wondered when I was watching the DR doc, was how they were going to handle the part where Stevie has to go from "She's done it a thousand times" to "When love starts out in the darkness" live. It didn't really sound right when she did it in rehearsals.

I think that she could have alternated lines with Sharon. Stevie singing the 1st & 3rd with Sharon doing the 2nd & 4th. Then she could have come in naturally with the "darkness" line.

Also, Lindsey could have done the lines as well just like he did the "Some call her" line in SOTM during the Mirage video.

I would have loved to see this live. I think that Stevie needed something new and exciting to sing. Although, she had RTTG and they dropped that.

Sean

Lindsey Jr.

02-17-2006, 03:16 PM

Great song! But what I like the most is the BASS! So good man!!! *salivates* and LB's backing vocals are :thumbsup:

JazmenFlowers

02-17-2006, 03:53 PM

I love the idea of those being violins though, still. :lol:
me too - that's one of my favorite things about the song is that little break near the end. this song, as many have said, should have been a single with a kick-ass video. just as TISL was jacked up with the releases/videos, so was SYW. :(

Brwn_eyes0511

02-17-2006, 03:59 PM

Hmmmm...I have always skipped this song. To be honest, I don't even think I have heard it all the way through. :eek: Perhaps I should go back and give it another chance...it was just always my least fav. Stevie song on SYW. My fav. being "Smile At You"...so needless to say my tastes are a tad different. :lol:

DavidMn

02-17-2006, 05:25 PM

foxyluva

02-18-2006, 02:39 AM

Two of my friends who own SYW say it is the worst song on there. I kinda like it, but is it just me or on Everybody Finds Out is she more nasaly than usual :shrug: I Prefer RTTG :thumbsup:

aleuzzi

02-18-2006, 01:26 PM

I love this song. It's perhaps the closest thing to a Stevie solo tune on a Mac record but it works amazingly well. Her voice is strong, the backing track cooks with fire, and the lyrics are--surprise!--accessable and coherent. I can't imagine Say You Will without this great song. I'm surprised they didn't use it live. The Destiny Rules doc rehearsal shows the band is very comfortable doing it in a live situation.

Sahara

02-18-2006, 03:41 PM

Lindsey and Chris, eh? :rolleyes: Well ... that would have been interesting.

I'm sure there would have been ways around the problems to do it live. I think it would have been great, RRTG too.

A video would have been awesome. I think I've scripted about three of them in my head already, in fact....
That said, the Peacekeeper video was terribly stale, I thought. For the song, they could have pushed the boat out a bit instead of just one where they stood and performed the song. It could have been interesting.

Guess we'll never know? :shrug:

nightbird28

02-18-2006, 03:47 PM

That said, the Peacekeeper video was terribly stale, I thought. For the song, they could have pushed the boat out a bit instead of just one where they stood and performed the song. It could have been interesting.

Guess we'll never know? :shrug:

I think that is the problem with the newer Mac Videos. Every since the dance, they did performance videos for their first studio album in god knows how many years. It's right out stupid, if you flip on Vh1 or MtV the amount of performance videos without some other story line or visual is slim. I think that their management should have thought we need to make a great video that would have given syw soo much more exposure than it had.

Sahara

02-18-2006, 04:03 PM

I think that is the problem with the newer Mac Videos. Every since the dance, they did performance videos for their first studio album in god knows how many years. It's right out stupid, if you flip on Vh1 or MtV the amount of performance videos without some other story line or visual is slim. I think that their management should have thought we need to make a great video that would have given syw soo much more exposure than it had.

I just think it's a shame! :shrug:

stargazer99

02-21-2006, 10:32 AM

It's about an affair. I think it's some of Stevie's best witting and think it would have totally kicked ass live! It and Thrown Down our my two favourite songs on SYW.

I agree! Those are two of my favorite songs from SYW, and I think they both would have been incredible live.

I love the "Don't you knoooowwww"'s near the end of the song, for some reason. It would make a good club tune.