Cheaper Than Free snippet

[ejof17]

Perhaps this has been talked about already if not, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV2QlthuQEc&feature=related

[louielouie2000]

Yeah, Dave posted that on his website for his upcoming album several months back. Everyone seems to like the quality of Stevie's voice on that clip, but are not particularly enamored by the rather cliche lyrics.

[ejof17]

Yeah, I thought "yawn".

"Stevie Baby" intrigues me though.

[Jondalar]

Yeah, Dave posted that on his website for his upcoming album several months back. Everyone seems to like the quality of Stevie's voice on that clip, but are not particularly enamored by the rather cliche lyrics.

Cliche lyrics? I love this song so far. The lyrics are deep and excellent. Her voice is excellent and they sound great together. This song seems to make sense, maybe that is cliche.

[Josh2003]

I feel like this could *maybe* be one that will grow on me. I'm not loving it right now...but I think it has potential...especially hearing it start to pick up a little bit with the drums.

[TrueFaith77]

I feel like this could *maybe* be one that will grow on me. I'm not loving it right now...but I think it has potential...especially hearing it start to pick up a little bit with the drums.

I mean. The lyrics are true. I think both songs are kinda lovely. sigh. I think the whole album will be lovely.

[louielouie2000]

Cliche lyrics?

Yeah, I believe LukeA succinctly described them as very "Barney & Friends" :laugh:

http://pbskids.kids.us/images/sub-square-barney.gif

[mitzo]

Well, OK, a nice enough little clip from a country-tinged duet. This, plus Secret Love and the Everybody Loves You (demo?) snippet still leave me thinking "yes, that sounds pleasant, and?" I sure hope the album has more engaging stuff in it, stuff that makes me go "wow", rather than "uh huh."

[louielouie2000]

Well, OK, a nice enough little clip from a country-tinged duet. This, plus Secret Love and the Everybody Loves You (demo?) snippet still leave me thinking "yes, that sounds pleasant, and?" I sure hope the album has more engaging stuff in it, stuff that makes me go "wow", rather than "uh huh."

I was pretty freaked out by only hearing the clips of Everybody Loves You, Cheaper Than Free, and Secret Love. Not to mention the fact she's written a song about the Twilight series :rolleyes:. But then I heard the entirety of Secret Love, and my fears have been quelled. Plus, we know Mike Campbell is involved in this project, so that means we'll have at least a token few rocking songs. I think this record will be good... Dave clearly "gets" Stevie, he's been tweeting that he listens to her back catalogue, and her singing voice on the finished version of Secret Love is better than she's sounded in decades. I think Dave has probably brought out a side of Stevie we haven't seen since the 1980s. Yes, I've been a skeptic since the beginning of this project, but now I have a different feeling about the whole thing. In her interviews, she just has the best, most balanced views of her album. And her singing voice just says it all, too. She GIVES A DAMN once again! :D I just think it's all going to be okay. Who knew? ME with warm and fuzzy feelings! :p

[sorcerer999]

Who knew? ME with warm and fuzzy feelings! :p

In the words of Anelle from Steele Magnolias..."I have suspected this all along, Weezer!"

[mitzo]

I am not a fan of Mike Campbell's rockin' work with her in the past (can someone name some lovable work they've done?), but I am hoping Dave Stewart makes some nice castles in the air around Stevie's voice and music. In the end, it will all be about song choice and atmospheric arrangements, for me.

[Artemis]

I am not a fan of Mike Campbell's rockin' work with her in the past (can someone name some lovable work they've done?), but I am hoping Dave Stewart makes some nice castles in the air around Stevie's voice and music. In the end, it will all be about song choice and atmospheric arrangements, for me.

I can only think of Freedom and Greta as awesome Stevie / Mike Campbell songs. The rest aren't all that spectacular really.

[mikebise]

Greta
Imperial Hotel
You Like Me
Freedom
Fire Burning
The Mixdown
Whole Lotta Trouble
The Dance
Desert Angel

I love them all! :)

[Christopher]

Yeah, Dave posted that on his website for his upcoming album several months back. Everyone seems to like the quality of Stevie's voice on that clip, but are not particularly enamored by the rather cliche lyrics.

The song structure and the lyrics remind me of a nice ole Dolly Parton-ish ditty. I think it could be really good. The lyrical sentiment, judging just the clip seems to parallel "I Sing For The Things".

[Josh2003]

The more I listen to it, the more I'm reminded of "Insider"...

...although I still am not a fan of the lyrics.

[mitzo]

Greta
Imperial Hotel
You Like Me
Freedom
Fire Burning
The Mixdown
Whole Lotta Trouble
The Dance
Desert Angel

I love them all! :)

Uh huh... nothing there that stirs the soul.

[jannieC]

I like the lyrics but I wish that their voices were harmonizing, rather than singing together in the same key (that's how it sounds to me, anyway :shrug: )

[TrueFaith77]

I love Greta.

[Dodfather]

Thanks for this. I couldn't get this to work when it was originally posted on Dave's site so I'm glad to have finally heard it.

God, those lyrics are AWFUL though. Her voice sounds great and it's lovely to hear her do a simple ballad and close harmony again but those lyrics really, really suck. I was predicting them by the end of the snippet ("feel" rhyming with real"). I hope there's a re-write before it goes on either album. Has it been decided/announced just whose album it's going on?

[louielouie2000]

Has it been decided/announced just whose album it's going on?

Apparently it's going on both their albums. Stevie liked the song so much, she wanted to include it on hers as well.

[Dodfather]

Apparently it's going on both their albums. Stevie liked the song so much, she wanted to include it on hers as well.

Oh dear. Could this be the That Made Me Stronger of the new album?! By that I mean nice music but bad lyrics.

[Jondalar]

Oh dear. Could this be the That Made Me Stronger of the new album?! By that I mean nice music but bad lyrics.

I don't understand why people are saying "Bad Lyrics." These are great lyrics. They make sense and are heartfealt. Bad lyrics is chimpanzee lyrics in Jane or going out first or second person constantly, or pieced together snippets from various songs.

[mikebise]

Dave said Stevie liked it so much that they recorded another version for her album.

TWO versions, two albums.

I love "Cheaper Than Free"!!!! :blob2:

[Dodfather]

Dave said Stevie liked it so much that they recorded another version for her album.

TWO versions, two albums.

I love "Cheaper Than Free"!!!! :blob2:

I will love it if there's another version. As I said, I think the sentiment is lovely and the arrangement is very nice so it has definite potential. It coukd be a work in progress that we heard anyway...

[BombaySapphire3]

I will love it if there's another version. As I said, I think the sentiment is lovely and the arrangement is very nice so it has definite potential. It coukd be a work in progress that we heard anyway...

It seems like the snippet is the finished song on Dave's album.Sonically it does not seem to fit well with the production of "Secret Love" so another version for "In Your Dreams " would make sense.

[sorcerer999]

It seems like the snippet is the finished song on Dave's album.Sonically it does not seem to fit well with the production of "Secret Love" so another version for "In Your Dreams " would make sense.

You can hear one more verse of Dave's version at the 51:15 minute mark (toward the end) of Dave's episode of Music Business Radio here on our Progressive Rock station, Lightning 100 in Nashville.

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html

I have to say...I don't like these lyrics at all. :(
Even though it's still not the complete song, I don't see how anything can save it. The lyrics are just too...trite and cliche! Boo.

[louielouie2000]

You can hear one more verse of Dave's version at the 51:15 minute mark (toward the end) of Dave's episode of Music Business Radio here on our Progressive Rock station, Lightning 100 in Nashville.

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html

I have to say...I don't like these lyrics at all. :(
Even though it's still not the complete song, I don't see how anything can save it. The lyrics are just too...trite and cliche! Boo.

Oh gross... I never wanted to hear Stevie sing the words "fast car" :distress:. Though Stevie's voice does sound great. Almost Insider-esque.

[Jondalar]

Dave said Stevie liked it so much that they recorded another version for her album.

TWO versions, two albums.

I love "Cheaper Than Free"!!!! :blob2:

Well, I just heard more the song from that radio show and I really, really like the song. She needs a song like that on her album—a good, heartfealt love song.

[PenguinHead]

Greta
Imperial Hotel
You Like Me
Freedom
Fire Burning
The Mixdown
Whole Lotta Trouble
The Dance
Desert Angel

I love them all! :)

I wish Stevie would record her own version of "You Like Me." She wrote it, and the Williams Brothers recorded and released it, along with their version of "Some Become Strangers." It's quite a rockin' song.

"Your eyes I see through...You like me, don't you?"

[CADreaming]

Oh gross... I never wanted to hear Stevie sing the words "fast car" :distress:. Though Stevie's voice does sound great. Almost Insider-esque.

"More exciting than high fashion - high passion" ????


Ugh. :distress:

[sorcerer999]

"More exciting than high fashion - high passion" ????


Ugh. :distress:

I know! This totally bums me out, as I can't see how Stevie's version will make it any better, unless she rewrites these God awful lyrics. Why oh WHY did she have to put this song on her album as well?

It means that a potentially great Stevie song might have been kicked off the record in favor of Dave Stewart's "I wrote this song in 5 minutes" ditty.

I love ya, Dave! And I love your album, just not that song...or "Stevie Baby". :(

[HejiraNYC]

"More exciting than high fashion - high passion" ????


Ugh. :distress:

That Made Me Stronger Part II. Eh... well, maybe not that bad.

Yes, the lyrics are corny, but for some reason I get the feeling that this song was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek. I'm guessing it was supposed to be in the vein of those corny old AM radio country songs, which helps to explain the little slide guitar interlude. I just hope Stevie's version doesn't become too serious.

[vivfox]

You can hear one more verse of Dave's version at the 51:15 minute mark (toward the end) of Dave's episode of Music Business Radio here on our Progressive Rock station, Lightning 100 in Nashville.

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html


Viv likes this song very much. I like Stevie's vocal accompanying Dave's. I look forward to hearing the complete version. Thank you for posting this interview.

[Meowi]

Me likey.
I also can't wait to hear the whole version.

Also, it's gonna be interesting to compare the versions.

[APerfectLie]

You can hear one more verse of Dave's version at the 51:15 minute mark (toward the end) of Dave's episode of Music Business Radio here on our Progressive Rock station, Lightning 100 in Nashville.

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html

I have to say...I don't like these lyrics at all. :(
Even though it's still not the complete song, I don't see how anything can save it. The lyrics are just too...trite and cliche! Boo.

God I love his story about Don't Come Around Here No More and how he keeps insinuating that they had sex.

"And I was singing it to Jimmy and he was like, 'thats a hit if I ever heard one!' and then he said to Stevie 'Now come on, let's get the verse together!" and I didn't realize that him and her were having a little bit of friction and she was like, reciting Shakespeare and all sorts of crazy stuff instead of singing the verse and Jimmy was getting angrier and angrier and angrier and they have a little bit of argument around the piano and he is going, 'Don't argue infront of my friend David, you don't know him!' and she's going, 'What do you mean I don't know him?' blah blah blah hahaha I won't tell the rest of it. ;)"

I just imagine that last sentence going, "What do you mean I don't know him?! I ****ed him didn't I?!?!?!"

Also... this thing they did together for HBO?!?!?!?! "Me and Stevie met again... 2 or 3 years ago for this little thing we were doing for HBO. And we got on great and I was playing Landslide with her on acoustic and we did a few things... Rhiannon (although it sounds as if he says Rhianna) nobodies ever seen this, but it was filmed!"

Also, "well let's play your version" sounds like there are two different versions of the song. I love her vocal on it, but the lyrics are very cheesy. The one that REALLY kills me is "Whats faster than a FAST car?" Sister Honey is faster than a fast car. Shes like a jet plane, remember?! I think I could appreciate it if it was only on Dave's album.

[Jondalar]

God I love his story about Don't Come Around Here No More and how he keeps insinuating that they had sex.

"And I was singing it to Jimmy and he was like, 'thats a hit if I ever heard one!' and then he said to Stevie 'Now come on, let's get the verse together!" and I didn't realize that him and her were having a little bit of friction and she was like, reciting Shakespeare and all sorts of crazy stuff instead of singing the verse and Jimmy was getting angrier and angrier and angrier and they have a little bit of argument around the piano and he is going, 'Don't argue infront of my friend David, you don't know him!' and she's going, 'What do you mean I don't know him?' blah blah blah hahaha I won't tell the rest of it. ;)"

I just imagine that last sentence going, "What do you mean I don't know him?! I ****ed him didn't I?!?!?!"

Also... this thing they did together for HBO?!?!?!?! "Me and Stevie met again... 2 or 3 years ago for this little thing we were doing for HBO. And we got on great and I was playing Landslide with her on acoustic and we did a few things... Rhiannon (although it sounds as if he says Rhianna) nobodies ever seen this, but it was filmed!"

Also, "well let's play your version" sounds like there are two different versions of the song. I love her vocal on it, but the lyrics are very cheesy. The one that REALLY kills me is "Whats faster than a FAST car?" Sister Honey is faster than a fast car. Shes like a jet plane, remember?! I think I could appreciate it if it was only on Dave's album.

Yeah, I know. I wonder though about her background singers. He said something about them. Did they all rock Dave's world? I'm sure he had sex with Stevie. I just wonder how coked up she was at the time.

[APerfectLie]

As for the HBO thing... apparently Dave Stewart was the host of a show on HBO called "Off The Record" where he would sit down and interview artists. HBO only aired the pilot episode where he interviewed U2. I guess they decided to cancel the show and the episode with Stevie never aired. Who knows what other artists he interviewed!

[Jondalar]

I listened to this snippet over and over again. Now I know why David Wilde keeps mentioning Tom Petty. This is song is the Insider part 2.

[CADreaming]

I know! This totally bums me out, as I can't see how Stevie's version will make it any better, unless she rewrites these God awful lyrics. Why oh WHY did she have to put this song on her album as well?

It means that a potentially great Stevie song might have been kicked off the record in favor of Dave Stewart's "I wrote this song in 5 minutes" ditty.

I love ya, Dave! And I love your album, just not that song...or "Stevie Baby". :(

Stevie Baby, I'm ok with - because it's just Dave and he's using her song titles. But, this...:shrug: it sounds cheap...and free.

That Made Me Stronger Part II. Eh... well, maybe not that bad.

Yes, the lyrics are corny, but for some reason I get the feeling that this song was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek. I'm guessing it was supposed to be in the vein of those corny old AM radio country songs, which helps to explain the little slide guitar interlude. I just hope Stevie's version doesn't become too serious.

Ok, now that you mention it - it does sound like the old cheesy country songs that I love and grew up listening to. But, I never deemed Dave & Stevie to be another Porter & Dolly or Conway & Loretta and God knows they sure aren't George & Tammy. The thing about those novelty songs - they were usually upbeat and you got that it was a joke. This is not. And, it's not funny either. Eh. Reminds me of Lindsey's story of when they were trying to get back on track after BN tanked and the label guys wanted them to do stuff like Jim Stafford's "Spiders and Snakes" (Loretta & Conway) and join the steak house circuit...

Oh well, I'm sure I'll be singing along to this when it comes out regardless.
*clears throat*, snaps fingers..."more exciting than high fashion, high passion!"... It's gonna take some more getting used to.

But, ballyhoo for Dave for scoring Reese's guitar town condo for free though. Nice.

[Artemis]

I think she's finally wrote a song that might be lyrically worse than Silver Girl. :laugh:

Although, despite the God-Awful lyrics, I find myself really liking it... I can't explain why either.

[HejiraNYC]

Ok, now that you mention it - it does sound like the old cheesy country songs that I love and grew up listening to. But, I never deemed Dave & Stevie to be another Porter & Dolly or Conway & Loretta and God knows they sure aren't George & Tammy. The thing about those novelty songs - they were usually upbeat and you got that it was a joke. This is not. And, it's not funny either. Eh. Reminds me of Lindsey's story of when they were trying to get back on track after BN tanked and the label guys wanted them to do stuff like Jim Stafford's "Spiders and Snakes" (Loretta & Conway) and join the steak house circuit...

Oh well, I'm sure I'll be singing along to this when it comes out regardless.
*clears throat*, snaps fingers..."more exciting than high fashion, high passion!"... It's gonna take some more getting used to.

But, ballyhoo for Dave for scoring Reese's guitar town condo for free though. Nice.

I think CTF is funny because these corny lyrics are delivered with such sincerity and conviction. That being said, I just don't know how this is going to translate into Stevie's pop/rock idiom. It only works on Dave's album because the whole record is a twangy hoedown of sorts. Well, after hearing what Dave and Glen did with "Secret Love," I can only presume that they did something surprisingly clever with it for Stevie's album.

[OooMissionary]

While Stevie has a long history of idiotic lyrics...Welcome to the Room...Sara... They were always so bizarre, that it seemed deep... These are pretty openly cheesy.

Yet...

It sounds great!

[vivfox]

I think she's finally wrote a song that might be lyrically worse than Silver Girl. :laugh:

Although, despite the God-Awful lyrics, I find myself really liking it... I can't explain why either.


Probably because the vocal is good.

[louielouie2000]

I think she's finally wrote a song that might be lyrically worse than Silver Girl. :laugh:

Although, despite the God-Awful lyrics, I find myself really liking it... I can't explain why either.

I thought this was a song written by Dave? :shrug:

[FM77]

I thought this was a song written by Dave? :shrug:

No, Stevie contributed lyrics...

[tabruns]

I am not a fan of Mike Campbell's rockin' work with her in the past (can someone name some lovable work they've done?), but I am hoping Dave Stewart makes some nice castles in the air around Stevie's voice and music. In the end, it will all be about song choice and atmospheric arrangements, for me.

I definitely agree with this.

[Hawkeye]

FM77, IS the Cheaper then Free on Stevie's album much different then the bit of Dave's we've heard? That seems easy enough to remember I'd imagine.

[HejiraNYC]

FM77, IS the Cheaper then Free on Stevie's album much different then the bit of Dave's we've heard? That seems easy enough to remember I'd imagine.

Ha ha ha. Wait, let me answer on his/her behalf. Yes. It was really good and it had lots of guitars on it and her voice was upfront in the mix. :rolleyes:

[HejiraNYC]

I definitely agree with this.

I think Mike Campbell is the worst thing to ever happen to Stevie Nicks. I was seriously hoping she would drop him like a used tampon for this new album, but apparently he just clings on to Mama like a barnacle. I blame Tom Petty. He should have been putting those Heartbreakers on tour non-stop so that Mike Campbell would not have enough time to f*** up Stevie's new album.

[Dodfather]

I think Mike Campbell is the worst thing to ever happen to Stevie Nicks. I was seriously hoping she would drop him like a used tampon for this new album, but apparently he just clings on to Mama like a barnacle. I blame Tom Petty. He should have been putting those Heartbreakers on tour non-stop so that Mike Campbell would not have enough time to f*** up Stevie's new album.

I'm being very lazy and not looking for myself but can someone name the songs that he's done with her? I know he was heavily involved in Street Angel but can't think of the actual tracks/albums... Once I see a list of the songs I'll decide!

[Christopher]

I think Mike Campbell is the worst thing to ever happen to Stevie Nicks. I was seriously hoping she would drop him like a used tampon for this new album, but apparently he just clings on to Mama like a barnacle. I blame Tom Petty. He should have been putting those Heartbreakers on tour non-stop so that Mike Campbell would not have enough time to f*** up Stevie's new album.
:laugh::laugh::laugh: Though Stevie did drop him literally off TISL..Bye bye "My Heart":D

I'm being very lazy and not looking for myself but can someone name the songs that he's done with her? I know he was heavily involved in Street Angel but can't think of the actual tracks/albums... Once I see a list of the songs I'll decide!

Imperial Hotel, Ghosts, Whole Lotta Trouble, Fire Burning, Desert Angel, Blue Denim, Greta, Kick It & My Heart (TISL outtake)

[APerfectLie]

I thought this was a song written by Dave? :shrug:

Apparently they wrote it together. But according to Dave, he wrote Everybody Loves You and then sent his demo to Stevie and she put her vocal ontop of his, which can explain why ELY sounds kinda off in the snippet we have. But I hope she put her own words on parts of ELY.

[mikebise]

Mike also plays guitar on the released version of "Battle Of The Dragon". And "Too Far From Texas". And "Kick It".

Greta
Imperial Hotel
The Dance
Freedom
The Mixdown
Fire Burning
Desert Angel
You Like Me
Blue Denim
My Heart
Whole Lotta Trouble
Ghosts

All songs I enjoy! I hope "You Like Me" is on In Your Dreams!

[HejiraNYC]

Mike also plays guitar on the released version of "Battle Of The Dragon". And "Too Far From Texas". And "Kick It".

Greta- Tuneless, meandering, middling... what other words can I use to describe this song?

Imperial Hotel- Let's face it- this is a mediocre tune saved by the tremendous, wailing, shredding vocal. This would have been unlistenable if anyone else had sung it.

The Dance- Is there a barf icon I can use?

Freedom- Perhaps my least favorite BTM song. It's down there with "Stand on the Rock" for me.

The Mixdown- This definitely should remain in the scrap heap.

Fire Burning- One of the lowest points on an album that is a lowpoint itself.

Desert Angel- Some call this a masterpiece. I call it a hot mess. I wish I could "call it missing."

You Like Me- Never heard this.

Blue Denim- Okay, ONE Mike Campbell song I somewhat like. But that's not an impressive batting average.

My Heart- This song goes nowhere musically. The chorus is utter garbage.

Whole Lotta Trouble- The other lowpoint of TOSOTM. "Fire Burning" and "WLT" exemplify everything I find offensive about the Klono-Stevie era.

Ghosts- Okay, TWO MC songs I like. And this one I do really like.

[Christopher]

:laugh:Greta- Tuneless, meandering, middling... what other words can I use to describe this song?

Imperial Hotel- Let's face it- this is a mediocre tune saved by the tremendous, wailing, shredding vocal. This would have been unlistenable if anyone else had sung it.

The Dance- Is there a barf icon I can use?

Freedom- Perhaps my least favorite BTM song. It's down there with "Stand on the Rock" for me.

The Mixdown- This definitely should remain in the scrap heap.

Fire Burning- One of the lowest points on an album that is a lowpoint itself.

Desert Angel- Some call this a masterpiece. I call it a hot mess. I wish I could "call it missing."

You Like Me- Never heard this.

Blue Denim- Okay, ONE Mike Campbell song I somewhat like. But that's not an impressive batting average.

My Heart- This song goes nowhere musically. The chorus is utter garbage.

Whole Lotta Trouble- The other lowpoint of TOSOTM. "Fire Burning" and "WLT" exemplify everything I find offensive about the Klono-Stevie era.

Ghosts- Okay, TWO MC songs I like. And this one I do really like.

:laugh: Well then , tell us how u really feel.:eek:
However I do love "Blue Denim", "Greta", "Ghosts", "Kick It "in that order. And agree on "Imperial Hotel" that Stevie's vocal is kick ass & phenom.

OMG I was just thinking is it a coincidence that Stevie & Mike Campbell had 3 collaborations each on what are generally regarded as Stevie weakest efforts: SA & OSOTM. ;)
This is not sitting well with me...suddenly realizing he most likely co-wrote 2 IYD tracks. Eh! I probably shouldn't worry, because right now whats really got me worried - back on topic - Am I the only one questioning Dave & Stevie co-writing chemistry based on Cheaper Than Free?:shrug:

This new extended clip with the lyrics "More exciting than high fashion......High passion!" left me in shock. If this is any indication of the lyrical content to come, Stevie may not be getting many critical accolades for IYD at all. This is as cheesy as Stevie Baby's lyrics, but not in a cute way.

[FM77]

FM77, IS the Cheaper then Free on Stevie's album much different then the bit of Dave's we've heard? That seems easy enough to remember I'd imagine.

Well, the snippet isn't as full instrumentally but essentially it is the same. I mean you don't change melodies no matter who is singing it. Hers has a very cool guitar hook in it that makes the song very memorable. Its a slide guitar hook--electric but very Ry Cooder/Bonnie Raitt-ish. Her version starts acoustic in the verse and builds to a full sound in the chorus. I really like it even though lyrically it's very different than what she typically writes.

The video that I saw for the song was shot in her house (not the condo) and it is very cool---I saw it several times and it made me like the song more every time I heard/saw it. It was shot as a performance and as a behind-the-scenes-making-of-the record. Stevie looks fabulous and is having so much fun that you get sucked into it. There is a snippet in the video of her doing a little dance with a little black hat on---it was my favorite part.

[FM77]

If anyone finds a longer snippet of Dave's version...please post.

[pwyll]

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html

A friend sent me this link earlier today. At the end of the interview, they play Dave's studio version "The Nashville Version" of "Cheaper Than Free"

Check it out. It's very nice, especially on a decent system.

[sorcerer999]

This was already posted 2 days ago in the "Cheaper Than Free Snippit" thread.

[pwyll]

This was already posted 2 days ago in the "Cheaper Than Free Snippit" thread.

I didn't see the interview posted anywhere. He discusses what happened with "Don't Come Around Here No More...."

[APerfectLie]

It is on page 2 and requoted several places thru-out:


You can hear one more verse of Dave's version at the 51:15 minute mark (toward the end) of Dave's episode of Music Business Radio here on our Progressive Rock station, Lightning 100 in Nashville.

http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=fb368642-035f-4181-8c8b-d57d3a5ab616&token=087708dfc3a76918212b4e478e1cdbda229a916b0000012de228735f&u=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicBusinessRadio/~3/cN4OMO1_M2M/dave-stewart.html

I have to say...I don't like these lyrics at all. :(
Even though it's still not the complete song, I don't see how anything can save it. The lyrics are just too...trite and cliche! Boo.

[GoldDustOrphan]

Here's just the 2 minute clip of the song:

Dave Stewart ft. Stevie Nicks - Cheaper Than Free (2 minute clip).mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?tpodi5f8p1fh12j


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/rickdunn101/2011-01-10_021723.jpg

[FM77]

That longer version is very. very similar to what I heard on the Stevie disk. I mean that slide guitar hook is the same...I hear a pedal steel guitar on Dave's that I did not hear on Stevie's but that could be a mix issue.