POLL: Best Dave Stewart Collaboration from In Your Dreams

[TrueFaith77]

Since there aren't enough poll options for all the songs, I plan on doing a battle between the winner of best Dave Stewart collab against the winner of best song sans Stewart.

Should be an interesting way, as well, to put the songs into perspective and to inspire discussion (e.g., I noted how the last 5 songs of the album are 5 of the 7 Stewart collabs).

What's your favorite of the 7?

ETA: I chose "Everybody Loves You" ... I think it's so moving and I love the keyboard and strings.




ETA:

Sister Poll:
POLL: Best IYD song sans-Stewart
http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=47194

[fumidesigns]

i'ma say Wide Sargasso Sea! when i saw the reel i KNEW i would love this song!!!

[TerraRhiannon]

Yeah when I watched the sizzle reel I had a feeling WSS would be my favorite on the album too. So I voted for Wide Sargasso Sea :)

[RickRobert]

ETA: I chose "Everybody Loves You" ... I think it's so moving and I love the keyboard and strings.

Yeah the keyboards are amazing. I choose Italian Summer though Wide Sargasso Sea was a close second.

[If I Were You]

I'll go with Wide Saragasso Sea for sure. Stevie sings a great story here. I haven't seen the movie yet but from the lyrics on this song I can see a lot of passion, pain, and anger going on here. I think it's a great song lyrically as well as musically.:thumbsup:

[Artemis]

Torn between Everybody Loves You and You May Be The One. In the end, I went with ELY.

[tabruns]

I went with "Everybody Loves You".....I love most of the rest of these songs, especially "Italian Summer" and "Wide Sargasso Sea", but "Everybody Loves You" is so catchy, I love it.

[Christopher]

I'm torn between ELY, WSS, IYD & YMBTO, but gave the nod to YOU MAY BE THE ONE.

This song gives the album some added diversity - some soul, some blues & country with what may be the best vocals (Stevie & Lori and Sharona)on the record. Plus the prickly yet poignant lyrics round out the best of Stevie's angry love to hate you songs:nod:. The structure of this song reminds me of classic Eagles songwriting. It's got a great hook, and is beautifully written and sung throughout. Its perfection, and if Warners & Stevie had a clue they should strongly consider this for 2 or 3rd single. Stevie should be singing YMBTO or IYD for TV performances to grab new listeners imho.

[ontheEdgeof17]

You May Be The One is epic, and it's the first song they wrote together.

[fumidesigns]

I'm torn between ELY, WSS, IYD & YMBTO, but gave the nod to YOU MAY BE THE ONE.

This song gives the album some added diversity - some soul, some blues & country with what may be the best vocals (Stevie & Lori and Sharona)on the record. Plus the prickly yet poignant lyrics round out the best of Stevie's angry love to hate you songs:nod:. The structure of this song reminds me of classic Eagles songwriting. It's got a great hook, and is beautifully written and sung throughout. Its perfection, and if Warners & Stevie had a clue they should strongly consider this for 2 or 3rd single. Stevie should be singing YMBTO or IYD for TV performances to grab new listeners imho.

I knew you'd chose YMBTW! Lol!

[Christopher]

I knew you'd chose YMBTW! Lol!
And I'm surprised you didn't GAG, I mean chose the song:lol: Your were probably torn between WSS & GAG!? Do you remember the impromptu sing-a-long to YMBTO with Dani, Amber & Grace....ahhhh the memories;)

[fumidesigns]

And I'm surprised you didn't GAG, I mean chose the song:lol: Your were probably torn between WSS & GAG!? Do you remember the impromptu sing-a-long to YMBTO with Dani, Amber & Grace....ahhhh the memories;)

i never GAG.............wait wrong thread!


anyhoo.............i was thinking about GAG but i loooooooooooove WSS!!! i loved it from the start!!! GAG is still my ringtone and prob will be for a looooooooooooong time!

yes i remember how you guys just bursted into song! yup sweet memories! :nod:

[TrueFaith77]

And I'm surprised you didn't GAG, I mean chose the song:lol: Your were probably torn between WSS & GAG!? Do you remember the impromptu sing-a-long to YMBTO with Dani, Amber & Grace....ahhhh the memories;)


Yes, I think of how you ended it every time I hear the song: "And we were... MAGIC!"... so I also suspected you would vote accordingly!

[louielouie2000]

It's interesting, when these songs are broken into Dave vs Non-Dave polls, I can see how very clearly I prefer the Dave Stewart songs! :nod: And to think, I was so intensely wary of his possible stamp on this album! :eek:

[bluefox4000]

I like the Stewart collaborations better too. I chose WSS. It just kicks Ass:blob2:

Mick

[jkmaletic]

You May Be The One is epic, and it's the first song they wrote together.

That's my second fav song on the album, after moonlight.

Jamie

[Hawkeye]

It's interesting, when these songs are broken into Dave vs Non-Dave polls, I can see how very clearly I prefer the Dave Stewart songs! :nod: And to think, I was so intensely wary of his possible stamp on this album! :eek:


I think its pretty even for me. My top 4 contains 2 Stewart and 2 Non Stewart GAG, SA, Moonlight and IYD. And then at the very bottom are 2 Stewart songs CTF and Everybody Loves You.

[wheart]

I love this record...from beginning to end! I really did not care for Wide Sargasso Sea at all when I first heard it but it's grown on me tremendously! But Italian Summer, for me, is pure magic! The lyrics, the vocal, those strings...I honestly never thought Stevie would ever record a song that's so utterly dynamic and beautiful. It just soars...

[Macfanforever]

Cheaper Than Free is my pick because I'm a country bumpkin.they are all great.

[SapphireSister]

Annabell Lee.

[WildHearted]

Annabell Lee.

That's not a Dave Stewart collab, though..

[SapphireSister]

That's not a Dave Stewart collab, though..

I know but I'm totally obsessed with it so any chance I can get to mention it I will. :nod:

[Keith]

You May Be the One got my vote and I'm glad to see other fans enjoying this beauty as well... love this song.. love this album...

"I used to love you.. see the light inside of you...."

[SapphireSister]

So I really don't like ELY that much and one thing that's particularly annoying is that she says "can't" with a British accent. "You cont find your way home" lol. Anybody else notice it? I don't likey.

[Christopher]

So I really don't like ELY that much and one thing that's particularly annoying is that she says "can't" with a British accent. "You cont find your way home" lol. Anybody else notice it? I don't likey.
Yeah, I noticed and I like! It's cute, but I love the whole song.:xoxo:

[fumidesigns]

Yeah, I noticed and I like! It's cute, but I love the whole song.:xoxo:

yeah i like it when stevie attempts an english accent. she's cute! lol!

[jannieC]

So I really don't like ELY that much and one thing that's particularly annoying is that she says "can't" with a British accent. "You cont find your way home" lol. Anybody else notice it? I don't likey.

I don't think it's cute at all- it bugs me so much that I cont even listen to the song!

[WildHearted]

I don't think it's cute at all- it bugs me so much that I cont even listen to the song!

I mean, I'll still listen, but it does kind of bother me because it sounds very unnatural and out of place.

Also, I just generally don't like the chorus and that isn't helped by Dave's vocals and Stevie's accent. So I'm not as big a fan of this song as I wish I were, despite LOVING the verses and being absolutely obsessed with the bridge.

[jannieC]

It's interesting, when these songs are broken into Dave vs Non-Dave polls, I can see how very clearly I prefer the Dave Stewart songs! :nod: And to think, I was so intensely wary of his possible stamp on this album! :eek:
LOL I am 100% in the other direction. I much prefer the non Dave songs! :laugh:

I need to try and listen to Italian Summer some more. I really just don't care for it. Reading everyone else's love for it makes me :confused: Italian Summer and Everybody Loves You are the only two on the CD that I have been skipping.

[louielouie2000]

I need to try and listen to Italian Summer some more. I really just don't care for it. Reading everyone else's love for it makes me :confused: Italian Summer and Everybody Loves You are the only two on the CD that I have been skipping.

Not surprisingly, I can't really get into Italian Summer either. I lump it in with other torchy Stevie songs which I'm not a fan of: Beauty And The Beast, Has Anyone Ever Written, etc. Torchy ballad Stevie just isn't my fav Stevie. Italian Summer is a pretty song, don't get me wrong, it's just not my thing. :)

[WildHearted]

LOL I am 100% in the other direction. I much prefer the non Dave songs! :laugh:

I need to try and listen to Italian Summer some more. I really just don't care for it. Reading everyone else's love for it makes me :confused: Italian Summer and Everybody Loves You are the only two on the CD that I have been skipping.

My opinions, exactly. Except you can throw in Wide Sargasso Sea with them - from day one I haven't been able to get into this song, and I wonder what I'm missing since most people say it's one of their favorites! I'm still listening to the album all the way through a lot, but when I do just pick random songs to listen to - it's guaranteed not to be one of those three.

[BombaySapphire3]

Voted for Wide Sargasso Sea ..this was an easier pick than the Stevie only thread,WSS is one of those songs that really only works if Stevie Nicks performs it and she sings the hell out of it.That is true of alot of her songs though which is why it is no easy task to cover her.

[DestinyRules]

Too bad I can't pick two because IMO, "In Your Dreams" and "Ghosts Are Gone" are a very, very close 1-2.

[jannieC]

My opinions, exactly. Except you can throw in Wide Sargasso Sea with them - from day one I haven't been able to get into this song, and I wonder what I'm missing since most people say it's one of their favorites! I'm still listening to the album all the way through a lot, but when I do just pick random songs to listen to - it's guaranteed not to be one of those three.

I was a little worried about Wild Sargasso Sea too, but I finally listened to it in my husband's car (excellent stereo) and it won me over. Actually, it was the ending that really won me over. :nod:

I'm listening all the way through as much as I can, but sometimes skip the songs mentioned if I'm feeling inpatient. :p

[jannieC]

Not surprisingly, I can't really get into Italian Summer either. I lump it in with other torchy Stevie songs which I'm not a fan of: Beauty And The Beast, Has Anyone Ever Written, etc. Torchy ballad Stevie just isn't my fav Stevie. Italian Summer is a pretty song, don't get me wrong, it's just not my thing. :)

Blasphemy!!! ;)

[DestinyRules]

Actually, I was playing IYD, probably from the Rolling Stone webpage, and my roommate asked me about "Wide Sargasso Sea". He recognized the singer, but not the song and it definitely had that "I really like this song" vibe to it.

[Phil]

My fave Stevie/Dave co-composition is "Everybody Loves You" - it's a superb song in every sense and is very reminiscent of latter-day Eurythmics (could have easily been on the "We Too Are One" album). I actually adore Dave in the chorus and also Stevie's (correct) pronunciation of "can't"!
I'm also particularly keen on "You May Be The One", but then I'm loving just about everything on the album after many listens.
The four songs I was cautious of in the beginning were "The Ghosts Are Gone"; "In Your Dreams"; "Wide Sargasso Sea" and "Soldier's Angel". I now really dig "Ghosts" and "In Your Dreams", although ideally, I would slightly change the instrumentation in both. I absolutely detested "Wide Sargasso Sea" upon first listen, but now am really getting into it. I also was won over by the ending and slowly but surely, the rest of the song has taken hold. I'm still not keen on the lyrics for the most part, but I'm getting beyond that enough to enjoy what is a pretty dynamic song. I read a review of of the album the other day that described this song as "English rock" and that charmed me even further.
As for "Soldier's Angel", I love the sound of it and Lindsey's contribution is sublime, but the god-awful lyrics simply make me cringe. Just about her very worst "poetry" in my opinion. Jesus Stevie, what were you thinking?

[Hawkeye]

it's funny that so many have done 180's on Everybody Loves You, saying its drasticaly different then the clip we heard a year ago, but really that clip didn't really change at all. It just sounds way better surrounded by the other parts of the song. But that chorus is really identical other then Stevie changing how she says Can't.

[louielouie2000]

it's funny that so many have done 180's on Everybody Loves You, saying its drasticaly different then the clip we heard a year ago, but really that clip didn't really change at all. It just sounds way better surrounded by the other parts of the song. But that chorus is really identical other then Stevie changing how she says Can't.

I thought the clip was horrendous. Upon hearing the entire song, I think it's great, though. Yes, the chorus is rather pedestrian and dull... but the verses and intro are beautiful. It's truly one of my fav songs on the album. I never thought I'd say that judging by the clip! :eek:

[TrueFaith77]

90 Votes so far. Poll closes 2 weeks after OP. Winner here will then do a battle with the winner of the sister poll here:

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=47194&page=2



ETA: Interestingly, shaping up to be Wide Sargasso Sea vs. You May Be The One

[chiliD]

I don't think it's cute at all- it bugs me so much that I cont even listen to the song!

I'll have to abstain on this poll...I can't choose. Like I said in the other thread, I consider this album to be one complete body of work.

Well, THAT said, the one track that does get the ol' feet a tappin' and me doing crazy air guitar moves that would embarrass the hell out of me if anyone saw me doing them (when I'm not on stage actually PLAYING my guitar, that is :lol:)...

"Ghosts Are Gone" ok, so maybe I'll toss that one a vote on the poll. But, wait...that just negates my feelings about "Wide Sargasso Sea", "Italian Summer", & the title track, too. UGH!!

See? This is why "the album format is dying". People are so "track" oriented instead of taking in the entire album's statement. DAMN!! Now I'm getting pissed off and grumpy again...:mad:

[TrueFaith77]

I'll have to abstain on this poll...I can't choose. Like I said in the other thread, I consider this album to be one complete body of work.

Well, THAT said, the one track that does get the ol' feet a tappin' and me doing crazy air guitar moves that would embarrass the hell out of me if anyone saw me doing them (when I'm not on stage actually PLAYING my guitar, that is :lol:)...

"Ghosts Are Gone" ok, so maybe I'll toss that one a vote on the poll. But, wait...that just negates my feelings about "Wide Sargasso Sea", "Italian Summer", & the title track, too. UGH!!

See? This is why "the album format is dying". People are so "track" oriented instead of taking in the entire album's statement. DAMN!! Now I'm getting pissed off and grumpy again...:mad:

I hope that this poll is not symptomatic of this problem--especially as its another way of generating thoughts on, as you point out, an album that is truly exemplary of the "album format"... :)

Great pick. I think the last half of Ghosts Are Gone takes off into the stratosphere.

[michelej1]

I just hope Waddy feels the same way about Ghosts Are Gone. If he does, maybe we'll get it live. We know Stevie wants a rocker in her setlist. I always respected her sticking with FFG, but I didn't particularly like it. Ghosts Are Gone would be a replacement I could wholeheartedly support. Michele

[Christopher]

I just hope Waddy feels the same way about Ghosts Are Gone. If he does, maybe we'll get it live. We know Stevie wants a rocker in her setlist. I always respected her sticking with FFG, but I didn't particularly like it. Ghosts Are Gone would be a replacement I could wholeheartedly support. Michele

Yes indeed. I hope not only she drops FFG but also Sorcerer, and does the obvious rockers from the new album GAG, IYD and WSS :nod:. plus You May Be The One, Moonlight, Annabel Lee & For What It's Worth. Is that asking too much :shrug: Heck she could do this whole record and I could just die. nuff said.

[mylittledemon]

You May Be The ONe, which is my favourite track on the album actually. :thumbsup:

[chiliD]

She should take a page from Pink Floyd (well, when Roger Waters was still in the band, that is)...come out & play your ENTIRE latest album, take a break, then "set 2", play a few "hits" & "deep album tracks".

It's pretty much what Fleetwood Mac did with Rumours by the middle of the summer of '77. I don't care WHAT Fleetwood & Nicks say about "playing new songs", I was in the friggin' audience, I saw & heard the reactions from those new songs live...there wasn't the "boredom" that THEY say happened, the audience was ROCKIN' the new tunes...why the hell do you think Rumours sold so well? Yep, almost the entire album's songs translated well to the stage. Why have subsequent album's bombed? They don't play enough of the songs in concert to incite the audience to run to buy the album.

Stevie girl...ooooh, weeee, LISTEN TO ME...play the whole damned album, take a break, then come back a play a few "hits" (rotating them from show to show)...sell 85% of your tickets for $25, play 10 nights in one town before moving on to the next. (is this starting to sound like Prince's latest concert series? I thought so.) You'll be the talk of the town, the "latest buzz", the "comeback kid".

[michelej1]

You May Be The ONe, which is my favourite track on the album actually. :thumbsup:

Mine too. A slow-burning show stopper.

Michele

[louielouie2000]

Mine too. A slow-burning show stopper.

Michele

I think the song probably has some of the best vocals on the album too. I love how bratty she sounds when she sings: "You may be the righteous one..." :D

[michelej1]

I think the song probably has some of the best vocals on the album too. I love how bratty she sounds when she sings: "You may be the righteous one..." :D

And I actually link the word "righteous" here with "righteous" on Soldier's Angel, as I think calumny, blame and irony color both utterances.

Michele

[TrueFaith77]

And I actually link the word "righteous" here with "righteous" on Soldier's Angel, as I think calumny, blame and irony color both utterances.

Michele

...and the use of the word "righteous" on "New Orleans"... "where the good and righteous walk, and the wicked as well"... this describes a SPIRITUAL place, not just literal New Orleans.

[jwd]

See? This is why "the album format is dying". People are so "track" oriented instead of taking in the entire album's statement.

Bravo! That's the best way to listen to this record. From start to finish. IT IS A GREAT ALBUM! :thumbsup:

[TrueFaith77]

Bravo! That's the best way to listen to this record. From start to finish. IT IS A GREAT ALBUM! :thumbsup:

I agree. I can't start it without finishing it.

[TrueFaith77]

Poll is still open for another week.


You May Be The One 29
Wide Sargasso Sea 25

[TrueFaith77]

Poll is closed. You May Be the One is the winner.

[Jondalar]

It's not letting me vote for some reason. I chose Everybody Loves You. The song is musically deep and goes different places.

[TrueFaith77]

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=47450

The poll is now closed. So the finale is linked here.