Three Stevie Songs Never Sung Live

[David]

What three Stevie songs that she never sang live would you die to hear?


Violet and Blue
Sable on Blonde
Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go

[jmn3]

I Don’t Want to Know (ugh I just KNOW someone’s going to point out the BN version)
That’s Alright
When I See You Again (because I actually think a reworked version of this would have went off very well live in the 2003-13 era but also because this would just be amusing as hell)

[In Your Dreams]

Long Way To Go
24 Karat Gold
Ooh My Love

[David]

Long Way To Go
24 Karat Gold
Ooh My Love Did you ever hear the 1994 tour rehearsal rendition of this? It really worked!

[David]

I Don’t Want to Know (ugh I just KNOW someone’s going to point out the BN version)
That’s Alright
When I See You Again (because I actually think a reworked version of this would have went off very well live in the 2003-13 era but also because this would just be amusing as hell)
Yes to this great song — maybe during the 1994 tour OR the 1987 tour with cowboys Billy and Rick.

[jmn3]

Long Way To Go
24 Karat Gold
Ooh My Love

Ooh if I Don’t Want to Know doesn’t count, I’d be all over a live version of Long Way to Go. That song should’ve been more popular.

[jmn3]

Yes to this great song — maybe during the 1994 tour OR the 1987 tour with cowboys Billy and Rick.

I thought it would’ve fit very well in 1982 to be honest. The Dallas-era country shtick was at its peak..Lindsey with that hat…they would’ve nailed it back then.

[UnwindedDreams]

Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go

Now that would have to be with a string section. I haven't listened to that song in 6 years!

Mine are:
1. If You Ever Did Believe
2. Trouble in Shangri-La
3. Wide Sargasso Sea and My Heart (because I want to hear them equally...sorry David)

[bwboy]

Long Way to Go
Ooh My Love
Doing the Best That I Can

[Macfan4life]

Long Way to Go
Ooh My Love
Doing the Best That I Can
Those are really good picks.
Now I have to pick something else!
But she has done Doing The Best That I can live before on that UK special. So I am throwing the red flag. You are disqualified from participation.


Nothing Ever Changes
Everybody Finds Out
The Highwayman


Believe it or not, I would say Sister Honey. Lying in all that slick funk is a hidden good track with a fairly good chorus. Bring Les in to do guitar where that stupid slide keyboard part is, have real drums and percussion, and make it a guitar based rocker...it would have been the best song on RAL. Instead its drowning in synth pop funk trends that is anything but Stevie.

[UnwindedDreams]

Those are really good picks.
Now I have to pick something else!
But she has done Doing The Best That I can live before on that UK special. So I am throwing the red flag. You are disqualified from participation.


Nothing Ever Changes
Everybody Finds Out
The Highwayman


Believe it or not, I would say Sister Honey. Lying in all that slick funk is a hidden good track with a fairly good chorus. Bring Les in to do guitar where that stupid slide keyboard part is, have real drums and percussion, and make it a guitar based rocker...it would have been the best song on RAL. Instead its drowning in synth pop funk trends that is anything but Stevie.
I think Stevie said The Highwayman was rehearsed during the Don tour.

Sister Honey would be great. You had a great quote once to "wipe your Sister Honey" brilliant!
Do you think Some Become Strangers could get the same rock treatment live? Use bass instead of synth. Al Ortiz never gets a Darryl Jones moment!

[bwboy]

Those are really good picks.
Now I have to pick something else!
But she has done Doing The Best That I can live before on that UK special. So I am throwing the red flag. You are disqualified from participation.


Nothing Ever Changes
Everybody Finds Out
The Highwayman


Believe it or not, I would say Sister Honey. Lying in all that slick funk is a hidden good track with a fairly good chorus.

Dang, you got me about Doing the Best That I Can. Well, I’m gonna make another selection- I think UnwindedDreams mentioned the Nightmare, and I agree that would sound good live. I think Sometimes It’s a Bitch is a good song and would also sound great live, but ultimately, I would choose No Questions Asked. I’ve grown to love that song, it’s one of her more unusual songs, lyrically it’s all over the place (kind of a trademark of hers) but a live version would have to have that incredible guitar that Rick Vito laid down for the song. It sounds more like a Stevie solo song than a Stevie FM song.

I agree Sister Honey would sound good live, especially as a set opener.

[jmn3]

Dang, you got me about Doing the Best That I Can. Well, I’m gonna make another selection- I think UnwindedDreams mentioned the Nightmare, and I agree that would sound good live. I think Sometimes It’s a Bitch is a good song and would also sound great live, but ultimately, I would choose No Questions Asked. I’ve grown to love that song, it’s one of her more unusual songs, lyrically it’s all over the place (kind of a trademark of hers) but a live version would have to have that incredible guitar that Rick Vito laid down for the song. It sounds more like a Stevie solo song than a Stevie FM song.

I agree Sister Honey would sound good live, especially as a set opener.

No Questions Asked and As Long As You Follow should’ve both been in the 1990 setlist!

[Macfan4life]

Dang, you got me about Doing the Best That I Can. Well, I’m gonna make another selection- I think UnwindedDreams mentioned the Nightmare, and I agree that would sound good live. I think Sometimes It’s a Bitch is a good song and would also sound great live, but ultimately, I would choose No Questions Asked. I’ve grown to love that song, it’s one of her more unusual songs, lyrically it’s all over the place (kind of a trademark of hers) but a live version would have to have that incredible guitar that Rick Vito laid down for the song. It sounds more like a Stevie solo song than a Stevie FM song.

I agree Sister Honey would sound good live, especially as a set opener.
Your picks surprised me because we have opposite Stevie solo tastes. But I applaud you seeing things the right way :lol:

BTW, Sister Honey would only work as a full rock edit version. Scrap all that funky, breakdancing, disco, funk crap. Les does an impeccable guitar solo. It would have been the perfect bouncy rocker. Instead its lost of the slick haze of 1985.

[Macfan4life]

I think Stevie said The Highwayman was rehearsed during the Don tour.

Sister Honey would be great. You had a great quote once to "wipe your Sister Honey" brilliant!
Do you think Some Become Strangers could get the same rock treatment live? Use bass instead of synth. Al Ortiz never gets a Darryl Jones moment!
Wow, you have a good memory. I should trademark that quote :lol:

Its funny because I was reading once on a Stevie site many years ago possible meanings to Sister Honey. People were guessing it was secret lesbianism and Sister Honey had a sexual meaning (not letting your golden hair get in the way). I suppose I took it to another level.

[UnwindedDreams]

No Questions Asked and As Long As You Follow should’ve both been in the 1990 setlist!
NQA is in the dark, gothic trunk of lost songs

[bwboy]

NQA is in the dark, gothic trunk of lost songs

You know what, though? If I Sing For the Things made it on her set list, there’s a ray of hope for No Questions Asked!

[jmn3]

You know what, though? If I Sing For the Things made it on her set list, there’s a ray of hope for No Questions Asked!

I put the chance at exactly 0%. She’s not unearthing any Fleetwood Mac songs in her solo set. And she’s definitely not bringing something out from the 1988-90 era of the band. I’d put this firmly in pipe dream territory.

[bwboy]

I put the chance at exactly 0%. She’s not unearthing any Fleetwood Mac songs in her solo set. And she’s definitely not bringing something out from the 1988-90 era of the band. I’d put this firmly in pipe dream territory.

Your logic is sound, but on the other hand, I would have said there was 0% chance of her performing I Sing for the Things, too.

Besides, maybe Stevie will fire Nick and Mike and bring Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac! If that happens, there’s no question No Questions Asked would be asked, eh performed.

[UnwindedDreams]

Your logic is sound, but on the other hand, I would have said there was 0% chance of her performing I Sing for the Things, too.

Besides, maybe Stevie will fire Nick and Mike and bring Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac! If that happens, there’s no question No Questions Asked would be asked, eh performed.
I wish it was done in 2018, but I gather that song nor BTM stuff and Paper Doll weren't touched because Billy and Rick weren't asked to join in 2018.

And I'd bet money NQA will ever be played live by Stevie. I think there's a better chance of Angel, I Don't Want to Know and Crystal being done live in the next 10 years.

[Macfan4life]

You know what, though? If I Sing For the Things made it on her set list, there’s a ray of hope for No Questions Asked!
I bet she has no memory of No Questions Asked. It was written peak klonopin addiction and slapped on a greatest hits album she really had nothing to do with. She does not even perform songs from her own album in 1989 which was released 6 months apart from the Greatest Hits album.

[jmn3]

I bet she has no memory of No Questions Asked. It was written peak klonopin addiction and slapped on a greatest hits album she really had nothing to do with. She does not even perform songs from her own album in 1989 which was released 6 months apart from the Greatest Hits album.

Exactly this. First, that era of the Mac was forgettable to most everyone INCLUDING the band itself. Those 10 years from 1987-1997 are simply glossed over aside from The inauguration. Stevie in particular hates that timeframe. It’s been 20+ years since she performed Rooms on Fire live. Seven Wonders only was resurrected briefly because it caught on with the youngins with American Horror Story.

No Questions Asked will forever be relegated to an obscure song on the GH album.

[Macfan4life]

Exactly this. First, that era of the Mac was forgettable to most everyone INCLUDING the band itself. Those 10 years from 1987-1997 are simply glossed over aside from The inauguration. Stevie in particular hates that timeframe. It’s been 20+ years since she performed Rooms on Fire live. Seven Wonders only was resurrected briefly because it caught on with the youngins with American Horror Story.

No Questions Asked will forever be relegated to an obscure song on the GH album.
Which is sort of sad because I still liked the music they put out. I love that BTM did not embrace the current pop trends. This morning on a rock station they had a brief conversation about Fleetwood Mac. I did not catch the beginning so I dont know the context why they were talking about them. But the conversation was after 1980 the band went light pop for commercial success. BTM sort of bucked that trend. I would love to have a conversation with Lindsey about this. He did not want a Rumours 2 where craft was not important just make and play the hits. Post Tusk the band did just that......make pop friendly radio friendly pop hits. Was that not what he wanted?
However to put it in context......Mirage was a over reaction to Tusk and Tango was a half decade absence and needed to get Mick out of bankruptcy. So did they sell their soul to do it? So while people want to forget 1990, I appreciate they went on in their own way bringing back some original elements.

[In Your Dreams]

I don’t disagree that there is a low probability for NQA being played live especially solo. But there are two positives that I can think of that keeps it from being a 0% chance. First Stevie had it added to the Greatest Hits release which originally had Paper Doll being her contribution to it. So I believe she had some pride and optimism that this was a more worthwhile (and commercially viable) contribution to the GH album package. Second the GH continues to sell so more and more people are at least familiar with it. So I think there is a small outside chance that it could have a shot.

[UnwindedDreams]

I don’t disagree that there is a low probability for NQA being played live especially solo. But there are two positives that I can think of that keeps it from being a 0% chance. First Stevie had it added to the Greatest Hits release which originally had Paper Doll being her contribution to it. So I believe she had some pride and optimism that this was a more worthwhile (and commercially viable) contribution to the GH album package. Second the GH continues to sell so more and more people are at least familiar with it. So I think there is a small outside chance that it could have a shot.
I wish your positives were something Stevie would consider but I don't think Stevie has ever played bonus/compilation add-on tracks on a tour; I guess The Dance could be an exception though.
Rumours seems to always be selling but she never does I Don't Want to Know!

[aleuzzi]

What three Stevie songs that she never sang live would you die to hear?


Violet and Blue
Sable on Blonde
Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go


The first two of these and Imperial Hotel as the third.

[UnwindedDreams]

Imperial Hotel as the third.
Imperial Hotel and Mabel Normand back to back as the opening two songs would either leave the audience with their jaws dropped or droves of people heading to buy beer and pretzels!

[aleuzzi]

Imperial Hotel and Mabel Normand back to back as the opening two songs would either leave the audience with their jaws dropped or droves of people heading to buy beer and pretzels!

Mabel Normand I get—but I’ve never understood why Imperial Hotel is so maligned. It’s up, it’s rocking, she sounds vital on it. The one moment on RAL where I can hear and enjoy her old self...

[UnwindedDreams]

Mabel Normand I get—but I’ve never understood why Imperial Hotel is so maligned. It’s up, it’s rocking, she sounds vital on it. The one moment on RAL where I can hear and enjoy her old self...
The harmonies are good on it. I would love to hear it live. But there's some speaking in tongues/ranting on it.

I think No Spoken Word is probably the best song on the album.

[GypsySorcerer]

1. If You Ever Did Believe
2. Nothing Ever Changes (always thought this would be an incredible opener: "If it’s me that’s driving you to this madness!!")
3. Sable on Blond

[aleuzzi]

Nothing Ever Changes (always thought this would be an incredible opener: "If it’s me that’s driving you to this madness!!")


It's bizarre that she’s never done this song live. One of her strongest.

[WatchChain]

Besides, maybe Stevie will fire Nick and Mike and bring Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac! If that happens, there’s no question No Questions Asked would be asked, eh performed.

Oh HELL YES!! :lol::lol:

If Stevie is adding Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac - let's just throw caution to the wind and add Sheryl Crow, Lorde ("she probably would have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac"), and Harry Styles. If we want to make the band unrecognizable, let's go ALL IN.

2024 Farewell Tour
The NEW Fleetwood Mac Lineup -

Mick Fleetwood - Drums
John McVie - Bass (on a wing and a prayer)
Stevie Nicks - Vocals, Tambourine
Sheryl Crow - Keyboards, Vocals, Accordion
Lorde - Vocals, Tambourine, Maracas, Castanet
Harry "Love Child" Styles - Vocals, Hand Claps
Billy Burnett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rick Vito - Guitar, Vocals
Vanessa Carlton - Penny Whistle, Piano/Vocals on "Songbird"

Is everyone happy?

[HomerMcvie]

Oh HELL YES!! :lol::lol:

If Stevie is adding Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac - let's just throw caution to the wind and add Sheryl Crow, Lorde ("she probably would have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac"), and Harry Styles. If we want to make the band unrecognizable, let's go ALL IN.

2024 Farewell Tour
The NEW Fleetwood Mac Lineup -

Mick Fleetwood - Drums
John McVie - Bass (on a wing and a prayer)
Stevie Nicks - Vocals, Tambourine
Sheryl Crow - Keyboards, Vocals, Accordion
Lorde - Vocals, Tambourine, Maracas, Castanet
Harry "Love Child" Styles - Vocals, Hand Claps
Billy Burnett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rick Vito - Guitar, Vocals
Vanessa Carlton - Penny Whistle, Piano/Vocals on "Songbird"

Is everyone happy?
Everyone except actual FLEETWOOD MAC fans.

[SteveMacD]

Besides, maybe Stevie will fire Nick

Who’s Nick?

[SteveMacD]

Oh HELL YES!! :lol::lol:

If Stevie is adding Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac - let's just throw caution to the wind and add Sheryl Crow, Lorde ("she probably would have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac"), and Harry Styles. If we want to make the band unrecognizable, let's go ALL IN.

2024 Farewell Tour
The NEW Fleetwood Mac Lineup -

Mick Fleetwood - Drums
John McVie - Bass (on a wing and a prayer)
Stevie Nicks - Vocals, Tambourine
Sheryl Crow - Keyboards, Vocals, Accordion
Lorde - Vocals, Tambourine, Maracas, Castanet
Harry "Love Child" Styles - Vocals, Hand Claps
Billy Burnett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rick Vito - Guitar, Vocals
Vanessa Carlton - Penny Whistle, Piano/Vocals on "Songbird"

Is everyone happy?
Nah. It’s Stevie and Mick.

Mick Fleetwood
Stevie Nicks
Mike Campbell
Neil Finn
Bonnie Raitt
Ron Blair
-with-
Benmont Tench
Steve Ferrone
Scott Thurston
Sharon Celani
Marilyn Martin

[Macfan4life]

Oh HELL YES!! :lol::lol:

If Stevie is adding Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac - let's just throw caution to the wind and add Sheryl Crow, Lorde ("she probably would have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac"), and Harry Styles. If we want to make the band unrecognizable, let's go ALL IN.

2024 Farewell Tour
The NEW Fleetwood Mac Lineup -

Mick Fleetwood - Drums
John McVie - Bass (on a wing and a prayer)
Stevie Nicks - Vocals, Tambourine
Sheryl Crow - Keyboards, Vocals, Accordion
Lorde - Vocals, Tambourine, Maracas, Castanet
Harry "Love Child" Styles - Vocals, Hand Claps
Billy Burnett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rick Vito - Guitar, Vocals
Vanessa Carlton - Penny Whistle, Piano/Vocals on "Songbird"

Is everyone happy?
When Sheryl sings Sugar Daddy, Waddy can make a surprise appearance and do his guitar solo.

[jmn3]

Oh HELL YES!! :lol::lol:

If Stevie is adding Billy and Rick back into Fleetwood Mac - let's just throw caution to the wind and add Sheryl Crow, Lorde ("she probably would have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac"), and Harry Styles. If we want to make the band unrecognizable, let's go ALL IN.

2024 Farewell Tour
The NEW Fleetwood Mac Lineup -

Mick Fleetwood - Drums
John McVie - Bass (on a wing and a prayer)
Stevie Nicks - Vocals, Tambourine
Sheryl Crow - Keyboards, Vocals, Accordion
Lorde - Vocals, Tambourine, Maracas, Castanet
Harry "Love Child" Styles - Vocals, Hand Claps
Billy Burnett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rick Vito - Guitar, Vocals
Vanessa Carlton - Penny Whistle, Piano/Vocals on "Songbird"

Is everyone happy?

Lol this is the stuff nightmares are made of.

I’ll take Lindsey, Neale, two other guys I never heard of, and a MacBook Pro full of samples along with a $50 ticket vs that abomination!

[UnwindedDreams]

Lol this is the stuff nightmares are made of.

I’ll take Lindsey, Neale, two other guys I never heard of, and a MacBook Pro full of samples along with a $50 ticket vs that abomination!
Vanessa Carlton would be there to read the litany of Lindsey's violence from his 30s that she tweeted about. She could never sing Songbird.

I think Lindsey plays bigger rooms than she does, and those rooms aren't even big.

Edited: I see Colbie Caillat is playing "Fox and Friends" this morning. Maybe they can bring her in the lineup and debut live on FOX now that Ellen isn't around anymore!
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[bwboy]

Who’s Nick?

Silly me, I meant Neil. Stevie could fire Neil and Mike and bring back Rick and Billy and do a whole Behind the Mask tour to celebrate a Behind the Mask Deluxe Edition! They could sing No Questions Asked, Love is Dangerous, Paper Doll, Stand on the Rock, In the Back of My Mind, Game of Love, Intuition, When the Sun Goes Down, Hard Feelings, and When It Comes to Love!

[WatchChain]

When Sheryl sings Sugar Daddy, Waddy can make a surprise appearance and do his guitar solo.

Hell Yes!! Let's go! We're putting "Sugar Daddy" in the setlist with this lineup featuring Sheryl on lead vocals and Stevie & Lorde on harmony vocals & Castanets! Waddy walks on stage for a surprise guitar solo with Carlos Rios to back him up!

Then, the pièce de résistance - Lorde ("who could have been the third girl in Fleetwood Mac") belts out a dark emo version of "Oh Daddy" with an 8 -minute spoken intro by Stevie testifying that this is her favorite song by her "best friend" Chris.
John - are you awake? John?

"Stand Back" is next!

THIS is the Fleetwood Mac Lineup we've been missing!

[blinker12]

Ghosts (have always loved this song and think it underrated)
One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star (I think this would go over great live, with a video collage of her past loves)
Blue Water (solo version, not as that awful duet)

Bonus: I Will Run to You - yes, I know it was performed ONCE, but that hardly counts! I love this song.

[UnwindedDreams]

Ghosts (have always loved this song and think it underrated)
One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star (I think this would go over great live, with a video collage of her past loves)
Blue Water (solo version, not as that awful duet)

Bonus: I Will Run to You - yes, I know it was performed ONCE, but that hardly counts! I love this song.
These are great. Would she sing all the verses of I Will Run To You or would Waddy or Al sing a verse?

I was really surprised she didn't sing Blue Water in 2016 because she had sung it for the RollingStone Cover Story on her! But I think the audience would have been restless during it.

[David]

Who’s Nick?

The Hey-Now Hey-Now guy.

[David]

I was really surprised she didn't sing Blue Water in 2016 because she had sung it for the RollingStone Cover Story on her! But I think the audience would have been restless during it.
Remember when she and Sharon and Sandy and Lori sang it for Jim Ladd in 1983 on the air? That was my favorite. Where can I hear it again?