Favourite Stevie demos, Outtakes etc
 

If you were my love (Tropical version) (My current #1 fave)
Sara (Cleaning lady version)
One more tomorrow
Mirror Mirror
The Dealer (Acapella)
All the beautiful worlds
Prettiest girl in the world
Forest of the black roses
Belle fleur
Beautiful ghost
Love you enough
Mabel Normand
Running through the garden
Mix down

I'm no good at choosing favorite demos, but I'll try:

City of Hope
All the Beautiful Worlds
Something Exquisite
Beautiful Ghost/The Crystal
Belle Fleur
Baby Doll
Starshine

The TISL demos of Thrown Down are big favorites of mine, so I was thrilled to see it on SYW.

I also like Gypsy Beggars/I Wanna Talk to You/whatever it's called, and I think I'm probably the only one. :laugh:

I'm also beginning to like Love You Enough since hearing the shorter & more "polished" version. I think it has potential.

I choosing songs that haven't been released:

Mistaken Love
3 Birds of Rhiannon
Forest of the Black Roses
Space Needle
If You Were My Love
Julia
Sanctuary
Cathouse Blues
The Dealer
Without You

The Dealer
City of Hope
All the King's Horses
She Loves Him Still
Starshine
Without You

Space Needle
Something Exquisite
Julia
If You Were My Love (FM version)
Lady From the Mountain
Sorcerer (Rough Mix)
I Can't Wait (early edit)
Thrown Down (with Al Ortiz and the WOS version)
Running Through the Garden
Beauty and the Beast (blues version)
Sisters of the Moon (piano demo)
All the Beautiful Worlds

Question....

Is the "tropical" version of "If You Were My Love" the Street Angel version? I've never had the SA version, but I do have this version...and her voice sounds VERY 'street angel-ish' to me.

Funny you asked that, Josh, as I was about to ask for some clarification on that one too.

I've been seeing the "tropical version" listed on various sites lately, but I haven't bothered to download it or seek it out, because I've assumed it's simply the 'Street Angel' era outtake with a goofy nickname someone gave it.

I can't begin to describe how happy I am that they didn't use that version for 'Street Angel.'
"If You Were My Love" is a tremendous song, but that corny production and Stevie's listless vocal just stops it dead in its tracks.
Apparently quite a few people disagree with me though... but that's nothing new! :laugh:

Lady from the Mountain
Sanctuary
Running through the Garden
She Still Loves Him
All the Beautiful Worlds
Nomad
Sorcerer
No Light
Sisters of the Moon
Gypsy (angry rocking version)
Three Birds of Rhiannon
Cathouse Blues
Gold and Braid
All the King's Horses
The Dealer
Mix Down/Love & War
Amber (Love the English accent:laugh: )
Secret Love
Forest of the Black Roses
Greta (FAR better than the album version)

- Jake

My favorite demos/outtakes....

Julia
Without You
Belle Fleur
If You Were My Love
Something Exquisite
All The Beautiful Worlds
She Still Loves Him
Lady From The Mountains
The Dealer
Space Needle
Mix Down
Jimmy Come On Back
What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You
Joan Of Arc

This is a fun song to play when you're driving. Definitely one of her few upbeat numbers.

- Jake

Spinning Wheels
China Doll
No Light
Blue Water
All the Beautiful Worlds
Three Birds of Rhiannon
Mistaken Love
Forest of the Black Roses
I Sing For the Things (fast version/rock version)
Julia
She Calls You Missing
Secret Love
Gold and Braid
Sanctuary

The tropical version of If You Were My Love is the FM version. :)

And I agree with you on the SA version; it's awful. :laugh:

Really? Because I know that I have the FM version (I can clearly hear Lindsey on there), and it is NOT the same as the 'tropical version".

Ahhh...all these versions of songs is enough to drive one crazy!

That's what I was thinking. The one I think of as the FM version is the one where Lindsey repeats over and over "If you were my love" near the end of the song. And there isn't a hint of anything tropical in that version IMO.

Aside from the ones that have already been mentioned, I am really digging "Love You Enough" right now. Thank you as always, Nancy!

The version I mean is labelled as the tropical version, I also have the FM version, both of which are completely different, love them both

Faves...
 

The Dealer
Space Needle
All the Beautiful Worlds
Forest of the Black Roses
Three Birds of Rhiannon
Smile at You (any version)
Sisters of the Moon (weird piano demo)
RTTG
No Light
Sorcerer (with Lindsey!!!!)

Spinning Wheels
Sanctuary
All The King's Horses
I Sing For the Things
If You Ever Did Believe
Blue Water
Julia
The Dealer
Think About It
If You Were My Love
Three Birds Of Rhiannon
All The Beautiful Worlds

"Knocking on Doors" is the absolute best demo I've ever heard! Though it's definitely demo sounding, the tune is very catchy. Stevie should do this one for an album.


What about "Do I Bring You Down?" That's one of my faves but then I heard that it wasn't Stevie singing on it, but some guy! What's up with that? If it's not Stevie, she should record it anyway. I love it!

The tropical version of the song IS the Fleetwood Mac version and it runs 5:24. At the end, Stevie says "It goes on and on now, baby."

I don't hear anything tropical in the SA version.

Yeah, that is the FM version, but what about that version sounds tropical to you? I think the tropical version is the SA one where the only thing missing is a steel drum.

To tell you the truth, nothing about it sounds tropical. But, it sounds more tropical than the monotonous drone that is the SA version.

There is definately nothing tropical about the vocal, but the music definately has a Caribbean sound to it. I can almost hear ocean waves when I listen to it, and that would be a good thing caus it might drown out the rest of the song. Sorry in advance to those who like it!

Yeah, if any recording of "If You Were My Love" merited the nickname "tropical version," I'd assume it was the 'Street Angel' outtake, which has some sort of anemic Reggae thing going on.

I don't hear anything at all "tropical" about Fleetwood Mac's version. Go figure! :confused:

Knocking on Doors
Something Exquisite
Smile at You (angry version) :cool:
China Doll

I still say that's Stevie.:nod:

BTW, add Knocking on Doors to my list, too. I thought I'd included that.

- Jake

The Dealer
City Of Hope
Julia
China Doll
Baby Doll
Mistaken Love
Blue Water
Sanctuary
Smile At You
Something Exquisite
Night Gallery
If You Were My Love
Space Needle

Actually the first few notes sound like "Blue Bayou" by Linda Rondstadt to me! I think this one also runs a little shorter (mine says 4:16) than the FM version.

Oh yeah, i agree on that

Re: Favourite Stevie demos, Outtakes etc
 

I love that one too, I listen to that recording more than most of her regular album tracks, it's incredible. I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who loves this song to death.

can someone post "knocking on doors"? i think i might have it at home....but i'm at work now and would love to hear it....is that a piano demo?

Off the top of my head I remember only the opening lines, that the demo is OLD, and that the sound quality of my copy is poor.

- Jake

My favorite demos are

Forest of the Black Roses
Three Birds of Rhiannon
The Dealer
Lady from the Mountain
Watchdevil
Love and War (mix down)
Castaway
She Loves Him Still
Julia