Call On Me For Magic
 

http://www.vincristin.com/ (David Kahne's website)

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Studio outtake circa 2000. I'm pretty sure this isn't already circulating, is it?

Wow, thanks for that Luke. I've never heard it before.
Her voice is so strong on this, I wonder if she'd be able to still sing like this.
Is anyone able to make an MP3 of this?

Oh dear God... Stevie doing showtunes??? *hurl* :eek:

All I can say is...
 

WOW!! What a beautiful song and some great vocals. Stevie hits some pretty high notes there. I truly believe that her voice fits this genre of music so well. I would like to hear a whole album of this type of music.

Me too. I think it sounds like something that would have been done for Stormy Weather. I think an album of torch songs would suit Stevie very well and be a breath of fresh air.

I never heard this before I don't think it has been around...interesting. :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing.

Here you go gang!

Enjoy,

Rox


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SU8YIH1Q

mmmm, Stevie doing cocktail lounge style.

Hell yes! :D

Never heard this one before thanks!:wavey:

Thanks so much! :wavey:


I like the lyrics and her voice sounds great, but the musical arrangement is bloody awful. It sounds like a show tune!:distress:

Thank you for the link Luke! Great to hear Stevie's voice reaching out.

I always thought itd be cute for stevie to do a showtune....lol....i remember during the 2001 shangri la tour that she came out and sang opening lines to some enchanted evening...and i almost died!

how'd you find it?
Is David Kahne a reknown musician? I've never heard of him..
Thanks for bringing this up!

He was one of the producers on TISL.

I'm always so amazed when something like this bubbles up. I mean, we as fans are so on top of things that it always surprises me when some oddity like this comes along that none of us have ever heard of and don't know anything about. Anyways, glad to have it! Thanks, Ricoh

what an amazing find! Thank you so much!!! Loving it...and to Ricohv...I know what you mean, it's baffling to find we don't, in fact, know of everything out there! haha...keeps me wondering what's in the can that we have no idea about...

I just did a quick Google on "call on me for magic" thinking it was an old standard kind of song but didn't turn up anything in the first couple pages. There are songs called "call on me" by Janis Joplin and one by Cptn. Beefheart. Initially I thought how clever of her to sing an orchestrated version of a Janis Joplin song but then I looked and it doesn't have the same lyrics. Did Stevie write this herself? Definately her kind of lyrics with words like sorcerer and enchantment. After a couple listens with the headphones I really dig this song. The whole Unleashed thing has seemed like they are kind of beating a dead horse to me, but gems like this get me all excited for the ol' gal again and I think a standards album would be a graceful, appropriate and welcomed sidestep at this stage in her career! Ricoh (V.)

Did no one read what David Kahne wrote about the song on the actual site? It's not a standard, Kahne wrote it.

"This is a song I wrote that Stevie sang for me. I like the magic theme with her tone. I thought it might be good for a movie one day. So far, not..."

Thanks for the MP3 btw!

My bad. I didn't visit the site when I saw someone had posted an mp3. I agree about the song being in a movie-thats kind of what I was thinking when I first heard it. Like it should be feautered prominently in a movie-not just relegated to the soundtrack like most of her movie songs have been! Ricoh

OH SNAP! Such an awesome find! I LOVE Stevie's voice but the music has to go...lol Sounds like a showtune...I'm not a big fan of showtunes. But it is a wicked nice song.

Well, consider me impressed! This is the kinda thing I love- something so completely different and unexpected. I love everything about this song- the tune, the vocal, the arrangement, etc. I can picture Stevie in an old Art Deco theatre in front of a big band on risers singing into a large square microphone. She would have her hair up in a chignon and wearing a strapless crushed velvet gown with large dangly earrings. Very retro make-up with long, fake eyelashes and deep cerise lips. I never thought Mama could pull off singing Gershwin-like music, but she up and gone done it good! :nod: Now I can picture her singing songs like "The Man I Love," "Summertime," etc.

Has anyone written to David Kahne yet to thank him effusively for posting this lovely song? Perhaps he will be inspired to dig up another collaboration sitting in the vaults somewhere? :shrug: :angel:

Thank you so much!! This is great.

OMG!!!! I LOVE THIS this is totally New and different and un-expected, ALL of the words that people are always throwing around that Stevie Never does. this is showtune-like ya, but to hear this is really different, and refreshing.:thumbsup:
THanks for finding this!! And thanks for the song!

Wow
 

Thank you LukeA for the heads up! Thank you Rox for the mp3!

This is now on heavy rotation on my Ipod. To me it is not a showtune, but more of a Disney tune. I also think of Willy Wonka for some reason.

I think Stevie sounds great. She is really "singing" this song.

Sean

That was amazing. Thank you. Stevie still has such range. I'm so impressed that she totally banged out those high notes. What a gem.

I've listened about five times now and I absolutely love this...I agree with who-ever said it's sort of Disney-like...I do understand why it wasn't used for TISL, but it definately should be used in a movie...to me, lyrically, it sort of hearkens back to Rooms On Fire...like ROF II...I could hear it being remixed to a sort of Dance beat...not propulsive, but like a more poppy sound...I'd love to hear that...but as for what it is ... Loving the highnotes, and enjoying it immenesly! I predict many listens to come on my Ipod...thanks again to the original sharer, and the converter!!!

Still not relishing the idea of a Standards cover cd for Stevie... but this does prove that she'd do it well if she does do it (not that I had any doubts before...)

Just hearing this now.... I am totally impressed!! This is actually really nice... Immediately, I thought this will fit in a romantic kind of movie... or maybe an animated movie...

She sounds great! Thanks for the find Luke!!

This is song is so Stevie! What a great find, she simply must do more new material, she is too talented to just keep doing the same old, same old. Which all her fans love, but still, she is too talented to just keep redoing all the old stuff. She has plenty of fans that would support any new songs she would do. This is a real gem, and she still can hit the high notes which give this song great depth!

Wow... this is different, but I really like it. She sounds great. Thanks for posting.

Amazing. The writer obviously worked a lot of "Stevie language" into the lyric. It's normally not the genre I listen to, but you can't deny its appeal. It just shows that along with singing the phone book, Stevie could excel in other areas of music...and I wish she would. We can't expect her spin around the stage when she's 65 ( I fear for her safety now). So it would be a great, graceful coda to her career if she started to head in this area. I can image her having huge hits like Elton John had with the Lion King and others. She should revisit Goldfish and Ladybug!!:]

Thanks a lot! I love the way she sings this. I am so utterly impressed, not to mention surprised.

The musical arrangement is horrible though. I've never been a fan of showtunes.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to that number. It is very listenable. Thanks so much for sharing it.

Questions for Uncut magazine interview:

"Stevie, how do you feel singing songs like Call on Me For Magic? Are you comfortable enough with the standard rock and roll format that you wouldn't want to consider an album of contemporary tunes, like Call on Me for Magic?"

That would be a dream come true for me... a la Winehouse Back to Black. She could do At Last and some of those other songs that she brings such beauty to.

Sigh... Dream on Silly Dreamer.

Thank you LukeA for the heads up! Thank you Rox for the mp3!

I do like this torch song but agree standards are not my fav...

maybe someone out there will grab the vocals and do a remix???:nod:

but Dave's production on the song Love Changes is interesting is one of my favorites of TISL...

"when love changes in the flash of an eye, it leaves people burning by the side of the road.

you stand there, you got nothing to hold...that don't mend the sorrow"

Yep -- I'm thinking Willy Wonka, too!!! ;) I love it!!!

Great find. :thumbsup: Stevie's voice is beautiful. Thanks so much LukeA and Rox. :wavey:

OKAY so the more I listen to this song the more I like it...Like I can HONESTLY see this song being in like Disney Princess movie or something HAHAHA

My sentiments exactly. With the right song choices this album could be killer. Actually it could be a combo of contemporary material like Call On Me For Magic and standards (Sunday Kind Of Love and so on). The new songs can be written by Stevie or whomever she chooses, likes, wants..... etc etc and given the treatment that David has provided. She would gain a new appreciation for her talent and versatility as we all know, Stevie can sing any style of music. :angel:

A standards setlist is not exactly what I would want for Stevie, but it does open you up to an entire different audience. With that kind of repertoire she could be playing the Hollywood Bowl. Michael Buble, Harry Connick, Jr. kind of thing. Michele

WOW.

Thanks for posting this.

Best and most interesting vocal I have heard from her since...

:shrug:

TISL title track? Or way before.

The arrangement is a bit halting, but her singing is stellar.
The whispery tones, the gentle delivery, that angelic falsetto.

Dreamy.

:woohoo:

If she was singing like this, and making these kinds of interesting choices in recording, I would not blink at spending the current tour prices.

In fact, I would pay far more.

That made my day.

some thoughts on this "new" stevie demo:

the good ...

-the falsetto is amazing. obviously.
-in this part:

some sorcerer has touched you
placed his hands upon your soul
stays until your feelings lose control

the transition from falsetto to her lower register between the second and third line is, dare i say, downright beautiful.

-it's so nice to hear her sing a melody that's outside her established comfort zone.
-the dynamic range and restraint are both impressive. she sings this like a musician.
-she somehow got in touch again with the soft, reedy timbre her voice had in the 70s and 80s, so the high notes sound deceptively high. she doesn't go higher than A above middle C but because she isn't straining, it sounds higher to these ears.

the bad ...

-her vibrato has two options: on and off. she doesn't have any control over the intensity and she uses it in inappropriate places, which makes certain passages sound forced. her delivery is incongruous with the lyrics at times.

the ugly ...

-it's a shame this was locked away for so long, and
-she doesn't sing like this in concert, nor does she consistently sing like this on records.

but the bottom line is that i would rank this up there with TISL, it's only love, and whenever i call you friend. it's that good.