Originally Posted by mikebise (Post 996046)

Anyone else think this is one of Steive touchstone sungs?

Originally Posted by mikebise (Post 996046)

Anyone else think this is one of Steive touchstone songs?

Originally Posted by drzubritsky (Post 996123)

Overall, the song meanders a bit much with its lyrics and melody, but there is something oddly compelling about it. I can see why it wasn't released, but I have to wonder what might have been had she spent some time tightening up the lyrics and melody.

One thing that I will say is that the musical arrangement is quite creative and unique for a SN solo song of that era (or maybe any era). I wonder who the producer was on it? Given the complexity of the arrangement, this is clearly more than just a demo...it would be fascinating to hear the back story on this track. In any event, the arrangement suggests an intriguing style that was never pursued in any of her released solo material...heavily atmospheric and evocative.

Originally Posted by johnnystorms (Post 996160)

is the song?????

Originally Posted by drzubritsky (Post 996123)

Overall, the song meanders a bit much with its lyrics and melody, but there is something oddly compelling about it. I can see why it wasn't released, but I have to wonder what might have been had she spent some time tightening up the lyrics and melody.

One thing that I will say is that the musical arrangement is quite creative and unique for a SN solo song of that era (or maybe any era). I wonder who the producer was on it? Given the complexity of the arrangement, this is clearly more than just a demo...it would be fascinating to hear the back story on this track. In any event, the arrangement suggests an intriguing style that was never pursued in any of her released solo material...heavily atmospheric and evocative.

Originally Posted by mikebise (Post 996046)

Anyone else think this is one of Steive touchstone sungs?

Originally Posted by gldstwmn (Post 996422)

Yes. It's the other half of HAEWAFY, the first part of the story.

Originally Posted by johnnystorms (Post 9961)

Where is the song?????

Originally Posted by mikebise (Post 992309)

Sharon's Tape: Stevie Demos 1984

"Priest Of Nothing" - Take 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?eqknkk1cuv7d58o

"Priest Of Nothing" - Take 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?1l47k006x1h7dfl

"Priest of Nothing" is the title that I came up with. Of course, I'm probably wrong and I will cringe years later when Stevie finally releases this incredible song, and I see how wrong my title is and how obvious the real title is. I'm guessing that, in her fresh new love for Joe Walsh in the Summer of 1983 on The Wild Heart Tour, Stevie started listening to some of Joe's earlier releases, and a pair of back-to-back instrumentals on his 1978 album, But Seriously, Folks..., must've intrigued her, causing her to write lyrics to the music to these two tracks ("Inner Tube" and "Theme From Boat Weirdos"). She had already written the lyrics to this song by the time her tour hit Dallas on September 5, 1983. Stevie dedicated "Rhiannon" to "Mr. Joe Walsh! Can he play? Yes, he can! [sings] Can he play? YES, he can!"

But "Priest Of Nothing" is just as much a Stevie Nicks song as any other she wrote over the music track by someone else, like "Battle Of the Dragon", "In Your Dreams", "Running Through The Garden", "City Of Hope", "Stand Back", etc. Stevie wrote the lyrics and the melody for the words.

Lyrics by Stevie Nicks/Music by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Jay Ferguson, Willie Weeks, Bill Szymczyk (music tracks from "Inner Tube" [just Joe Walsh] and "Theme From Boat Weirdos", from 1978's But Seriously, Folks... album)

"Priest Of Nothing" - Take 1
“What was her name?” she said to him
And her friend said nothing for the longest time
Something like your name,
And her friend said nothing for the longest time
And she turned her head and she walked away
And as the Legend says:
"This time you won’t get away...”
Something like that
Poet… priest of nothing… legend
Poet… priest of nothing…

In trouble again for the wrong things...
I didn’t know him, he didn’t know me
There she goes again... Ooh, she says,
“Do you think that this could be the one?”
*
She sees no evil... She’s in love!
Speaks no evil... Well, she’s in love!
I don't think says anything to anyone
Ah ah...
*
Well, I thought that there was a connection
I didn't know why he didn't understand...
There she goes again!
She wants her freedom...
Well, I’m almost there
And I think it’s right...
She sees no evil... She's in love!
Speaks no evil... She's in love!
Well, I don’t think that they say anything to anyone
But you…
Well, I need somewhere to go
I need somewhere...

Ooh, I feel at least that I have the right
To say at least that I miss you...
Well, just remember when you are alone
That it is good what you do...
But there she goes again!
She thinks that this time
Well, this might be the one!*
She sees no evil, she’s in love...
Well, I don’t think that she says anything to anyone
But you...
Well, I need somewhere to go
Well, I need somewhere…

And her friend put her head down on the table
And she cried, and she said,
“Well… can he play?”
Yes, he can!
She said, "Well, can he play?"
Oh, yes, he can!
My friend said, "Can he play?"
And she said, "Yes, he can!"
Well, can I dance with this man?
Yes, I can!!
Ooh, can he play?
I said, "Yes, he can!"
Can he play?
Well, well, yes, he can!
I know...
Can he play?
And I think, "Yes, he can..."

"Priest Of Nothing" - Take 2
“What was her name?” she said to him
And her friend said nothing for the longest time...
Something like your name,
But her friend said nothing for the longest time...
So she turned her head and she walked away
And so the story says:
She said, “You won’t get away this time”
Something like that...
Poet… priest of nothing… legend...
Poet… priest of nothing… legend...

In trouble again for the wrong things...
I didn’t know him, he didn’t know me
There she goes again, and she says,
“Do you think that this could be the one?”

Well, she sees no evil... Well, she’s in love!
And he speaks no evil... She’s in love!
I’m afraid they say anything to anyone...
Oh no… Poet… Secret...

Well, I thought that there was a connection...
Well, I’m almost there
And I think it’s right...
There you go again
Well, I think I meant
"Give me a little time"...

Well, she sees no evil, and she speaks no evil
I don’t think that they say anything to anyone
But you…
Well, I need somewhere to go
I need somewhere...

Oh, just remember when you are alone
That I at least have a right to say I miss you!
I miss you...
Well, just remember when you are alone
That what you do is good...
But there you go again
You want your freedom
Well, I’m almost there
And I think it’s real...

She sees no evil... She’s in love!
And he speaks no evil
I don’t think that they say anything to anyone...
Oh!
Well, I need somewhere to go...
Yeah, I need somewhere…

(And she said, “I’m happy”)
Ooh, and her friend put her head down on the table
And she cried, and she said,
“Well… can he play?”
Ooh, yes, he can!
"Well, can he play?"
And I said "Oh, yes he can!"
And she said, “Well, can you dance with this man?”
And I said, “Well, yes, I can... yes, I can...”
Well, can he play?
Yes!
Can he play?
Well… Can he play?
Yes, he can...
Well, my friend says, “Well, can he play?”
Oh, I said, “Yes he can!”

Originally Posted by gldstwmn (Post 996422)

Yes. It's the other half of HAEWAFY, the first part of the story.

Originally Posted by PenguinHead (Post 1118111)

I find this to be ridiculous, incoherent blather. To consider this as a finished piece is insane to me!:blob1:

I think this is a good example of Stevie's creative process. It's her (metaphorically) throwing paint against a wall and seeing what sticks. In this case the paint is words and phrases coming to mind without any planned out context.

Had this work evolved further, it would have been honed down and heavily eddited to a more coherent work, with a more traditional song structure.

I'm surprised none of lines and phrases have crept up in any of her released songs.