The Lighthouse: September 27, 2024
 

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The clip on social media is very short but the general vibe has me hopeful:

https://stevienicks.lnk.to/TheLighthouse

https://youtube.com/shorts/rLgtq0RGF...bwjLdK_th8vILJ

A new song or album or Ep?

This is promising. Maybe she will sing this new song on SNL

Someone posted that they think this is going to be a song about women’s rights. I bet this correct because she is always trying to remain relevant and it’s election time. Didn’t she release that last song near an election? It’s so her style. She is always thinking…

I imagine this is a single, any album cover she's ever done has had herself in it, and given that this one does not makes me wonder if it's just a random song she's putting out or if she's leading with a single to a new album. I'm guessing this would be some sort of political anthem and then a new album comes after.

Def will be political.....

i am cringing in anticipation of another opus along the lines of MLK and Kennedys....in other words,:eek:

I'm hoping by the looks there will be a music video, but if it's going to be like STTW where all you see is her walking in front of you down a hallway, snore.

From the gal that's only voted once in her life. :lol:

To be fair, she was born in a lighthouse, so she knows how it feels there

HA! :lol::lol::lol:

I was going to correct you because I read she was born in the desert, but I found the lighthouse where she was born.

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The video clip looks like her in the 80’s definitely not her today.

I love how she's singing "I want to teach them to fight" in her higher register! This song sounds like it has a positive message, and it will be great to sing it along with her in concert! Her voice shines when she sings in a higher register.:o

Just listened (the song is up on Apple Music in Australia)!

I like it! It has a real power to it

teach HIM to fight?
or, teach THEM to fight?

Anyway, this looks GREAT! :blob1:

I REALLY hope it's not political...

To me, it looks just like her shaking her many dresses in the SIAB video, just in sillouhette. :shrug:

Oh no, it's political. :shocked:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/stevi...s-week-3797256

"Nicks teased the imminent track in 2022 when she shared a poem titled ‘Get It Back’, as she urged fans in the US to register to vote in the midterm elections that year. 'Read the words to my song,' she said at the time. 'I wrote it for you.'

The poem includes the lines:

'I want to be the lighthouse
Bring you all together
Bring you out in stormy weather
I wanna teach you to fight'"

When I heard "fight" I didn't relate it with politics. I immediately remembered Rolling Stone called the band in 1997 "the lovingest, fightingest, druggingest band of the 70s". So I was going to post some sarcasm about her teaching us to fight, and that it would not be the most correct way. ;)

You can hear the whole song if you can access Australian YouTube.

I LOVE that she is writing and recording again. I really like her vocal.

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The credits are interesting. Sheryl Crow produced, and she wrote it with two guys I’ve never heard of before. Lori is on backup but not Sharon.

Someones posted the entire song on Twiter
 

Check it out kiddos:
You can hear the entire song. Good chorus. No real hook. Good production. Lots of whisper voices

https://x.com/LaurelC487408/status/1839363318206881951

The whole song has been posted on twitter. Yes, of course, it's political - just in time for the election, which is gross. I like the production of the song, but it's too wordy. I wish there would be rest periods when she would just shut up and let the music come through.

Overall, the song is too long and too preachy. However, it does make sense and I like the music, which is different. They needed to shave a minute off this song and could have easily. A lot of the words are redundant.

As usual, the song would be 10x better had she allowed a producer to actually do their job.

Also...I totally disagree on the stance that anyone in music or the arts doing something political is "gross". Ever heard of the 1960s?

Artists are allowed to express their opinions as much as anyone else. In terms of the public buying concert tickets or records - it doesn't negate the artists right to express their views.

Being a public figure does not automatically require them to be mute about anyone or anything.

But I think letting someone who never voted until their 70's(how RIDICULOUS is that?!?!) steer you towards their candidate, is like letting Stevie Wonder drive you around New York City.

She is an opportunist. Have you not been paying attention?

The song is way too long and dull.

I hear you on that. It is very ironic and a bit hilarious.

At the same time, there are tons of people who were never big voters who have since chosen to become active voters and there's no shame in that.

She truly is. She'd hitch her rusty old bumper to anything semi-relevant that comes along.

I typically only vote in the Presidential/Governor years. Like I GAF who the county coroner is.

If you're hoping to encourage your listeners to help prevent the continued rollback of reproductive freedom, what better time than before the election?

Everyone has their right to their opinion. She is a woman and women have really been impacted these past 5 years. The question should not be why Stevie but why have women been mobilized. How did the United States get its second woman nominee of a major political party. When Stevie is writing songs like this is an example of the times we are living in. The complete meltdown of many on the right because Taylor Swift endorsed Harris was a joke. Who cares.
There is tons of hypocrisy on the left. But few point out the hypocrisy on the right. When Lebron James talks politics he's told to "shut up and dribble" and no one wants to hear him talk politics. When Drew Brees or Bret Farve talk politics they claim they are persecuted for their beliefs. Yet no one tells them to shut up and play football. When Kid Rock shoots Bud Light bottles on twitter people cheer. Stevie should not be flamed for writing something she believes in. I tend to like her dabbling into current events like Desert Angel , Street Angel, and Jane.

Didnt realize a charles dickens character with your top hat and your scarf was
Dabling in current events :laugh:

I like the song and her voice sounds good. This definitely would go well with her Show Them The Way track that has yet to have a proper release. So it would be nice to get a release date for her new album. I’m not sure how she can pull this track off live on SNL though.

The song works well for me. I agree it is wordy but latter day Stevie is usually like that. I hope she enjoyed making the song and that she is inspired to record more now.

Maybe this indicates a full album release this winter. Is the song itself called The Lighthouse or Get It Back? Maybe the song is called Get It Back, and the whole album will be called The Lighthouse.

Didn’t Stevie say a few months ago that she was working on an album — or did she just say new music?

I feel like she's ONLY been making this style of songs since after 24 Karat Gold lol. I just want some catchy music like In Your Dreams / 24 Karat Gold era.

I like when it kicks in and gets going, but I hate the breathy vocal at the beginning.

Yeah okay! Maybe they, or Sheryl will edit the single release down and take parts out, to reduce the length, and to make it radio friendly. Since radio prefers to keep songs to time limits, to allow for advertising etc!

Sleepless Child, you could try to contact Sheryl and suggest editing the "breathy vocal at the beginning", out! I've always loved the introduction of the voices at the beginning of 'Whenever I Call You Friend', by Stevie and Kenny Loggins, so there are many ways to introduce the beginning of a song. Kind Regards!;)

I know, I was just thinking that. Her and Lindsey have that in common in their later years. They like to write the same song over and over again.

With Lindsey it’s fast fingerpicking guitar over Lindsey’s whispered vocal.

With Stevie it’s every danmed song is going to be about the dream she had in 2008. And that’s not an exaggeration. This is is literally Show them the way 2.

If this is part of a larger album then this is an awesome indication of a potentially great album. Love the vocal and production. This song gives me hope Stevie could absolutely kill Joan of arc at 76.

But if this is just Stevie’s new thing. I’m going to write a new song every presidential election and say go vote, it’s not that good of a song. I much prefer show them the way. I know it’s not popular but that last 2 minutes is some of the best Stevie recorded music this century

what's with the baby jane high pitched whisper? And very lispy.....that whole first half. I get the attempt at a big powerful punch up in the middle....but....

The second half where it rocks is great, but she sounds icky in the high whisper......