Tribute Album
 

I seem to remember seeing a thread (maybe a couple of years ago) on a message board someplace where people listed ideas for a Stevie tribute album. I thought it might be cool to see who everyone would pick to cover Stevie's songs. Here's some of my choices:

Talk to Me - Melissa Etheridge

Rooms on Fire - Dolly Parton
(I can sooo see her giving this one a whole bluegrass treatment)

Sara - Dave Matthews
(I don't know why...he just seems to fit)

Bombay Sapphires - Sting
(I thought this sounded like a Sting song even before I heard Stevie said she had wanted him to sing on it)

Say You Will - Christine McVie
(another potentially obvious choice)

Dreams - Joni Mitchell
(I can picture her doing some kind of loungey jazz thing with this)

Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You? - Bonnie Raitt

Sisters of the Moon - Sheryl Crow

Angel - Tom Petty

I Sing for the Things - Etta James

James Taylor - The Highwayman
Journey - Sable on Blonde
Pink - No Spoken Word
Simon and Garfunkel - Bella Donna
Bonnie Raitt - Think About It
Tom Petty - Running Through the Garden
Sheryl Crow - Gypsy
Cat Stevens -Beautiful Child (acoustic)
Tracey Chapman - Storms
Gladys Knight - Edge of Seventeen (R & B)
Chris Isaak - Enchanted
Loreena McKennitt - Crystal
Pretenders - Wild Heart (guitar, no piano)
The Eagles - Destiny (no sax, piano only, all in vocal harmony)

- Jake

Beautiful Child~Enya
Landslide~Annie Lennox
Gold Dust Woman~Melissa Etheridge
Storms~Sarah MacLachlan
That's Alright~Emmylou Harris
If You Ever Did Believe~Linda Ronstadt
Say You Will~Sheryl Crow
Everybody Finds Out~Pink
Everyday~Heart
Planets Of the Universe~Jann Arden
Dreams~James Taylor
Sable On Blonde~Kim Carnes
Sister Of the Moon~Foreigner
Enchanted~Bruce Springsteen

I think if Stevie were to get a tribute album done "in her honor" it'd probably be Bella Donna. So I'm going to take those songs and assign an artist(s) to cover each one. :)

Here goes, sort of my Lilith Fair lineup:

Bella Donna - Sheryl Crow
Kind Of Woman - Norah Jones
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Pat Benatar
Think About It - Carole King
After The Glitter Fades - "The Trio Girls": Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris.
Edge Of Seventeen - Ann Wilson
How Still My Love - Chaka Khan
Leather And Lace - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Outside The Rain - Martina McBride
The Highwayman - Sarah McLachlan


I think it'd sell millions! :)


Joe

Wow! I read this thread and I wanna hear it!

I can just imagine Dave Matthews doing Sara. Wow that would be awesome! Simon & Garfunkel with Bella Donna...wow again. I need a thesaurus. Hehe.

1.) Edge of Seventeen (Evanescence)
2.) Gypsy (Sheryl Crow)
3.) Sara (Sarah McLachlan)
4.) Too Far From Texas (Dolly Parton)
5.) Landslide (Pink)
6.) Talk to Me (Kid Rock)
7.) Beauty and The Beast (Norah Jones)
8.) Gold Dust Woman (Dave Matthews)
9.) Stop Draggin My Heart Around (Courtney Love w/ Mick Jagger)
10.) Stand Back (No Doubt)
11.) Leather and Lace (Sheryl Crow w/ Alan Jackson)
12.) Sisters of the Moon (Pearl Jam)
13.) The Highwayman (Reba McIntyre)
14.) Rhiannon (Heart)
15.) Rooms on Fire (Rod Stewart w/ Macy Gray)
16.) Storms (Live)


Chris M

Sheryl Crow- Crying in the Night
No Doubt- Violet and Blue
Pat Benetar- Stand Back
The Dixie Chicks- Blue Denim
Evanescence- Planets of the Universe
Pink- Long Way to Go
Christine McVie- Fireflies (I read somewhere that someone thought Chris should cover this, and I agree :nod: )
Michelle Branch and Jack White- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (sure to be interesting ;) )
Garbage- Gold Dust Woman
Heart- Edge of Seventeen

:nod:

- Jake

My friend and I were just talking about this stuff the other day..
I think it would be awesome if Heart did "edge of 17" i like their song "black on black". oh man that would be great, it would rock!:cool:

I don't know about the Dixie chicks covering "blue denim", "landslide'' was enough for me... Maybe if one of the others sang it and not Natalie Maines it could work out. Her voice makes me cringe.
:o

I think "stand back" covered by no doubt would rock... :nod:

Sheryl Crow~ Angel
P.J. Harvey~ Sister of the Moon
Aimee Mann~ Dreams
Cat Power~ Storms
Heart~ Beautiful Child (with Nancy singing it) and Silver Springs (with Ann singing)
Kathleen Edwards~ Gold Dust Woman
Lucinda Williams~ That's Alright
Cindy Lauper~ Sara
Emmylou Harris~ Sleeping Angel
Kate Bush~ Beauty and The Beast
Mazzy Star~ a tripped out version of Candlebright, something akin to the stripped-down demo.

Tribute album
 

I think Stevie'd freak out if she heard the suggestion. Tribute albums are NOT her thing.

But then again, I'm not Stevie, so...

1. Outside The Rain (Cyndi Lauper)
Someone told her they'd like to hear her do "Gold Dust Woman" and Cyndi said, "Aww, can't I do 'Outside The Rain' instead? So she gets the honors.
2. Edge of Seventeen (Ann Wilson of Heart)
I can hear Dreamboat Annie belting this one out.
3. Stand Back (Evanescence)
Guitar it up and you've still got a rocker.
4. Nothing Ever Changes (Pink)
Somehow, I think this'd work.
5. No Spoken Word (Bon Jovi)
They've actually done it live at one of their shows from what I've heard.
6. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You (Norah Jones)
I'm not a fan of this song, nor of Norah. This would be perfect for those insomnia nights.
7. Long Way To Go (Sheryl Crow)
I'm sure Sheryl has her own frame of reference for this song.
8. Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind (Rod Stewart)
Since he did "Stand Back" here's his penance.
9. Sometimes It's A Bitch (Macy Gray)
Because sometimes, SHE'S a bitch.
10. Fall From Grace (The White Stripes)
I'd like to hear Jack White do this song with the required pronoun changes. Or without. Besides, I can't put MYSELF in this record.
11. Planets Of The Universe (Michelle Branch)
We know she's a Stevie fan. This has guitar written all over it.
12. Destiny Rules (Vanessa Carlton)
Because she's also a Stevie fan and I still can't put myself in this record.
BONUS TRACK: 13. I Need To Know (Stevie Nicks)
Because we still don't have the Stevie-sung version of this song on CD.

That would sound awesome. :D And I've always wondered what itd sound like if David Lee Roth did a duet with Pat Benatar... ;)

So you'd buy a copy if I got it produced? ;) I think that track and Ann Wilson doing EO17 would be the highlights. :)

Interseting duo you've come up with on Pat and Dave. I'm trying to hear them together on songs they've done independently, and every time I "listen" they always slay each other on their own songs. :laugh: Maybe you could suggest a song?

I'm more partial to Pat and am never left unimpressed when I hear her sing(putting it mildly). The most recent time was when I heard her on CMT's Crossroads with Martina McBride. It was awesome.


Joe

Last I saw of her was on the Storytellers CD or on that episode of Dharma & Greg where she sang at an airport wedding, whichever came first.
She has a pretty voice, but I still hold it against her that Stevie was always robbed of the Grammy by her or Donna Summer for years.

- Jake

I just saw that episode of Dharma & Greg not too long ago. She sang "We've Only Just Begun" and it was actually not bad. She was also on "Charmed" somewhat recently. She performed "Heartbreaker" and was also pretty good. She was wearing a long black Stevie type dress! OH, and she was on the Hollywood Squares too! I have a friend who LOVES her to death and she's always saying how Pat was classically trained and sings so much better than Stevie. So I said to her, then why is she on the Hollywood Squares and not out selling records? She wasn't even in the center square!!! It's too bad that the Love Boat and Fantasy Island aren't on anymore. She could guest star with Jimmy Walker and Charo.:laugh: