Sister Honey Speculation
 

I have the feeling this might go somewhere, so I thought I'd start a thread on it.
I think Sister Honey falls somewhere in the Stevie-as-prostitute genre...

Cocaine

I really don't think it's about a lesbian affair or Stevie 'down there'.

hehe...i just can't see Stevie singing about her "down there"...although being with Prince made Sheena Easton sing about it...so, I guess one never knows.... :lol:

I honestly do not think it's about her muff or coke. That would be completely out of character for La Nicks. Sister Honey is a character she's created to tell a story with metaphors about someone or something in her own life which she often does. We'll never really know so I just go with it.

I agree - I think it's about a meeting between two people or a conversation but not sure exactly what

from the Goddesse's mouth:

Question 45 - from Jimmy K.:
One of my favorite songs that you have ever written is "Sister Honey" from your "Rock a Little" album. I know that every one of your songs has a story behind it. I have my own interpretation of what that song is about, but could you please tell me what it's about it in your own words. I was dissapointed that it was never released as a single and still feel it never received the attention it deserves.

Thanks,
Jimmy K., Birmingham, AL

Stevie's answer:

Sister Honey was inspired by my friendship with Les Dudek. We recorded the demo at my house and it was a lot of fun.

Interesting. I just thought it was about about coke since 'Sister Honey' was a slang for it.

I think she refers to the music here, not the words.

maybe so, since he co-wrote it. i just found this interesting interview with Les Dudek:
http://www.the-fuze.com/lesdudek.html

he talks about Stevie toward the middle part of it....not particularly enlightening on this song, but interesting, anyway

Keep in mind, just because Stevie says a song is inspired by a certain person or incident it doens't mean the song is about that. She can be very tricky about those things obviously because she wants to remain somewhat mysterious.

Exactly what I've always thought - or drugs/addiction in general, and all the excuses you tell yourself to keep taking them.

"Whispering the words 'one more time, baby - just one more time...' "

Of course, it's a multi-layered song, open to interpretation, and easy to apply to a variety of situations - exactly what I love about her lyrics. :nod:

Hmmm - maybe Les had somnething to do with the writing because he says:

"Freestyle” was also written by Stevie Nicks. When we wrote “Sister Honey”, the other song we wrote was “Freestyle”

That certainly implies he at least helped with the words.

Here are the words to Freeestyle:


Freestyle


Written: L. Dudek and S. Nicks; Sung: Les Dudek

(She’s not tellin’, she’s not tellin’
She’s not tellin’, she’s not tellin’
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh
She’s not tellin’
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh)

I haven’t seen you in a long time
It’s been too long
And if she knows she’s not tellin’
It’s been too long
But that’s not a one thing to her
‘Cause only a fool knows

Freestyle run away leavin’ tonight
With an empty heart on an all night flight
Freestyle
Long distant stranger time replaced
With freestyle love on a brand new face
Freestyle

Well it’s still not known to her heart
She’s very alone tonight
She’s up in arms for open hearts
She’s very alone
Only a fool would lie
‘Cause only a fool knows

Freestyle run away leavin’ tonight
With an empty heart on an all night flight
Freestyle
Long distant stranger time replaced
With freestyle love on a brand new face
Freestyle

Freestyle, Freestyle

Would you do it once for her right now
She’s very alone tonight
Well you just might have won the race
But you won’t be alone tonight
Still your heart cries out
And you fall face down

But you don’t learn - You don’t learn
That it’s crazy here right now
But you don’t learn – You don’t learn
Freestyle
You don’t learn – You don’t learn
Freestyle
You don’t learn – You don’t learn
Freestyle, Freestyle
Freestyle, Freestyle

http://www.buckinghamnicks.net/sn/guest/freestyle.html

that's a great point! thinking about the "just one more time.." reference, maybe the Dudek interview does make sense, because he talks about the abundance of drugs during that session.
I always seem to be able to apply Stevie's songs to my own dramas, which is, of course, what makes them seem so personal to all of us, and why we love her.

The "don't let that golden hair get in your way" line takes on a new meaning with that interpretation as well. :nod:

i love this song. i was listening to lindsey's solo albums last week and got a little trippy listening to Trouble:
"let your honey keep you warm"...

what can i say, i'm a total shippah.

obviously she was writing in response to this.

i'm kidding, at least a little bit... ;)