Beauty & The Beast Appreciation Thread
 

I thought after the Sable on Blond appreciation thread was made, I'd make a appreciation thread for a good Stevie song ;)

If somebody held a gun to my head and MADE me decide what Stevie solo song was the very best, I think I would go with BATB.

Everything about this song is perfection :thumbsup:

This song makes me really emotional - the notes she hits and the heartbreaking lyrics are a lethal combo :lol:

Let me know your thoughts....

Piano . . . 'ya can't forget that piano!

Chords, schmords, she's a genius. :o :shocked: :)

My love, is a man, who's not been tamed

I just love that line. I love everything about the song.

I was one of the lucky ones to see Stevie sing it in Vegas, and I was in tears.

This is one of my alltime favorite songs live. And as Amber pointed out in another thread, there doesn't seem to be a bad live version of it.

I love, "...well, at least I'm trying to change..."

Edited to Add- this song got me through some very hard times many years ago.

oh I just don't have the energy to explain how much I love this song. it is magic; from the music to the lyrics to her vocals, it is wonderful.

and I'm with Jannie...my favorite line is "well at least I'm trying to change" and I also like "we come from different worlds but we are the same"

Love this one, too -- a constant in my top 10 Stevie solo songs.

Favorite lines: "Timeless is the creature who is wise, and timeless is the prisoner in disguise." And of course, "my love is a man who's not been tamed."

I love the "Would you die of grieving when I leave?" followed later by "I would fall in your shadow, I believe." (*gets chills just thinking about it*)

~Kat

I can literally FEEL her words when she sings Beauty. Studio or live, it can still give me the chills after all this time. The string arrangment is what makes it, IMO. Not so much a fan of the "blues" demo (or outtake or whatever it is) - not that that version is bad or anything, but I much prefer the released one. So much emotion.

I will never forget that first night in Vegas last year that Theresa mentioned. Spellbinding. No exaggeration, it was that good. Breathtaking. I'll have to post my clip of the Wednesday performance again soon.

Oh, I have much, much love for Beauty and the Beast. Any version, really, because it's always tinted with a lot of emotions. I can't even begin to explain how much the line 'My love is a man who's not been tamed' applies to me.

Sigh.

When I first played the Wild Heart album & got to Beauty & Beast, I think I liked it right away. Plus, I was surprised at what I was hearing because it was unlike anything Stevie had ever recorded up to that point. It was like those epic arrangements Buckmaster used to do in the early '70s for Elton John--songs like "Indian Sunset" & "Curtains."

It's a shame, in a way, that she has never since done another epic string song with Paul.

Paula: could you please post that? Isn't that the same night that Stevie acted like she took a hit of E - kissing the mike and rubbing her thighs? Thanks much!

Well, I don't know if I'd go that far...but yeah! :laugh: It was not quite as good atmosphere-wise the second night (Tues was total silence, everyone in awe. Wed had more yelling & "woohoo's") but her vocal was kickass. I will try to get it up for you guys later today.

I always liked the song, but I started loving it when I heard it live. :D It is such a beautiful song and she sings it with such emotion. I love the demo that is 18 min long or something like that where she explains how she just saw the movie and when it came out she was going to buy it and she didn't care how much it was going to cost her.

I think she knocked it out of the park this past tour. Her vocals sound amazing, the video in the backround, the dress, the candles on the piano.....is there anyway we can get her to tour this summer??

My favorite lyrics were already mentioned...."Would you die of grieving when I leave??" and "or at least I'm trying to change..."

~Kim

F*ck, that was a good nite! I just got chills again! You literally could hear a pin drop that first nite. Spellbinding is a perfect word. Then back at the hotel, Amber and you and I watched it on your camera screen sitting on the nite table, oh my god, good times!

MY FAVORITE BALLOD OF ALL TIME. I don't have time to go into all the details of why this song means so much to me but it is a true gift and I cherish it like a mother does her child :laugh:.