Street Angel's Jane
 

There's a nice write up and photo on Ms. Goodall in the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/sc...n.html?_r=1&hp


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The article mentions Jane is a legend. Stevie knew that. Poets . . . Priests of nothing . . . Legends.


(No monkeying around here--as a friend once told me, "chimpanzees are not monkeys.")

Stevie actually did her a dis-justice by writing such a terrible song about her lol. I'm sure she meant well but the result was not pretty.

I actually liked Jane as the standout song on Street Angel. I think a lot of people did not understand that it was about Jane Goodall and were put off by the lyrics especially the "chimpanzee" line. It has some beautiful melody hooks and a soft, reflective air, and some powerful lyrics eg. "nothing more than the shadow of a man (taken from the book by Jane's mentor, Leakey, In The Shadow of Man)" and "come away from the wall."

Jane is a fantastic song. Street Angel is an under rated effort. Not her best, but not bad.

Even Barry didn't like it.

Whenever I get a new Stevie or FM album I have always run through the cuts to find the emotionally moving typical Stevie dreamy ballad, usually tucked away amid a mishmash of other stuff. They make my world turn, it is those songs that have defined her, to me. On FM it was Landslide, on Wild Heart there was BATB, on Rock a Little there was HAEWAFY, on TISL there was Love Is, on Tusk there were Sara, Beautiful Child, and Storms, on Tango there was When I See You Again, on Behind the Mask there was The Second Time, on The Dance there was Silver Springs, on SYW there was Goodbye Baby. I can add Crystal from the Practical Magic Soundtrack, and Touched by an Angel from Sweet November. On Street Angel there was Jane, the sweet surprise at the end of a fairly disappointing album. By far the weakest song on this list, but in the same genre. I like it.

With Stevie`s voice the way it is these days she pulls off these gentle ballad-type deals better than ever. Look at her later years renditions of BATB, HAEWAFY, Silver Springs, and Beautiful Child. They are epic when done live and really show off her vocal stylings. I hope the new album has more than one of these types of beautiful songs.

Where's the bucket? I need to puke.

To me, "Jane" is just ordinary Stevie Nicks, like most Stevie Nicks. But it would have been interesting to hear or see the live rendition Stevie did in 1991 or '92 at the benefit.

I agree. :nod:

There are angels here on earth.

Because it was about Jane and the chimps, I liked it when I 1st heard it. Had I not know it was about Jane maybe I would of had a different view?

Jane and Just Like A Woman are the only songs on street Angel I don't like.

you' killin' me viv'!
 

i looove Just Like a Woman! such a logical move for her! i think she pulls off Dylan really well!

First time I heard Jane I had high hopes, then I heard the word "chimpanzees" and it just threw me for the rest of the song. I just couldn't get past it and haven't really listened to it since.