Dave Stewart in a Stevie Mood today
 

Dave Stewart has been tweeting about Stevie often lately. Today he tweeted this little nugget that links their pasts...

"Go ahead, lily Hit it That is how songs are written Stories are told, rumours are started Lily was here http://snipurl.com/1rpuhe"

And also this...

"It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE"

I know a lot of you are not so thrilled with the whole Annabel Lee thing but I have to say I'm thrilled. I've loved this demo since I first heard it and can't wait to hear it. Obviously Dave is quite excited about it as well.

Well maybe he is in an Edgar Allen Poe mood today. :shrug:

I still hate the "Annabel Lee" demo as much as ever, but I am hopeful that perhaps it was due to the horrible keyboard-y arrangement. I am intrigued by the harpsichord solo mentioned in one of her recent interviews.

IDK, It seems the love for Annabel Lee is @ 50/50 around here, and that's based on the simple, no frills TISL demo. I personally LOVE the song and always saw huge potential with it. I simply cannot get enough of the refrain at the end of the demo where she keeps repeating "ooh I lie down by the side...of my wife, my bride...I lie down..by the side.." I hope they kept this ending in the song. It's exquisite.:xoxo:

Perhaps Dave's subtle way of letting the Twitter world know that an album title has been chosen? :-)

Doubtful, probably...but "Annabel Lee" as an album title...thoughts?

Nah, very doubtful. Stevie Nicks-Annabel Lee. That's just confusing. Could be they were just filming in a kingdom by the sea~

I think the melody is classic, like an old-timey ballad or waltz. If it were produced like a Gillian Welch tune, or like the Nick Cave song "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (dark) I would be really pleased.
That is just my taste, though. I think the sepia-toned core of the song is washed out by air-brushed guitar and keyboards.
~E.

Maybe "Annabell Lee" will be the first single?

I think I had only seen the negative posts about it. I'm so happy to see someone else shares my affection for this. Of course, I love that version of Castaway from the Uncirculated Rumors boot that sounds like it's from a cassette that's been left in a washing machine and then dragged behind a car for a few miles. So what do I know. LOL! But yeah, that ending of Annabel Lee is beautiful. And I love the little chord progression the guitar plays. I hope that's still in there. I can totally hear them doing it up with strings and harpsichord and all that, but I hope that little chord progression is still there. And the way she sings "My life, my life and my bride... I lie down", that's my favorite part. Oooh, gives me chills.

I don't know about everyone else, but what thrills me is Dave keeps referencing Rock A Little in his tweets! :D

so my assignment tonight is to find my Annabel Lee demo and listen to it. It's never done much for me but perhaps I need to give the ol girl another chance.

I'm currently listening to "Annabel Lee" and it's an alright tune. I'm not very familiar with this demo. When was it recorded?

During TISL, unfortunately :distress:

Really? It almost sounded like the good old klonopin days. Yikes! It's not too bad though.

Hells Yeah! Let's hope we get a little Lily in this new CD...

maybe stevie learned to play saxophone? ;)