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Old 08-06-2011, 05:06 PM
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I don't hate any of these songs (and I love "Straight Back").
This was tough...
I don't like the chorus to "Angel" (some of the dumbest lyrics she ever wrote).
I'm not nuts about the sound of "Paper Doll", except for the drums & bass, but I find the lyrics to be really good.
I don't mind "Silver Girl" at all. I always figured she took the title from "Bridge Over Troubled Water" & just ran with the old-time rock chick theme. Her vocals on that album are hit-or-miss, but she sounds fine throughout this song. These days that's worth something.
IDWTK lacks the lyrical depth of Stevie's great masterpieces, but for what it is, it's really good.
"Crystal" is a classic that belongs in the live set (though I still say she should have done the lead vocal in '75 - we already had Lindsey's on BN anyway).

So my votes went to "The Second Time", which needed a lighter, more It's-Only-Love-type vocal to fit the simple acoustic sound, and WISYA, which is not as awful as most people think, but is still not as good as the other choices here.

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