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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
But Stevie says its not a greatest hits collection. She fought tooth and nail to not put out a "greatest hits" album. She got most of her way. Its not called greatest hits and she got to name it Timespace. She also got to pick the songs...some not even released as singles like Beauty and the Beast. And she got to include new material 3 new songs. She got most of what she wanted but of course can be billed as Greatest Hits.
But the song does belong on the record. Stevie was very involved with the troops before the war and writing them letters. This song would be odd to have been released at some other time or not at all. Its a moment in time and very rare for Stevie to write about world events like the Berlin wall coming down and Operation Desert Storm. Love this from her.
The line "I was born in the desert so I know what it feels there" always cracked me up though. Stevie may have been born in Arizona but I doubt her mother gave birth in a desert  To also compare Arizona to what the troops were in Kuwait and Iraq is a laughable comparison.
But just love Stevie writing about how she connected with these brave soldiers. Priceless! |
History speaks for itself. Timespace was and is a great set of songs and very smartly titled for the time. I always loved Desert Angel just as I love Soliders Angel. These tracks stand alone.