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Originally posted by darklinensuit
I People will think I'm nuts for thinking this, but I have a feeling she might not release The Dealer. IMO Stevie is self-conscious enough to worry that critics will look at the title and say this song is all about her drug addiction, and I think she tires of hearing about that.
- Jake
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You're right. You're nuts! Whatever reason the song was never released (only Stevie really knows), you're presumption seems so far off base.
Regarding her drug addiction: Stevie has displayed a rare class among drug addicted celebrities. She never used that experience for promotion, to grand stand or to gain sympathy for her struggle. She delt with it privately and kept it very quiet.
Only years after the fact did she reveal what she went through. And she did so unapoligetically and matter-of-factly, without any pandering or self-pity what-so-ever. She addresses the subject, however vaguely, in her song "Welcome To The Room, Sara." She's not shy about talking about it, as lesson to learn from.
Who says she's tired of hearing about that? That's a far-flung presumption. Maybe it's just you who's tired of hearing about it. The fact of matter is, these days it's just cited as a small part of her history.
The Dealer? So what if some critics think the song is about drugs! Is it? Probably not...she refers to "card shark." Shows that there are other kinds of dealers. And so what if it is about drugs. Does that make a song inherently a target for critics any more than any other song?
It's silly, simplistic and short-sighted thinking to assume the song wasn't released for the reasons you cited. If Stevie was as worrisome and self-conscious as you seem to think she is, how do you explain Gold Dust Woman?