Michele, I get your point about The Dance's "Silver Springs." Compared to versions we have on YouTube and in audio recordings from later on in the tour, it sure doesn't stand out in terms of emotional intensity. However, I think that people can feel how the ending of that song wasn't exactly scripted and in comparison to the rest of The Dance, it IS emotional and it IS a little jarring. You long time fans had been spoiled with emotional intensity for years and years by the time that The Dance came out. For people who were first introduced to the band with the DVD, its totally flooring... since we have nothing to really compare it to, I think. I mean, I was five when I first saw "Silver Springs" on the DVD and I vividly remember being torn up by it and crying while watching it over and over again. I think it takes a lot to affect anyone like that, let alone a little kid. So with that being said, many of you guys were used to the Lindsey/Stevie tensions for 20+ years before The Dance. Then of course there's the entire idea that Rumours had come out exactly 20 years before, and I'm sure people watched the DVD with that hyper-nostalgic mindset... I donno. But I do think "Silver Springs" is special on that DVD, even if it isn't the most powerful version we've heard from that time period.
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