That interview mentioned "Don't Treat Me Like A Stranger", "Dial The Number" and "Tragedy of One's Own Soul". All three are incredible songs and would have added greatly to
The Other Side of The Mirror.
I was always haunted by the Bay Area Music interview from November 1981 when Stevie was talking about her finished songs for the upcoming
Mirage: "If You Were My Love", "That's Alright", and "Smile At You", although she thought that "Smile At You" might be replaced because when she first wrote and recorded it, she was very angry, and she wasn't any longer. Really, Stevie???
"My heart... My heart was BROKEN!!!"
No anger there!
I love the
Bella Donna and
Mirage versions of "If You Were My Love", but I remain in the minority with the
Street Angel outtake being my favourite. Yes, the fire and anger of the earlier versions is exciting, but the looking-back-wistfulness of the
Street Angel version just breaks my heart. Just my feelings...
"Now, now if I were the one who watched over your sleeping, you would
never have been frightened at all... at all..."