Smile At You- awesome!

diamondsnake · #1 09-13-2004, 02:57 PM

Is this song great of what? I love Stevie's vocals on it- so different then anything she has ever done before. And the lyrics are awesome, especially the line "what you did not need was a woman who was stronger, you needed someone to depend on you, i could not be her, i did not want to, my first mistake was to smile at you". I really love the way John's bass and Stevie's guitar fade out so slow at the end. No one ever seems to talk about this song, so I thought I'd bring it up. Anyone else in love with Smile at You?

dissention · #2 09-13-2004, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I really love the way John's bass and Stevie's guitar fade out so slow at the end.

*ahem* Lindsey's guitar.

Personally, I love the song and find it to be 100 times better than the old, cloying demo. Her voice is top notch and so is everything else.

diamondsnake · #3 09-13-2004, 03:08 PM

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*ahem* Lindsey's guitar.

Personally, I love the song and find it to be 100 times better than the old, cloying demo. Her voice is top notch and so is everything else.

Right, duh! Lindsey's guitar. I've never heard Stevie play guitar and don't know if I want to.

heyjupiter678 · #4 09-13-2004, 03:40 PM

I love the SYW version. At first, I was a bit disappointed because of how different it is from the angry demo, but it's really grown on me. I think it's beautiful.

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I've never heard Stevie play guitar and don't know if I want to.

Isn't that Stevie playing the guitar on the Twisted demo from the Enchanted box set? I really think she's pretty good at it. After all, she had a great teacher.

diamondsnake · #5 09-13-2004, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by heyjupiter678

I love the SYW version. At first, I was a bit disappointed because of how different it is from the angry demo, but it's really grown on me. I think it's beautiful.

Isn't that Stevie playing the guitar on the Twisted demo from the Enchanted box set? I really think she's pretty good at it. After all, she had a great teacher.

Well, if that is the case then I take that back.

Hawkeye · #6 09-13-2004, 04:33 PM

Smile At You is by far my favorite song on SYW. Everything about it is amazing. And the thing wit Smile at You is I'm always dicovering new things about the song to thios day. Like in the chourus, You can hear Stevie sing so hauntingly "I Should Have" especially the last time they do the chourus. And How can we not talk about John's juyst incredible Bass, proabably some of his very best EVER. And my favorite part of the song is the last minute when It's just Lindsey on guitar and Stevie singing all sexy. It's Stevie's most haunting song in ages. They really should've done this live> the chourus would've been real hard to do (How Stevie is doing those AHHHH's in the studio version is a mystery but good for her) But they coukld'vefigured something out for this amazing song.

David · #7 09-13-2004, 07:38 PM

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Well, if that is the case then I take that back.

Yeah, Stevie "knows how" to play the guitar -- she even used to play some acoustic guitar onstage for Fleetwood Mac shows -- but it would be a stretch to call her good. Same with her piano (Lindsey's actually a better piano player than Stevie is). As an instrumentalist, she's mostly nondescript. She should have learned to play something better all the years she was in the music business. I have no explanation as to why she hasn't been able to progress on any instrument she's been dabbling with for 40 years or more. I would have expected progress to be universal after so many years.

xdreamsunwindx · #8 09-13-2004, 03:05 PM

I loved this song from the first listen. It's my favorite of Stevie's on SYW and one of my all-time favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. Her vocals are phenomenal and I love the bass in it. It also features some of Lindsey's finest production. It doesn't get nearly enough recognition.

-Kate

diamondsnake · #10 09-13-2004, 03:13 PM

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I think I'm still in the "I like the demo better," camp. I just cannot get into the SYW version, and I'm sure that would be the case even if I hadn't heard the demo before. To me, it is incredibly bland & boring. I love Stevie's voice on it, but the new chorus of "Aaahhhh - should've turned around and ran" does nothing for me. The original chorus being turned into a bridge/extra verse was a mistake, in my opinion. Too bad they didn't try something different with this one.

I can't even grasp the idea of Smile At You being bland. If you ask me, it is one of the more experimental songs on Say You Will.

Oh, what was the original chorus anyway? I've never heard the demo before.

ShamHy89 · #11 09-13-2004, 03:10 PM

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Anyone else in love with Smile at You?

Yes, verily so. A wonderful angry song from our favorite angry songstress. Whenever I listen to it now, however, I feel it's all about the bass. John proves his quality once again.

My favorite version is probably the "Angry" one, but the new spin of it from SYW did not dissapoint me like it did many others (I assume partly because it was the first one I heard).

Shamus

dissention · #12 09-13-2004, 03:15 PM

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My favorite version is probably the "Angry" one, but the new spin of it from SYW did not dissapoint me like it did many others.

That always confused me. It was as if everyone wanted the album version to be the exact same thing as the old demo. What's the point of that, I ask. If you like the angry version, listen to the damn thing. But don't you want something a little different once an almost thirty year old song makes it onto a record, or do you want the same old thing that's been available for all these years?

When I first heard the album version, I was KNOCKED OUT. It was like a totally different song and I really dug it. Still do. In all my years of being a Mac fan, it was the one moment where I was genuinely surprised.

DrummerDeanna · #13 09-13-2004, 03:16 PM

I absolutely LOVE this song - it's my favorite on SYW for sure....and I think it sounds even more amazing right after Come...something about those two together....I like it...

Serrart · #14 09-13-2004, 03:24 PM

I love every version of this song I have, but the one on SYW is my favourite. The production, the vocals, the intensity: a touch of perfection.

Romy

Johnny Stew · #15 09-13-2004, 03:22 PM

I enjoy the "angry" version, and the less-discussed "softer" version... but the album version blew me away.

The "angry" version, while great, was somewhat standard in its arrangement. A great song, but not an AMAZING song.
The new direction Lindsey took it for 'Say You Will,' propelled it to that "amazing" category.

Everything about it is aces. Stevie's voice and lyrics... Lindsey's production, guitars and Middle-Eastern touches... John's throbbing bassline... Mick's subtle drumming on the choruses... Perfection.