What Stevie song(s) cheers you up when your down?

[macmar71]

If you ever did believe & Sister of the moon.......

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Jessica Leigh
gosh it's strange to read that many other people are in this strange funk as well.... i can't get over whatever is bringing me down... and it's starting to freak me out- all i want to do it sit on my bed and cry... there's just something in the air... something very odd...

and so far i haven't really been cheered up by ANY stevie song except Reconsider Me... when you're all alone and need someone, telephone and i'll come running... it just makes me feel like maybe there is someone out there who loves me... a little bit of comfort.. i guess..

i wonder if it is something going on in the world in general right now that is creating this negative aura... or if it's just something in the fm fan world... whatever it is i want it to go away...

Did you see the big, full moon tonight? When I first heard Julia, I always thought Stevie said "I would cry to the moon" instead of "I would cry to be moved." I think there's some truth to the way I first interpreted it.

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by Moon Brother
Interesting,

I too, on occasion, find listening to Sara very uplifting.
Especially the after the intro when the drum beats come into play. You get this feeling like someone fabulous has entered the room and they can't take their eyes off of you for one second; that feeling that something heavy is going to happen and because of this it will change your life for the better!

Though, when I am feeling a bit violet and blue, I find listening to Stevie's "The Wild Heart" album works its magick on me. It always reminds me of the fall season in New England, my favorite time of the year, when the time draws nearer to where the physical world and spirit world make a close connection (Halloween). I am 12 years old all over again with all of my innocence listening to Stevie paint images in the corners of my mind a world I thought could never exist.

The hopelessly enchanted children and the Angels that just wouldn't give up at all!

Of falling in love in twilight, seeming like dreamtime.

That magick that awaits you in the garden beyond the gate.

On taking a chance with destiny and love at first sight!

Hearing the bird who sings its haunted call if only at night; through a windows' frost covered glass tearing you away from the warm fire and blankets pulling on your cape to go walking through the misty wood to a remote graveyard!

Of being that vulnerable and insecure and to have that special one make it all better by taking your hand and choosing you amongst all the others.

Of devoted loyalty that keeps you running.

Of a wayward lover and the power of your convictions to be able to change their mind and allow them to see the light of day.

Of a great love from a dream we held in a past life in Camelot. For it was Lancelot your champion who in a dream fell, accidentally, upon Excalibur, yet still remained love's victor.

And finally, at the cursed castle of the Beast and "her" Beauty, or...was it ~ Beauty and "her" Beast?
Whose forbidden love was the greatest love? Whose beauty and broken promise brought love to its death, and whose real tears freed a prisoner in disguise so that love could live again.

Stevie always said that "The Other Side Of The Mirror" was her "magick album, probably in the way in which the albums sounds. "The Wild Heart" is an album has a magick that allows you to be alone, to go inside and recharge your batteries and to come back to the world a little stronger and wiser.

Life, Love, and Magick~
Moon Brother

The Wild Heart reminds me of Fall (my favorite season) too!! Mainly because of Nightbird-- "and the summer became the fall/ I was not ready for the winter/ it makes no difference at all/ 'cause I wear boots all summer long." Possibly my favorite lyrics in any song PERIOD!

[sotm1977]

Fall From Grace. That song really picks me up when I feel down. Also I love Ooh My Love as I think that's a great feel good song.
Others would be Gypsy, Sisters of the Moon, Talk To Me & Fire Burning. I could go on but I think I'd be here all day!

[gypsygem81]

I would have to say either Stand Back, Stop Dragging or Edge of Seventeen as individual songs. Otherwise, I would just put the Rock a Little album on. That always cheers me up, especially starting off with I Can't Wait. What a great rocker!

Love Gem

[Sorcerer386]

Originally posted by gypsysara
Hey Sorceror, just wanted to lend you a note of encouragement! Play those tunes and I hope that lifts your spirits!!!

Thanks gypsysara!

[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
When I first heard Julia, I always thought Stevie said "I would cry to the moon" instead of "I would cry to be moved." I think there's some truth to the way I first interpreted it.

I believe she *does* say, "I will cry to the moon."
At least to my ears.

As far as Stevie songs that cheer me up... well, is it cheating to say "all of them"!?

She really has written songs that fit my every mood, and, as Justin said, songs that... though they're so firmly rooted in Stevie's personality, and experiences... are so relatable for so many people.

I think the abstract, stream of consciousness nature of her writing, is what allows the songs to take on so many different meanings for people from all sorts of backgrounds and experiences.
Her songs are all so closely linked to her psyche, but the desire for love and happiness that she's tapped into, is universal.

For all of the glamour, and the trappings of her rock and roll lifestyle, she manages to come across as a very warm and likeable human being.
While she'll never appeal to everyone, she appeals to far more people than many artists could hope to... and when you think of how long she's been able to maintain that appeal, it's astounding.

[DownOnRodeo]

Sara does it for me. Along with Over & Over, it has that perfect form that just draaaws you in, and wraps you up in warm harmony.
Gypsy - therapeutic, but too bittersweet!

[Anthony]

Life is a landscape. Sometimes you're on top of the mountain and other times, you're lost in the valley.
"Rhiannon" comes to mind for me. Sometimes I feel like a bear in the night, wanting to become that part of the wind. I fell in love with that song. "Landslide" reminds me of my childhood. I grew up in a coal mining community. You could climb a mountain, turn around and see every other mountainside for over a hundred miles. It was spectacular in the winter. "Gate and Garden" reminds me of the simpler things when everything else goes crazy. "Glitter fades". Grasp hold of the lyrics and the feeling really will remain.
Saddest for me. "Storms". When I feel like I just can't do anything right. That song rages through my head, softly.

[darklinensuit]

In addition to the others I've posted, I must mention Outside the Rain. It's never been a super-favorite of mine, and for awhile I wondered why Stevie always insisted on keeping it in the set to the exclusion of more beautiful or dynamic songs, but this song does really hit the spot for me sometimes when I need it. Something in the repeating "It's only...a dream." It can work its magic for me.

- Jake

[gypsysara]

I love Outside the Rain. That is a great song. Illume has been cheering me up to, it reminds me to perservere, that others have had it worse than I.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by trackaghost
Sara is the song I always turn to when I feel down or something bad happens to me. That second time she sings "Sara, you're the poet in my heart, never change never stop.." just that little bit higher, well that can make me cry. I realy love the live version on the HBO concert video too.
Sara is just my absolute favourite song.

Recently I've been listening to Julia a lot, which really lifts my spirits. It's weird she hasn't included it on an album yet, maybe the next record.


~Sharon~

I'm SO glad Julia wasn't on SYW. It was bad enough hearing Smile at You without a piano; can you imagine Julia that way?

You're right, Julia is a good, uplifting song.

- Jake

[golddust]

~~~'Sara' always just gets to me particularly the FM Live version from 1980. I'd also include 'Storms', 'Sable On Blond','Gold Dust Woman' and 'Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You'.~~~

[macmar71]

I posted earlier but thought of a couple more to add to my list......
Think About It
Races Are Run
Kick It

[Mad4stevie]

Well, I know it isn't a Stevie song . . . . but she sings on it - "Don't Let Me Down Again" from BN. I love the harmony on that song!