If Stevie put out a tribute cd for her mom consisting of covers...what are the songs?

[KarmaContestant]

One of my favorite singers is James Morrison - his recent album features a lot of songs about the loss of his father. They're great because they're not sad songs -

One of my favorites is called In My Dreams (haha). It has a great Motown 70's funky feel to it. I've often thought about Stevie singing James' songs, since his writing style would fit her voice so very well.

James Morrison- In My Dreams, Lyrics



Since you’ve gone
Nothing seems to fit no more
Nothing’s as it was before

Everyday
Is a battle that I just can’t win
I know I won’t see you again

But I keep waiting for the night
I close my eyes and hope you’ll find me sleeping
Cause in my dreams, We can spend a little time just talking
In my dreams, We are side by side just walking

Oh well the feelings that we used to know
The places we used to go
Are all still there, In my dreams
On the front of the crossbar of your bike
We can go any place, anywhere you like
In my dreams
And as hard as it seems....
Till then I’ll wait to see you again
In my dreams

Don’t you wake me up
I don’t wanna go nowhere
I could wait here for a zillion years

You’re gone too soon
I know I’ll never get the chance
To say the things I never said

But I keep waiting for the night
I close my eyes and hope you’ll find me sleeping
Cause in my dreams, We can spend a little time together
In my dreams, You can live a little longer

Oh well the feelings that we used to know
The places we used to go
Are all still there, In my dreams
On the front of the crossbar of your bike
We can go any place, anywhere you like
In my dreams

I hope some day this pain I feel will fade...

Till then I’ll wait to see you again in my dreams
Yes I’ll wait, I’ll wait to see you again in my dreams
I’ll see you again in my dreams

Well I don’t know where and I don’t know when
But I know I’ll see your face again

In my dreams...

[Pyewacket]

One of my faves, Kate Bush, who usually takes five or six years to put an album together has just created and released one in less than a year. It's a piano-driven, elegiac and gorgeous album full of ghosts and stories of loss and being reunited after death.

She lost her father recently, which may have fed into the lyrics for the closing song:


Among Angels

Only you can do something about it.
There's no-one there, my friend, any better.
I might know what you mean when you say you fall apart.
Aren't we all the same? In and out of doubt.

I can see angels standing around you.
They shimmer like mirrors in Summer.
But you don't know it.

And they will carry you o'er the walls.
If you need us, just call.
Rest your weary world in their hands.
Lay your broken laugh at their feet.
I can see angels around you.
They shimmer like mirrors in Summer.
There's someone who's loved you forever but you don't know it.
You might feel it and just not show it.

[SuiteShangriLa]

Originally Posted by Aussie W/Heart

^^ Touched By An Angel
Im thrilled to read that Stevie has penned 10/15 new songs, tho im sure TBAA will be on this Tribute Album as well..

Oh ok well that makes sense duh ok never mind lol

[delongpre]

Knowing how prolific a writer Stevie is, and that her diary entries become her songs, I would assume she has volumes she has written over the years about her mother and all they have gone through together.

Perhaps she will pull some of those ideas and finalize them. That's my thinking. I could see her throw in a song or two that mom liked, def something from Barb's era.

Just a note: Stevie's mother was a fantastic person, so supportive and a real "roll-with-the-punches" kind of woman. It's hard to be a parent to any child, but to watch a daughter go through so much in her life, to be there for better or worse, to love and accept all, is amazing and takes a very special, strong woman. I can only imagine how devastating this is to Stevie, so whatever form this tribute takes will be a form of healing for her. Hugs to Stevie on this greatest of losses. With respect, we are as close or as far away as you need us to be.

[Silver Springs]

My Dad and I have a song. We heard it together for the first time when we went to America together. They played it at Studio B when we went for a tour. So I would like to hear her cover End Of The World by Skeeter Davis. I've already decided that when he passes (Many many years from now hopefully) I want it played at his funeral. The song I wanted to be played at my Nanna's funeral, something I was listening to when I found out she'd died, is Calling All Angels by Jane Syberry. Both I feel could be beautifully done by Stevie.

[poetinmyheart]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

My Dad and I have a song. We heard it together for the first time when we went to America together. They played it at Studio B when we went for a tour. So I would like to hear her cover End Of The World by Skeeter Davis. I've already decided that when he passes (Many many years from now hopefully) I want it played at his funeral. The song I wanted to be played at my Nanna's funeral, something I was listening to when I found out she'd died, is Calling All Angels by Jane Syberry. Both I feel could be beautifully done by Stevie.

Beautiful song.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

My Dad and I have a song. We heard it together for the first time when we went to America together. They played it at Studio B when we went for a tour. So I would like to hear her cover End Of The World by Skeeter Davis. I've already decided that when he passes (Many many years from now hopefully) I want it played at his funeral. The song I wanted to be played at my Nanna's funeral, something I was listening to when I found out she'd died, is Calling All Angels by Jane Syberry. Both I feel could be beautifully done by Stevie.

I love End Of The World by Skeeter Davis.She was great.

[mikephxaz]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

My Dad and I have a song. We heard it together for the first time when we went to America together. They played it at Studio B when we went for a tour. So I would like to hear her cover End Of The World by Skeeter Davis. I've already decided that when he passes (Many many years from now hopefully) I want it played at his funeral. The song I wanted to be played at my Nanna's funeral, something I was listening to when I found out she'd died, is Calling All Angels by Jane Syberry. Both I feel could be beautifully done by Stevie.

I love the idea of stevie singing Wild World by Cat Stevens and End of the World by Skeeter...YUM!

[priestofnothing]

Well, I don't know about cover songs... if she were to do that I hope she would choose some of her mother's favorite songs (not sure what those are exactly).

But, if she were to write new material, I would love something with a Blue Lamp reference... since the Blue Lamp is tied to her mother... And as we all know how Stevie and Lindsey are into cycles and recycling... LOL! Or at least some new updated photos of her with the famous Blue Lamp to go with the new album....

It's the lamp that I carry from my mother's home...
You're gonna have to run over me because we're not going without the lamp! LOL!