Say You Will: Your favorite songs, grouped by singer - Page 2

bombaysaffires · #16 08-15-2023, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by David

The vote goes to Lindsey for me. When I first heard “Red Rover” in 2001, I was amazed at how strange and beautiful it was. Quite frankly, I didn’t know he had it in him by that point. I also loved the Zevonesque “What’s the World Coming To?” and the Kingston Trio tribute “Steal Your Heart Away.” Great songcraft on both of those. “Say Goodbye” is probably a career high point for him, too — one of the best love-and-loss ballads in years with words that tear at your heartstrings. (You’re reminded of Stevie’s words in “Gypsy” — “Faces freedom with a little fear, I have no fear, I have only love” — when you think about the guy in this song, moving on.)

Stevie has great ones — “Destiny Rules,” “Goodbye Baby,” “Illume” — but the edge goes to LB.

I only wish the album had been engineered by Dashut and Caillat. It’s a painfully top-heavy, overcompressed experience to listen to it. I can barely tolerate it.

Yep hard to listen to for exactly the reasons you cite.

And I agree about the lyrics to Say Goodbye.... quite profound actually.

UnwindedDreams · #17 08-15-2023, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

not if you were a child and enough.

You say HEY

HEY

baby!

**jbrownsjr** · #18 08-15-2023, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

You say HEY

HEY

baby!

Call me Alice.

aleuzzi · #19 08-16-2023, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by David

The vote goes to Lindsey for me. When I first heard “Red Rover” in 2001, I was amazed at how strange and beautiful it was.

“Say Goodbye” is probably a career high point for him, too — one of the best love-and-loss ballads in years with words that tear at your heartstrings. (You’re reminded of Stevie’s words in “Gypsy” — “Faces freedom with a little fear, I have no fear, I have only love” — when you think about the guy in this song, moving on.)

Yes—for me, Red River and Say Goodbye are the gems here. Just when I thought his best days were behind him, he turned in these performances. Wow. Just wow.

UnwindedDreams · #20 08-16-2023, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Call me Alice.

Tender, young Alice?

Hoping you're an Elton fan

Macfan4life · #21 08-16-2023, 06:12 AM

They are all stellar. Lindsey really shines. However just like when you play fantasy football and have your best week, you happen to play the opponent who also has their best game ever. Its almost a tie which says a lot since Stevie is known for being such a good song writer. Songs like Thrown Down, Everybody Finds Out, and Destiny Rules are out of this world. So my nod would go to Stevie just barely.