Like or Dislike: Nightbird - Page 3

ka10 · #31 08-11-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

This has Nightbird on Solid Gold as well as loads of other clips

http://stevie.nleone.com/sn_movie.htm

Wow, thanks!

My favorite is the very end where they keep singing a capella after the music stops. "White winged dooooove..."

~Kat

DashingDan · #32 08-11-2005, 03:33 PM

If I were teaching Stevie 101 at my local community college, this song would be required listening. To me the lyrics, lyric melody, vamp, tempo, and vocal stylings of that recording epitomize her style.

Beyond her singing about what she has just been though, the rapid decline in health and resulting death of a dear friend, I've always thought that this song foreshadows the crappy times that were ahead. Particularly when she mentions the excessive love that she's sometimes surrounded by. I understood that to mean that there were too many people kissing her ass, too many people saying "yes", and too many people not willing to say "hey, chill out, what's going on with you?"

skcin · #33 08-11-2005, 03:40 PM

^ Interesting take on those lyrics. And welcome to the board, Dan.

UndoingTheLaces · #34 08-11-2005, 04:16 PM

This is one of my favorites. It's so passionate and emotional. I remember thinking they were lipsynching on Sold Gold until there was a point where there was a little change in the way a line was sung. It just sounded too perfect and it turns out that it was just a really perfect performace.

To comment on an earlier post about the eye makeup lyrics, I think it was her way of saying how worn out she was from all the crying and not being able to sleep after dealing with Robin's long illness and passing. "Eye makeup dark and it's carless, same circles around my eyes, sometimes the real color of my skin... my eyes without any shadow". The rings under her eyes are still dark and the red and puffiness of one's eyes after crying could resemble dark makeup done carelessly. And she explained the "boots all summer long" thing in an interview once. I don't remember exactly but I think it was alluding to not allowing herself to be part of the world but rather covering herself up, wrapped in blankets, heavy boots keep your feet from touching the earth, keep people from seeing your legs. And wearing them in summer means that you don't even care that it's warm outside and that people are wearing sandles and shorts, a carefree way to be, but you would rather be hidden away, covered up, cocooned, healing.

michelle2677 · #35 08-12-2005, 08:47 AM

love, Love, LOVE this song!! top 5 for me.
this is the stevie voice that I fell in love with!! incredilbe

eclipse · #36 08-12-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

This has Nightbird on Solid Gold as well as loads of other clips

http://stevie.nleone.com/sn_movie.htm

Thanks so much...I knew I had listened to it somewhere, and it was driving me nuts

Now I just have to figure out my Real Player as oppossed to Media Windows player

Again, thanks,
~~eclipse~~

bikerchic · #37 08-12-2005, 11:11 PM

Absolutely love this song. Even more so after I saw the SNL performance. The way Stevie look's at Lori is so cute.

77Rumours77 · #38 08-12-2005, 11:12 PM

Love it! One of my fave stevie songs! Its the best!

wolfontherun · #39 08-13-2005, 11:12 AM

2 stars. And I like about 95 % of her music, so that says something.

I dont care for the delivery, at times she sounds like she is mocking someone. The song sounds kinda harsh to me and scratchy. I never thought this song fit well on WH.

On the positive side, I do really like the vocals toward the end of the song, nice passionate upper register, my favorite way to hear Stevie sing.

skcin · #40 08-15-2005, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfontherun

2 stars. And I like about 95 % of her music, so that says something.

I dont care for the delivery, at times she sounds like she is mocking someone. The song sounds kinda harsh to me and scratchy. I never thought this song fit well on WH.

On the positive side, I do really like the vocals toward the end of the song, nice passionate upper register, my favorite way to hear Stevie sing.

Thanks for posting & welcome to the board. LOVE your screen name, btw!