"Insider" (live) Appreciation Thread

[The Tower]

I can't handle it..... This song is perma-stuck in my head. Stevie's vocal is soooooo ****ing good- it's to die for....

"You've got a dangerous background....
And everything you've dreamed of-
Yeah, you're the Dark Angel
It don't show when you break up......

And I'm the one who oughta know!!
I'm the one left in the dust...
Yeah, I'm the broken hearted fool...
Who was never quite enough....

I'm an insider......
I've been burned by the fire
And I've had to live with some hard promises
I've crawled through the briars.....

I'm an insider

It's a circle of deception....
It's a hall of strangers-
It's a cage without a key
You can feel the danger......

And I'm the one who oughta know!!
I'm the one left in the dust...
Yeah, I'm the broken hearted fool...
Who was never quite enough....

I'll bet you're his masterpiece.....
I'll bet you're his self-control...
Yeah, you'll become his legacy
His quiet world of white and gold.....

Yeah, and I'm the one who oughta know!!!!
I'm the one you left to rust....
Not one of your twisted friends....
I'm the one you couldn't love!!!!!!!!!"

Helllloooooooooo!!!! Miz Amber Ghidossiiiii!!!! This song is hella good. And the vocal slays me everytime. It's stuck in my head. And I want it to go, but I can't let it go....

Jeezus, Stevie.... why won't you sing your songs like this for us these days? Although, I must admit- "Beauty and the Beast" in Las Vegas killed me... (am I right, Paula?!?!?! and Mariel- remember the hug in the bar in Caesar's Palace and you said, "I'm not gonna tell you anything about the set list, but it's gonna be goooood")

[David]

Why don't we put together a compilation CD of all the live "Insiders" we can track down & then burn one another copies & pass them around & share the joy & experience the love?

[danax6]

I have much love for Insider (live). It's a fantastic song.

[amber]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Helllloooooooooo!!!! Miz Amber Ghidossiiiii!!!! This song is hella good. And the vocal slays me everytime. It's stuck in my head. And I want it to go, but I can't let it go....

Jeezus, Stevie.... why won't you sing your songs like this for us these days? Although, I must admit- "Beauty and the Beast" in Las Vegas killed me... (am I right, Paula?!?!?! and Mariel- remember the hug in the bar in Caesar's Palace and you said, "I'm not gonna tell you anything about the set list, but it's gonna be goooood")

I know, doll. That's why it's my favorite song. The vocal is otherworldly to my ears. In other words, very strange, very beautiful, and utterly, fully, inimitable.
When I hear it, I picture the vocal in my head as a bird fluttering around a giant cage. It can't escape, but it has a lot of room, so it flutters and soars before coming back down again. I know, that sounds dumb, but Stevie's voice is really fluttery and soary in this. Of course, the harmony is so strange that it's an otherworldy bird. With colors that don't exist on Earth, and stuff.
Did Mariel say that? Didn't I then ruin it by telling you how fab BATB was? I hope not, but it seems like I did.
Anyway, I cry about 75 percent of the time I listen to this song, because it's so amazing and beautiful to me. I simply can't believe any human was born with a voice like that. It's a miracle; the eighth wonder of the world, etc.

[GODDESS6]

i worship this song, it is perfection!!!~

[eclipse]

Can anyone post it for me...
I've never heard it

Thanks in advance
eclipse

[strandinthewind]

The lines:

I'll bet you're his masterpiece.....
I'll bet you're his self-control...
Yeah, you'll become his legacy
His quiet world of white and gold.....

Yeah, and I'm the one who oughta know!!!!
I'm the one you left to rust....
Not one of your twisted friends....
I'm the one you couldn't love!!!!!!!!!"

in so many ways reflect my life.

This song is just amazing from every vantage point.

It also is very very hard to sing and they do a great job.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

. . . I must admit- "Beauty and the Beast" in Las Vegas killed me . . . .

That was just an amazing rendition of that amazing song. I just remember standing essentially on the front row and crying when she hit that CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGED - and I was not alone in my flood of tears. I also remember Sharon (Sulamith) and I saying afterward that we honestly thought La Nicks could not sing like that anymore.

Swoon indded I did.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by amber

I know, doll. That's why it's my favorite song. The vocal is otherworldly to my ears. In other words, very strange, very beautiful, and utterly, fully, inimitable.
When I hear it, I picture the vocal in my head as a bird fluttering around a giant cage. It can't escape, but it has a lot of room, so it flutters and soars before coming back down again. I know, that sounds dumb, but Stevie's voice is really fluttery and soary in this. Of course, the harmony is so strange that it's an otherworldy bird. With colors that don't exist on Earth, and stuff.
Did Mariel say that? Didn't I then ruin it by telling you how fab BATB was? I hope not, but it seems like I did.
Anyway, I cry about 75 percent of the time I listen to this song, because it's so amazing and beautiful to me. I simply can't believe any human was born with a voice like that. It's a miracle; the eighth wonder of the world, etc.

you took the words out of my mouth.

Insider is the perfect song to illustrate Stevie's true vocal talents. The way she wraps her voice around Tom's is goosebump inspiring and the inflection of the words and just the lyrics themselves. They should both be very proud of their work on this song.

[Livia]

I agree w/ everyone - and kudos to the genius of Tom Petty for writing it!

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

The lines:

I'll bet you're his masterpiece.....
I'll bet you're his self-control...
Yeah, you'll become his legacy
His quiet world of white and gold.....

Yeah, and I'm the one who oughta know!!!!
I'm the one you left to rust....
Not one of your twisted friends....
I'm the one you couldn't love!!!!!!!!!"

:le sigh: That's my favorite part of the song as well. It has a great climatic sense to it. It's real soft and heartbroken-like....and then bursts into rage and anger. That's how my emotions go...I'm sad and depressed and go to mega-bitch in 5.5 seconds.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by Livia

I agree w/ everyone - and kudos to the genius of Tom Petty for writing it!

Yep.

What I wouldn't give for a video of the live performance...

[eclipse]

OK... Can someone help me out and post this???
I have not heard it and you guys are making me salivate (just by your descriptions!)

Please, please
eclipse

[blinker12]

Oh, it's wonderful. Stevie at her absolute best. I get chills just thinking about it.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by amber

Did Mariel say that?

Yep.

Didn't I then ruin it by telling you how fab BATB was? I hope not, but it seems like I did.

Nope. You and Mariel were in one of those "I can't believe it" stunned funks, though. I had stayed away from the Ledge for that entire week and had no clue. And I kept saying over and over, "I don't wanna know the set list- I wanna be surprised." And luckily, I was.

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

That was just an amazing rendition of that amazing song. I just remember standing essentially on the front row and crying when she hit that CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGED - and I was not alone in my flood of tears.

My heart stopped at that moment. I was seriously stunned. It's amazing that feeling- when your eyes are open and your body cannot stop the tears from flowing.

I also remember Sharon (Sulamith) and I saying afterward that we honestly thought La Nicks could not sing like that anymore.

It was shocking. I remember running over to you at the end of the concert on Friday screaming, "See, she can do it!!"

Swoon indeed I did.

You and me both, babe.