Like or Dislike: Ghosts

[skcin]

Meh. Another tune that could have been so much more, musically, lyrically and vocally. It's pretty blah for me. I don't feel much when I hear this tune, but I don't really dislike it either. Another one that's just...there.

I get what she's going for, I really do. It's bittersweet, looking back on your life, looking forward & wondering about what will happen next, knowing that people and experiences you've had will always be with you. So it should make me feel something, right? Sadness, hope, depression, desparation, fear - SOMETHING?!?! But it doesn't, it's just a nice little song, nothing more. And that pisses me off, for some reason.

Music? Drab & cloudy. Vocal? Sung too low & no emotion.
Bbbbbbbbbllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[JazmenFlowers]

another one I really love, because I can overlook the horrid chorus. the verses and the vamping in this song just makes me wet. I love the awesome backing vocals. Stevie has this way of making her voice so fragile and thin, but hauntingly strong at the same time. and TOSOTM really shows that part of her voice at it's ultimate goddessness.

the chorus knocks it down a point b/c it is stinkier than pig slop in July.

"way up there in heaven" and "depends on it like a husband" are probably my favorite parts of the song...so it's interesting those are the lyrics used for the poll. (that just fascinated me, don't ask why)

[Rickypt]

I think it is so-so. It's one that I feel could have been much better with a lot of work, but just lacks passion. I don't really like the repetition of the word "ghost".

I do, however, love this one part:

So long ago I was an innocent
It had nothing to do with age
One day they were lovers one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I do, however, love this one part:

So long ago I was an innocent
It had nothing to do with age
One day they were lovers one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say

oh oh oh...yes, yes, YES. that! is my favorite part.

oh hell, I love it all.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

oh oh oh...yes, yes, YES. that! is my favorite part.

If the whole song had matched that part, this song would be in my top 10 Stevie songs for sure.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

If the whole song had matched that part, this song would be in my top 10 Stevie songs for sure.

I know...it's the chorus isn't it? go ahead, you can say it...it's that damn chorus.

I love it when Stevie is singing a demo and can't hit a note and she says "there it is...it's that f*cking note" - lol.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I do, however, love this one part:

So long ago I was an innocent
It had nothing to do with age
One day they were lovers one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say

Oh, yeah.

It's especially good when she revisits the "One day..." line at the end of the bridge and rips it.

This song is clunky. The "depends on her music..." and "silver haired girl looks..." lines are not good- something only a completely-blind-faith-chiffonhead would love ( Jizzy!).

I always get chills when she does "So, you look to your guardiaannnnn...." right before the end vamp, though.

And, as I've said before, no one backs Stevie's vocals better than Stevie. I think that's the hallmark of The Other Side of the Mirror- Stevie does background vocals allllll over the place.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by The Tower

This song is clunky. The "depends on her music..." and "silver haired girl looks..." lines are not good- something only a completely-blind-faith-chiffonhead would love ( Jizzy!).

lol. I can own it.

Originally Posted by The Tower

And, as I've said before, no one backs Stevie's vocals better than Stevie. I think that's the hallmark of The Other Side of the Mirror- Stevie does background vocals allllll over the place.

see post #2. amen child, amen.

[skcin]

Guys, what exactly is the "vamp?" People post about it, I see it in lyric sheets, and I've no clue what exactly the "vamp" is. Help!

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

lol. I can own it.

[amber]

I picked second from the top, because I so much like the lyric

"It's just the ghost of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in

It's just the ghost of what you really want
And it's the ghost of the past that you live in
And it's the ghost of the future you are frightened of"

There are some lyrics I don't like, though. Then there are some music parts I don't like.
Here's the diagram:

"And the rain was there
There were many nights
And a few of them, were all that you had dreamed of
Love was the thing
And you feel as if someone was following you
But you know you are wrong
It's just the ghost of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
Like this whole part ^

It's just the ghost of what you really want
And it's the ghost of the past that you live in
And it's the ghost of the future you are frightened of
Like this part ^

So you look to your guardian angel
Dislike music and lyric^

So long ago I was an innocent
It had nothing to do with age
Like lyric, dislike music^

One day they were lovers one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say
Love music, lyric fine^

Well just the ghost of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
It's the ghost of the future that you're so frightened of
Love^

So you turn to your guardian angel
again, no. Hate^

And a few of them were all that you really dreamed of
Love was the thing
So the silver-haired girl looks for escapism
Music and lyric both questionable^ Music better.

To feel the empty spaces she's feeling
She depends on her music like a husband
And she knows it's no good to fall in love again
Music I like, lyric I understand, and it's okay. Not great. ^

One day they were lovers one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say
Love music, again. Lyric fine^

It's just the ghost of the past of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
Ghost of the future that you're so frightened of
Love again^

So you look to your guardian
So you look to your guardian angel
Some of them are here on earth
Well some of them are way up there in heaven

So you look to your guardian angel
Some of them are here on earth
Some of them are way up there in heaven heaven"
Hate all ^

But when I say hate, it's a very mild hate, more like a dislike.

[foxyluva]

This is one of Stevie's most important songs for me. It is my anthem

btw - my favourite part of the song is 'Depends on her music like a husband...' too!!!

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by amber

So long ago I was an innocent
It had nothing to do with age
Like lyric, dislike music^

Interesting, I think those two lines are fantastic, musically.

So if you mean dislike when you say hate, what do you mean when you say dislike?

[amber]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

Interesting, I think those two lines are fantastic, musically.

So if you mean dislike when you say hate, what do you mean when you say dislike?

dislike means I almost don't like it...so close, just barely missed being hated....

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by skcin

Guys, what exactly is the "vamp?" People post about it, I see it in lyric sheets, and I've no clue what exactly the "vamp" is. Help!

I've always considered teh "vamp" to be the voice that argues or agrees with Stevie's main vocal. does that make sense? Wild Hear is the best example. near the end where the 2 voices are fighting over each other. the vamp is more than backing, but not main. Stevie vamps her ass off.