Stevie's Written Songs 1995-2002

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by johnnystorms

it was so unexpected and incredible!!! after the years of vitriol between the two. they came out with this incredible song! yet SYW was sooooooo detached. i love the record , but Twisted seemed like a true collaboration.

True ..well here's for hoping for next time.

[windbecame]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Double Yay! More fans and love for Love Changes! I think it could of been the 1st single off TISL. Anyway I love the lyrics esp. "That as hard as I tried to make it all better...It was not better for me". & "I am not happy, and I am not crazy. Are you listening, do you hear?" When TISL was released I was in a relationship that was unraveling, and played this song over and over. Stevie's lyrics really hit the nail on the head for me. "That don't mend the sorrow, or reinvent the pleasure..."

Here are my favorites of the ones you listed:

Trouble In Shangri-la ~ What's there to say, cept' pure Stevie Brilliance.
Destiny Rules ~ Classic sounding Stevie & FM song. The production in the chorus is reminiscent of Gypsy to my ears.
Thrown Down
Space Needle ~ Unreleased demo
Twisted ~ Twister soundtrack ~ Beautiful simple song with lyrics that hit you deeply.
Bombay Sapphires ~ This has risen and become one of my favorite songs during the last 10 years.
Love Changes
Touched By An Angel ~ Sweet November soundtrack
Illume ~ Haunting. Leaves me Haunted.
Sweet Girl
Have No Heart ~ Unreleased demo - Shame she did not pull this one out for IYD, seems perfect for the gothic themes (Moonlight & Annabel Lee) and tone from the record cover. And I think this song is brilliant! I rank it among her best songwriting.
I Miss You ~ Can never get enough of this song. I wish the fade out went on for 30 more seconds. Her Ooh's at the end are pure blissssss.
Not Make Believe
Fall From Grace
You're Not The One ~ Soak Up The Sun UK CD-Single -groovy song with attitude - LOVE IT! Wish Stevie recorded it solo.
Everybody Finds Out
Love Is ~ Unreleased demo ~ STUNNING! I love equally both the demo and recorded versions. This song takes you on a journey. And by it's end I always have the biggest smile on my face.
Say You Will ~ Fun song and the lyrics are clever.

And I think its reasonable to add Planets of The Universe to this list. Since Stevie wrote 2 brand new verses, and re-arranged the tempo of the demo, of a waltz - which is 3 beats in a bar - to the more common 4/4 tempo to add a contemporariness to her original composition. I think of the finished version and demo versions of Planets as 2 different songs really.

Love this post.... this is the second time you've said pretty much everything i was going to say/was thinking.... it's spooky!! but then again to quote stevie from 1986 innerview - it simply saved me from HAVING to write it!! lol