Discuss: Second Hand News

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I've had a few requests to start "like or dislike" threads over here (I've done several in the Stevie forum) so I'm doing it. Some thought the "like or dislike" title was stupid or silly, so now it's "discuss." Happy now? Probably not.

Please contribute a review of the song, as detailed or vague as you'd like. Of course, it would be great if people would go into details about music & lyrics, but feel free to post "it's a nice song" if you must. I do ask that we respect everyone's opinions - what you may love, another may loathe. It's all subjective, so let's keep that in mind. Please. Thanks.



I think that SHN is a perfect opener for the album. The starting guitar crescendo (is that the right term? I think so...) is so cool, and makes the song just bust wide open. I can't help but smile & I always want to start dancing around when it plays. Mick's drums are light & bouncy - I don't know how else to describe them. Love the beat of the cymbals. John's bass is quite understated - I actually have to think about it to hear it, which is not really a bad thing in this case. It wouldn't have sounded right if it were too heavy. It sounds pretty funky to my ears.

The harmonies are solid. Love when Stevie goes higher for "tossed around enough." My only complaint is that I don't hear Chris well. Is she not singing on this tune, or just not as prominently as other songs on the album? Or it's jusy me, perhaps? Can someone more knowledgable than me please advise?

For being a bit of a "f*ck you" song, it's pretty damned happy. I suppose LB wanted it to sound "I don't care, none of this is going to bring me down, whatever...." If that's what he wanted to do, he achieved it in my book. The lyrics are good, nothing too mean or heavy.

Anyone want to comment on the "tall grass" line? BTW - where did that theory come from? I mean, did LB ever mention the double entendre in an interview (I just realized I've no clue how to spell that) or did people just "get it?"

SHN song continues to rock live, IMO. Every SYW show I attended, people were up & dancing, myself included. But generally, I prefer the album version a bit more. And I prefer the officially released version over the one they gave us on the remaster.