"When I See You Again"

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by seekerj

Man, I wish there could be some equal time on this board and I could see a thread where someone else's songs could be ripped apart and exposed for the emotionless, light and trite songs they are. Not mentioning any names here, but I'm sure she'd be over her head everywhere when daddy says he loves her. You want to talk about repetition? Write down the words to "Little Lies" and then just look at the paper. Can't say that, though, because she's beyond human and does no wrong. She's so Perfect.

Regardless of any production considerations, at least Stevie's songs (and Lindsey's), the songs themselves, not the production, convey honest emotion and have something to say and contain so many levels.

Woohoo for chimpanzees!!!!!!

You're spot on! Even though I now miss Chris (I didn't when SYW was released) and will be happy to see her rejoin FM to lighten up the band with her hallmark-y pop sensibilities and bring that missing ingredient back into the fold. It's fair to say that Christine does not color outside the lines, and very rarely illicits the emotional gravitas and soul bearing that comes naturally to Stevie's writing - which sometimes makes Stevie an easy target. But it's also why we are still here talking about her, why she intensely connects to her listeners & has such a strong fanbase.

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I would like it if it were actually a cover of the original; but...I find Stevie's lyrical arrangement lacking. With that polka-esqe carnival merry-go-round instrumentation, though, it was dead on arrival.

It took me years to appreaciate this cover. At 20 yrs old, it was a definite WTF moment. But years later, I get it. No doubt, this cover was a light-hearted attempt to end such a dark, dark record. To bring some levity to the woeful contemplation of Stevie's rock star fame musings of post drug treatment & pre mid-life crisis. And the quirky circus-waltz treatment perfectly serves as sorta this wierd Willy Wonka counterpoint to her "Alice in Wonderland" theme. It works.

Originally Posted by redbird

"When I See You Again" makes me tear up a little, but I do agree that it's undercooked. The vocal is sometimes okay, but it other times it doesn't compensate for the lyrics well (the infamous "wassamatterbaby"). I couldn't ever really get behind "stare at the stairs" either though I see what she was going for. But there are some really heartbreaking aspects to the song, always for me that line about there being at least one dream left, it just gets me in the old ticker.

To this day, I think that line was a lyric sheet misprint. In my mind, she meant "And she stares (back) at the stares" - the fans & media gawking at her. Which undoubtabley felt like such an intrusion at one of her darkest hours.