behind the scenes of Rock A Little

[David]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Wondering if there is any source or further verification of this. I had not heard it before, though, in retrospect, the low temperature would most obviously have to do with avoiding sweating -- whether due to food-related reasons, or, drug-related causes, and makeup concerns.

I was probably high when I wrote that, Nate. I may have been using cocaine and brandy.

But this gives me a chance to think about Rock a Little demos that I think are great:

Priest of Nothing. When you first listen to this, it sounds like incoherent junk. But if you listen to it more than once and try to visualize Stevie in 1985 in sunglasses, grabbing tea and tacos on La Brea, it grows on you.

All the King’s Horses. Not really sure when these were recorded, but she may have pulled it out of mothballs in 1985. I bet it was spectacular.

Are You Mine. The cut she made with Billy Burnette in 1985 is the one to keep for the ages.

Rose Garden. Apparently, there’s a Rock a Little demo. I would love to hear it.

Reconsider Me. Hidden on Enchanted, put this out again.

She Still Loves Him. When she recorded this for Rock a Little with Mark Knopfler, she really put her cinematic soul into it. The one she did later is a mediocrity.

Night Gallery. A weakness of mine.