Your Favorite Song Stevie Did NOT Write

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Originally Posted by tabruns

Going off on a tangent here.....how is it that Stevie could have really good songs in her vault like "Annabel Lee", "Planets of the Universe", "Smile At You", and "Sorcerer" and yet songs like "Welcome to the Room...Sara" and "When I See You Again" end up on Tango In The Night and all the songs of hers on Behind the Mask (which to me are all pretty pedestrian efforts). I understand that "Secret Love" basically was 'lost' and never offered to Mac but they never took any of the other ones. Any speculation why?

Well...I think it's got a lot to do with what was going on in her life. Welcome To The Room...Sara was a jab at her management and the people in her life who basically forced her into rehab when she wasn't ready to make that step for herself. Mikebise has expresseed some great insight regarding this song on other threads.

When I See You Again is a very beautiful song I think, relaying Stevie's fears about giving up drugs and knowing that she will not be the same person when she's back from Betty Ford.. Will it be the same? Will it be over? And in fact, it proved to be a great premonition of things to come with Lindsey walking out on Fleetwood Mac to find the means to settle his own demons.

Stevie could have taken the easy route and used old demos for Tango, but I think she made the right choice by offering us songs that told the story of what was happening at that time in her life.