Which Demos Will Make the Cut for the New Solo Record?

[michelej1]

Given things that have transpired in the intervening years, I'm interested in "For John." We know how John McVie felt about Crystal. I wonder if this song has something in it to which he relates. Or it could just relate to him.

Michele

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Given things that have transpired in the intervening years, I'm interested in "For John." We know how John McVie felt about Crystal. I wonder if this song has something in it to which he relates. Or it could just relate to him.

My hunch is that it was written for John Lennon, since it was published about two weeks after his death. Would be very cool if it were about "our" John, though.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Well, she had no heart, but he was the one she sang to. That's got to mean something.

Michele

sometimes she let him hold her in his arms
and she would taunt him


it's BRILLIANT

[welcomechris]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

I really like Prettiest Girl In the World. I could see her doing that now. Space Needle just needs to be a bit shorter, because it goes on and on, like TISL. I love both, just not for six minutes.

China Doll gets some hate, but I think it's pretty. It could be updated easily.

What about the rumoured demos that were discovered around 1997(ish)?Are these even real songs? We had a post here about them years ago, and I can't remember if someone found alternate titles for them on copyright.gov.

Carousel
Dark Angel
Desert Skies
Dolphins and Stars
Heartbreaker
Helen
For John
Out on the Road (says it's from Tusk)
The River
Rumors
So Far
Thunder
Butterflies (pls n0)

They probably won't be on there if they're not on youtube, but if she's serious about this vault title...

Out On The Road was an early name for "That's Enough For Me"
Heartbreaker was a Lindsey song

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by saintbernard

I could see Stevie's present voice being somewhat OK for songs like Love & War, Have No Heart, Joan of Arc, At the Fair, Prettiest Girl in the World and maybe Night Gallery. I still can't understand why she didn't choose Have No Heart instead of some of the other garbage that ended up on In Your Dreams. Especially since Annabel Lee (and My Heart, sort of) made the cut. I would have been perfectly happy for Fall From Grace (never have liked it) to have never seen the light of day in 2001 and Have No Heart make it to TISL instead.

As for Space Needle, it's another song I've never liked so if it does show up on the new record, it will most definitely be a skipper for me.

I don't particularly care much for the sound of Stevie's voice the past few years so I really don't have much hope that soft songs like Blue Water, Mistaken Love, Forest of the Black Roses and Julia will come out sounding good to my ears.

Oh I think Fall From Grace is great.

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

"For John" has a copyright date of 12/22/1980, and "Thunder" is dated 08/31/1976 (with a renewal on 01/02/2004).

"So Far" is on BMI's site, but not the US Copyright site, so there's no date for that one. It definitely exists though.

I've never seen songs with any of those other titles on either site. At least not written by Stevie.

Oh, and "Out On The Road" is an early version of "That's Enough For Me," and is on disc 2 of the 'Tusk' remaster.

Thunder could be a working title for Dreams? I found those titles on the old Stevie Nicks Underground. Thanks for the information about the other songs!

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

While we're discussing the US Copyright site, there's a document for "And the days go by & 44 other titles," dated 02/26/1987.
A few of the titles in the list are songs we've never heard, and some are obviously alternate names for known songs.

And the days go by
Arabesque
Baby doll
Blue water
Bubbles and balloons
Can never be sold
Candlebright
Can't buy
Castaway
Cathouse blues
Cecilia.
China doll
Dreamer
Dreamers lose, others win
Finders keepers
For John
Found another love
Gemini amber
The Glass blower
Goldfish and ladybug
Grandfather's song
I was too young
If you were my love
King and queen here
Lady
Lady from the mountains
Mistaken love
No light
Planets of the universe
The Race has run
Sanctuary
Secret love
Sing for the things money can't buy
Smile at you
Spinning wheels
Standing still
Starshine
Taken my time
24 carat gold
Waltzing through stardom
Watch chain
Water witch
When shall we love
Without you
You never promised me a rose garden

Wonder what The Glassblower is.

[QUOTE=michelej1;1130489]Given things that have transpired in the intervening years, I'm interested in "For John." We know how John McVie felt about Crystal. I wonder if this song has something in it to which he relates. Or it could just relate to him.

I guessed him or John Courage. He fits the 1980 timeline Johnny Stew just posted.

[chiliD]

"Have No Heart".

Ok, maybe I'm thinking of a similarly titled song, but wasn't there a limited edition of In Your Dreams that was an exclusive from one of the online CD shops that had that song on it?

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by chiliD

"Have No Heart".

Ok, maybe I'm thinking of a similarly titled song, but wasn't there a limited edition of In Your Dreams that was an exclusive from one of the online CD shops that had that song on it?

The song that the Barnes &Noble edition had on it was "My Heart"..a bit confusing I know.

[keineg]

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

There's a never released studio version of "Gold And Braid" not to mention the live version was on the "Enchanted" box set...

Has anyone heard this studio version of 'Gold & Braid'???

[AnthonyMI]

Back in 1998 I proposed to the Ledge that the Enchanted version of Gold and Braid was, in fact, the studio version of Gold and Braid. I think that they replaced the live version audio with the studio track for the HBO special like they redubbed Stevies Vocals on Edge of 17. That is why we have not heard the recorded version of Gold and Braid... it would be admitting "fraud".

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by keineg

Has anyone heard this studio version of 'Gold & Braid'???

Yes, there are several takes and vocal cuts available. If you search the site for master reels, you should find them. Also, here's one:

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

Back in 1998 I proposed to the Ledge that the Enchanted version of Gold and Braid was, in fact, the studio version of Gold and Braid. I think that they replaced the live version audio with the studio track for the HBO special like they redubbed Stevies Vocals on Edge of 17. That is why we have not heard the recorded version of Gold and Braid... it would be admitting "fraud".

That's crazy. There are several studio cuts of Gold And Braid available on the master reels, and none of them resemble the live version exactly.

here's another:



http://stevienickswelshwitch.tumblr....mpletedemolist

[BlueDenimLamp]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

Back in 1998 I proposed to the Ledge that the Enchanted version of Gold and Braid was, in fact, the studio version of Gold and Braid. I think that they replaced the live version audio with the studio track for the HBO special like they redubbed Stevies Vocals on Edge of 17. ]
That is why we have not heard the recorded version of Gold and Braid... it would be admitting "fraud".

I have what are clearly two separate versions of "Gold And Braid" one live and the other a studio version...Are you saying there is a third version?

[AnthonyMI]

Yah, neither of those are completed tracks. They have more in common with the "Working" takes of the other Bella Donna tracks. Those are not the final completed versions.

[AnthonyMI]

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

I have what are clearly two separate versions of "Gold And Braid" one live and the other a studio version...Are you saying there is a third version?

There are several studio "takes" with "live" instruments. I do not think any finished products have every been seen where they had prerecorded instruments and then dubbed vocals. like all the other tracks on Bella Donna were done.

The closest thing to a Studio Version were the Master Reels that had some various levels of completeness.