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Originally Posted by greendaze5

Author Simon Morrison who interviewed Sandy Stewart for his book Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks, (2022), p. 121, says this about Seven Wonders:


'Nicks is co-credited as songwriter with Sandy Stewart... Internet lore - which Stewart told me was "false and inaccurate" - has Nicks singing the wrong words in the studio and becoming cowriter by default. The text did change, but not by accident.'

Whether the text was changed by accident or intentional, grabbing a co-writing credit for altering one or two words in the song is not ethical. She probably offered Stewart a decent payout for it and Stewart, with a mix of obligation and financial need, consented.