Stevie's Videos: The Good, The Bad, The WTF?!?

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by SapphireSister

The moment that stands out for me is the treadmill in Stand Back. Gotta Love that!
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uggh.. what a cheesy 80's video... the Civil War version really would have stood the test of time... but now, when you watch the official "Stand Back" video, it makes u wanna chuckle.. the backup dancers, the treadmill... could it be any gayer??

After watching the Civil War version, it still seems cool.. it has a beginning and an end, and a story in between... and she felt she looked fat in it?? oh please

[Neal]

Originally Posted by David

I really hate that video because it has all the faults that Stevie's music had at the time: pomposity, overblown concept, annoying "stately" gestures bordering on the static, & the star herself is all dolled up campy-trampy -- combining the freakiest aspects of the Mae West character in "Myra Breckinridge" & Joan Crawford in "Flamingo Road."

If you view Stevie as a lushly Romantic heroine, a creature of passion & windswept emotions, tormented by the buffeting winds of Fate & her own fevered imagination, then I guess the video completely captures it. If, on the other hand, you see all that as more than a little silly, then "Rooms on Fire" may just strike you as a sort of post-dated artifact of sinking pop stardom.

Wow.

So how do you really feel???

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by David

I really hate that video because it has all the faults that Stevie's music had at the time: pomposity, overblown concept, annoying "stately" gestures bordering on the static, & the star herself is all dolled up campy-trampy -- combining the freakiest aspects of the Mae West character in "Myra Breckinridge" & Joan Crawford in "Flamingo Road."

oh, this is the most hilarious thing I've read all day!!

You've just made me LOVE this video .

[amber]

Originally Posted by SapphireSister

Say what? She's a great dancer! (given some of the dances in her videos are cheesy). You make my **** list for the day for that one. :P

[glitter_fades]

Originally Posted by David

Call me Masses! "Talk to Me" is my favorite Stevie video!
I really hate that video because it has all the faults that Stevie's music had at the time: pomposity, overblown concept, annoying "stately" gestures bordering on the static, & the star herself is all dolled up campy-trampy -- combining the freakiest aspects of the Mae West character in "Myra Breckinridge" & Joan Crawford in "Flamingo Road."

If you view Stevie as a lushly Romantic heroine, a creature of passion & windswept emotions, tormented by the buffeting winds of Fate & her own fevered imagination, then I guess the video completely captures it. If, on the other hand, you see all that as more than a little silly, then "Rooms on Fire" may just strike you as a sort of post-dated artifact of sinking pop stardom.

You hit that one right out of the park.
Of course, it's totally silly and one of the best post-dated artifacts of sinking pop stardom on video.
Poor Stevie has to live that down now.

[glitter_fades]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

... and she felt she looked fat in it?? oh please

That was just her excuse for not airing it.

[Johnny Stew]

BEST VIDEO: "If Anyone Falls"

BEST DIRECTION: "Every Day"

BEST EDITING: "Rooms On Fire"

(Adding my own here: )
WORST EDITING: "If You Ever Did Believe" -- for the continuity gaffes.

PRETTIEST VIDEO: "If Anyone Falls"

WORST VIDEO: "Whole Lotta Trouble"

WTF MOMENT: Every one of the "story" scenes in "Edge Of Seventeen."

BEST DANCING: "Stand Back"

WORST DANCING: Stevie & Lori's little arm-in-arm dance at the beginning of "WLT."

BEST TWIRL: "Stand Back"

THAT? WAS TACKY: The aforementioned Stevie/Lori dance.

OSCAR WORTHY ACTING: "Rooms On Fire"

(Adding my own here: )
RAZZY WORTHY ACTING: "Edge Of Seventeen"... of course, Stevie still exhibited more range than Pia Zadora, and SHE won an Oscar!

BEST DUET VIDEO: "Insider"

BEST WARDROBE: "Every Day"

WORST WARDROBE: "Blue Denim"

BEST HAIR AND MAKE-UP: "If Anyone Falls"

WORST HAIR AND MAKE-UP: "Blue Denim"

BEST LIGHTING: "Sorcerer"

WORST LIGHTING: "Sometimes It's A Bitch"

BEST MIC SCENE: "I Can't Wait"

SINGLE THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A VIDEO: "Planets Of The Universe"

SHOULD HAVE HAD A FAMOUS ACTOR: I think Stevie should have been paired with Dennis Quaid in "Rooms On Fire."

[lagringader&r]

Originally Posted by Nightbirdjel

Because I'm SO DAMNED OLD, that's how! I'm so old I can remember life BEFORE MTV existed. When MTV was invented, I was glued to it for the first 5 years. Believe it or not they used to JUST PLAY VIDEOS. I used to say it was just like the radio, only you could SEE it. So I got to see all of Stevie's videos brand-new as they first came out. I even saw the "world premiere" of I Can't Wait. *SIGH* I miss the old days. (*shakes cane at the whippersnappers*)

There are advantages to being old. Just think of all the things you got to see that we whippersnappers didn't. And, what's old anyway? Stevie is in her 50s, she looks hot, she sounds hot and if she does retire, she's got enough life experience to fill up at least three juicy books. And even if you're not Stevie Nicks, I bet you have some really interesting stories to tell! See? Old can rock!

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

BEST VIDEO: "If Anyone Falls"

I don't understand the beginning with Mick and Sandy. Confuses me.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
(Adding my own here: )
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RAZZY WORTHY ACTING: [/b] "Edge Of Seventeen"... of course, Stevie still exhibited more range than Pia Zadora, and SHE won an Oscar!

Wait - are you talking about that moment when the guy is shaking her, and doll falls, and then the part where she stares at him? Where it seems like the stare is supposed to have some kind of meaning, but really Stevie just looks blankely staring? Every time I see that I'm like "ooo, nice Stevie, really, very dramatic. "

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by amber

Wait - are you talking about that moment when the guy is shaking her, and doll falls, and then the part where she stares at him? Where it seems like the stare is supposed to have some kind of meaning, but really Stevie just looks blankely staring? Every time I see that I'm like "ooo, nice Stevie, really, very dramatic. "

I still think the lighting in that video is whoreanus. Girl looks jaundiced. Maybe she had a whole in her liver, too.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by David

I really hate that video because it has all the faults that Stevie's music had at the time: pomposity, overblown concept, annoying "stately" gestures bordering on the static, & the star herself is all dolled up campy-trampy -- combining the freakiest aspects of the Mae West character in "Myra Breckinridge" & Joan Crawford in "Flamingo Road."

If you view Stevie as a lushly Romantic heroine, a creature of passion & windswept emotions, tormented by the buffeting winds of Fate & her own fevered imagination, then I guess the video completely captures it. If, on the other hand, you see all that as more than a little silly, then "Rooms on Fire" may just strike you as a sort of post-dated artifact of sinking pop stardom.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was still a relatively new fan at that time, but I really dug all of the old-fashioned glamour and overblown romanticism.
She was, truly, unlike any other pop/rock singer I had ever seen or heard, and that grandeur really appealled to me.

It's a side of Stevie that I still dig to this day (though I do recognize the camp-factor).

By the way... I thought one of the reasons you love "The Nightmare" so much, is that overly romantic, wind-swept, Bronte-esque vibe.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I don't understand the beginning with Mick and Sandy. Confuses me.

One of the reasons I like Stevie's videos... especially "IAF," "Talk To Me" and "Every Day"... is that they're gauzy, romantic, surreal and generally lack any concrete narrative.
So it leaves the video, and the song itself, open for interpretation, rather than some hotshot video director hitting us over the head with what HE thinks the song is about.

So, I have no clue why Mick is dressed like a monk, and he and Stevie are walking past Sandy Stewart playing a massive organ (hmm, poor choice of words around these parts! )... but I like not knowing.
It appeals to the art lover in me (especially of the Surrealist, Romantic and Pre-Raphaelite movements).

[Serrart]

BEST VIDEO: Sorcerer, If Anyone Falls

BEST DIRECTION: Every Day

BEST EDITING: Every Day

WORST EDITING: Blue Denim

PRETTIEST VIDEO: Insider

WORST VIDEO: Whole Lotta Trouble, Blue Denim

WTF MOMENT: Everytime I see the first appearance of the male actors chosen for her videos.

BEST DANCING: If Anyone Falls

WORST DANCING: Talk To Me (even If I love the video)

BEST TWIRL: Stand Back

THAT? WAS TACKY: Rooms on Fire storyline

OSCAR WORTHY ACTING: Stand Back (Civil War version), Every Day

RAZZY WORTHY ACTING: Edge Of Seventeen

BEST DUET VIDEO: Insider, Sorcerer

BEST WARDROBE: Every Day

WORST WARDROBE: Sometimes It's a Bitch, Blue Denim

BEST HAIR AND MAKE-UP: Sorcerer

WORST HAIR AND MAKE-UP: Sometimes It's a Bitch, Blue Denim

BEST LIGHTING: Every Day, Sorcerer

WORST LIGHTING: Sometimes It's a Bitch, Blue Denim

BEST MIC SCENE: I Can't Wait

SINGLE THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A VIDEO: Planets Of The Universe

SHOULD HAVE HAD A FAMOUS ACTOR: Stand Back (Civil War Version): Robert Redford; Sorcerer: Tony Leung (writing on the walls); Rooms On Fire (if they really really needed to do the video in the same way ): Jeremy Irons

Romy

[amber]

Originally Posted by amber

Wait - are you talking about that moment when the guy is shaking her, and doll falls, and then the part where she stares at him? Where it seems like the stare is supposed to have some kind of meaning, but really Stevie just looks blankely staring? Every time I see that I'm like "ooo, nice Stevie, really, very dramatic. "

Hey, Johnny - you didn't answer me. Again.