Stevie's most criminal songs

[wondergirl9847]

Ya'll have probably mentioned every song I don't like.

I love Sweet Girl though. It's got a great country-ish vibe to it and it's fun to sing along with.

I've not listened to much Stevie solo stuff in years except for IYD lately of course. I should revisit all the albums soon. I don't own Street Angel, and something tells me I won't.....ever.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

Fire Burning
I Still Miss Someone
Two Kinds of Love
Blue Denim
Freedom
The Second Time
Sweet Girl
Cry Wolf (she hacked this great song)
Imperial Hotel
The Nightmare
I Sing for Things (produced wrong)
Doing the Best That I Can
Desert Angel
Loves a Hard Game to Play
Jane
Street Angel
Destiny
That Mad Me Stronger
Too Far From Texas (good song, vocal is horrible)
Paper Doll
Goodbye Baby

But I love those songs.

[bluefox4000]

Just thought i'd put in that The Highway man is my favorite Stevie Solo song.....the hate baffles me

Mick

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by bluefox4000

Just thought i'd put in that The Highway man is my favorite Stevie Solo song.....the hate baffles me

Mick

I don't pick favorites (I'm too fickle for that, I love them all) but it's definitely one of my top. I love it so much. I don't understand the hate either.

[caroline79]

I will never ever understand the hate for Silver Girl, and especially Sweet Girl I loved Sweet Girl from the first time I heard it. The, "I watched you fly through the world in a golden ball..." all the way to end is perfection to me.

And I don't think Silver Girl is that bad. The first verse is actually quite good. I think the music makes up for some of the weird lyrics, and I love how the chorus with Lindsey sounds. All I have to do is pretend it's not about Sheryl Crow.

I like The Nightmare too.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

Cry Wolf (she hacked this great song)
I Sing for Things (produced wrong)
Too Far From Texas (good song, vocal is horrible)

Hacked? I disagree, I think Stevie does a great vocal on "Cry Wolf", and it just may be the most emotive and nuanced vocal altogether on OSOTM. And the musical arrangement is moody and chilling befitting of the song, much better than Laura Branigans version imo. I know most fans dislike this song mostly cause it wasn't written by Stevie, but I think it suited her well, and was one of my faves from OSOTM when the album was released. It stood out simply because it actually was one of the few songs on the record to have a obvious melody and hook with change-up.

But I agree, with ISFTT (underrated Stevie song in general, mostly because the production does nothing for it) And TFFT's vocal is the most dry and un-inspired take on all of TISL, which is strange cause Stevie usually shines in a duet or harmony situation

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by wheart

Here are a few of my non-favorites:

Listen to the Rain, Somebody Stand By Me, Inspiration, God's Garden, Think About It

Whaaaaattt?? I love Think About It!

[Christopher]

My list of Stevie's criminal songs:

"God's Garden" ........SNOOOZE. I play this if I'd wanna pass out and fall asleep dead in my tracks, and I'd prolly still not be inspired to hit play on this

"Whole Lotta Trouble" - This song had potential, but someone really should've subtly suggested to Stevie, the lyrics needed some work in the edit/focus department. "change your mind at the very last minute, second, moment, second"... minute...moment. WAIT A MINUTE, this is jacked UP!!! Should have never been a single....same with TKOL. LWTG & OML should have been the singles

"I Still Miss Someone" - pure adult contempo circus reggae cr@p not to mention a really bad cover. Speaking of which...

"Just Like A Woman" - probably only made the cut because Dylan showed up and spit some harmonica all over this warmed over hash.

"Sometimes It's A Bitch" - It's a travesty this dreck is on Stevie's 1st "Best of" collection. What a monumental mis-step, even "Loves A Hard Game To Play" is slightly more palatable than this.

"Somebody Stand By Me" - Stevie contributed a good vocal, but production of the song is stuck in quicksand, which is surprising since Don Was was at the helm.

"UN -CON-DIT-IONAL - LOVE"!! Enunciate & SCREAM it at me baby!

"Jane" - If you asked me, there are TOO many Angel's & not enough chimpanzee's

"All Stevie's "BTM" songs - mostly due to the dirge and tin-can pedestrian arrangements and production. Just say NO to Greg Ladanyi! Ok, maybe I don't exactly hate these songs, but they could have been so much better, even great. These and some of her SA songs are prime example's of why Stevie is highly vulnerable to having the right producer because Stevie is such a raw songwriting talent.

"That Made Me Stronger" - May be the world record for Stevie's overuse of the word "Well". Plus the song is such filler with over the top indulgent lyrics that I highly doubt any one of us regular folks relate much to it.

"My Heart" (the IYD version) She jacked with the verses, switched them up...and made them even more incoherent. "Like the eyes of the soul....from across the room" conjures up a bad horror flick to me

"Not Make Believe" - the demo had so much potential. I can almost appreciate what Lindsey tried to do. The chorus arrangement is great, but the verses, because there is so little variation in Stevie's melody line...almost monotone, that the music needs more dynamics. And starting the song dry was a bad idea...same for RTTG & Destiny Rules.

[Travisevian]

Originally Posted by Christopher

"Whole Lotta Trouble" - This song had potential, but someone really should've subtly suggested to Stevie, the lyrics needed some work in the edit/focus department. "change your mind at the very last minute, second, moment, second"... minute...moment. WAIT A MINUTE, this is jacked UP!!! Should have never been a single....same with TKOL. LWTG & OML should have been the singles

"I Still Miss Someone" - pure adult contempo circus reggae cr@p not to mention a really bad cover. Speaking of which...


"UN -CON-DIT-IONAL - LOVE"!! Enunciate & SCREAM it at me baby!

"All Stevie's "BTM" songs - mostly due to the dirge and tin-can pedestrian arrangements and production. Just say NO to Greg Ladanyi! Ok, maybe I don't exactly hate these songs, but they could have been so much better, even great. These and some of her SA songs are prime example's of why Stevie is highly vulnerable to having the right producer because Stevie is such a raw songwriting talent.

"My Heart" (the IYD version) She jacked with the verses, switched them up...and made them even more incoherent. "Like the eyes of the soul....from across the room" conjures up a bad horror flick to me

Christopher, your commentary made me laugh but I really like these songs, especially Unconditional Love. I do wonder why Stevie decided to change the lyrics of My Heart. The Trouble In Shangri-La version is great.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by caroline79

I will never ever understand the hate for Silver Girl, and especially Sweet Girl I loved Sweet Girl from the first time I heard it. The, "I watched you fly through the world in a golden ball..." all the way to end is perfection to me.

Even if I didn't dislike the song before, once you quoted that particular lyric, I'd have to hate it.

Michele

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by Christopher

"I Still Miss Someone" - pure adult contempo circus reggae cr@p not to mention a really bad cover. Speaking of which...

"UN -CON-DIT-IONAL - LOVE"!! [/B] Enunciate & SCREAM it at me baby!

"Jane" - If you asked me, there are TOO many Angel's & not enough chimpanzee's


"That Made Me Stronger" - May be the world record for Stevie's overuse of the word "Well". Plus the song is such filler with over the top indulgent lyrics that I highly doubt any one of us regular folks relate much to it.

I agree with all of these and couldn't have said it better. I've vouced my disdain for her Cash cover many times, including on this thread!

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by caroline79

And I don't think Silver Girl is that bad. The first verse is actually quite good. I think the music makes up for some of the weird lyrics, and I love how the chorus with Lindsey sounds. All I have to do is pretend it's not about Sheryl Crow.

"Silver Girl" is nothing special, but it's pretty inoffensive to me. The version that was played during the Destiny Rules doc was better than the finished product, IMO.

I adore "The Highwayman." Stevie's unabashed romanticism is one of the reasons I love her, and this song is a perfect example.

I like "Paper Doll" well enough, despite Stevie's evident refusal to wear her coat.

[holidayroad]

I forgot to mention 'Running Through the Garden'. I know quite a few people like it, but I just don't.

[Travisevian]

Originally Posted by holidayroad

I forgot to mention 'Running Through the Garden'. I know quite a few people like it, but I just don't.

The Rock A Little demo is great.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by Christopher

My list of Stevie's criminal songs:

"God's Garden" ........SNOOOZE. I play this if I'd wanna pass out and fall asleep dead in my tracks, and I'd prolly still not be inspired to hit play on this

"Whole Lotta Trouble" - This song had potential, but someone really should've subtly suggested to Stevie, the lyrics needed some work in the edit/focus department. "change your mind at the very last minute, second, moment, second"... minute...moment. WAIT A MINUTE, this is jacked UP!!! Should have never been a single....same with TKOL. LWTG & OML should have been the singles

"I Still Miss Someone" - pure adult contempo circus reggae cr@p not to mention a really bad cover. Speaking of which...

"Just Like A Woman" - probably only made the cut because Dylan showed up and spit some harmonica all over this warmed over hash.

"Sometimes It's A Bitch" - It's a travesty this dreck is on Stevie's 1st "Best of" collection. What a monumental mis-step, even "Loves A Hard Game To Play" is slightly more palatable than this.

"Somebody Stand By Me" - Stevie contributed a good vocal, but production of the song is stuck in quicksand, which is surprising since Don Was was at the helm.

"UN -CON-DIT-IONAL - LOVE"!! Enunciate & SCREAM it at me baby!

"Jane" - If you asked me, there are TOO many Angel's & not enough chimpanzee's

"All Stevie's "BTM" songs - mostly due to the dirge and tin-can pedestrian arrangements and production. Just say NO to Greg Ladanyi! Ok, maybe I don't exactly hate these songs, but they could have been so much better, even great. These and some of her SA songs are prime example's of why Stevie is highly vulnerable to having the right producer because Stevie is such a raw songwriting talent.

"That Made Me Stronger" - May be the world record for Stevie's overuse of the word "Well". Plus the song is such filler with over the top indulgent lyrics that I highly doubt any one of us regular folks relate much to it.

"My Heart" (the IYD version) She jacked with the verses, switched them up...and made them even more incoherent. "Like the eyes of the soul....from across the room" conjures up a bad horror flick to me

"Not Make Believe" - the demo had so much potential. I can almost appreciate what Lindsey tried to do. The chorus arrangement is great, but the verses, because there is so little variation in Stevie's melody line...almost monotone, that the music needs more dynamics. And starting the song dry was a bad idea...same for RTTG & Destiny Rules.

Ditto, ditto and ditto. I couldn't have picked a better list of Stevie's un-greatest un-hits.