Top 10 favorite unreleased Stevie songs

[StevieNicksfann]

1) Mistress of My Fate/The Dealer
2) Jimmy Come On Back
3) Tied Up (In Promises)
4) If You Were My Love
5) One More Tomorrow
6) All The Beautiful Worlds
7) This Is My Cross To Bear
8) Love And War/Mix Down
9) Chanel Chanel
10) It's Not A Dream

[blinker12]

(no particular order)

The Dealer
China Doll
Love You Enough
Baby Doll (weird keyboard version)
She Loves Him Still
Julia
Belle Fleur (full band)
Blue Water
Forest of the Black Roses
Three Birds of Rhiannon

[Phil]

1. She Loves Him Still
2. China Doll
3. Forest Of The Black Roses
4. The Dealer
5. All The Beautiful Worlds
6. Sanctuary
7. Mistaken Love
8. Maker Of Birds
9. Julia
10. I Call You Missing

I love the witchy vibe on “I Call You Missing” and think that’s how “Running Through The Garden” should have been produced.

Choosing only ten demos was difficult so I must also mention the likes of “Night Gallery” (this would make a better title than 24 Karat Gold) and “Mirror Mirror”. I know the latter was recorded and released as a b-side, but I love the 1992 re-recording and think Dave could progress this even further.

Sorcerer999, I wonder if there is a version of “Moonlight” that contains the “so go with her” crazy build-up that was in the original “Lady From The Mountain”? My only criticism of “Moonlight” was that it didn’t exploit what was the best part of the demo versions.

[KarmaContestant]

EDIT: I didn't realize the songs needed to be in order of best to least, so I've re-arranged them to be that way.


10 Favorites...pretty much.
She Loves Him Still
Forsaken Love
Forest of the Black Roses
Blue Water
All The King's Horses
Castaway
The Dealer
Chanel Chanel
Sanctuary
Jimmy Come Back

These three are no longer unreleased, but I'm not entirely loving the way they turned out...and hope that someday Stevie releases older demo or outtake versions on expanded remasters.
Love Is Like A River - Too many backing vocals, too many "hey hey's", the guitar is tacky. It doesn't retain the slightly vindictive, angsty energy of the Rock A Little outtake.
Thousand Days - the version recorded for Street Angel sort of...drones onward to nowhere.
Running Through The Garden - I love her SYW vocals, but not entirely happy with the instrumentation. It lacks the cocaine fueled urgency and intensity of the Rock A Little outtakes.


Not written by Stevie - but I would love to have her versions released.
Tied Up In Promises
Call On Me For Magic - Such great vocals.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Thousand Days - the version recorded for Street Angel sort of...drones onward

the RAL outtake of this ... recorded better should have been on SA
it is sooooooooooooo good
it's so 80s and ...hell all the RAL outtakes of EVERYTHING are better than EVERYTHING

[sorcerer999]

Originally Posted by Phil

Sorcerer999, I wonder if there is a version of “Moonlight” that contains the “so go with her” crazy build-up that was in the original “Lady From The Mountain”? My only criticism of “Moonlight” was that it didn’t exploit what was the best part of the demo versions.

I bet there is. On the IYD documentary, during the part where Stevie is talking about how important Sharon and Lori have always been to her, there is a snippit played of the chorus, "Then go with her...etc" up to the "Burning..." part. So it seems like it was maybe recorded for "Moonlight". Maybe as an acapella opener or bridge or something that they decided to scrap. You're absolutely right, though. It IS the best part of the demo.

I just think they should re-record is as the regular "Lady From The Mountain" song that was presented in the original demo. I know they could make it it's own "stand alone" track, a part from "Moonlight", except of course for the melody/lyrics of the first and second verse. But they still could make it different AND the same (does that make sense?)

Sorry, Hawkeye, for rambling on and going off topic, but I just wanted to answer Phil.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by blinker12

(no particular order)

The Dealer
China Doll
Love You Enough
Baby Doll (weird keyboard version)
She Loves Him Still
Julia
Belle Fleur (full band)
Blue Water
Forest of the Black Roses
Three Birds of Rhiannon

There needs to be a particular order so point values can be assigned. Unless yourp just want me to give the dealer 10 and three birds 1.

[singertobe]

She Loves Him Still
Lady From The Mountain (the original)
Love You Enough

As long as these 3 are on the album, I'm happy

[Phil]

Thanks for that Sorcerer999. (I hadn't noticed the snippet because I couldn't bear to watch the IYD documentary in it's entirety.) I had wondered about this because it occurred to me that "Planets Of The Universe" was majorly edited for the TISL album version, with the full length version on the cd single restoring the "take your leave" section. I would love to get a complete version of "Moonlight" if it exists and of course, it should be retitled as either "Lady From The Mountain" or "Strange" - "Moonlight" is simply idiotic.
Apologies to Hawkeye for once again going off topic.

[Hawkeye]

Just a bump and a reminder that this thread will stay open for one more week until Wednesday June 3rd. Then I'll be doing some adding and figuring out we want this album's playlist to be.

[Aussie W/Heart]

#1 At The Fair
#2 All The Beautiful Worlds
#3 Call You Missing
#4 Tied Up In Promises
#5 Julia
#6 Chanel Chanel
#7 Forest Of The Black Roses
#8 Baby Doll
#9 Cecilia
#10 Belle Fleur

Tough to narrow all my favorites down to just 10

Im hoping for If You Were My Love to be included on the new Mac Album..

[Danigirl]

I'm going to be honest... I'm not well versed in unreleased Stevie. Once I had watched nearly every single YouTube vid featuring FM/Stevie, I began watching/listening to unreleased demos of Stevie's. I became obsessed with some in particular.

If You Were My Love
Watch Devil
The Dealer
All The Beautiful Worlds

[Christopher]

I realize that this is more than 10 selections, but the following are my very favorite demos/outtakes that I would LOVE to see recorded & released officially (and I'm sure I missed a few)

All The Beautiful Worlds
At The Fair
She Still Loves Him (or She Loves Him Still)
Forest Of The Black Roses
Maker Of Birds (Three Birds Of Rhiannon)
Forsaken Love
Chanel, Chanel
I Call You Missing
You Like Me (Don't You)
Something Exquisite
Joan Of Arc
The Charmed Ones (City Of Hope)
Belle Fleur
If You Were My Love
The Dealer
Julia
Space Needle


I think we are in for a bunch of surprises of which old "vault" songs they recorded. I'm sure Stevie selected some of her favorites. For instance, I would have never guessed that 24 Karat Gold would have been selected. I never thought it was as well liked a demo as most of her more mentioned demos on the fan boards. The same thought occured to me when they selected "Secret Love" out of nowhere. I liked it, but it was never a favorite demo.

[BlueLight]

Julia
The Dealer (Mistress Of My Fate)
If You Were My Love (although would love for this to be on a Mac album)
All The Beautiful Worlds
Love You Enough
Sanctuary
Night Gallery
The Charmed Ones
Forest Of The Black Roses
All The Kings Horses

But honestly, I'll be happy with whatever tracks we get!

[Jondalar]

I'll be happy with Maker of Birds. Such a sophisticated tune.