5 most important Stevie songs in music history? - Page 2

bwboy · #16 02-08-2017, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twinmatrix

Why does everyone mention Edge of 17? Almost no one knows that song except fans

I think Bootylicious actually introduced the song to a whole new generation, plus the movie and play School of Rock. I think it is more well known than you might think due to those things.

24karatstevie · #17 02-08-2017, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twinmatrix

Why does everyone mention Edge of 17? Almost no one knows that song except Stevie fans...

I'd say:

Landslide
Dreams
Gypsy
Rhiannon
Gold Dust Woman

I have to disagree. Most of the time when I mention that I am a Stevie fan people often say "Oh yeah that white winged dove song". I also hear Edge all the time on my local classic rock radio station, even more than any Fleetwood Mac song. As far as her solo career goes, I would definitely consider Edge to be one of her most important.

24karatstevie · #18 02-08-2017, 05:02 PM

Landslide
Dreams
Rhiannon
Edge of Seventeen
This last spot is difficult-I could honestly see either Stand Back, Sara, or Gypsy here

These may not all be my most favorite Stevie songs but these are the songs that will carry on her legacy long after she is gone.

twinmatrix · #19 02-08-2017, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 24karatstevie

I have to disagree. Most of the time when I mention that I am a Stevie fan people often say "Oh yeah that white winged dove song". I also hear Edge all the time on my local classic rock radio station, even more than any Fleetwood Mac song. As far as her solo career goes, I would definitely consider Edge to be one of her most important.

I'm in EU maybe it's just different here.

BombaySapphire3 · #20 02-08-2017, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by twinmatrix

I'm in EU maybe it's just different here.

It is ..Stevie's solo career was big in the states in the early 1980s even overshadowing Fleetwood Mac for awhile .Her success in Europe was far more muted.She did not have a top ten album in any European country the UK included until the OSOTM rode Tango's coattails in 1989.

24karatstevie · #21 02-08-2017, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by twinmatrix

I'm in EU maybe it's just different here.

I'm sure that's what it is. I bet it's even different in different parts of the U.S. The radio station that I was talking about seems to have Edge on constant rotation haha

bombaysaffires · #22 02-08-2017, 10:45 PM

Landslide for sure. It's her signature song and has been now since the Dance.

All the ones she does all the time on tv shows etc automatically:

Landslide
Stand Back
Edge of 17
Stop Dragging (this one gets covered a fair bit in recent years)

Gypsy for the success of the video
Dreams because it's a staple on the radio. we know it went to #1 but most people don't, especially younger folks. it was #1 before they were born.

dreamsunwind · #23 02-08-2017, 10:58 PM

Landslide
Dreams
Rhiannon
Gypsy
Edge of Seventeen

I don't know anyone that knows Stand Back

And the few people I've played it for said it sounds like it should be in an exercise video.

bwboy · #24 02-08-2017, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

It is ..Stevie's solo career was big in the states in the early 1980s even overshadowing Fleetwood Mac for awhile .Her success in Europe was far more muted.She did not have a top ten album in any European country the UK included until the OSOTM rode Tango's coattails in 1989.

Rooms on Fire was a big hit in the UK, which was why her album sold so well there. If it were really a matter of "riding coattails," then the Wild Heart would have been a hit there, coming just a year after Mirage. Wild Heart wasn't a big hit there, but OSOTM was.

BombaySapphire3 · #25 02-08-2017, 11:19 PM

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Rooms on Fire was a big hit in the UK, which was why her album sold so well there. If it were really a matter of "riding coattails," then the Wild Heart would have been a hit there, coming just a year after Mirage. Wild Heart wasn't a big hit there, but OSOTM was.

Mirage did not have much coattails to ride it hit number 5 in the UK.. Tango on the other hand hit number one there in 2 different years and generated 3 top ten UK singles, more than any other Fleetwood Mac album in their entire history. Rooms on Fire would not have gotten the airplay it did to make it to number 16 on the UK charts if it had not been for Tango even at that number 16 is not exactly a big hit.

James89 · #26 02-09-2017, 06:12 AM

Rooms on Fire is tied with Edge of Seventeen for the most played Stevie song here in the UK. I genuinely think it still would've been a hit here even without Tango. Maybe not a top 20 but certainly a top 40.

Btw, Mirage was more of a gradual seller here. It debuted at #5 but didn't stay very high in the charts for long. So Stevie's The Wild Heart wouldn't have really benefited from that very much as Mirage wasn't considered a huge album here.

BombaySapphire3 · #27 02-09-2017, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James89

Btw, Mirage was more of a gradual seller here. It debuted at #5 but didn't stay very high in the charts for long. So Stevie's The Wild Heart wouldn't have really benefited from that very much as Mirage wasn't considered a huge album here.

Right ..Mirage could even be considered a bit of a come down after Rumours and Tusk both having hit number one there.

bombaysaffires · #28 02-09-2017, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamsunwind

Landslide
Dreams
Rhiannon
Gypsy
Edge of Seventeen

I don't know anyone that knows Stand Back

And the few people I've played it for said it sounds like it should be in an exercise video.

wow really? What planet are you living on?

dreamsunwind · #29 02-09-2017, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

wow really? What planet are you living on?

I live on Earth and I'm referring to some of my friends/people I hang out with. They're not Stevie or Fleetwood Mac listeners but lot of them are still familiar with Rhiannon, Dreams and one of my friends really loves Gypsy without knowing much else of her catalogue. But Stand Back generated a confused look. Hence why I chose those songs, since I know people who don't really listen to Stevie or Fleetwood Mac but they do know those songs.

WatchChain · #30 02-10-2017, 11:04 PM

1) Rhiannon
2) Dreams
3) Landslide
4) Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
5) Silver Springs

I have to go out on a limb and include "Silver Springs" on this list. Prior to 1997, the song was a b-side known only to Stevie's fans. However, the song being re-recorded for "The Dance" is what basically brought Stevie's career back from the dead. From 1989 to 1997, her career was on life support. "The Dance" and "Silver Springs" changed that.