The Dealer a/k/a Mistress Of My Fate

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by trackaghost
LOL! David, when I first read that I thought "C3-PO, what the hell has Star Wars got to do with this?" Blame my lack of knowledge of musical instruments.

Anyway, do we all agree this is not Tom Petty but Walter Egan on the demo? I think it's Walter for sure.

And PenguinHead, my jaw dropped at your remarks. You make some valid points, afterall I never thought we'd see The Tower/Goodbye Baby on a record but "silly, simplistic and short-sighted"? I personally think it's fair to say that Stevie cares very much about what people think. For years she claimed Gold Dust Woman was about groupies and Lindsey has said himself that she's very conservative about certain things.
I couldn't tell you why The Dealer has never been released but I wouldn't be surprised if the lyrics did have something to do with it. When The Other Side Of The Mirror was released for example, the only things Stevie seemed to be asked about was her drug addiction and regrets about not having a child. I'm sure she wants to put that all behind her now.
Stevie can be quite cagey about certain things as well as surprisingly honest about other things.
This is all speculation anyway but I hope that one day, like The Tower, The Dealer will turn up on a Stevie or Mac album.

Trackaghost, you are now my official speech writer. Thanks for writing what I meant.

- Jake