The "Rock A Little" album discussion podcast

[bombaysaffires]

this Sulamith Wulf painting is clearly the inspiration for this Stevie one:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/241013017539476712/

[greendaze5]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

this Sulamith Wulf painting is clearly the inspiration for this Stevie one:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/241013017539476712/

Actually, Stevie copied her pink dragon from the book East of the Sun & West of the Moon (1980), illustration by Mercer Mayer.

[David]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

She even got Tom Petty to sing on 'Battle of the Dragon'. You can find different versions of it on YouTube.

I wonder why she dropped his vocals on the official release? Did she think he was getting over saturated on her albums, now her third?

I vaguely recall that Nicks and Petty penned “Dragon,” which sort of grew out of a jam in the studio with the Heartbreakers, and Nicks was trying to pull it into a song for her third album in 1984. A chap named Rob got hold of this demo tape from the Modern office at that time. (Rob used to call me to crow about this or that item of Stevie’s he had got his hands on.) Lori Perry called Rob at some point and left a message on his machine. I remember hearing the voicemail—Lori sounded not terrifically happy and called him “Rob dear.” I think this leak had something to do with the song being rerecorded without the Heartbreakers and buried in the American Anthem movie. It was really the perfect little song for Stevie because it was mysterious and pagan and yet contemporary. It even used this five-tone scale in music, which Lindsey and Christine later used all over Tango in the Night and the solo song “Make Me a Mask.” So in a way, it prefigured the pentatonic sound of Fleetwood Mac a few years later.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

Actually, Stevie copied her pink dragon from the book East of the Sun & West of the Moon (1980), illustration by Mercer Mayer.

wow that's even more similar, almost identical in the face.

Has she talked about that book?

[greendaze5]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

wow that's even more similar, almost identical in the face.

Has she talked about that book?

Nope, probably because she didn't want people to know she was a copycat.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

Nope, probably because she didn't want people to know she was a copycat.

Her two highest charting self penned hits were copycats.

[sarafield]

THANK YOU for pointing out the "Well, I have" in HAEWAFY! I never liked that and thought it was lazy and a bit braggy. Also, the song is about this beautiful moment of going up to a water fountain dedicated to a daughter... and Stevie's lyrics are "I'm writing something for you, doo doo doo... has anyone done this for you... I have given that to you... I'm writing a song right now... " instead of putting any of the actual story in the song!

Now, granted before I ever dabbled in or would have thought about any illicit substance, I thought the same glass table was just a table she sat in a few times in the same hotel on her tours.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

Her two highest charting self penned hits were copycats.

I get Stand Back because she said she stole Little Corvette but he blessed it by playing some parts on it.

But Leather and Lace? I believed that was all her.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

I get Stand Back because she said she stole Little Corvette but he blessed it by playing some parts on it.

But Leather and Lace? I believed that was all her.

I was including Dreams...she picked The Spinner's pockets for that one.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I was including Dreams...she picked The Spinner's pockets for that one.

I can hear the similarity with their song I'll Be Around. For an awesome cover of Spinners, Paul Stanley does Could It Be I'm Falling Love with so much grace.

[michelej1]

I would usually agree about ditching songs that Stevie did not write, but “Some Become Strangers” is the exception. I love it. And it’s imbued with a longing that I associate with her writing. Thing is, time was .... I just want to sit on a balcony overlooking the water, staring off into the distance with a lump forming in my throat when that part plays.

[mitzo]

The impassioned, committed vocals and rich, complex production on RAL make even the clunkers sound good.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I would usually agree about ditching songs that Stevie did not write, but “Some Become Strangers” is the exception. I love it. And it’s imbued with a longing that I associate with her writing. Thing is, time was .... I just want to sit on a balcony overlooking the water, staring off into the distance with a lump forming in my throat when that part plays.

I love Some Become Strangers. It's a song that grew on me.

[David]

I remember she put several of her paintings in the Bella Donna songbook from Warner. Did she copy all of them from other artists? Stevie, for shame!

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I love Some Become Strangers. It's a song that grew on me.

Its not home, and its not Tara
It happened like a hurricane
I've been here before, right?
I could never tell you what this did to me
Thing is...time was
Did I come here on my own....
Part of me used to love you
Oh....I see
Welcome to the room...strangers
Why dont we forget about it
Of course it was a problem
This light here
The first cut is the deepest one of all
I was hoping to remember you with just a smile
Welcome to the choir sir
I dont really need this in my life
Frontline baby