Silver Springs

[dissention]

Originally posted by Hawkeye
Most of you saying the dance is best are for the most part just a little too emotionally attached to the dance.

No, I think the studio vocal is obnoxious.

[chiliD]

I think, for the most part, the people who remember the B-side of the single when it came out, prefer it...those who came on board to Fleetwood Mac fandom with The Dance prefer that version. Kind of a "which one you heard first" type of thing.

I'm one of the former. While it was great that they dredged it out of the bog for The Dance (and slapped the "Wish You Were Here" intro onto the beginning), I'll always prefer the original studio version...mainly because it is the first version of the song I ever heard.

[Sugar]

I prefer the studio version because I like her voice better during that time period. When I first heard "The Dance" version I cringed during the opening line! She sounded like she was straining or out of tune or something...YIKES!

Sure the ending is good, the ending is ALWAYS good! To me this song isn't "pissed off" but more "singing through tears and heartache". But, of course, that's just my opinion!

There's a lot of younger fans here too for whom "The Dance" was the first version they heard (in fact many have credited it for sparking their interest in FM), so I wonder how many people cite the version they heard first as their favorite just because of the "newness factor".

And I may be one of those...I first remember hearing the studio version on the radio many years ago...

[Sugar]

Ah chiliD, we were posting at the same time...

And yes, I remember hearing "The Dance" version for the first time and thinking, "Are they really going to do "Wish You Were Here?!?"

[macmar71]

As I heard the studio version first, it is the one I prefer! It has such great layers of guitar and Stevie's vocals sound so tender and wistful.

[diamondsnake]

Originally posted by Sugar
When I first heard "The Dance" version I cringed during the opening line! She sounded like she was straining or out of tune or something...YIKES!

Didn't she get a grammy nomination for her vocals on that song? She couldn't be too out of tune.

[David R]

But, I really love the two full on 70's live version floating out there as well as her piano demo where she clearly states "I'll cast a spell on you so you won't forget me" - Breaks my heart every time.

Piano demo? Is there really a piano demo? I have not heard of it. .


I am more of a fan of The Dance version because that is the song that got me into the Mac, and is my favorite song of all time. I enjoyed the Silver Springs studio version when I bought The Chain boxsets,(selections from the chain, the chain cd boxset, the chain cassette boxset, thank you ebay, haha) But my favorite still is The Dance version although I do love the Rumours version, especially the reissued Rumours version, the letting loose at the end really brings it home. I love this song.

[Sugar]

Originally posted by diamondsnake
Didn't she get a grammy nomination for her vocals on that song? She couldn't be too out of tune.

Well now, she didn't win, did she?

Besides, like the rest of the world, I'm sure they were focusing on the pathos of the ending. Still that first "..Sil-ver springs.." methinks Stevie forgot to do her vocal warm-ups!

[4Buck]

I grew to love the RUMOURS version of SILVER SPRINGS the best -- in just one day! THE DANCE rendition is awesome when watching it on DVD. But without seeing it performed by the handsome duo of Nicks and Buckingham, I favor the enhanced, attention-grabbing arrangements on the new RUMOURS remaster.

Marcello Carlin of UnCut magazine says that the Rumours’ SILVER SPRINGS remaster is Stevie’s greatest vocal performance – “the passion which she has restrained elsewhere now breaks forth,” he says. ….“Her devastating screams of ‘you’ll never get away from the sound of the woman who loves you’ are worth the price of the album itself.”

I agree!

[Nicks Fan]

The Dance version still does it for me everytime. I just love the way it ends. Stevie has such amazing vocal range on this performance.

[DWIG]

I had to respond to this thread, as Silver Springs has always been one of my favourite songs. I know this song from its beginnings and always knew it was a very important song for FM.
When The Dance happened, i was so thriled that Stevie nailed the song and did such a fantastic version of it. But, i agree with a few others when they say the definitive version is the original. Stevie's voice is so innocent on that version --
When i first heard the Dance version, i couldn't believe Stevie s voice at the end of the song--to me it was her way of saying, this is me, this is what i do and the world is going to know this song!!!

I felt that Stevie got her rewards.....

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by Sugar
Well now, she didn't win, did she?

Besides, like the rest of the world, I'm sure they were focusing on the pathos of the ending. Still that first "..Sil-ver springs.." methinks Stevie forgot to do her vocal warm-ups!

I kind of agree with you Sugar. But - I think she is on key - pitch on the other hand Having said that I think that intro is one of things that is glorious because she is off a little a la Bonnie Raitt. I think it makes it better.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by DWIG
I had to respond to this thread, as Silver Springs has always been one of my favourite songs. I know this song from its beginnings and always knew it was a very important song for FM.
When The Dance happened, i was so thriled that Stevie nailed the song and did such a fantastic version of it. But, i agree with a few others when they say the definitive version is the original. Stevie's voice is so innocent on that version --
When i first heard the Dance version, i couldn't believe Stevie s voice at the end of the song--to me it was her way of saying, this is me, this is what i do and the world is going to know this song!!!

I felt that Stevie got her rewards.....

I know what you mean. I was so thrilled to hear she was going to do it. But at the same time, I feared her voice could not handle it. I was breathless and had tears of pride when she finished it. I wanted to call all of the people who hate her and just play them that and go SEE Between that performance and the GDW howl all I can say is - What a Woman!

[marc402]

Originally posted by Cristian


I like the fact that it's been included on Rumours. I don't like the fact that they had to alter the original running order in order to include it.



Song of the moment - Second Hand News

I could not agree more
i have nothing against the song but it dit NOT make it onto rumours atleast not the rumours everyone knows
they should have placed it at the back of the other tracks or on the bonus disc.

[blinker12]

Besides, like the rest of the world, I'm sure they were focusing on the pathos of the ending. Still that first "..Sil-ver springs.." methinks Stevie forgot to do her vocal warm-ups!

Yeah, she's definitely straining there. But afterward, her voice settles and she nails just about everything else.
Considering how bad her voice sounded only a few years before (the 1989-1993 era), this performance is a remarkable return to form. When I first heard it, I was attached to the studio version and resisted the new version a bit, especially how she delays singing the high harmony on "never get away" until the third time through.
But now, I feel the delay helps build tension. So it's a toss-up between which version I prefer.