We need a Stevie song generator

[wondergirl9847]

Does this thread show that Stevie is not so special? That anyone can write a song like her.

I keed.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Does this thread show that Stevie is not so special? That anyone can write a song like her.

Well, that's part of the joke, anyway.

[Serendipity]

I was telling my boyfriend about this, like, we all adore stevie for her songwriting and we can all do it! LOL. Obviously, I still adore Stevie's work, buts it funny to read some of it and think, I'm laughing but I can imagine her writing some of these!

~Nicki

[sparky]

With all the hoo ha about no GH cd and all that, and no new songs, I thought I would revive this excellent thread from the MIA Quim.
Anyone have it in them to give it a go ?

[amber]

Something in the rain just cried last night, and I prefer to kick it.
Stand back, stand back. In the middle of the room, I did not see your blue denim. Lousy seamstresses, pick their chiffon but they never make it flattering - no they don't make it, make it!
Did it make you cry, make you break down, shatter your illusion of clothes. Is it ovah now, do you know how, to pickuptheshawl and go home. I used to be his confidant and to keep him from the thundah! It only happens when it's raining and so we make our choices! (go 'head, Lileh. It's about time to cry for the Nightbird)

[sparky]

Originally Posted by amber

Something in the rain just cried last night, and I prefer to kick it.
Stand back, stand back. In the middle of the room, I did not see your blue denim. Lousy seamstresses, pick their chiffon but they never make it flattering - no they don't make it, make it!
Did it make you cry, make you break down, shatter your illusion of clothes. Is it ovah now, do you know how, to pickuptheshawl and go home. I used to be his confidant and to keep him from the thundah! It only happens when it's raining and so we make our choices! (go 'head, Lileh. It's about time to cry for the Nightbird)

You're drinking cheap wine. I just know it.

[amber]

Originally Posted by sparky

You're drinking cheap wine. I just know it.

um. no? Are you saying that because my lyricising here is subpar, for me? I'm better at parodies than actual lyrics. Back off, man, I'm doing my best!!!
No, that isn't my best. You're totally giving me performance anxiety. Lessee...I had cheap organic wine last night (it was good!). And earlier, I had regular cheap wine, now I have a cheap beer...so, I guess you're right. *sigh*. But lets see your big brilliant idea, Spark - o - La!

In tense -
Suck-age
As she posted in the room
Lame lyrics - trailieyn -
Sister of the suck
And a re-tarded, lamo does
bet-ter parodies than she,
them bad lyrics in that mind of hers,
made more sense to ?
Laaammooo, pusuasion...it was hard to read!
She was drunk at the top of the stayeyehs, she called -
to meeeeeeeee!

Okay. I'll try back when I am brilliant again.

Ooowee, listen to me, my skill at lyrics secretly died.

[sparky]

Well, I Saw There Was


There was a light
There was a shadow
There was a mountain
There was a dream

I saw a flash
I saw a gypsy
I saw a fountain
I saw a gleam

And no one ever told the lady
The river was so deep and wide
The evening mist was so dense baby
I never saw you leave my side

Wellllll, the visions lied when they told me
Oooh, it seems the ghosts have gone and sold me
Ohhh, and the dagger cut me deeply
Yeeeeah, all of the roses smelled so sweetly

There was a corset
There was some lace
There was some velvet
around my face

I saw a seamstress
I saw a child
I saw a river
That ran so wild

And no one ever told me baby
The silhouette before me would grow
Scarlett was an obstinate lady
Behind her eyes the feelings don't show

Wellllll, the visions cracked inside the crystal
Oooooh, the fabric snagged on thorns and thistles
Ohhhhh, stilletos made my feet sore
Soooo, I got some reeblechs from the shoe store

[amber]

Originally Posted by sparky

Well, I Saw There Was


There was a light
There was a shadow
There was a mountain
There was a dream

I saw a flash
I saw a gypsy
I saw a fountain
I saw a gleam

And no one ever told the lady
The river was so deep and wide
The evening mist was so dense baby
I never saw you leave my side

Wellllll, the visions lied when they told me
Oooh, it seems the ghosts have gone and sold me
Ohhh, and the dagger cut me deeply
Yeeeeah, all of the roses smelled so sweetly

There was a corset
There was some lace
There was some velvet
around my face

I saw a seamstress
I saw a child
I saw a river
That ran so wild

And no one ever told me baby
The silhouette before me would grow
Scarlett was an obstinate lady
Behind her eyes the feelings don't show

Wellllll, the visions cracked inside the crystal
Oooooh, the fabric snagged on thorns and thistles
Ohhhhh, stilletos made my feet sore
Soooo, I got some reeblechs from the shoe store

You're her secret lyricist, aren't you?
But tell me this - what was the tune you were imagining here?

It also occurs to me that though it is possible to have a STevie lyrics generator, it doesn't mean that her lyrics are less meaningful. To me. Sure, she uses those phrases over and over - but they are good phrases, universally emotionally evocative, and the important part is the vocal she lays down for them. Poeple can criticize her lyrics till the cows come home (cows? WTF?) and I may agree, but as a vocalist and melody maker, she is unparallelled. Or however you spell that. Stevie's cliched, nature-filled-words speak to me, but if they didn't, and sometimes I don't know what she is saying anyways - I would still love her for her vocal. Stevie is an okay songwriter, sometimes brill, sometimes lame - but as a vocalist/melodymaker she is unparallelled. I love her for her vocals, they are inimitable and brilliant. Sometimes her word are brill, but nearly always her vocals are. I know it may be easy to make fun of her words, but with vocals like she does, I can't help but to think of her in a positive light. As the saying goes, "she could sing the phone book..."
There really is no one who could do what she has done, vocally. She defies logic. Also, it seems like someone could do what she has done lyrically, but they haven't, have they? Simple or cheesy as it may seem, no one else has done it, and it really is very deep.

On that note, that was a brill parody, Sparkles. I would sing that. Even though it was the ghost of the past that I lived in. Lol.

[Johnny Stew]

A while back, I set out to write a song like Christine for a companion thread to this one (I thought better of posting it in the Christine Forum!). Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, then a third verse that combined parts of Verses 1 & 2, and then lots and lots of repeats of the chorus. It had lyrics about love and wanting to be with this guy, and I threw in an "I'm the lonely one/you're the only one" couplet for good measure.
It was kind of cool actually... I need to figure out where I put it.

[sparky]

Originally Posted by amber

You're her secret lyricist, aren't you?
But tell me this - what was the tune you were imagining here?

It also occurs to me that though it is possible to have a STevie lyrics generator, it doesn't mean that her lyrics are less meaningful. To me. Sure, she uses those phrases over and over - but they are good phrases, universally emotionally evocative, and the important part is the vocal she lays down for them. Poeple can criticize her lyrics till the cows come home (cows? WTF?) and I may agree, but as a vocalist and melody maker, she is unparallelled. Or however you spell that. Stevie's cliched, nature-filled-words speak to me, but if they didn't, and sometimes I don't know what she is saying anyways - I would still love her for her vocal. Stevie is an okay songwriter, sometimes brill, sometimes lame - but as a vocalist/melodymaker she is unparallelled. I love her for her vocals, they are inimitable and brilliant. Sometimes her word are brill, but nearly always her vocals are. I know it may be easy to make fun of her words, but with vocals like she does, I can't help but to think of her in a positive light. As the saying goes, "she could sing the phone book..."
There really is no one who could do what she has done, vocally. She defies logic. Also, it seems like someone could do what she has done lyrically, but they haven't, have they? Simple or cheesy as it may seem, no one else has done it, and it really is very deep.

On that note, that was a brill parody, Sparkles. I would sing that. Even though it was the ghost of the past that I lived in. Lol.

I wasn't imagining any tune, really. It just kind of popped out.

Happy you enjoyed it. On the other hand, you are exhibiting some signs of being a warrior in the Stevie defense brigade. Did someone shame you and make you feel guilty for making fun of her or something ?

[sparky]

Originally Posted by amber

Um, yeah. Have you met me?

Actually, I haven't !

This is what I have always said about La Thing.
I've always simultaneously laughed at her and been a huge supporter. I swear I've said what I just said millions of times. Spark, you should really pay more attention to what I say.

I'm normal, in that I love Stevie, and think she's the most brill, but I also like to laugh at her. I am a warrior on the DOSB, but I'm also a critic. I laugh at her lyrics frequently, it's a great joy of mine - really. I just discovered a demo of hers that I love mainly b/c it is simple and cool and I relate to the lyrics - but also because it has lyrics that I laugh at. ("ooooweee. Listen to me. My secret love secretly died")
That is really a great joy of mine, to laugh at what Stevie says. It doesn't diminish my enjoyment, but often adds to it. I'm always like "of course she is going to sing great, but what the fricking stupid **** will she say next? or, "what the brilliant thing will she say next?"
Stevie is always like a fun suprise. She may say something totally lame ("and her face, becomes thin!") but with a brill vocal attached. And vice versa.

So, in short, I can be a chearleader and a maker funner of Stevie. She's done so many brillliant vocals that I love her, she has enough brillliant words that I love her, and she has enough crappy lyrics that I think she is hilarious. Mostly I care about her voice, which is easy, b/c her voice truly is brilliant. I've always laughed at her words, but it has always been with the knowlege that her voice is the eighth wonder of the world. Not every single time always, but ultimately, for sure.

And I love a lot of great vocals, but for me, her voice is the strangest and most beautiful. No one could do that no matter how long or hard they tried. Stevie's voice is a whole 'nother universe. And when it is bad it is good, but when it's good...it is very, very good. Utterly sublime. I often compare her to Ann Wilson, and Grace Slick, and Debbie H., and a few others, just to see how I really feel. I always think, my god, these ladies' voices are perfection. Just magnificent. Or, their writing is beyond (Deborah H.'s lyrics always amaze me).

But I always come back to thinking that Stevie is the true vocal genius. Obviously, Ann is a flawless, passionate singer. Obviously, Debbie is a lyricist bar none. And obviously, Ann is a great lyricist, and Deb is a great singer.

And then, obviously S. is the most original blend of those two things. Neither quality is technically perfect, but the result is mindbending. She is weird vocally and lyrically. Especially vocally. I mean, what the heck is she doing with that thing? (her voice). That is the point, people who are more perfect could never have done what she did. She's so free with her voice, and lyrics. And in being free to be less than perfect, she has come to be something totally unique. Not bad unique, but beautiful unique. Unique in the "Once in a million years" sense. She is strange, and flawed, and brilliant, and normal, and inconsistent yet consistent all at once, and I love all of that. Her flaws make me groan and laugh, her normalcy is comforting, her strangeness is familiar and not threatening, and her brilliance is both beyond my comprehension yet contains all the aforementioned qualities that I mentioned, and understand.

In my head, magno-brilliance and mediocrity and inconsistency go hand in hand. The world works on balance, so if someone is bizarro enough to go all the way to brilliantly electric, I expect them to sometime have to touch on mediocrity.

Blah, blah, blah. In short, I think Stevie is both brilliant and lame, which is what i've always thought and said.

She is the dark and light of the (music) universe, wrapped into one person. And I'll be damned if I can't wait to see what she will do next. Will I hear of some new very crappy demo? Or will I hear some great demo that should've been a song? Will I hear some way crappy show from 89, or will it be a great one that happened the next week? Will the TUSK tour rendition of Angel be transcendant, or will it be somewhat embarrassing? Who knows? Every new time is something different! It all could be crappy, or could be really good, just stay tuned!
Mwahahahahahaha! You just never know!

I love that quality of unpredictability coupled with random genius and random mediocrity.
I could spend a lifetime with her and always be suprised and delighted or dismayed. But importantly, never be bored. Oh, that crazy girl! She reminds me of when I laugh maniacillay at "nothing". Everything she does is so joyfully, perfectly, brilliantly, intangible.

She's the mad scientist of her world.

I was just curious.

[amber]

Originally Posted by sparky

Actually, I haven't !



I was just curious.

Oh. Did I say too much? Probably, since no one ever cares what I say anyways, anything is probably too much. Yeah, that's what I said. Sparky has only proved my point here. thanks all, 'preciate it. No more deep thoughts from me, promise and swear. Wouldn't want to trouble y'all with my silly opinions - my apologies.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by amber

Oh. Did I say too much? Probably, since no one ever cares what I say anyways, anything is probably too much. Yeah, that's what I said. Sparky has only proved my point here. thanks all, 'preciate it. No more deep thoughts from me, promise and swear. Wouldn't want to trouble y'all with my silly opinions - my apologies.

oh, c'mon ... this place would be empty without your essays. nobody loves stevie as vociferously as you do.

[amber]

Originally Posted by carrie721

oh, c'mon ... this place would be empty without your essays. nobody loves stevie as vociferously as you do.

yeah they do. there's lots of people who love her lots without making fun of her.
Hi, Jazzy! Hi, Stew! Then there's other people who make fun of her and don't love her. Either way, no one cares what I say. Sure, it's fun to write essays, but...uh...that's it, I guess. Whatever. Who cares, really? And if they do, why should they? lol. I'll just be "over here".