Discuss: I Don't Wanna Know - Page 3

dontlookdown · #31 09-28-2006, 08:11 PM

I always thought I Don't Want To Know would be an excellent opener for a Fleetwood Mac show.

jannieC · #32 09-28-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't hate SS. BUT, YOU CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY, AND NEITHER CAN STEVIE.
SS wasn't ON Rumours, period. She might WISH it had been, but alas, it WASN'T. If wishes were horses......

That's hilarious. Seriously!

I also love the way they both sing the whole song together. Two voices made to sing together. And I think Silver Springs became much more powerful the way it came out during The Dance. The blistering stares from Stevie to Lindsey...20 years later and she's still pissed as hell. That's beautiful.

michelle2677 · #33 09-29-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't hate SS. BUT, YOU CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY, AND NEITHER CAN STEVIE.
SS wasn't ON Rumours, period. She might WISH it had been, but alas, it WASN'T. If wishes were horses......

I think you need to go back and read my post homie. I actually DID say I'm glad it wasn't on Rumours. Had that been the case, then it wouldn't have had such a significant impact in 97.

And plus I love IDWTK.

if wishes were horses?? I'd be surrounded by horse ****??

PenguinHead · #34 09-30-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KathyD

After I heard or read Stevie make that comment about how it's their Everly Brothers-thing, or whatever, then I really listened to it again. and found that I really enjoy their voices together on this song. Made me wish they did that kind of thing more often.

I absolutely concur with that statement. I've always thought that they have never fully realized or capatilized on their vocal harmonies. I've never considered "I Don't Want To Know" as a throw-away song. It's a great song that fully utilizes Stevie and Lindsey's vocal qualities together, upfront and clear. And sadly, to a lesser degree, in other songs you get bits of of various vocal combos -- Stevie with Christine, Christine with Lindsey. There should have been more duets and two-part harmonies.

What's somewhat disconcerting is how Lindsey's current production methods further deludes those harmonies. Sometimes a lot of his background vocals are so highly layered and processed that there are no discernable individual voices. Much of it sounds too generic for me.

BlackWidow · #35 10-05-2006, 07:54 PM

Silver Springs would have been a better choice. the song is good..but more of a "filler" song to me!

BTFLCHLD · #36 10-05-2006, 09:32 PM

It's a catchy tune...

TheWILDheart · #37 10-06-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by foxyluva

Well, it doesn't help that it is on "Rumours" - I seriously cannot listen to the album anymore...

WHAT!? are you MAD!? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN POSTING ON THIS LINEUP IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS ALBUM!? my GOD you're so Anti-mac-ist why the hell do you bother posting on here?

TheWILDheart · #38 10-06-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Yes, most notably Bare Trees, Behind the Mask, and Time.

PISH!! I don't care much at all for any pre-buckingham nicks mac at all and time, well...the less said about the better.....

MirrorInTheSky · #39 10-16-2006, 08:33 PM

This was the song that turned me into a Mac fan. I fell in love with their harmonies and upbeat vocals. And I think John does some awesome base work...especially when he comes in at the beginning and plays along w/ Lindsay's guitar.

skcin · #40 10-17-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

WHAT!? are you MAD!? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN POSTING ON THIS LINEUP IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS ALBUM!? my GOD you're so Anti-mac-ist why the hell do you bother posting on here?

He's posting his opinion on this song, which he's entitled to do. That's what a message board is for.

Don't get so bent out of shape about it.

michelle2677 · #41 10-17-2006, 06:04 PM

speaking of songs that clap

too much time on my hands-styx
and
take the money and run-steve miller band

back on topic. Man, I was listening to this song ALL the TIME awhile back and now I haven't listened to it in awhile.

All of my FM cd's I can put in my comp and put them on my ipod except rumours

It's weird. My comp won't even acknowledge it. I have all the other songs because I had them on other cds...except IDWTK

Musicman408 · #42 10-20-2006, 06:42 PM

I absolutely love this song. I love playing it on the piano, and I love hearing it. It is a great song.

Much Love,
Ethan

Dreamz19 · #43 10-29-2006, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

What do you think? Is it a hidden gem? A waste of space? A throwaway tune? A fun little ditty?

I'm a sucker for any song with clapping (Jack & Diane, Take the Money & Run...) so that automatically makes me a fan.

I think I remember reading that Stevie said this was an "I don't care" song, that it didn't have any deep or hidden meaning and that she wasn't really emotionally attached to it. I believe that she would have preferred this song taken off of Rumours rather than SS, but it's obviously much shorter, so length may have been an issue.

Of course, add SS and remove this, and you've got a damn dark record, IMO.

I was a bit surprised when the live Buckingham Nicks version surfaced. I honestly thought this was written later. The whole "you tell me that I'm crazy" and "you say you love me but you don't know" reeks of the breakup to me. Of course, who's to say that this tune is about LB at all. If it is, I think we can safely assume that they didnt have a perfect relationship.

I love the harmonies, esp. on the "whoa's." And I can't tell you how long I got this line wrong:

I don't want to know the reasons why
Love keeps right on walking down the line

I always thought it was "...reasons why I love you, I keep on walking...)

Sometimes this song gets a lot of undeserved flack because it replaced Silver Springs. As much as I love Silver Springs, I am not sorry that IDWK was in its place. When I first bought Rumours this was one of my favorite songs on the album. I absolutely love Stevie and Lindsey's harmonies on this song and I always feel like dancing when I hear it. It's a shame they did not perform this live more often back then.

Dreamz19 · #44 10-29-2006, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by PenguinHead

There should have been more duets and two-part harmonies.

Exactly. Stevie and Lindsey should have sang more two part harmonies. Frozen Love and IDWTK were great examples of how wonderful they sounded together.

Dreamz19 · #45 10-29-2006, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

PISH!! I don't care much at all for any pre-buckingham nicks mac at all and time, well...the less said about the better.....

Have you tried to give Pre-Rumours lineups a chance? When I first became a fan I didn't know much about the previous lineups but I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to it. There was some good stuff back then and it's a shame some of those lineups do not get the credit they deserve because people immediately shut the door on it because Lindsey or Stevie weren't in the band.