I wonder where she came up with this...

[Musicman408]

buckinghamnicks, credits Stevie for the song, so I'm thinking that maybe she did write it.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by bluecrystal

hmmmmmm, i don't know, i always thought it was, there are never any other names associated with the song

I think it might have been Curry Grant.

[David]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I think it might have been Curry Grant.

Curry Grant wrote the song?

Why don't you guys ask Tom Moncrieff about the song? Penguin is running a Q&A with him soon. Maybe he remembers the song & can shed some compositional light on it.

The chords don't sound standard Stevie to me.

We can ask Moncrieff about dozens of songs we have from Stevie. But it would help if he were willing to listen to audio files so that we all know exactly what we're referring to. We could post audio files of some of these strange songs for him to listen to. Once he heard something, it might spark a memory that a mere title -- especially a phony title -- would not.

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by David

No "abolene" in the dictionary online or in my American Heritage hardbound 1st edition. I didn't bother checking the OED or Webster's 2nd.

Does she say "Abilene"? It's a city in Texas. Or does she say abalone (a tetrasyllabic name for a delicious marine gastropod)? The inside of the abalone shell has a soft, pastel iridescent finish that has been popular for decades as a decorative item. Maybe Stevie kept abalone shells propped up around her bathtub (a common California practice), or even made beads & necklaces out of the shell (popular among hippies in the 1960s & '70s).

I think she's talking about Abilene. That was Mason Williams birthplace. By hooking up with great guitar men who imitated this greatguitarist, she was just trying to get to her true passion: Mason Williams! Who can't hear the essence of Classical Gas in Big Love? So, obviously Lindsey is a "shell" of the man from Abilene!

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by David

Curry Grant wrote the song?

Why don't you guys ask Tom Moncrieff about the song? Penguin is running a Q&A with him soon. Maybe he remembers the song & can shed some compositional light on it.

The chords don't sound standard Stevie to me.

We can ask Moncrieff about dozens of songs we have from Stevie. But it would help if he were willing to listen to audio files so that we all know exactly what we're referring to. We could post audio files of some of these strange songs for him to listen to. Once he heard something, it might spark a memory that a mere title -- especially a phony title -- would not.

You'd have to give him some Thorazine first. He always jokes with me, when I ask him about working with Stevie, that he needs Thorazine to unblock his memory. He said he purposefully blocked out a lot of that period of time. After he's done remembering, he usually says he needs to stare at a wall.

[David]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

You'd have to give him some Thorazine first. He always jokes with me, when I ask him about working with Stevie, that he needs Thorazine to unblock his memory. He said he purposefully blocked out a lot of that period of time. After he's done remembering, he usually says he needs to stare at a wall.

I empathize with him! After listening to those damn demos of hers for about thirty years, I'm more than ready for a thorazine infusion ... along with a morphine drip.

[bluecrystal]

what a strange little number

[bluecrystal]

does anyone else have any baby doll demos they would like to share?