Call On Me For Magic - Page 2

wildheart048 · #16 03-17-2009, 10:42 AM

what an amazing find! Thank you so much!!! Loving it...and to Ricohv...I know what you mean, it's baffling to find we don't, in fact, know of everything out there! haha...keeps me wondering what's in the can that we have no idea about...

ricohv · #17 03-17-2009, 11:13 AM

I just did a quick Google on "call on me for magic" thinking it was an old standard kind of song but didn't turn up anything in the first couple pages. There are songs called "call on me" by Janis Joplin and one by Cptn. Beefheart. Initially I thought how clever of her to sing an orchestrated version of a Janis Joplin song but then I looked and it doesn't have the same lyrics. Did Stevie write this herself? Definately her kind of lyrics with words like sorcerer and enchantment. After a couple listens with the headphones I really dig this song. The whole Unleashed thing has seemed like they are kind of beating a dead horse to me, but gems like this get me all excited for the ol' gal again and I think a standards album would be a graceful, appropriate and welcomed sidestep at this stage in her career! Ricoh (V.)

trackaghost · #18 03-17-2009, 11:26 AM

Did no one read what David Kahne wrote about the song on the actual site? It's not a standard, Kahne wrote it.

"This is a song I wrote that Stevie sang for me. I like the magic theme with her tone. I thought it might be good for a movie one day. So far, not..."

Thanks for the MP3 btw!

ricohv · #19 03-17-2009, 11:35 AM

My bad. I didn't visit the site when I saw someone had posted an mp3. I agree about the song being in a movie-thats kind of what I was thinking when I first heard it. Like it should be feautered prominently in a movie-not just relegated to the soundtrack like most of her movie songs have been! Ricoh

Enchanted_Stevi · #20 03-17-2009, 11:41 AM

OH SNAP! Such an awesome find! I LOVE Stevie's voice but the music has to go...lol Sounds like a showtune...I'm not a big fan of showtunes. But it is a wicked nice song.

HejiraNYC · #21 03-17-2009, 11:51 AM

Well, consider me impressed! This is the kinda thing I love- something so completely different and unexpected. I love everything about this song- the tune, the vocal, the arrangement, etc. I can picture Stevie in an old Art Deco theatre in front of a big band on risers singing into a large square microphone. She would have her hair up in a chignon and wearing a strapless crushed velvet gown with large dangly earrings. Very retro make-up with long, fake eyelashes and deep cerise lips. I never thought Mama could pull off singing Gershwin-like music, but she up and gone done it good!

Now I can picture her singing songs like "The Man I Love," "Summertime," etc.

Has anyone written to David Kahne yet to thank him effusively for posting this lovely song? Perhaps he will be inspired to dig up another collaboration sitting in the vaults somewhere?

crystal baller · #22 03-17-2009, 12:24 PM

Thank you so much!! This is great.

Phoenix · #23 03-17-2009, 12:35 PM

OMG!!!! I LOVE THIS this is totally New and different and un-expected, ALL of the words that people are always throwing around that Stevie Never does. this is showtune-like ya, but to hear this is really different, and refreshing.

THanks for finding this!! And thanks for the song!

bookie29 · #24 03-17-2009, 01:00 PM

Thank you LukeA for the heads up! Thank you Rox for the mp3!

This is now on heavy rotation on my Ipod. To me it is not a showtune, but more of a Disney tune. I also think of Willy Wonka for some reason.

I think Stevie sounds great. She is really "singing" this song.

Sean

tlssln · #25 03-17-2009, 01:52 PM

That was amazing. Thank you. Stevie still has such range. I'm so impressed that she totally banged out those high notes. What a gem.

wildheart048 · #26 03-17-2009, 03:41 PM

I've listened about five times now and I absolutely love this...I agree with who-ever said it's sort of Disney-like...I do understand why it wasn't used for TISL, but it definately should be used in a movie...to me, lyrically, it sort of hearkens back to Rooms On Fire...like ROF II...I could hear it being remixed to a sort of Dance beat...not propulsive, but like a more poppy sound...I'd love to hear that...but as for what it is ... Loving the highnotes, and enjoying it immenesly! I predict many listens to come on my Ipod...thanks again to the original sharer, and the converter!!!

Still not relishing the idea of a Standards cover cd for Stevie... but this does prove that she'd do it well if she does do it (not that I had any doubts before...)

MacMan · #27 03-17-2009, 04:23 PM

Just hearing this now.... I am totally impressed!! This is actually really nice... Immediately, I thought this will fit in a romantic kind of movie... or maybe an animated movie...

She sounds great! Thanks for the find Luke!!

jcfree · #28 03-17-2009, 04:49 PM

This is song is so Stevie! What a great find, she simply must do more new material, she is too talented to just keep doing the same old, same old. Which all her fans love, but still, she is too talented to just keep redoing all the old stuff. She has plenty of fans that would support any new songs she would do. This is a real gem, and she still can hit the high notes which give this song great depth!

Drummergrl · #29 03-17-2009, 05:28 PM

Wow... this is different, but I really like it. She sounds great. Thanks for posting.

PenguinHead · #30 03-17-2009, 06:08 PM

Amazing. The writer obviously worked a lot of "Stevie language" into the lyric. It's normally not the genre I listen to, but you can't deny its appeal. It just shows that along with singing the phone book, Stevie could excel in other areas of music...and I wish she would. We can't expect her spin around the stage when she's 65 ( I fear for her safety now). So it would be a great, graceful coda to her career if she started to head in this area. I can image her having huge hits like Elton John had with the Lion King and others. She should revisit Goldfish and Ladybug!!