Let's talk about...'Kick It'

petep9000 · #1 08-21-2009, 11:19 AM

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David · #2 08-21-2009, 11:47 AM

Yes, I like this one musically. It's a chugga-chugga-chug-chug pop song with an eentsie-weentsie groove to it. It's better played & recorded than anything on The Other Side of the Mirror. It would be fun to cover.

nailatixela · #3 08-21-2009, 02:35 PM

I love Kick It. It's one of my top favorites off of SA. I love the guitar that kicks in at the start of the song and keeps on going. I love the lyrics here too. I think it's sharon who says "something like dieing" near the end of the song. After one of the I'm prepared to Kick It's come in from Stevie. A really great song.

markolas · #4 08-21-2009, 03:36 PM

I think it blows, like 95% of the Street Angel album.

Basically, the only songs I like are the ones on Enchanted, and I prefer the versions on that to the ones on SA.

Black_Moon · #5 08-21-2009, 06:27 PM

It think it's about cocaine. She's afraid to kick the habit.

It's a God awful song though.

fleetwoodtrick · #6 08-21-2009, 06:35 PM

I bought Street Angel several months ago. I have yet to listen to it all the way through. I've tried a thousand times. All of the songs just blend together and sound boring and reptitive. Not Stevie's best work, that's for sure.

CharmedHour · #7 08-21-2009, 07:34 PM

I love the song, Kick It!

Nikolaj · #8 08-21-2009, 08:53 PM

Like 'Kick It' a lot. When SA came out, it was one of my 3 favorite songs from the cd- Kick It, Listen To The Rain, and Unconditional Love (which I realize most Ledgies have expressed intense dislike for)- also thought 'Love Is Like A River' almost could've been a great song, but the background vocals, especially near the start of the song, kinda made it suck, but then it kinda got good again til the background vocals once again cheesified it. But always liked 'Kick It'.

louielouie2000 · #9 08-21-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Moon

It think it's about cocaine. She's afraid to kick the habit.

It's a God awful song though.

Hmm, interesting take. If you go through and listen to the lyrics, it certainly could be true. I've always thought it was about kicking the addiction of love. I think perhaps she used her knowledge from Betty Ford and the 12 steps addiction program to draw parallels between addiction to substances and the very real addiction to love and companionship. If you think about it, she really hasn't had any big love affairs since the song was written (that we know of). We know she was absolutely a serial dater in the '70s and '80s, so maybe she realized she had codependence issues? The song is absolutely about her not wanting to be involved with someone/something that wants to be just a bit too involved with her, and demands too high of a rank. Neat to think about what the song could mean, either way!

I definitely think this song is one of the better songs on SA, it was probably the first one I really dug upon hearing the album for the first time. But I definitely am a fan of SA... I think it's an especially undervalued album. In my opinion, it was exactly the right kind of album she needed to make at the time. I think she knew after her over the top fairy tale album of Other Side Of The Mirror, and with the end of the idealistic '80s transitioning into the more straight forward '90s, she needed to make a back to basics, straight forward rock album. She needed to peel away all the shawls, mist, and castles, and I think she did just that. Blue Denim, Kick It, Love Is Like A River, and Listen To The Rain are all great head bobbing rock songs. I for one am very glad that we have Street Angel, even if it includes stinkers like Jane

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brysondt · #10 08-22-2009, 04:14 AM

I like Street Angel, and I will tell you why (not that my opinion counts for anything). I like it because of what Louie said, it's straightforward, it was kind of the first thing we saw from Stevie that wasn't wrapped up in her whole image. I felt like it was stripped down, and I liked it....except Jane, lol. I know she doesn't really like it, and I can understand why, but I'm glad we have it too. It's adds something different to the mix of things we have from her. Anything she puts out is gold to me.

HejiraNYC · #11 08-22-2009, 04:35 PM

This is definitely the more blatant piece of filler on an album full of filler. This album should have been called "Blue Denim... and Everything Else." But "Kick It" occupies the same rarefied space as "Love is Like a River" and "Listen to the Rain"- three songs that serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever. None. There isn't a strong melody or a particularly great lyric or a great vocal to be found anywhere. It's just meh-bordering on ick.

nailatixela · #12 08-22-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

This is definitely the more blatant piece of filler on an album full of filler. This album should have been called "Blue Denim... and Everything Else." But "Kick It" occupies the same rarefied space as "Love is Like a River" and "Listen to the Rain"- three songs that serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever. None. There isn't a strong melody or a particularly great lyric or a great vocal to be found anywhere. It's just meh-bordering on ick.

Those 4 songs are actually my favorite on the album. (along with Maybe Love...)

They are rockin' songs, compared to the borning Destiny, Jane, and to a lesser extent, Street Angel.

silvasprings · #13 08-22-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Hmm, interesting take. If you go through and listen to the lyrics, it certainly could be true. I've always thought it was about kicking the addiction of love. I think perhaps she used her knowledge from Betty Ford and the 12 steps addiction program to draw parallels between addiction to substances and the very real addiction to love and companionship. If you think about it, she really hasn't had any big love affairs since the song was written (that we know of). We know she was absolutely a serial dater in the '70s and '80s, so maybe she realized she had codependence issues? The song is absolutely about her not wanting to be involved with someone/something that wants to be just a bit too involved with her, and demands too high of a rank. Neat to think about what the song could mean, either way!

I definitely think this song is one of the better songs on SA, it was probably the first one I really dug upon hearing the album for the first time. But I definitely am a fan of SA... I think it's an especially undervalued album. In my opinion, it was exactly the right kind of album she needed to make at the time. I think she knew after her over the top fairy tale album of Other Side Of The Mirror, and with the end of the idealistic '80s transitioning into the more straight forward '90s, she needed to make a back to basics, straight forward rock album. She needed to peel away all the shawls, mist, and castles, and I think she did just that. Blue Denim, Kick It, Love Is Like A River, and Listen To The Rain are all great head bobbing rock songs. I for one am very glad that we have Street Angel, even if it includes stinkers like Jane

.

I totally agree with you here, but i have to add that SA is the album that gave stevie humility, it's her first album that wasn't a real success, It was a huge flop and i think that brought her back down to earth for a minute to ask herself "Maybe i'm not as great as i think i am?"(no insult intended)
With albums like TISL to follow it up, i shant be complaining... I just avoid listening to the most part of the album, my least favourite would have to be greta, i just hate it with a passion.....

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jrpjr · #14 08-23-2009, 02:06 PM

i dont think kick it is the WORST song on the album...i used to have it on a running tape i used...the lyrics are kind of important wen trying to kick a habit no matter wat that may be...coke, love, cigarettes..porn..watever..i found it helpfull for quitting smoking..the line " i loved u more than life itself..." how true is this of any addict wen it comes to their drug of choice...this REALLY shows the sickness behind any addiction...one would put their addiction before life and /or loved ones...BUT the song(s) that actually made me want to vomit on this album: docklands and love is like a river and that HORRIBLE bob dylan cover...OMG i cant even write it...sorry stevei.. we all have bad days...u could sing row row row ur boat and i would buy ur music..so all is forgiven for those dreadfull song choices..

skuncles · #15 08-31-2009, 06:44 AM

There is some thought that the song is about her leaving Fleetwood Mac. Go thru the lyrics again, it fits.