Let's Talk About...BELLA DONNA - Page 2

starshine · #16 10-01-2009, 06:33 PM

I've always loved the song BD.....I won't go into everything .....most of it has all been mentioned......its a beautiful song for her first LP......

**jbrownsjr** · #17 10-01-2009, 06:58 PM

I love the lyrics, the music, and what a great opening tune... Fell in love with it instantly...

Black_Moon · #18 10-01-2009, 07:20 PM

This was the first song of Stevie's solo work I ever heard, even before Edge of Seventeen, etc. I loved it instantly, and it was part of the reason I decided to explore Fleetwood Mac and Stevie's back catalogue further.

BombaySapphire3 · #19 10-01-2009, 07:37 PM

I was in the record store on the day Bella Donna was released and of course they were playing the album and Bella Donna was the song they were playing as I walked in ..I thought this is a great song .I was already beside myself with excitement having been a fan for several years and anxiously awaiting the albums release,Plus I heard Edge on the radio right before leaving my house and was totally blown away.

**jbrownsjr** · #20 10-01-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I was in the record store on the day Bella Donna was released and of course they were playing the album and Bella Donna was the song they were playing as I walked in ..I thought this is a great song .I was already beside myself with excitement having been a fan for several years and anxiously awaiting the albums release,Plus I heard Edge on the radio right before leaving my house and was totally blown away.

That's a cool story!!! stuff like that happens to me too..

vivfox · #21 10-01-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I was in the record store on the day Bella Donna was released and of course they were playing the album and Bella Donna was the song they were playing as I walked in ..I thought this is a great song .I was already beside myself with excitement having been a fan for several years and anxiously awaiting the albums release,Plus I heard Edge on the radio right before leaving my house and was totally blown away.

I love reading your posts. You and I have a lot in common.

BombaySapphire3 · #22 10-01-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

I love reading your posts. You and I have a lot in common.

Thanks ! Well we are the same age for one.

Ghost_Tracker · #23 10-01-2009, 09:11 PM

One thing I'd like to mention - -

I've always felt that the title "Bella Donna" intentionally has a triple meaning:

1.) Beautiful Woman.

2.) An addictive drug.

3.) A deadly poison.

And yes, I DO think that Stevie is that smart. . . .

daniellaaarisen · #24 10-01-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

One thing I'd like to mention - -

I've always felt that the title "Bella Donna" intentionally has a triple meaning:

1.) Beautiful Woman.

2.) An addictive drug.

3.) A deadly poison.

And yes, I DO think that Stevie is that smart. . . .

This post is awesome, through and through. Thumbs up for you, sir.

gypsy4life · #25 10-01-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

One thing I'd like to mention - -

I've always felt that the title "Bella Donna" intentionally has a triple meaning:

1.) Beautiful Woman.

2.) An addictive drug.

3.) A deadly poison.

And yes, I DO think that Stevie is that smart. . . .

Thank you, Ghost Tracker, for being so very insightful and complimentary to Stevie. I have always thought she was smart....smart enough to be the single most successful solo artist to come out of Fleetwood Mac!!!

Ghost_Tracker · #26 10-02-2009, 12:01 AM

THANKS, guys! . . . .

Dodfather · #27 10-02-2009, 06:05 AM

Of course she's that smart! I love that post. As I said when I started this thred, the multiple meanings of the song are clear (to me anyway) and it's one of the reasons I love it!

michelej1 · #28 10-02-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Even the opening ascending motif: like climbing to the top of a hill to get a good look around (to see oneself & one's life more clearly).

When you put it that way, I think Landslide. Climb a mountain, turn around. See my reflection . . .

Michele

StreetAngel86 · #29 10-07-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

One thing I'd like to mention - -

I've always felt that the title "Bella Donna" intentionally has a triple meaning:

1.) Beautiful Woman.

2.) An addictive drug.

3.) A deadly poison.

And yes, I DO think that Stevie is that smart. . . .

RIGHT ON!!! i always figured it was about 1 & 3 for sure.
kinda like how the plant/flower has a pretty name that is deceptive
so Stevie uses all 2 or 3 of these ideas interchangeably.
genius!

i love the whole song
but my fave line is

"But the woman is so tired...so the woman disappears..."

if this was written later i would say she was very defeated and she would just up and leave the lifestyle. but she could have meant disappears into drugs... hmm "looks for escapism"