Street Angel... who is it about?

[michelej1]

Here's what Stevie says:

"It's a story about a girl who is homeless and a man that has a lot of money that falls in love with her. And the fact is, that no matter how much she cares about him, she really can't give up her life on the street and her friends and her family and all her people she hangs with. She really can't change that. And finally at the end, in order to send him back to his life, she basically makes him think that she has committed suicide -- that she's dead, because she knows he won't leave her any other way and she knows she can't really be with him."

Another interview where she says it was written in a hotel.

"I had to leave my house that I lived in because it was attacked by bees. It was a five story house, kind of like a New York house that went straight up. And I lived there. Liza lived there and four or five other peope lived there and we had to go because the bees were so intense that they had to be moved, not killed, but moved. And I went to the hotel and there were 2 movies on tv about homelessness and a lot about it on CNN and I was really very, very, very, touched at how said the situation was and I didn't have any solutions.

"This is not a political song. I was kind of looking out at Hollywood, all the sparkling lights, and people walking down the streets, and how it wild it would be if I was out there and I didn't have a place to go or sleep. This would be the most frightening thing for me. I mean, just as long as you had enough money to pay your rent, you can almost accept anything, but as soon as someone threatens to take your home away, that would scare me. So, I just wrote about a girl who was brought up on the streets and this very much kind of gypsy. She didn't hae much, just her friends and family. She was a Street Angel. There then was this guy, this really, really rich guy fell in love with her and tried to convince her to go with him and not be poor anymore, to marry him and leave her world. And in the end she really couldn't do that. She really couldn't change and be a rich man's lady, and so she, in order to make him let her go and go on with his life, she let it be known to him that she killed herself. She committed suicide. She fell down the steps. He didn't hear her voice anymore. She went awasy. She couldn't live that kind of life."

Stevie says a Street Angel is not a regular angel [yeah, I guess not, because a street angel is HUMAN]:

"Your heavenly origined angel is more like a princess. A street angel is not just a high-powered witch princess. She can also go out and blend in with people. I've always felt that that's the way I am. I can jump into the audience and go home with them. Then, if I'm bored, I'm outta here!"

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Here's what Stevie says:

"It's a story about a girl who is homeless and a man that has a lot of money that falls in love with her. And the fact is, that no matter how much she cares about him, she really can't give up her life on the street and her friends and her family and all her people she hangs with.

... this very much kind of gypsy. She didn't have much, just her friends and family. She was a Street Angel. There then was this guy, this really, really rich guy fell in love with her and tried to convince her to go with him and not be poor anymore, to marry him and leave her world.

"Your heavenly origined angel is more like a princess. A street angel is not just a high-powered witch princess.

My mind boggles at the notion that some people consider this vapidity & banality -- indistinguishable from junior-high-level females & their typical concerns -- a sign of poetic genius & truth.

I'm not trying to overdramatize. The mind truly boggles.

[TrueFaith77]

eo17 and batb -- definately lindsey.

[DeeGeMe]

LOL-for some reason I thought the Dickens reference was to either Tom Petty or Bob Dylan--she'd recently been hanging out with them and both of them were rocking the top-hat and/or scarf look at the time.

[dnightshade]

Originally Posted by petep9000

I think Street Angel is about Stevie Nicks. She says her inspiration for her look was 'The Artful Dodger', and in SA she mentions "a Charles Dickens character" with top hat and scarf.
I remember a radio interview she did for TOSOTM in '89, some lady called in and asked who a certain song was about. Stevie hazily replied, "well, all my songs are about me, Debbie."

My friends got a huge amount of mileage out of that line, because they were convinced already that Stevie was self-absorbed, LOL. I remember my friend Lynn said "why doesn't Stevie just write a song called 'Me, Me, Me'"?

This is perceptive.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by David

My mind boggles at the notion that some people consider this vapidity & banality -- indistinguishable from junior-high-level females & their typical concerns -- a sign of poetic genius & truth.

I'm not trying to overdramatize. The mind truly boggles.

Let's just hope her banter is leftover fallout from the Klonopin detox... the alternative is just plain frightening

[David]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Let's just hope her banter is leftover fallout from the Klonopin detox... the alternative is just plain frightening

I bet it's a permanent part of her mental & emotional makeup. Bless her heart, but she has a stunted intellect.

She isn't at all like these cool cats in the video. This looks like so much fun! Gerald, if you're out there, check this out! It's Tusky!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

My mind boggles at the notion that some people consider this vapidity & banality -- indistinguishable from junior-high-level females & their typical concerns -- a sign of poetic genius & truth.

I'm not trying to overdramatize. The mind truly boggles.

I like the idea that Stevie's house was attacked by bees. I wish she'd written a song about that.

Michele

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I like the idea that Stevie's house was attacked by bees. I wish she'd written a song about that.

Michele

It's only me who wants be wrapped around in bees and...
...have you any bees you'd like to sell?


Just like the black winged bug
in my home and won't stop stinging!
Oooh! Baby Ooh! Said Ooh!

[petep9000]

Just like the black winged bug
in my home and won't stop stinging!
Oooh! Baby Ooh! Said Ooh!

hahahahaha

How about,

"Seems Like a Thousand Bees,
are in my home..."

[ragrsrocalot]

It's about David Crosby. Ha Ha Ha. I think David and Stevie should sing together more often, their harmonies an SA are so beautiful.

[iamnotafraid]

Well, we at least know that one song was about Barry.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

Seriously though is every damn song about Lindsey or do the fans just read too much into her music?

Yes, for sure some read too much into her music. Stevie is stuck in the past and perpetuates it; everytime she talks she references circumstances from 30 years ago. And she often revises history to suit that need. It's as if time stopped; as if she hasn't moved on, and thus, has no new life experience to draw upon. It's rather pathetic in my opinion. I know of no other serious artists of longevity who are so mentally stagnent.

Fans, especially newer ones and late-comers, are understandably fascinated by their colorful drama-filled history and thus, perpetuate it. I suppose you could take every single song Stevie ever wrote and equate it with Lindsey. I've been impressed by the creative, earnest and strained interpretations posted here to uncover a linear under-lying Lindsey theme in her lyrics.

I love Stevie's music, but I just don't think her writing is that complex as some people want to think it is. It's a sure thing Lindsey has had a significant impact on her life and her songs, yet still, again, thirty-plus years have past since Lindsey and Stevie were a couple! In this time, they each have had their countless and independent life experiences to draw on for inspiration in their songs. Lindsey has explored many different themes and subject matter, including his wife and children; Stevie is not his central muse at all, nor do I ever think it was. So to even think that Stevie hasn't moved on is very disturbing.

Hey, let's try the reverse situation and find clues of Stevie in Lindsey's songs! I'll start with "What's The World Coming To."

This is all about Stevie!!!

"I can walk anywhere, I can walk anytime, but the lone highway is the only way"
This is about Lindsey contemplating his impending break-up with Stevie, knowing that when he leaves her he will be going it alone.

"Everyone's gone to the moon"
This is about feeling the isolation of being single, as well as the fact that Stevie's solo career has gone sky high while his is still floundering on the ground.

See what I mean?

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Yes, for sure some read too much into her music. Stevie is stuck in the past and perpetuates it; everytime she talks she references circumstances from 30 years ago. And she often revises history to suit that need. It's as if time stopped; as if she hasn't moved on, and thus, has no new life experience to draw upon. It's rather pathetic in my opinion. I know of no other serious artists of longevity who are so mentally stagnent.

Fans, especially newer ones and late-comers, are understandably fascinated by their colorful drama-filled history and thus, perpetuate it. I suppose you could take every single song Stevie ever wrote and equate it with Lindsey. I've been impressed by the creative, earnest and strained interpretations posted here to uncover a linear under-lying Lindsey theme in her lyrics.

I love Stevie's music, but I just don't think her writing is that complex as some people want to think it is. It's a sure thing Lindsey has had a significant impact on her life and her songs, yet still, again, thirty-plus years have past since Lindsey and Stevie were a couple! In this time, they each have had their countless and independent life experiences to draw on for inspiration in their songs. Lindsey has explored many different themes and subject matter, including his wife and children; Stevie is not his central muse at all, nor do I ever think it was. So to even think that Stevie hasn't moved on is very disturbing.

Hey, let's try the reverse situation and find clues of Stevie in Lindsey's songs! I'll start with "What's The World Coming To."

This is all about Stevie!!!

"I can walk anywhere, I can walk anytime, but the lone highway is the only way"
This is about Lindsey contemplating his impending break-up with Stevie, knowing that when he leaves her he will be going it alone.

"Everyone's gone to the moon"
This is about feeling the isolation of being single, as well as the fact that Stevie's solo career has gone sky high while his is still floundering on the ground.

See what I mean?

Funny. You should have used UTS or TFTS though...

A few points to play devil's advocate:

-Stevie's songs aren't that current, giving Lindsey theorists more than enough evidence
-Both and Stevie and Lindsey have continued to perpetuate their own myth to the public
-Stevie constantly says in current interviews that she and Lindsey write about each other and will always be inspired by one another
-The relationship obviously did not end 30+ years ago and has therefore offered them both much "life experience" for their respective musings

All that being said, I bet if the stories behind all the songs were revealed, we would all be surprised.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by michelej1

"Your heavenly origined angel is more like a princess. A street angel is not just a high-powered witch princess. She can also go out and blend in with people. I've always felt that that's the way I am. I can jump into the audience and go home with them. Then, if I'm bored, I'm outta here!"

So...it's about Stevie... surprise surprise

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

eo17 and batb -- definately lindsey.

OF COURSE THEY ARE
that's why theyre so veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery POWERRRRRful