What old demos do you want Stevie to dig out for her new record?

APerfectLie · #1 03-24-2010, 03:59 PM

So if the rumours are true that Stevie is making a new album, chances are she will pull out some of her old demos and record a few for the album. Which ones do you want??

My choices:

Lady From The Mountains- I love this song and I heard she was talking about recording it back in 2007.

She Loves Him Still- I agree with that earlier thread where we talked about Dave Stewart being able to produce an awesome version of it.

All The Kings Horses- Amazing song and I think it would go well with her vocals now a days.

I Call You Missing- I can't ever enjoy this demo because of the poor quality, but I think Stevie could record a kick ass version of it and give it a very rock sound.

Mabel Normand, City of Hope, and Mistaken Love- I really love all 3 of these songs a lot, but the raw quality of the demos makes them even more amazing. I doubt she would do any of these 3, and even if she did I don't know if a new version could ever compare to the demos, but I would still love to hear a new and fully produced version of any of the 3.

ShangriLaTroubl · #2 03-24-2010, 04:05 PM

I would love to hear "Prettiest Girl in the World" redone. She actually mentioned that one in an interview not that long ago..Love that demo!

louielouie2000 · #3 03-24-2010, 04:34 PM

If You Were My Love: That's my #1 since Smile At You was recorded (not exactly to my tastes, either. Oh well...)

My Heart: Great little song.

Other favs that would be out of context these days:

Melacine: Fun little song, but it's just not 'current Stevie' compatible IMO.

Forest Of The Black Roses: Ditto.

Cecelia: Double Ditto.

Space Needle: Simply too dark, and it's way outta context since it's been 16 years+ since Stevie was in rehab. Coulda been a real tour de force on TISL...

Joan Of Arc: I realize it was a B-side, but damn I woulda loved this one on an album.

Not Make Believe: Ditto.

Nathan · #4 03-24-2010, 04:37 PM

^^^My Heart could be good. It could be a waste of space though, too.

City Of Hope.

Julia. Julia. Julia.

goldustsongbird · #5 03-24-2010, 04:53 PM

^ Time doesn't matter with Space Needle. It's a reflective song.

Obviously, Secret Love and Poor Me need to be recorded. Stevie's finest moments.

chiliD · #6 03-24-2010, 04:57 PM

Enough with the skeletons from the closet...write new stuff for a new album.

goldustsongbird · #7 03-24-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Enough with the skeletons from the closet...write new stuff for a new album.

You wouldn't say that to Bob Dylan!

Angel69 · #8 03-24-2010, 05:39 PM

Ooh Baby

Watchdevil

Forsaken Love

If You Were My Love

louielouie2000 · #9 03-24-2010, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Enough with the skeletons from the closet...write new stuff for a new album.

Those are my feelings as well, but I chose to throw some of my favs in since the thread asked for that

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SapphireSister · #10 03-24-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Other favs that would be out of context these days:

Hi Louie! Can you please explain to me what you mean by "out of context these days". Maybe I'm interpreting what you are saying incorrectly but to me music is timeless. You can always put a new twist on an old song and/or make it more modern sounding. Didn't she do this on the TISL album? I mean unless you are saying something that's like totally politically irrelevant or something most any of Stevie's songs could be released today.

SapphireSister · #11 03-24-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Enough with the skeletons from the closet...write new stuff for a new album.

I can totally appreciate what you are saying but one or two oldies couldn't hurt...

SapphireSister · #12 03-24-2010, 06:35 PM

Oh and my choice would be hands down, City of Hope. After that All the Beautiful Worlds.

joe68 · #13 03-24-2010, 06:40 PM

One More Tomorrow & China Doll.

louielouie2000 · #14 03-24-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

Hi Louie! Can you please explain to me what you mean by "out of context these days". Maybe I'm interpreting what you are saying incorrectly but to me music is timeless. You can always put a new twist on an old song and/or make it more modern sounding. Didn't she do this on the TISL album? I mean unless you are saying something that's like totally politically irrelevant or something most any of Stevie's songs could be released today.

Howdy!

To me, songs like Forest Of The Black Roses, Melacine, and Cecelia are a bit... I dunno... callow. They're cute and thoroughly Stevie... but Stevie's such a different person these days that her singing them would be totally irrelevant. To me she's even a different person than she was while she was recording Trouble In Shangri La. There was such a dynamic shift in her post 9/11. I just think she'd feel silly digging some of those old songs up... and might even look it too.

It was a young girl who wrote those songs... and now she's a much harder, technically elderly, woman.

chiliD · #15 03-24-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

You wouldn't say that to Bob Dylan!

Bob Dylan wouldn't resort to dredging up songs that weren't worthy then, aren't worthy now.

Hence why you don't see him re-releasing his old albums with a ton of "bonus tracks" that weren't worthy of inclusion at the time.