Stevie Nicks Through Good AND BAD - Page 2

LiquidDiamonds · #16 11-12-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Time goes on, and life takes my friend and I on diverging paths. It was so, so very hard on me. I mourned our friendship for years, and shed many tears. I couldn't understand it for the longest time. I mourned our friendship worse than any relationship I'd ever been in. Chrystal was like my friendship soulmate, and still think of her and our time together whenever I hear Storms. I can look back fondly on our time now, and perhaps I have the story told in Storms to thank. The song reminds you that looking into the past is ok, but it's best to leave closed books on the shelf. Good life lesson!

Storms has always been a source of comfort for me. I tend to listen to Stevie's music during hard times these days. It has become my "comfort food". When things are going well in my life I usually don't listen to FM or Stevie a lot. I think I have burned myself out

d. However, when life is rough these songs sound like the comforting voice of an old friend.

APerfectLie · #17 11-12-2010, 01:18 PM

Stevie has always been there for me, but two really bad times I remember are:

1. When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It was back in March 2003. I was almost comatose the day I went to the hospital, so I was kind of out of it, but Landslide was playing in the car on the way to the ER. At least I think it was playing. I don't know if it really was or if I dreamt it up in my head on the way there. Anyway, I spent the entire day kind of out of it, but the next day I was pretty coherent and I made my mom run home and get my portable CD player (remember those?!) and my The Dance CD and then I just laid there with Landslide on repeat for hours that first day of being a diabetic.

2. Back in May 2009, I was hospitalized for acute renal failure. It was completely scary because I went to the ER because I was nauseous and then they told me my kidneys were failing. I so wasn't prepared. Luckily I brought my iPod tho, and I spent five days in the hospital and I kept listening to "City of Hope" and "Mable Normand". In fact, I don't think I listened to any other songs the entire time.

APerfectLie · #18 11-12-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

I will explode into a chiffonhead obnoxious disaster if I post on this thread.

It's okay, we'll help pick up the pieces!

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Originally Posted by SmileAtYou

That's a good way to put it. How beautiful that we can all relate to that feeling of Stevie being the light in the darkest places of your mind, where you most need someone to remind you
"Come in out of the darkness"

I love the way you put that!

jellyman10 · #19 11-12-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by APerfectLie

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I love the way you put that!

Seconded.

SuperFleetwood · #20 11-13-2010, 03:54 PM

sisters of the moon always helped me threw good and bad times!!

SapphireSister · #21 11-13-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperFleetwood

sisters of the moon always helped me threw good and bad times!!

Sisters of the Moon has always make me wanna do drugs

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Meowi · #22 11-13-2010, 09:34 PM

This thread makes you think how much of a beautiful writer Stevie is. She really does write a lot of her songs about things that have affected her - and yet we convert them merrily for our own needs.

TerraRhiannon · #23 11-14-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Meowi

She really does write a lot of her songs about things that have affected her - and yet we convert them merrily for our own needs.

This is true, I can find something in her songs that I might be going through and say If she can get through it, so can I . It's empowering & healing at the same time.

starshine · #24 11-14-2010, 04:42 PM

I"m sure theres many songs that I love of Stevies that have help me alot but the only 2/3 that come to mind and at a difficult time in my life are: Doing The Best That I Can.....Long Way To Go........Desert Angel. I used to play the cassette tapes....remember those (still have them too) anyway, I used to play a tape or various tapes in my car going to work or coming home.....Those songs really spoke to me....sometimes all I'd do is cry while listening to them going home......I tried to sing but nothing would come out only tears would fall. This was probably before I had all the demos /outtakes etc.....after '91 etc......I don't cry now but those songs will always have some meaning to me very deeply......

Artemis · #25 11-15-2010, 06:23 PM

Although I don't have any really personal or interesting stories to share, as I'm quite boring, Stevie's music goes with any of my moods.

There was a period over summer where I had this thing with this guy and it was getting messy, so I'd sit and listen to Beautiful Child (and Blondie's Shayla) and just cry for hours. Pathetic, but, it comforted me, in a way, as I was able to let all my feelings out.

When I'm down, I just need to stick on Rhiannon, Edge or Talk to Me and that cheers me up and I'll just dance and be the hyper prat I am. When I'm pissed, Nothing Ever Changes and Gold Dust Woman just resonate with me... etc.

I'm rambling now.

SapphireSister · #26 11-15-2010, 06:39 PM

Right now I need to be listening to Smile at You. My walls are flaming!

SuperFleetwood · #27 11-16-2010, 07:52 PM

ohh lol!!

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

Sisters of the Moon has always make me wanna do drugs

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gypsy4life · #28 11-16-2010, 11:59 PM

I have been thinking long and hard about how to reply to this thread. Stevie's music, for me, has been a staple of my life from birth. My parents were listening to The White Album and Rumours about the time I was born (1978). I don't remember not knowing who Stevie was. I have always loved her. I have known every lyric, and truly loved the music.

In fact, I can vividly remember being pretty young when Rooms On Fire came out, and I had to go to the dentist and get a tooth extracted. I was nervous, and little kid me, comforted myself in the dentist's chair by humming Rooms On Fire, as he pulled my tooth! Stevie was comforting to me way back then!

Much more recently, about the past year and a half. I literally depended on her music for everyday survival.

Without going into a lot of touchy details, I'll just say the past 15 months have been the worst of my life. I literally lost almost every friend, and several family members I had in ONE day.
The events leading up to that day were sort of a long time coming, but, I still remember the day in August of 2009, like it was yesterday. Due to circumstances WAY beyond my control, and my fierce belief in standing up for what is right, I was left virtually alone.

I had my parents, grandparents, and one cousin...that.was.it.

I drowned myself in Stevie and FM's music, nearly every minute of the day. Her lyrics reached the deepest parts of my heart when I needed them most. She seemingly wrote those words TO me.

If I loved Stevie Nicks before, I guess I unconditionally love her now. I feel as if the five members of the Rumours line up are my close friends. They have been with me through dark nights, and lonely days.

For these reasons, I will always be thankful to Stevie, and will love and support her in any way I ever could. Her music is poetry, her voice a comfort.

studyinscarlet · #29 11-17-2010, 02:50 AM

Crazy relationship. Being 'in love'. Outside The Rain for me. "No love's that hard to find, and I'm tired of... and I'm tired of trying..." That was the mantra that helped me realize we were doomed. It woke me up and made me think. That and Storms. 'Did I ever really get that much...?' The words just spoke to me. Then I got to cry to 'Love Is' and 'it wasn't that I didn't love you, I just couldn't make you see, that as hard as I tried to make it all better it was not better for me...'. Stevie therapy!