Dave Stewart in a Stevie Mood today

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Originally Posted by Christopher

IDK, It seems the love for Annabel Lee is @ 50/50 around here, and that's based on the simple, no frills TISL demo. I personally LOVE the song and always saw huge potential with it. I simply cannot get enough of the refrain at the end of the demo where she keeps repeating "ooh I lie down by the side...of my wife, my bride...I lie down..by the side.." I hope they kept this ending in the song. It's exquisite.

I think the melody is classic, like an old-timey ballad or waltz. If it were produced like a Gillian Welch tune, or like the Nick Cave song "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (dark) I would be really pleased.
That is just my taste, though. I think the sepia-toned core of the song is washed out by air-brushed guitar and keyboards.
~E.