**New Single** - Secret Love

[TrueFaith77]

"I am not asking salvation from you
I’m just asking to be safe for a while"

Wait, wait. I hear it as

"I am not asking salvation from you
I’m just asking to be saved for a while"

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Wait, wait. I hear it as

"I am not asking salvation from you
I’m just asking to be saved for a while"

I thought she said safe for awhile, not saved

[LittleCharmer]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Wait, wait. I hear it as

"I am not asking salvation from you
I’m just asking to be saved for a while"

I hear 'safe' too..

Mainly because (to quote Keira Knightly in 'The Duchess') 'One cannot be moderately dead, or moderately loved, or moderately free. It must always remain a matter of either-or'.. and you could either be saved (given salvation) or not. You couldn't really be 'saved for a while'. Whereas you could be 'safe for a while'.

However, Stevie's not exactly famed for her incredible grammar..

[Christopher]

The more I listen... the more goosebumps I get. I am appreciating Stevie's subtle vocal nuances. Going from loud to soft, without sounding harsh at all. If her vocals are this controlled and emotive on the rest of "In Your Dreams", this will be her best record vocally since RAL. From OSOTM on, I have found her vocals to sound very strident and flat, with a few exceptions. Also this song sounds like classic mid 80's Stevie to me (with a fresh updated crispness) and doesn't sound out of place alongside Stand Back, If Anyone Falls, Talk To Me & I Can't Wait. This is the Stevie I think the world wants to hear.

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Whats so great about this song is the demo is really "ehh" and now is awseome. When you think about it, it's way more bang for us hard cores bucks for Stevie to improve and officially release her more bland demos then the ones that are already great in demo form. Why do we need her to put All the Beautiful Worlds, Baby Doll, If You Were My Love and Space Needle on an album, when they are basically already perfect to my ears. Would I complain if they end up an album, Hell No but do you get what I'm trying to say.

I now have hope that Anabel Lee will be listenable and maybe even good!!!

Yes to all of this.

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

She really does. She has her voice back. She's singing higher and clearer than she has since the 1980s. .... She sounds like she's had a freaking awakening or something on Secret Love... she's found her muse and reason to care again. It's so hard to believe we're hearing a 62 year old rock veteran... she just radiates youthfulness and passion on this track. God, I haven't gushed in so long... it's not freaking natural anymore!

Nail on head! I love TISL but I have a feeling it'll be left in the dust by this record, at least vocally.

Originally Posted by ryguy2010

Well Warner DEFINITELY must want the song to leak b/c they still haven't removed it from youtube.

There's the litmus test! Vultures!

[DefDumbandBlond]

Originally Posted by LittleCharmer

I hear 'safe' too..

Mainly because (to quote Keira Knightly in 'The Duchess') 'One cannot be moderately dead, or moderately loved, or moderately free. It must always remain a matter of either-or'.. and you could either be saved (given salvation) or not. You couldn't really be 'saved for a while'. Whereas you could be 'safe for a while'.

However, Stevie's not exactly famed for her incredible grammar..

I hear safe as well.

[UndoingTheLaces]

It's "saved". The word refers to the term "salvation" from the previous line. I think it's a very seductive line and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't Dave's influence. Remember Missionary Man? His stuff always had a sexually spiritual side to it. Salvation and being saved are both classically religious terms but to use them in the context of being "saved" by being held in the arms of someone you love, even for a little while, is very provocative and really sweet.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

It's "saved". The word refers to the term "salvation" from the previous line. I think it's a very seductive line and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't Dave's influence. Remember Missionary Man? His stuff always had a sexually spiritual side to it. Salvation and being saved are both classically religious terms but to use them in the context of being "saved" by being held in the arms of someone you love, even for a little while, is very provocative and really sweet.

How could Dave have influenced something she wrote before she even knew him??

Anyway...Rolling Stone's blurb about new single here.

[10kRedSolids]

Having listened to this song now a half dozen times, I can honestly say that it's a "solid" song, not necessarily a "great" song. Her vocals are ok, but like so many of Stevie's songs, I often feel her vocals are much too loud in the mix compared to the music levels.

I don't hear top 40 material here folks, sorry. I think the excitement of having new Stevie music after so many years of nothingness has maybe clouded the judgement of some of you here. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice song - but listening to it critically, without bias, it's really just average in my opinion. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the CD though. Really hoping the rumours about 'China Doll' being on there are true.

Oh, and hello again

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by 10kRedSolids

Having listened to this song now a half dozen times, I can honestly say that it's a "solid" song, not necessarily a "great" song. Her vocals are ok, but like so many of Stevie's songs, I often feel her vocals are much too loud in the mix compared to the music levels.

I don't hear top 40 material here folks, sorry. I think the excitement of having new Stevie music after so many years of nothingness has maybe clouded the judgement of some of you here. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice song - but listening to it critically, without bias, it's really just average in my opinion. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the CD though. Really hoping the rumours about 'China Doll' being on there are true.

Oh, and hello again

It is likely that Secret Love is the demo with the "child's voice" that was referenced by Stevie last year so China Doll is pretty much out IMO.I agree with those who classify Secret Love as a promo single..i'm still betting on the title track as the first single proper.It would have to be an uttter fluke for Stevie to ever see the top 40 Billboard pop singles chart again no matter how good the song I'm sad to say.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

It is likely that Secret Love is the demo with the "child's voice" that was referenced by Stevie last year so China Doll is pretty much out IMO.I agree with those who classify Secret Love as a promo single..i'm still betting on the title track as the first single proper.It would have to be an uttter fluke for Stevie to ever see the top 40 Billboard pop singles chart again no matter how good the song I'm sad to say.

That's probably true, although, I'm pretty confident that Stevie can hit top ten in the Billboard 200 Album chart with ease. Possibly top 5/3.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

How could Dave have influenced something she wrote before she even knew him??

Anyway...Rolling Stone's blurb about new single here.

What is the line in the demo?

Also, I don't like that the Rolling Stone article talks about how the demo's been out there and this was written in the 70s blahblah.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by LittleCharmer

I hear 'safe' too..

Mainly because (to quote Keira Knightly in 'The Duchess') 'One cannot be moderately dead, or moderately loved, or moderately free. It must always remain a matter of either-or'.. and you could either be saved (given salvation) or not. You couldn't really be 'saved for a while'. Whereas you could be 'safe for a while'.

However, Stevie's not exactly famed for her incredible grammar..

LOL! Two words: Bob Dylan. I honestly don't know which it is; however, I put down what my ears first heard. You could be totally correct. Hopefully we will soon get the offical lyrics.

[SuiteShangriLa]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

How could Dave have influenced something she wrote before she even knew him??

the lines:

Come on it’s time to go outside
i cant go be in that world alone

and:

I am not asking salvation from you
I’m just asking to be safe for a while

are not in the original demo. they were probably added/changed recently, when the song was recorded.

[BellaDonna93]

I love it, sooo f*ing much!! Looking forward to buy her album