'Moonlight -- A Vampire's Dream' written in Brisbane, 2009 - Page 2

Jondalar · #16 02-10-2011, 01:23 PM

You know the more I think about it, the more this album could be a total suprise. It could be an atmospheric, gothic gem, a worthy progression from the Wild Heart.

sorcerer999 · #17 02-10-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Sure, it's one thing to be "inspired" by a banal novel/movie series. But it's another thing to actually use the title of the movie in the song!

Stevie's song is called "Moonlight". The Twilight film which inspired her is called "New Moon". Yes the word "moon" is in both titles, but she didn't actually USE the title of the movie, as you suggest.

RockAlot · #18 02-10-2011, 01:51 PM

The first single "Secret Love" written by Nicks is currently on iTunes. "It was 1976 and Fleetwood Mac was opening for Peter Frampton at the time. It was written about a forbidden relationship -- not Peter and I," laughed Nicks. "I always knew that one day I was going to record the song."

I went to one of these shows back in the 70's, it was at one of the satdium's Dodger/Anaheim?, but this is when I start digging the Mac!!!

SapphireSister · #19 02-10-2011, 02:04 PM

I hope I like it better than Secret Love

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louielouie2000 · #20 02-10-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Sure, it's one thing to be "inspired" by a banal novel/movie series. But it's another thing to actually use the title of the movie in the song! Surely it's not the first time she's done this, e.g., "Beaty and the Beast," but at least she used a classic movie before. I mean, what if she was "inspired" by a Harry Potter movie and she wrote a song called "Hogwarts: A Wizard's Dream."

The only good I can see in this is that she wrote this song very recently, so it will be a true reflection of where she is at currently as a songwriter. It may also be the first time she's written a song about something other than herself, that is, unless she takes on the voice of a vampire in this song.

Trying to be positive here!

I'm choosing to look at this song like it'll be the next Illume. Remember how Illume has (9/11) next to it? But unless you knew the back story from Stevie herself, you'd never guess it was a song about the terrorist attacks. I think Stevie's classier than just making blatant references... she always has been. For instance, according to her, Edge Of 17 is about John Lennon's murder. God knows, none of us would have ever been able to pick that one out had she not explained it to us. With the exception of That Made Me Stronger, Stevie's not very literal. I'm hoping it'll be the same way for this Twilight inspired song!!

Josh2003 · #21 02-10-2011, 02:49 PM

Before we overreact, let's think back to all the things that have "inspired" Stevie to write songs:

-The OJ Simpson trial ("TISL")
-Monica Lewinsky ("Everybody Finds Out")
-A candle ("Illume")
-A cheesy airport novel ("Rhiannon")
-A highway sign ("Silver Springs")
-A lamp ("Blue Lamp")
-A crappy B-movie ("Wide Sargasso Sea")

And I think most of those songs turned out OK... :-)

sorcerer999 · #22 02-10-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh2003

Before we overreact, let's think back to all the things that have "inspired" Stevie to write songs:

-The OJ Simpson trial ("TISL")
-Monica Lewinsky ("Everybody Finds Out")
-A candle ("Illume")
-A cheesy airport novel ("Rhiannon")
-A highway sign ("Silver Springs")
-A lamp ("Blue Lamp")
-A crappy B-movie ("Wide Sargasso Sea")

And I think most of those songs turned out OK... :-)

EXACTLY! This "Moonlight" song might very well be one of the best things she's ever done. We'll just have to wait and see! I'm kind of excited, myself...and no, I'm NOT a "Twilight" fan at all.

sorcerer999 · #23 02-10-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh2003

-A crappy B-movie ("Wide Sargasso Sea")

BTW - I think "Wide Sargasso Sea" was a pretty good movie...made out of a GREAT story. I'm actually a bit more curious to see what THIS song sounds like more than the others.

TrueFaith77 · #24 02-10-2011, 03:19 PM

At least it's guaranteed to be better than the movie. But it's still aiming low. Kate Bush was inspired by movie adaptations such as The Innocents and Wuthering Heights. Stevie was once inspired by Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (and, apparently, digs Gone with the Wind--STAND BACK!) but I can't even imagine how New Moon--not the book! not the first Twilight movie (which is a better movie than any Stevie album has been album)!!--but New Moon the movie could inspire her or anyone beyond Taylor Lautner's emergence as a screen dream(though I preferred him in the first movie too). I WISH she had done a song for Red Riding Hood (which is bout to rock my world).

BombaySapphire3 · #25 02-10-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

not the first Twilight movie (which is a better movie than any Stevie album has been album)

Yeah..I alway knew that all time great academy award caliber film was a much better film than Bella Donna is an album.

goldustboi · #26 02-10-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh2003

-A highway sign ("Silver Springs")

This is amazing, hilarious and completely true all at the same time!

WildHearted · #27 02-10-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh2003

Before we overreact, let's think back to all the things that have "inspired" Stevie to write songs:

-The OJ Simpson trial ("TISL")
-Monica Lewinsky ("Everybody Finds Out")
-A candle ("Illume")
-A cheesy airport novel ("Rhiannon")
-A highway sign ("Silver Springs")
-A lamp ("Blue Lamp")
-A crappy B-movie ("Wide Sargasso Sea")

And I think most of those songs turned out OK... :-)

This really puts it into perspective, you're right! Stevie has a way of drawing from things in the most subtle or even unnoticeable ways, so until we actually hear the song I don't think there's any reason to worry.

Jondalar · #28 02-10-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by WildHearted

This really puts it into perspective, you're right! Stevie has a way of drawing from things in the most subtle or even unnoticeable ways, so until we actually hear the song I don't think there's any reason to worry.

All songwriters are like that. They need a small jumping off point to take flight.

OooMissionary · #29 02-10-2011, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77
not the first Twilight movie (which is a better movie than any Stevie album has been album)

....

You are funny. All of the movies thus far have been complete crap...

Needless to say, I am excited about this song... Stevie has a way of writing crap into gold...

HejiraNYC · #30 02-10-2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh2003

Before we overreact, let's think back to all the things that have "inspired" Stevie to write songs:

-The OJ Simpson trial ("TISL")
-Monica Lewinsky ("Everybody Finds Out")
-A candle ("Illume")
-A cheesy airport novel ("Rhiannon")
-A highway sign ("Silver Springs")
-A lamp ("Blue Lamp")
-A crappy B-movie ("Wide Sargasso Sea")

And I think most of those songs turned out OK... :-)

True, true, all of the above. But what strikes me about the new song is that the subject matter is so close to the inspiration. It's one thing if she wrote a song about the relationships among the main characters in the movie in a generic kind of way. But this is literally about vampires, which would be like her writing a song called "Silver Springs: Dreams of a Highway Sign."