Glee's cover of Landslide

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

I don't think it's unexpected that it was Landslide. The song is about taking a critical look at where your life is headed and how your relationship may or may not factor into that. Santana needed to take a critical look at her feelings for Brittany and decide if they were worth taking on the stigma of a non-straight sexuality. She decided they were. It's an incredibly mature and intense decision and the use of Landslide to guide her through it was beautiful.

Oh, I didn't meant in regards to the meaning of the song connecting with the storyline. I guess somehow was a bit confusing. I just meant in regards to Santana's character (bitchy, superficial 16 year old cheerleader) up until this point - it just seemed strange to me that she would automatically think of Landslide of all songs simply BECAUSE it was such a mature take on things.. however, lots of things about Santana came out last episode that weren't there before, so I guess it's all the same.

[vivfox]

Mar 8 2011
Fleetwood Mac's 'Landslide': Story Behind Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Glee' Cover
Holly Holliday revisited the classic made famous by Stevie Nicks on latest episode.
By Aly Semigran

Gwyneth Paltrow is back, Gleeks, and she's brought the legendary Stevie Nicks with her.
After weeks of waiting, the Academy Award-winning actress, who has more recently been spending her time performing onstage at various awards shows, including the Oscars and the Grammys, finally returned to reprise her "Glee" character, flighty substitute teacher Holly Holliday.

During her turn on Tuesday night's (March 8) episode, titled "Sexy," Paltrow, who made a lasting impression last time around thanks to her giddy (and squeaky-clean) take on Cee Lo Green's "Forget You," took on an entirely different sound when she sang the moving Fleetwood Mac classic "Landslide."

Accompanied by twangy guitars and a banjo, Paltrow drew on her country music chops (heard most recently in her 2010 drama "Country Strong") as she covered the timeless tune. But even before getting the "Glee"/Gwyneth treatment, "Landslide," written by Nicks, has long been considered a treasure of the Fleetwood Mac catalog.

In 1973, 25-year-old Nicks penned the song during a stay in the snowy mountains of Colorado. Although there have been various theories regarding who — or what — the song is about, the singer set the record straight during a visit to VH1's "Storytellers" in 1998.

"Everybody, everybody seems to think that I wrote this song about them — everybody in my family, all my friends, everybody," Nicks said on the show. "And my Dad, my Dad did have something to do with it, but he absolutely thinks that he was the whole, complete reason that it was ever written."

She went on to explain just how the song came to be, "[Bandmate] Lindsey [Buckingham] and I went up to Aspen and we went to somebody's incredible house and they had a piano and I had my guitar with me and I went in their living room, looking out over the incredible Aspen sky and I wrote 'Landslide.' "

The song, which includes such lyrics as "I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills/ Till the landslide brought me down," would become a turning point in the careers of Nicks and collaborator Buckingham, who was also her boyfriend at the time. As she told the "Storytellers" audience, "Three months later Mick Fleetwood called on New Year's Eve 1974 and asked us to join Fleetwood Mac."

"Landslide" was initially released on Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 1975 album, but it wasn't actually released as a single (despite being a fan favorite) until 1998, when a live version of the song appeared on the Fleetwood album The Dance and hit airwaves. It peaked at #10 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart and hit #51 on the Hot 100 that year.

The sentimental and deeply personal song, with its simple, yet effective guitar chords and lyrics like "Well, I've been afraid of changing/ 'Cause I've built my life around you" found its way into the hearts and onto the records of other inspired artists, most notably the Smashing Pumpkins and the Dixie Chicks.

The Smashing Pumpkins released their version of "Landslide" on their 1994 B-sides album, Pisces Iscariot. The cover went on to be one of the rock band's most-beloved tracks and even had the approval of Nicks herself. As she told fans during a 1998 online chat with SonicNet, "There's nothing more pleasing to a songwriter than [someone else] doing one of their songs. ['Landslide'] also led me to being friends with Billy [Corgan] and the possibility that we'll work together," she said of the Smashing Pumpkins frontman. "Over this song, there's been this incredible connection ... he reached out ... I believe that my poetry is really meant for everyone, no matter what age."

Nearly 10 years later, chart-topping country trio the Dixie Chicks created their own rendition of "Landslide." Released on their 2002 album, Home, the trio's cover also became a favorite among fans.

With its debut on Glee, "Landslide," proves that it continues to be a song that speaks to many generations, moving listeners years after Nicks first shared the song with the world more than 35 years ago.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/165...andslide.jhtml

[michelej1]

Stevie Nicks On Her Favorite Songs: A Music Mix Exclusivere
by Leah Greenblatt, March 9, 2011
http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/09/g...fleetwood-mac/

The Wide World of Web is buzzing today with talk about Gwyneth Paltrow’s version of Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1975 ballad “Landslide,” from her second guest spot on Glee last night.

Even those who think Gwyneth should have been headed off at the pass before making Country Strong were knocked out by the Oscar-winning actress’ quiet, subdued version of the Stevie Nicks ballad.

Like a great many songs from the classic rock era, “Landslide” has been covered countless times—by the Dixie Chicks, the Smashing Pumpkins, Stacey Kent, and now Glee—but in a strange turn of fate, none of these versions suck. In fact, most of them are quite good: not necessarily inventive, but they all successfully capture the solitary wistfulness in the White-Winged Dove’s original.

Which cover of Stevie Nicks’ “Landslide” makes your eyes the mistiest? Listen to them here and take our poll at the bottom!

Read the EW 2009 interview with Stevie for more Landslide discussion:
http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/03/31/stevie-nicks-in/

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Stevie Nicks On Her Favorite Songs: A Music Mix Exclusivere
by Leah Greenblatt, March 9, 2011
http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/09/g...fleetwood-mac/

The Wide World of Web is buzzing today with talk about Gwyneth Paltrow’s version of Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1975 ballad “Landslide,” from her second guest spot on Glee last night.

Even those who think Gwyneth should have been headed off at the pass before making Country Strong were knocked out by the Oscar-winning actress’ quiet, subdued version of the Stevie Nicks ballad.

Like a great many songs from the classic rock era, “Landslide” has been covered countless times—by the Dixie Chicks, the Smashing Pumpkins, Stacey Kent, and now Glee—but in a strange turn of fate, none of these versions suck. In fact, most of them are quite good: not necessarily inventive, but they all successfully capture the solitary wistfulness in the White-Winged Dove’s original.

Which cover of Stevie Nicks’ “Landslide” makes your eyes the mistiest? Listen to them here and take our poll at the bottom!

Read the EW 2009 interview with Stevie for more Landslide discussion:
http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/03/31/stevie-nicks-in/

I honestly like all versions of this song. I think I likes Nicks with the Melbourne Orchestra the best though. The dixie chicks version is great because of the added harmonies and so is glee. Corgans and kent were more personal.

[KarmaContestant]

I watched this last night.

It was great to hear a Stevie song on Glee, but now that I've seen it I have to admit I wasn't that impressed. The way it was fit into the story of the show was sweet, but I'd have much rather heard it done without Gwynneth Paltrow leading the vocals.