Re-Record That Song, Stevie! Poll

[mikebise]

After the amazing results Stevie has had with re-recording "Annabel Lee", "Moonlight" and "My Heart" for In Your Dreams, what other completely unreleased song would you have Stevie and Dave work their magic on for her next hopeful album (or Fleetwood Mac's album, as long as Dave produces it)? Maybe Stevie could add to an old song, like she did with "Planets Of The Universe" and "Lady From The Mountains", or she could keep the words mostly the same, like "Sorcerer" and "Smile At You".

Play along and have FUN!

[Artemis]

I'd love her to re-record Smile At You. Again. I like to pretend the SYW version doesn't exist

Joan of Arc, Have No Heart, At The Fair or Space Needle could be very effective, too.

[mikebise]

Good choices! But I think "Joan Of Arc" is perfect for a (much-needed) re-release of Tango In The Night. It's so stark and Mid-to-Late Eighties perfection in its depiction of the pampered rock star lifestyle gone tragic.

Then again, I never expected Stevie & Dave to add such life to "Lady From The Mountains" and also drive "Annabel Lee" into the stratosphere! So, maybe they could do a new "Joan Of Arc", as long as Stevie uses her "Solder's Angel" creepy-but-cool voice!

[Stevieforever]

I would love to have "What Has Rock & Roll Ever Done For You." I would love to hear what she could do with it now.

[RavenOfRhiannon]

For me, it's all about 'Forsaken Love.' But, I voted for 'Have No Heart' because I am so in love with Stevie's literary-inspired songs right now (Thank you, Annabel Lee, Wide Sargasso Sea, Running Through The Garden)

[mikebise]

Hey, we'll have to do a Round Two one of these things, right?

"What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You?" and "Forsaken Love" are inspired choices!

[louielouie2000]

If You Were My Love is by far my fav unreleased demo.

[jcalzaretta]

I think the song that should have been in the poll is Forest of the Black Roses.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Artemis

I'd love her to re-record Smile At You. Again. I like to pretend the SYW version doesn't exist

Yes!
"The Dealer" gets my vote. Could really suit her voice right now, & I love the lyrics.
I also love "She Still Loves Him", but I don't think she could ever do better than the rasp on the original outtake.
I think "Baby Doll" would be another good one to try. It has that incomplete feel and a good (but not great) vocal, so I think nobody would be terribly offended if Dave tweaked it.
"All the Beautiful Worlds" is another one that might be great in an updated version.

- Jake

[mikebise]

"All The Beautiful Worlds"! Well, we'll get a Round Two!

Still, that song is so very The Wild Heart sounding~ should it be messed with? Maybe Stevie & Dave could re-work Stevie's 1974/1975 song, "You Won't Forget Me", which lent some of its lyrics to "All The Beautiful Worlds". Stevie would ROCK "You Won't Forget Me" nowadays!!!!!!!! And then Stevie could talk all about it in interviews, "I wrote this in Late 1974 before I even joined Fleetwood Mac, I don't remember at all who it's about..." etc. LOL!

I put "All the King's Horses" and "Castaway" on the list as examples of songs that needed some polishing up and could end up as great as "Moonlight" possibly. I guess not.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by mikebise

"All The Beautiful Worlds"! Well, we'll get a Round Two!

Still, that song is so very The Wild Heart sounding~ should it be messed with? Maybe Stevie & Dave could re-work Stevie's 1974/1975 song, "You Won't Forget Me", which lent some of its lyrics to "All The Beautiful Worlds". Stevie would ROCK "You Won't Forget Me" nowadays!!!!!!!! And then Stevie could talk all about it in interviews, "I wrote this in Late 1974 before I even joined Fleetwood Mac, I don't remember at all who it's about..." etc. LOL!

I put "All the King's Horses" and "Castaway" on the list as examples of songs that needed some polishing up and could end up as great as "Moonlight" possibly. I guess not.

That's where I think Dave's creativity could come in. Yes, the original outtake of ATBW from TWH is excellent, but it's very dated sounding, so I wouldn't mind hearing it changed a bit. I could see the song morphed into a "Bombay Sapphires" type sound. I would want them to keep Lori & Sharon's parts the same. For me, it all comes down to Stevie's voice. It sounded effortless in TWH days. IYD gives me hope that she might be able to match that sound.

- Jake

[HighPassion]

I picked Julia. Although I would like her to re-record Sanctuary as well. Even though it's not on this list, and I don't think she'd have to change or add anything to either of these songs.

[mikebise]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

\ For me, it all comes down to Stevie's voice. It sounded effortless in TWH days. IYD gives me hope that she might be able to match that sound.

- Jake

And that CONCERT, too, huh???!!!

Of course, I got The Wild Heart version of "Destiny" about 2 weeks before Street Angel was released in 1994, and I thought nothing could top the 1982 version. But, as time went on, I've come to appreciate the Street Angel version of "Destiny" much more.

Yes, I love Stevie's sad, depressed, out-of-control vocals from The Wild Heart version, but the one on Street Angel gives me hope and makes me smile. And her voice is beautiful!

[On Ice]

The Dealer would make an awesome Fleetwood Mac Song, I can picture it starting out acoustic and then a killer chorus. Add some Lindsey guitar and the Fleetwood/McVie rythym section and we have ourselves a winner. Julia should wait till the next solo album, no way this song should stay in the vaults, it's amazing.

[Artemis]

Oh yes! Totally agree with redoing You Won't Forget Me, instead of All The Beautiful Worlds. ATBW should be on a TWH re-release/update. That's pretty much a perfect outtake. Not a demo, not something that needs touching. You Won't Forget Me is a little gem of a song though, and would work well with her Soldier's Angel type vocals, I think.