forest of the black roses!!! yeah i love this woman!

fumidesigns · #1 07-03-2011, 08:35 PM

tears! ya hear me! eff'n tears! i love this! omg!

mitzo · #2 07-03-2011, 09:03 PM

The saddest thing is that this never made it onto an album. Absolutely unbelievably baffling.

fumidesigns · #3 07-03-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mitzo

The saddest thing is that this never made it onto an album. Absolutely unbelievably baffling.

yes that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg!!!!

SaraThePoet · #4 07-03-2011, 09:05 PM

OHmyDAMN...forgot all about this song..THANK YOU.. love love love!!!!

Allycattt · #5 07-03-2011, 09:15 PM

This song is definetly in my top Stevie demos. It's SOOO good. Everything about it. I just love it.

Morgana · #6 07-03-2011, 09:24 PM

Another one of those, "gems" that never saw the light of day on an album! I think it was written during the Rumours era and a hopeful for the album.

Allycattt · #7 07-03-2011, 09:30 PM

I remember reading somewhere that this song was intended to be on the Rhiannon movie soundtrack or whatever. I could easily be wrong though.

Christopher · #8 07-03-2011, 10:10 PM

Oh Hell YES!!! One of my all time favorite Stevie piano demos EVER! This is one of 9 or 10 of the infamous songs of Rhiannon that Stevie demoed for a potential movie screenplay project she had based upon the trilogy of books written in the early 70's about Rhiannon & Welsh mythology (TRIAD, Songs of Rhiannon) If I recall correctly these were recorded sometime in 1978.

I wish Stevie would record this song, she's already let about 3 or 4 make it to official release already (Sorcerer, Planets Of The Universe, Kind Of Woman). Or better yet, she should just record all her songs of Rhiannon for the ultimate concept album. An intoxicating gothic torch record. What a sweet way to bookend her recording career. She could re-record Rhiannon as a haunting beautiful string-laden ballad as she intended when she originally composed it, plus all the other gorgeous ballads (Maker Of Bird, Forsaken Love etc.) Stevie wouldn't even have to bother with a movie, just let the songs be recorded & released, let the lore build. Someone else someday would probably be inspired by these songs & story to bring Stevie's Rhiannon compositions & vision to fruition on screen or stage.

Aussie W/Heart · #9 07-03-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Christopher

Oh Hell YES!!! One of my all time favorite Stevie piano demos EVER! This is one of 9 or 10 of the infamous songs of Rhiannon that Stevie demoed for a potential movie screenplay project she had based upon the trilogy of books written in the early 70's about Rhiannon & Welsh mythology (TRIAD, Songs of Rhiannon) If I recall correctly these were recorded sometime in 1978.

I wish Stevie would record this song, she's already let about 3 or 4 make it to official release already (Sorcerer, Planets Of The Universe, Kind Of Woman). Or better yet, she should just record all her songs of Rhiannon for the ultimate concept album. An intoxicating gothic torch record. What a sweet way to bookend her recording career. She could re-record Rhiannon as a haunting beautiful string-laden ballad as she intended when she originally composed it, plus all the other gorgeous ballads (Maker Of Bird, Forsaken Love etc.) Stevie wouldn't even have to bother with a movie, just let the songs be recorded & released, let the lore build. Someone else someday would probably be inspired by these songs & story to bring Stevie's Rhiannon compositions & vision to fruition on screen or stage.

I absolutely would love this to happen, hopefully she has not forgotten about this awesome project... FOTBR is just another one of Stevie's precious gems

that didnt make it on an album.. i love it !!!

**mylittledemon** · #10 07-04-2011, 03:07 AM

Am I the only one who wasn't impressed with that song?

Phoenix · #11 07-04-2011, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Am I the only one who wasn't impressed with that song?

No you are not alone. I've NEVER really gotten all the rabid love for this one. I mean, I like some of the words, but it just plods along. I dont get what makes it so great. I AM all for a RHIANNON project tho.

mitzo · #12 07-04-2011, 06:09 AM

Those who don't like this may see Stevie as a rocker, and don't get the heart wrenching ballads.

Morgana · #13 07-04-2011, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Christopher

Oh Hell YES!!! One of my all time favorite Stevie piano demos EVER! This is one of 9 or 10 of the infamous songs of Rhiannon that Stevie demoed for a potential movie screenplay project she had based upon the trilogy of books written in the early 70's about Rhiannon & Welsh mythology (TRIAD, Songs of Rhiannon) If I recall correctly these were recorded sometime in 1978.

I wish Stevie would record this song, she's already let about 3 or 4 make it to official release already (Sorcerer, Planets Of The Universe, Kind Of Woman). Or better yet, she should just record all her songs of Rhiannon for the ultimate concept album. An intoxicating gothic torch record. What a sweet way to bookend her recording career. She could re-record Rhiannon as a haunting beautiful string-laden ballad as she intended when she originally composed it, plus all the other gorgeous ballads (Maker Of Bird, Forsaken Love etc.) Stevie wouldn't even have to bother with a movie, just let the songs be recorded & released, let the lore build. Someone else someday would probably be inspired by these songs & story to bring Stevie's Rhiannon compositions & vision to fruition on screen or stage.

Maybe soon Stevie will return to her Rhiannon project.

I agree........that would be one hell of a rockin album/CD!

I've read Triad, which is different from the original Irish folk tales: The Mabinogion, about Rhiannon. I am just now starting to read that series and I started of course with the book @ Rhiannon: The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton. Now I have to get the other books to see where the Forest of the Black Roses comes into play.

Has anyone else read the books?