Least Favorite Stevie "extra" song

[MacShadowsBall]

I love "Fireflies". Its got that groove like "Angel" and "Sisters of the Moon" have.


...but I also love "No Questions Asked" so there ya go Ledgies!

[Neal]

I went with 'Fireflies'; not a bad song, just my least favorite. Maybe if I heard a studio version I'd feel differently...

I can't believe so many people don't like 'Not Make Believe'!?!?

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

I love "Fireflies". Its got that groove like "Angel" and "Sisters of the Moon" have.


...but I also love "No Questions Asked" so there ya go Ledgies!

Interesting... I adore No Questions Asked, think Sisters is one of Stevie's best songs ever, but completely abhor Angel. I guess there's no logic when it comes to personal taste!

Originally Posted by Neal

I can't believe so many people don't like 'Not Make Believe'!?!?

Me either, but I'm used to my opinions being divergent from mainstream Ledge. I think Not Make Believe is really a fantastic little song. I just love the lyrics... they are so good at capturing the complexities & ups and downs of relationships, and why we fight for them. I really like the production of the song too... very quirky, crisp, & simple. The production really puts the spotlight on Stevie's voice and her lyrics. I truly think this is one of the most effective tracks from Say You Will... it's a shame it didn't make the standard edition release. I feel it's one of the better Stevie and Lindsey collaborations to emerge from Say You Will.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Neal

I went with 'Fireflies'; not a bad song, just my least favorite. Maybe if I heard a studio version I'd feel differently...

I can't believe so many people don't like 'Not Make Believe'!?!?

I love this tune too!

[johnnystorms]

what is this an extra on??? regardless Fireflies is a great song! it truly encapsulates the band's dynamic!

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Interesting... I adore No Questions Asked but completely abhor Angel. I guess there's no logic when it comes to personal taste!

Really?? This is a very unusual opinion - but all's subjective of course! I love both of those songs - although it took me a while to warm to No Questions Asked but when I did.. I loved it!

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Interesting... I adore No Questions Asked, think Sisters is one of Stevie's best songs ever, but completely abhor Angel. I guess there's no logic when it comes to personal taste!

You can say that again. I love "Fireflies" and "Sisters of the Moon", I'm just okay with "No Questions Asked", and I find "Angel" highly overrated except live. It's the only Stevie song on Tusk where I'm not even impressed by the vocal (and the lyrics to the chorus make me cringe).

- Jake

[jellyman10]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I love "Fireflies" and "Sisters of the Moon", I'm just okay with "No Questions Asked", and I find "Angel" highly overrated except live.

I agree with all of this, except for the bit about 'Angel'. In fact, I was outside my house yesterday and could only hear the (very looooong) playlist I was playing indoors very faintly, and something came on and made me go 'Oh, that's a great beat and bass, what's that??' 'Course it was 'Angel'.

[RickRobert]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Sisters is one of Stevie's best songs ever, but completely abhor Angel.

I think Not Make Believe is really a fantastic little song.

Yes yes yes!!

[MacShadowsBall]

Where's all the votes for "Sweet Girl"? I thought that one wasn't well liked?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Me either, but I'm used to my opinions being divergent from mainstream Ledge. I think Not Make Believe is really a fantastic little song. I just love the lyrics... they are so good at capturing the complexities & ups and downs of relationships, and why we fight for them. I really like the production of the song too... very quirky, crisp, & simple. The production really puts the spotlight on Stevie's voice and her lyrics. I truly think this is one of the most effective tracks from Say You Will... it's a shame it didn't make the standard edition release. I feel it's one of the better Stevie and Lindsey collaborations to emerge from Say You Will.

Agreed 100%!!!

Originally Posted by johnnystorms

what is this an extra on???

The second disc of the Say You Will special edition. It could (should?) have easily replaced "Silver Girl"...

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

Really?? This is a very unusual opinion - but all's subjective of course! I love both of those songs - although it took me a while to warm to No Questions Asked but when I did.. I loved it!

My biggest problem with Angel is it never really goes anywhere. You expect it to take off and it never does. It's musically boring to me. And I think the lyric matter is forced, contrived. It just doesn't seem like a natural effort to me like the rest of Stevie's absolutely stellar songs from Tusk.

Interestingly enough, I loved No Questions Asked from the first listen, though. I think it's another great little song in the same vein as Not Make Believe: just interesting commentary on the craziness of relationships.

[markolas]

Toss up between Fireflies and Not Make Believe. Fireflies is a song that was always just "there," but it's pretty boring and far from being anything special. The vocal is good, tho. I can't get past the "It hurts my self esteem...it hurts my everything...I am reeling...oh, it hurts my feelings" lyric on NMB long enough to take anything else about it seriously.

[mezzoforte]

Originally Posted by markolas

Toss up between Fireflies and Not Make Believe. Fireflies is a song that was always just "there," but it's pretty boring and far from being anything special. The vocal is good, tho. I can't get past the "It hurts my self esteem...it hurts my everything...I am reeling...oh, it hurts my feelings" lyric on NMB long enough to take anything else about it seriously.

YES.
I'd been waffling between a few and wasn't sure I would vote, but you reminded me why I rarely listen to Not Make Believe. Hate it when one lyric ruins an otherwise perfectly nice song (see also: Ghosts, "She relies on her music like a husband.").
Surprised Paper Doll hasn't gotten more votes--I thought it was a lock for the win.

[MacShadowsBall]

Poll closes in 1 hour and its tied right now!