Behind Blue Denim...theories, proof?! - Page 2

WednesdaysChild · #16 02-08-2005, 12:48 PM

Don't you know??? She does that to TRICK us!

PenguinHead · #17 02-08-2005, 01:11 PM

You heard that? Wow...it's interesting how people interpret things so differently. I aways thought Blue Denim was an intriguing, different song for Stevie. Lyrically, that whole chrous is written in third person. As I hear it, and as it appears in the lyric sheet, the correct line is: "They run with the sight." She's referring to his "blue-gray eyes."

However, the theory about the subject matter/inspiration seems very viable. When in doubt of what a Stevie song is about -- defer to Lindsey! It's a safe bet.

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Originally Posted by Kelly

"He runs from the sight"

You can hear the pain and despair in that one line, as if she is reflecting on the power she USED to have over him and now she fears he wants to run from her. (he is successful right now with OOTC..she is a mess, physically, emotionally, career wise)
I think the timeline fits perfectly for it to be about the Inauguration too. Plus, she was at the end of the barrel creatively. Lindsey has always been a source of inspiration for her for some reason. Not to mention she has written about his eyes before.

BTW..no proof..just my own speculation. It's one of the only songs I like on Street Angel.

Kelly · #18 02-08-2005, 07:02 PM

my bad with the "he"..still she is referring to his blue gray eyes so I jumped to my own conclusions!

The line is still sad in my opinion for the same reasons. The song is the only thing I find interesting on the entire damn album.

Sorcerer386 · #19 02-08-2005, 10:52 PM

Well, I don't know, but I still think was being just premonitional (is that a word?) when she wrote the last lines:

So I'm going away for a little while
To remember how to feel
And if I find the answer, I promise you
I'll come back and get you

Exactly what she did!

Janet · #20 02-09-2005, 12:07 AM

" they run with the sight" ..that's about his eyes and that makes total sense...

I totally thought this song was about Lindsey. If she wrote it around the time of the Inaugeration...I would be surprised.

I was thinking of his one night stand with the BTM tour. Seeing him that night must have been really crazy for her. That was in 91 right? That would make more sense.

EveryHour · #21 02-09-2005, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet

I was thinking of his one night stand with the BTM tour. Seeing him that night must have been really crazy for her. That was in 91 right? That would make more sense.

I was driving to work after leaving some follow-up posts in this thread this morning and it hit me that, timing-wise, LB's appearance at that one show on the BTM Tour was more obviously where this song stemmed from! I'm glad someone else realized too! Gotta be it.

svnwndrs · #22 02-09-2005, 11:44 AM

The copyright date on "Blue Denim" is 4/27/92. And the date on the master reel is 9/19/92 (if I am correct). So yeah, it had to be written BEFORE the inaugeration in January 1993.

sarahw · #23 02-09-2005, 07:38 PM

haven't posted in ages....but to add my 2 cents I always though the line "so I'm going away for a little while to remember how to feel" refers to her going to rehab....I don't know about the dates and timing, but I always think that one small part of the reason she got off the drugs was for Lindsey....even though they weren't close I think his "looking past her" probably devastated her, and was a catalyst of sorts......so that maybe the next time he saw her he would recognize her as the girl he used to know.....

David · #24 02-09-2005, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janet

I was thinking of his one night stand with the BTM tour. Seeing him that night must have been really crazy for her. That was in 91 right? That would make more sense.

1990. Two nights -- Dec. 6 (Oakland) & 7 (Los Angeles).

Could be, Janet . . . Lindsey talks a little bit about those two shows in some interview.

StevieNicksEO17 · #25 02-09-2005, 09:50 PM

I never understand Stevie's music. I think it's so hard to understand.

diamondsnake · #26 02-11-2005, 04:44 PM

I love the line "I turned away so he couldn't see, I turned away it could never be"

Bryan · #27 02-12-2005, 10:15 AM

I found this quote:

"Well, I wrote this... um, it's a song about this guy who came into my life, but left just as quick. And his eyes were that intense, that it just makes you, even if you didn't know him, you would go, like, 'wow.' And you could be, like, the toughest person, but those eyes would make you be whatever he wanted you to be."
~Stevie Nicks, Pittsburgh, PA 102.5 WDVE 7/94

Now,if it was written about Lindsey,first of all I don't think she'd have reason to hide that..she's been pretty open about all the songs that are about him.
Secondly,the fact that she says 'this guy who came into my life' suggests that she hadn't known him previously..also the 'even if you didn't know him' suggests the same.
I think it's pretty close minded to think that this song is about Lindsey. It of course COULD be,but I've seen lots of people with an intense 'blue/gray' eye color. It's really not as uncommon as people think.

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petep9000 · #28 02-12-2005, 06:07 PM

There was a guy (I won't say who) who used to post on the old AOL board who claims that Blue Denim was about him. He was always being accused of being a Stevie stalker by some of the other posters and they'd flame each other, then he'd disappaear vowing never to post again. Then he'd lurk for a few months, then reappear.

Serrart · #29 02-12-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan

I found this quote:

"Well, I wrote this... um, it's a song about this guy who came into my life, but left just as quick. And his eyes were that intense, that it just makes you, even if you didn't know him, you would go, like, 'wow.' And you could be, like, the toughest person, but those eyes would make you be whatever he wanted you to be."
~Stevie Nicks, Pittsburgh, PA 102.5 WDVE 7/94

Now,if it was written about Lindsey,first of all I don't think she'd have reason to hide that..she's been pretty open about all the songs that are about him.
Secondly,the fact that she says 'this guy who came into my life' suggests that she hadn't known him previously..also the 'even if you didn't know him' suggests the same.
I think it's pretty close minded to think that this song is about Lindsey. It of course COULD be,but I've seen lots of people with an intense 'blue/gray' eye color. It's really not as uncommon as people think.

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Yes it could be about anyone with beautiful blue eyes, but I think mostly she uses the 'blue eyes' code to talk about Lindsey. If I had been in her shoes, in 1994 I wouldn't have said either it was about him, because she said they had barely talked in those years. It could have been a bit embarassing to admit that she had written a 'I'll come back and get you' song about him.

Romy

Johnny Stew · #30 02-12-2005, 11:58 PM

Quote:

"it's a song about this guy who came into my life, but left just as quick."

Does Brett Michaels have blue eyes? I imagine he could be a possibility, as Stevie talked of him VERY fondly in the 'Timespace' liner notes, and he fits the bill, when it comes to a man who seems to have left her life as quickly as he came.
The timing would be right, too. Since "Love's A Hard Game To Play" was recorded in 1991, and "Blue Denim" was copyrighted in early 1992.

Thanks for posting that quote, Bryan.
An additionally interesting thing about it... for me, at least... is that it's taken from an interview with our local rock station (which has always been very Stevie friendly).