Like or Dislike: After the Glitter Fades

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

In a literal sense that really makes no sense!

Don't make me go through my Seven Wonders diatribe She says a lot of things that make no sense but you can't tell her to change it because "it's beautiful!"

[golden braid]

I love all of Belladonna so once again I have the same answer for each song: I love it. I actually like some of the other songs on the album better but this was one of the first songs that got me into Stevie. Even though I don't like country music I really like all of Stevie's country-ish songs.

[darklinensuit]

I like it, but I always thought TAI would have been the better single.

- Jake

[AliceLover]

I used to like it a lot more, but now its just 'ok'. Great addition to the Enchanted set list tho.

[Hawkeye]

Easily the worst song on Bella Donna. I cant say I HATE it, but its almost always beign skipped by me, I really dont care for it. The only one on Bella Donna I dont care for. I do like the whole line of "The Feeling remains even after the glitter fades" its a great line that applies to almost anything, but thats not saving the song!

[golddustwoman77]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

Love it, love it, love it. I love all the Stevie countryish songs.

It made a great ending to side one during the album days.

I totally agree.

[Serrart]

I'm ambivalent about this song: the album version is a bit lame for me, but I love many of the demos, especially the one with the mandolin.

Romy

[ontheEdgeof17]

I love the lyrics. Like someone said, it is a very honest, straightforward song. The country feel to it gives it a certain kind of edge. I've always thought it was weird that she was talking about the Hollywood life...the rock and roll, but the song is country? That's our Stevie.


btw...the mandolin should have stayed in the final product.

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I love the lyrics. Like someone said, it is a very honest, straightforward song. The country feel to it gives it a certain kind of edge. I've always thought it was weird that she was talking about the Hollywood life...the rock and roll, but the song is country? That's our Stevie.


btw...the mandolin should have stayed in the final product.

I totally agree, lovie.

[Serendipity]

When I first heard this, I was disappointed because it has such a "country" influence, even though I love country music, I want my rock stars to actually be rock and rollers and I dont think thats happening here. However, having listened to BellaDonna on repeat 10 times in a row, I really started to love the lyrics. So sad and beautiful and more so because they are prophetic for Stevie, not with hingsight. I actual like singing along to this one more than others.

So for me, lyrics - yes, music - not so much, song overall - me likee!

~Nicki

[pattymarkle]

ATGF is one of my all time favorites. I love that song! Love the words. Love the music. Love the message. Most inspiring line?

"What I seem to want well you know I'll find a way"

Patty

[StevieNicksEO17]

The lyrics are good, but the music sucks hard.

[LeighB04]

"Seem" suggests future tense and SN did write this before they had any success - Freudian slip, perhaps?
Although, tenses and making sense never really bothered Stevie's songwriting, so maybe she just needed to fit a word in there... works with "what I seem to want..."

[Macfanforever]

I'm a country music freak . Stevie is to me is the country music qween. besides
Tammy,Loretta,Patsy,Dolly and Shania. Stevie can sing country from the heart
period..... I remember the first time I herd that song on country radio, I said thats Stevie. I almost died. It should went to number 1 on the country billboard chart .

[Mad4stevie]

Not one of my favs. I like the lyrics OK, but the music drags for me.