storms, a song that no one talks about... - Page 2

BombaySapphire3 · #16 08-25-2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by singatnight

I saw an interview on youtube.com where Stevie said that she is very proud of the the lyrics for Storms. She said something along the lines of that they are complex and intricatelly woven..great writing. I also heard that this song is about her affair with Mick. An absolutely beautiful song! Did they perform it on the Tusk tour???

No they never did ..I disagree with the posters who think the vocal is weak..it suits the song and arrangement perfectly IMO.

Betsy · #17 08-25-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by singatnight

I saw an interview on youtube.com where Stevie said that she is very proud of the the lyrics for Storms. She said something along the lines of that they are complex and intricatelly woven..great writing. I also heard that this song is about her affair with Mick. ...

I have heard and have read the same thing.

It is a great song. I would like to hear it live.

sherhiannon · #18 08-25-2008, 11:19 AM

Storms is one of my favorites and totally got me through the suicide of my boyfriend when I was 20 and still such a child dealing with grown up problems..."every night that goes betweeen I feel a little less"....and "i'd like to leave you with something warm..." Some of the most deeply felt and touching lyrics I've ever connected too....LOVE IT!!

singatnight · #19 08-25-2008, 02:07 PM

I personally think the lyrics are brillant!! My favorite Stevie era is during the tusk album. Wish I was alive back then to see it in person!!! Her voice is AMAZING and I LOVE the songs she did for the album!!! SOTM is one of my absolute favorites!!!

galestreet · #20 08-25-2008, 02:12 PM

Storms about Mick, I guess that would make sense.

I had no clue what it was about. Good to know.

dnightshade · #21 08-25-2008, 02:19 PM

I can truly appreciate STORMS now but it took awhile. When Tusk was first released I didn't care for this song at all! It was my least favorite of Stevie's songs on Tusk. Over the years, tho, I've really warmed up to it. As for the lyrics, from what I know she's referencing a few people in this song. Lindsey is almost always a part of every song she writes so he's def. in there. Others, too.

petep9000 · #22 08-25-2008, 05:25 PM

I always was fond of this song too, since the first time I played it (on a cassette!) in the mid 80's.
I think she sounds so devastated when she sings "So I try to say goodbye, my friend..." and also the "...not all of the prayers in the world, could save us..." parts.

It's a bit long though, and the demo is way longer. FM (well, I guess LB's production) did the song great justice, the way the arrangement slowly builds up and finishes with such a layer-y and lush sound.

sleepless child · #23 08-25-2008, 06:30 PM

This song is about her affair with Mick. She said in a radio interview before her vegas shows in 2005 that is was about Mick. I think it was an interview with Jim Ladd. I'd have to find the exact interview to be sure.

iamnotafraid · #24 08-25-2008, 08:52 PM

I have always loved Storms. I like the thunder sound they added to the song.

Tusk was my first Fleetwood Mac record, didn't care for Lindsey's songs at first.
How crazy was that?

singatnight · #25 08-25-2008, 08:55 PM

What is everyone's favorite song on Tusk??

I'd have to say Sisters of the Moon with Angel coming in a close second!

michelej1 · #26 08-25-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Tusk was my fist Fleetwood Mac record, didn't care for Lindsey's songs at first.
How crazy was that?

Tusk was the first FM album I bought, though I had heard singles from the other 2 records. When I got it, I got it because of Sara. I remember I liked the single Tusk, but I didn't like any of Lindsey's other songs on the record at the time either. Took me awhile to warm up to them. Michele

iamnotafraid · #27 08-25-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Tusk was the first FM album I bought, though I had heard singles from the other 2 records. When I got it, I got it because of Sara. I remember I liked the single Tusk, but I didn't like any of Lindsey's other songs on the record at the time either. Took me awhile to warm up to them. Michele

Michele, Sara was the song I looked forward to the most. Even though I'd heard some of FM's earlier singles from the other two albums Tusk was the song that really grabbed my attention on the radio. What a unique experience it was listening to the Tusk album. Nothing like it before or since.

Annalouise · #28 08-26-2008, 01:34 PM

this song really touches me too

when I graduated from high school in 1987, this verse was printed in my "autobiography" in the back of the yearbook... along with other various kinds of info about me

So I try to say
Goodbye my friend
I'd like to leave you with something warm
But never have I been a blue calm sea
I have always been a storm

These words meant, and still mean a lot to me

vivfox · #29 08-26-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

I have always loved Storms. I like the thunder sound they added to the song.

There's no thunder in any version of Storms I have ever heard. You must be thinking of the wall of sound version of Thrown Down.

Sorceress · #30 08-26-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by petep9000

I always was fond of this song too, since the first time I played it (on a cassette!) in the mid 80's.
I think she sounds so devastated when she sings "So I try to say goodbye, my friend..." and also the "...not all of the prayers in the world, could save us..." parts.

It's a bit long though, and the demo is way longer. FM (well, I guess LB's production) did the song great justice, the way the arrangement slowly builds up and finishes with such a layer-y and lush sound.

Oh, the demo is unlistenable. It's interminably long. But the album version is perfection. It has remained one of my favorite Stevie songs, even as I've gotten tired of others I used to love.