how come no one likes Welcome TTRS

dougb · #1 06-15-2004, 08:24 PM

After reading posts for a year now Ive come to the conclusion that alot of people dont like welcome to the room sara.I have always really liked this song and am curious why the dislike.

wondergirl9847 · #2 06-15-2004, 08:30 PM

I like the song. Sure, it's no Rhiannon, Storms or Landslide, but it's okay. I like singing it.

Cristian · #3 06-15-2004, 09:03 PM

The thing that saves it (for me at least) is those incredible vocal games between the three singers. I do listen to it just because of that.

Song of the moment - Get Like You Used To Be

diamondsnake · #4 06-15-2004, 10:48 PM

I love this song! I started a thread last year asking the same question and a bunch of people seemed to like the song. I also asked if anyone liked Paper Doll and a bunch of people said yes even though no one ever talks about that song!

stevierocks87 · #5 06-15-2004, 11:16 PM

I really like this song, and love singing along too. I think the lyrics are great- about Stevie's rehab at Betty Ford. I especially love "This is a dream- right? Deja Vu..." and the lyrics from Blue Lamp. Like wondergirl said, its no Rhiannon, but as far as songs go, I think its great.

adam

MacMan · #6 06-15-2004, 11:37 PM

I'll support the song... I like it. It makes me think of her time in Betty Ford and what that must have been like being famous and in there.

Carolina Girl · #7 06-16-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stevierocks87

I really like this song, and love singing along too. I think the lyrics are great- about Stevie's rehab at Betty Ford. I especially love "This is a dream- right? Deja Vu..." and the lyrics from Blue Lamp. Like wondergirl said, its no Rhiannon, but as far as songs go, I think its great.

adam

My opinion couldn't be more opposite! "This is a dream - right?" is just embarrassing. It makes me cringe.

David · #8 06-16-2004, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dougb

After reading posts for a year now Ive come to the conclusion that alot of people dont like welcome to the room sara.I have always really liked this song and am curious why the dislike.

Reading through the positives in this thread, I see that everyone likes the words because of the personal nature of that experience for Stevie.

I don't really love the song because I think the arrangement & instrumentation are essentially hookless & the lead vocal is screechy. I also think a lot of those words are really dumb.

dissention · #9 06-16-2004, 07:48 AM

I don't like it because it's just a jumbled mess and none of it works or stands out. There is no hook whatsoever and the music is quite cheesy and half-baked. If this was written when she was in Betty Ford, you can certainly tell, the lyrics are a mess. Very sloppy and ill-conceived. Play it for a casual fan and you'll get a look of sheer confusion. The cryptic references to her management is what really puts me over the edge of despising this song.

And the stolen lyrics from Blue Lamp.

strandinthewind · #11 06-16-2004, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Please not this again!
The last thread on this song went on for, like, 40 pages!
Johnny Stew will explain just why he thinks the song is greatness.
Then CarneVaca and Gaius will say how useless Stevie was in the mid 80s.
Then a debate will start up on who is better, Stevie or Lindsey and 40 pages later nothing will be resolved!
Let’s just say a lot of people don’t like this song, but there are plenty of people who do.
Different strokes for different folks and all that.
Okay?

AMEN SISTER!!!!!!

CarneVaca · #13 06-16-2004, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Please not this again!
Johnny Stew will explain just why he thinks the song is greatness.
Then CarneVaca and Gaius will say how useless Stevie was in the mid 80s.
Then a debate will start up on who is better, Stevie or Lindsey and 40 pages later nothing will be resolved!

Short answer: THE SONG SUCKS!

golddustwoman77 · #14 06-16-2004, 09:36 AM

Personally, I like the lyrics to this song. It really tells the story about where she was at that point in her life. I don't like the music and the tempo of the song. The song has this really draggy tempo. I think that just pulls the song down. It is like the lyrics are trying to move forward, but the tempo keeps pulling them back. The music, tempo, and lyrics don't even match up in my opinion.

The song would be much better, if it had different music with a different beat/tempo. Of course, to each his own.

Johnny Stew · #15 06-16-2004, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Please not this again!
The last thread on this song went on for, like, 40 pages!
Johnny Stew will explain just why he thinks the song is greatness.
Then CarneVaca and Gaius will say how useless Stevie was in the mid 80s.

Crap, I'm getting too predictable!

Anyway, of Stevie's three 'Tango' songs, I'd say that "Welcome To The Room... Sara," is my least favorite. Though I certainly don't hate it by any means.

Yes, it's unstructured and offbeat... but then, I thought that "different" was supposed to be a good thing?

And hey, at least it's not "just another love song" thematically.

I think it's moving when taken in context, but I can see why it would be off-putting to the casual listener.
But when I first heard it (as a very new fan), I was totally intrigued because I had no idea what she was singing about... so that lent a mystery to the song, which had great appeal for me. I actually usually prefer when a song's meaning is rather enigmatic, rather than be hit over the head with it... and that's yet another reason Stevie's songs have always had so much appeal to me.
Even the more straight-forward songs have their element of mystery.

I think "WTTR...S" is one of those "love it or hate it" kind of songs, and it just all has to do with what appeals to you, or what you look for in a song.