25th Anniversary of The Dance

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Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

Stevie and Rick did have the flirting acting onstage, with their heads touching, and I think she did dance over by Billy's microphone. So there was chemistry.

Nobody cared about it. There was no backstory there. Clowns weren’t going to “ship” Stevie and anyone else. The soap opera element had as much to do with their success as the music. Especially in 1997, you needed the Rumours 5 to even come close to having a rehash of Hell Freezes Over. The label knew it. So did the band.