Favorite Stevie songs by LYRICS

[darklinensuit]

Rank your top 20 based ONLY on lyrics.
NO ties, please.

Here are mine:

20) Running Through The Garden
19) The Nightmare
18) Destiny
17) Three Birds Of Rhiannon
16) Long Distance Winner
15) Sara
14) Fireflies
13) Gypsy
12) Silver Springs
11) Garbo
10) Sisters Of The Moon
9) Trouble In Shangri-la
8) Gold Dust Woman
7) Lady From The Mountain
6) Storms
5) Bella Donna
4) Wild Heart
3) The Highwayman
2) Rhiannon
1) Edge Of Seventeen

- Jake

[dissention]

20. Lady From the Mountain
19. Dreams
18. Running Through the Garden
17. Nightbird
16. Gate and Garden
15. Battle of the Dragon
14. Races Are Run
13. Sisters of the Moon
12. Sara
11. Wild Heart
10. Fall From Grace
9. Gold Dust Woman
8. Space Needle (with the exception of the tar people)
7. Sleeping Angel
6. Goodbye Baby
5. Sable On Blonde
4. Crystal
3. Outside the Rain
2. Trouble In Shangri-La
1. Storms

[skcin]

Wow, that's a lot of thinking. Here are the 20 that I came up with, in no particular order (I'm not including boots, I'd be here forever):

Docklands

OK, seriously:

TISL
RTTG
Straight Back
Crystal
Edge of 17
POTU
Street Angel
Wild Heart
Bella Donna
Sweet Girl
Storms
Smile at You
Dreams
Silver Springs
Bella Donna
Highwayman
Twisted
Sleeping Angel
Fireflies
Nightbird

Paula

[sparky]

Originally Posted by dissention

8. Space Needle (with the exception of the tar people)

What is UP with the tar people ? Was that 70's slang for heroin addicts ?

[dissention]

Originally Posted by sparky

What is UP with the tar people ? Was that 70's slang for heroin addicts ?

Yup, that's what they call heroin addicts in the joint. I love how she puts it.

"Ooh, the tar people are back again..."

Yup, they came back to see ya, Stevie! Sing 'em some Docklands, it's sure to be a sobering experience.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by skcin

Docklands

Oh, you forced it outta me. Here's my real list, in no particular order:

20. Welcome to the Room...Sara (I bet if it was written by a redneck, it would be "Welcome To My Room...Sister")
19. Unconditional Love (almost as cliched as my venemous hate towards Shrub)
18. Jane (the "forgotten chimpanzees" get me all verklempt)
17. Docklands (she won't shop at Penney's, but the laundromat is fair game)
16. When I See You Again (staring at stairs...gets me every time)
15. Love Is Dangerous (standing at the crossroads...OH YEAH, ain't it wild?!)
14. Listen To the Rain (she listened and the rain told her to write about listening)
13. Imperial Hotel (she stayed at the White House?!)
12. Two Kinds Of Love (I hate listening, I say "I hate this!")
11. That Made Me Stronger ("Can you write this for me, he says no, I wouldn't put my name on this")

And...I'm pooped...what else for bad songs? None, I don't think.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Oh, you forced it outta me. Here's my real list, in no particular order:

20. Welcome to the Room...Sara (I bet if it was written by a redneck, it would be "Welcome To My Room...Sister")
19. Unconditional Love (almost as cliched as my venemous hate towards Shrub)
18. Jane (the "forgotten chimpanzees" get me all verklempt)
17. Docklands (she won't shop at Penney's, but the laundromat is fair game)
16. When I See You Again (staring at stairs...gets me every time)
15. Love Is Dangerous (standing at the crossroads...OH YEAH, ain't it wild?!)
14. Listen To the Rain (she listened and the rain told her to write about listening)
13. Imperial Hotel (she stayed at the White House?!)
12. Two Kinds Of Love (I hate listening, I say "I hate this!")
11. That Made Me Stronger ("Can you write this for me, he says no, I wouldn't put my name on this")

And...I'm pooped...what else for bad songs? None, I don't think.

Imperial Hotel is NOT a bad song, IMO.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Imperial Hotel is NOT a bad song, IMO.

- Jake

The vocal isn't, I quite like it, and I like the music. But the lyrics stink and are a prime example of self-indulgence and cheese, IMO.

[Villavic]

20 faves are too much. Here's my list:

7.Storms
6.Sara
5.Gold Dust Woman
4.Sisters of the Moon
3.Silver Springs
2.Edge Of Seventeen
1.Trouble In Shangri-La

I would like to add Seven Wonders, but lyrics are not completely hers.
I have not payed attention to Nightbird lyrics, but since I see this in several lists, I'll check it.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Villavic

7.Storms
6.Sara
5.Gold Dust Woman
4.Sisters of the Moon
3.Silver Springs
2.Edge Of Seventeen
1.Trouble In Shangri-La

.

BTW is 7 to one, and it's top to bottom, so Storms is the best. That's my feeling today.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Villavic

20 faves are too much. Here's my list:

7.Storms
6.Sara
5.Gold Dust Woman
4.Sisters of the Moon
3.Silver Springs
2.Edge Of Seventeen
1.Trouble In Shangri-La

I would like to add Seven Wonders, but lyrics are not completely hers.
I have not payed attention to Nightbird lyrics, but since I see this in several lists, I'll check it.

Nightbird & Seven Wonders almost made my list, especially the latter.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

The vocal isn't, I quite like it, and I like the music. But the lyrics stink and are a prime example of self-indulgence and cheese, IMO.

Sorry, I disagree. For example, I love the "unspoken words" line on the same album that includes similar lyrics in I Can't Wait and No Spoken Word. There's a connection that I like.

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

20) Trouble In Shangri-La
19) The Tower (like these lyrics better than Goodbye Baby)
18) The Highwayman
17) Dreams
16) Landslide
15) Nightbird
14) No Questions Asked
13) Garbo
12) Beauty and the Beast
11) Belladonna
10) Sara
9) Sisters of the Moon
8) Rhiannon
7) Angel
6) Ooh My Love
5) HAEWAFY
4) Storms
3) Sleeping Angel
2) Beautiful Child
1) Crystal

[xdreamsunwindx]

In no particular order...
Beautiful Child
Outside the Rain
Storms
Gold Dust Woman
Sleeping Angel
SOTM
Long Distance Winner
No Spoken Word
Landslide
Crystal
POTU
HAEWAFY
Angel
Rhiannon
Straight Back
Smile at You (Mirage w/ the extra verse)
Sorceror
Gypsy
Sweet Girl
Kind of Woman

Honorable mentions to Space Needle, Chanel, Chanel, Paper Doll, LWTG, Juliet, EFO, etc...

-Kate

[jadegypsy]

Can't do them in order but off the cuff:
Bombay Sapphires
Gypsy
Rhiannon
Sweet Girl
Destiy Rules
Angel
Sara
Wild Heart
Rock a Little
HAEWAFY
The Highway Man
After the Glitter Fades
Beautiful Child
Edge of 17
I Sing for the Things
Gold Dust Woman
Sisters of The Moon
Nomad/Candlebright
Dreams
Silver Springs