If I Were You

JazmenFlowers · #1 05-25-2005, 03:39 PM

I just listened to this song for the first time in a while and remembered how much I love it. It's so simple and I think Stevie's vocal on it is great. I do notice a few vocal gymnastics here and there. It's just a sweet song and makes me want to be in love.

Any other IIWY fans?

dissention · #2 05-25-2005, 03:41 PM

One of the few songs on Rock A Little that I really like. Good song, great vocal.

StevieNicksEO17 · #3 05-25-2005, 03:45 PM

I cannot even explain how much I love this song. I could put it on repeat for hours and hours and never get sick of it. I wish she did it live!

SuzeQuze · #4 05-25-2005, 03:48 PM

Love it.

I'll have to give it a whirl when I get home.

GypsySorcerer · #5 05-25-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

One of the few songs on Rock A Little that I really like. Good song, great vocal.

Exactly what I was going to type.

LiquidBlue5000 · #6 05-25-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieNicksEO17

I cannot even explain how much I love this song. I could put it on repeat for hours and hours and never get sick of it. I wish she did it live!

I can actually picture her doing it live with her "new" voice.. i don't think it would sound bad at all..

GardenStateGirlie · #7 05-25-2005, 04:02 PM

I love the entire RAL album but Some Become Strangers and If I Were You are two of my favorites

Looooove it.

StevieNicksEO17 · #8 05-25-2005, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

I can actually picture her doing it live with her "new" voice.. i don't think it would sound bad at all..

I agree! Oh man, we could only wish...

Rickypt · #9 05-25-2005, 04:16 PM

Big If I Were You fan here. I haven't listened to Rock A Little in ages, but after talking about No Spoken Word last week and now this thread, I feel like telling my boss I have a headache so I can run home and have a listen.

petep9000 · #10 05-25-2005, 04:18 PM

Oh! I'm surrounded by Rock A Little-a-holics lately! It's raining RAL!!!! Wheeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
Now, as for 'If I Were You', what could possibly beat that unbelievable bridge? "Well I believe that love is a living thing, born into our destinies, from a single moment of Inspiritation...and as It grows...it Changes our lives forever" all sung with the classic RAL growling vibrato, chock full of "wells!" and fully deserving of our worship.

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Originally Posted by StevieNicksEO17

I agree! Oh man, we could only wish...

nickslover2071 · #11 05-25-2005, 04:31 PM

this song is my favorite off RAL...love it

SuzeQuze · #12 05-25-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I love the entire RAL album but Some Become Strangers and If I Were You are two of my favorites

Looooove it.

RAL was a slow burn for me. I did not like it when I got it. But being a dyed-in-the-wool fan liking this album was a requirement for membership, right?

Well, I used to walk a lot (well I still do) so I put it in my discman and listened to it on my walks for a week and then I liked it. It's like I forced myself to like it.

Not really, but I figured if I listened it might grow on me, which it did. But some parts of that record show Stevie's voice and style in a not so flattering light IMO. Like, cringe worthily.

*ducks*

I agree, I think this would be a good live song for Stevie to do right now. It has a good tempo and I think would translate well to the stage.

ontheEdgeof17 · #13 05-25-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I love the entire RAL album but Some Become Strangers and If I Were You are two of my favorites

Looooove it.

Separated at birth, we were. <33333

"Wellllllllllllll....I believe that love is a living thing....." <---favorite part

wondergirl9847 · #14 05-25-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nickslover2071

this song is my favorite off RAL...love it

I don't love very many songs on RAL, but that's my favorite and it's on my iTunes playlist and it played today.

SapphireSister · #15 05-25-2005, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I love the entire RAL album but Some Become Strangers and If I Were You are two of my favorites

Looooove it.

We all know Lindsay (me) is a huge RAL fan but I can't say that IIWY is one of my favorites, although I do like it. I do however LOVE Some Become Strangers so it's so great to hear that someone else loves that song (even though she didn't write it). You have superb taste Garden State Girlie

Any other Stranger fans out there? Oh how I LOVE that song! It's also very personal and became a theme song through a break up a couple of years ago. To me the song is about being so close to someone and being in love and how suddenly you wake up one day and realize you are strangers. This is what it means to me anyway. And how about La Nicks attitude when she says "I don't really need this in my life. Why don't we forget about it" That's HOT.