Like or Dislike: Outside the Rain

[skcin]

Might be one of my top 20. The music gets me moving right away (I will admit to doing the girls' patented shoulder sway to this song.) It's not a tremendously powerful vocal really, with the exception of "I don't believe that" which I love, and "Look in my eyes..." It's softer, more dreamy.

Favorite lyric:

"Love is a word that some entertain, if you find it you have won the game"

But live? Live, it is glorious. I know some people think it's just so-so, and that she should drop it. I disagree. It's way more powerful than the album version - it's almost like they are two different songs, they have a totally different feel for me. And, of course, "Mick says Stevie this is just one more link in the chain" and "tellmeisthereanyoneinthiswholewideworldthatcaneverreplaceme" are priceless.

I also find it interesting how she went from "I don't believe that" to "I have to believe that." And I love the different reponses to "tellmeisthere......" over the years: "I don't think so" and "If so, then take it away" and "and if so, then take it away, take away that heartache"

Discuss.

[DrummerDeanna]

Yay!

I do like this song - moreso live.

I remember seeing Stevie in Albuquerque during the TISL tour - and it started raining when she came on stage - and kept raining - she was so cute and at one point was like, "well sometimes it just rains" and then when she played this song...oh man!!!

It was such an amazing experience - though I'm fairly certain that by the time I got up to the front of the stage I looked like a drowned rat...well a drowned rat with a rain-hair afro.

[golden braid]

Love it! Even though she's done it live a lot I still enjoy hearing it and it still kicks ass.

[Elizabeth]

I am just sick to death of it. Plus it leads into Dreams which I am also tired of hearing live for the past 20 years.

[David]

Outside the Rain . . . coool, baby, cooool.

I mean, it ain't Stevie's fault that she can't sing any more. The song is still cool.

[Dreammms]

LOVE this song. Top ten. I also love hearing it live. I am not sick of it at all. Awesome lyrics!

[GypsySorcerer]

Great song. I think, musically, it's a bit.....different. But I love the lyrics. And it is fantastic live!

[TheBlueLamp]

Top ten song definitely. I think it's the jewel in the crown of Bella Donna (I'm sure I've messed that metaphor up). Was the first "non-hit"/Timespace song I loved.

Love it as a lead into Dreams.

Pure perfection

[dissention]

One of my all-time favorite songs and the best song off of Bella Donna. I even like the TISL tour versions and that says something.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Yay!

I do like this song - moreso live.

I remember seeing Stevie in Albuquerque during the TISL tour - and it started raining when she came on stage - and kept raining - she was so cute and at one point was like, "well sometimes it just rains" and then when she played this song...oh man!!!

It was such an amazing experience - though I'm fairly certain that by the time I got up to the front of the stage I looked like a drowned rat...well a drowned rat with a rain-hair afro.

That reminds me of when I saw stevie in Denver at Fiddler's Green for the Enchanted tour. If I recall, Outside The Rain was the third song in the set....followed by Dreams of course. When she got to the first chorus...and she sang 'thunder only happens when it's raining' it started to rain. The audience shrieked and screamed with excitement....it was almost like Stevie made it rain! A little bit later, Stevie spoke to the audience and said something that went like this: "If I could make it stop raining, I would. See, I really don't have magic powers!" It was so cute, the way she said it.

[AliceLover]

I really like this song but only live. The TISL versions flubbed, but the OTR that I saw in mansfield this year was awesome!

[StevieNicksEO17]

I LOVE this song. It always gets me to dance whenever I hear it live!

[greatdarkwing]

I love this song so much that whens it leads into "Dreams", it keeps me from vomiting at the fact that I've heard "Dreams" 5347328758 times.

That also says alot...

[rbs3676]

I totally love this song...and I am so glad that it found it's way back into the set this year! The BELLA DONNA version is great (the Heartbreakers are backing her up and it doesn't get much better than that), but when this song is performed live, it takes on a whole other dimension...a true highlight, for me anyway. Great lyrics and always an emotional performance from Stevie.

rbs

[SapphireSister]

I've never been a big fan of OTR. Don't like the music much at all however I do feel some sense of loyalty to it because it's such a staple in her set and I've heard it live so many times. Even the songs I don't like seem to grow on me simply for the fact that I hear them live over and over and they start to become part of my memories and I feel connected to them. The best part of OTR live is the transition into Dreams "Love is a word that some entertain, if you find it you have won the game".