Name ONE song by Stevie Nicks that "changed" your life?

vivfox · #1 11-25-2009, 11:09 PM

Rhiannon. Especially the live versions. After the cancellation of my favorite tv show ever, DARK SHADOWS, I had always been searching for some type of replacement. The character of Rhiannon that Stevie portrayed as a witch in black flowing robes really gave me the feeling that she could have been a character on that show. But before I saw what Rhiannon looked like, the live versions that I heard without ever seeing Stevie, invoked that mystical feeling within me.

daniellaaarisen · #2 11-25-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

Rhiannon. Especially the live versions. After the cancellation of my favorite tv show ever, DARK SHADOWS, I had always been searching for some type of replacement. The character of Rhiannon that Stevie portrayed as a witch in black flowing robes really gave me the feeling that she could have been a character on that show. But before I saw what Rhiannon looked like, the live versions that I heard without ever seeing Stevie, invoked that mystical feeling within me.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamen. As we've talked about countless times before.

This song teaches me something new on a frequent basis. I feel like its constantly unveiling a new meaning in my life. For me, Rhiannon is a constant reminder of what I want to make of my life and also what I want to leave behind. I'm a very intense person but I have a tendency to hide that because intense people are difficult to deal with. So I guess "Rhiannon" is my daily reminder that I need to be "true to myself" (I hate cliches) but at the same time, prepare for the consequences of being as absolutely intense as I am. It tells me to man up, to write what I need to opposed to what others like the best. It tells me to love wildly and give myself completely-- but not without a fight. "Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind"... love isn't concrete, and it never will be. We create our own happiness. We have the choice to sculpt something beautiful out of ourselves and our relationships-- discouraging to see at first, but that type of power now makes me more motivated to influence people's lives than ever.

God, I love this song.

louielouie2000 · #3 11-25-2009, 11:49 PM

The first one that comes to mind is Touched By An Angel. I've always had a tough time letting things and people go... and listening to Stevie sing about this philosophically made the biggest impression on me. About how you put all of your emotions into a corner, and go on with life. I think the song really helped me grow up.

GypsyBlueEyes · #4 11-25-2009, 11:54 PM

Only one??? I'll tell you what, I tell you the first one that really had an enormous affect on me. Gypsy...and like you said about Rhiannon...especially the live versions.

belladonnadream · #5 11-26-2009, 12:07 AM

Sara...which helped me through the death of my Grandma back in the 80's and the WWDove live version of Rhiannon.....the day I first experienced Stevie Nicks EVER....and since changed my life forever. I have no idea what my life would have been like if Stevie never existed and she hadn't influenced the most essential parts of my life growing up!

Bella Figura · #6 11-26-2009, 12:28 AM

so many songs have influenced me over the years or have come to symbolize different aspects of my life and experiences but one that coincided precisely with what was going on in my personal life at that same moment was "cry wolf" (my original post said incorrectly "two kinds of love"). I had finally got around to playing side 2 of TOSTM and the song just popped like a revelation!!

vivfox · #7 11-26-2009, 12:34 AM

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so many songs have influenced me over the years or have come to symbolize different aspects of my life and experiences but one that coincided precisely with what was going on in my personal life at that same moment was "two kinds of love". I had finally got around to playing side 2 of TOSTM and the song just popped like a revelation!!

Isn't it on side one? For some reason, without looking at the CD, I picture it as the third track.

LukeA · #8 11-26-2009, 12:46 AM

"Silver Springs" (as presented on "The Dance") changed everything in such an undeniable, irrevocable way. No "quotations" are needed on this one.

Bella Figura · #9 11-26-2009, 12:51 AM

Vivi, it was way back in the day, it's on side two of the vinyl no, wait, i just checked ur right...now u've completely screwed up my memory...lol...the song is "cry wolf" tho "two kinds of love" is also attached to a memory...

and now I've re-checked the liner notes and Stevie didn't even write "cry wolf"...looks like I've been a lifelong fan of the wrong person!!

daniellaaarisen · #10 11-26-2009, 01:30 AM

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"Silver Springs" (as presented on "The Dance") changed everything in such an undeniable, irrevocable way. No "quotations" are needed on this one.

Yeah, definitely my second choice.

michelej1 · #11 11-26-2009, 03:08 AM

I would say Sara, only because it got me into FM. None of Stevie's songs changed my life, but the band has and Sara opened that door -- or maybe I should call it a Pandora's box.

Michele

TheWILDheart · #12 11-26-2009, 05:52 AM

"Gypsy" was the song that made me a Fleetwood Mac fan when I was about 3 or 4 years old. A lot of tracks on "Bella Donna" and "The Wild Heart" (especially the title tracks) were "my anthems" growing up. But the whole TISL album was probably the one that kind of made me who I am. I was 11 when it came out, and at the point where I was discovering who I was, and what I wanted out of life. My early-mid teenage years weren't easy either and TISL sort of guided me through it - it deffo changed the way I thought, the way I saw other people and the way I saw myself.

belladonnadream · #13 11-26-2009, 08:26 AM

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"Gypsy" was the song that made me a Fleetwood Mac fan when I was about 3 or 4 years old. A lot of tracks on "Bella Donna" and "The Wild Heart" (especially the title tracks) were "my anthems" growing up. But the whole TISL album was probably the one that kind of made me who I am. I was 11 when it came out, and at the point where I was discovering who I was, and what I wanted out of life. My early-mid teenage years weren't easy either and TISL sort of guided me through it - it deffo changed the way I thought, the way I saw other people and the way I saw myself.

I'm sorry but if you were 3 when Gypsy came out..how could you be 11 when TISL came out? Lol! You mean 21?

TheWILDheart · #14 11-26-2009, 12:15 PM

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I'm sorry but if you were 3 when Gypsy came out..how could you be 11 when TISL came out? Lol! You mean 21?

No no, I was 3 or 4 when I first started listening to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie in the early 90's. I'm (almost) 20 now.

ILoveFM · #15 11-26-2009, 12:58 PM

Oh wow, just ONE? Ok, I guess I'd have to Sara because it is the reason I was named Sara. But I also think it's one of the most beautiful songs. It's also kept me from hurting myself when I've been in those dark places that we sometimes go. "Sara" is always there when I need it.

I'd have to say that "Gypsy" and "Rhiannon" aren't far behind.