"Docklands" ~ Extra Lyrics by Stevie?

[mikebise]

I was just listening to Betsy Cook's original 1989 version of "Docklands" (co-written with producer Trevor Horn). Aside from a few minor changes in the words, I was shocked at how much was changed towards the end.

In the middle part,

"In the docklands where I was born..."

Where Stevie sings, "People keep pushing to and fro"

Betsy instead sings, "People keep building stone by stone..." VERY different!!

Then, Stevie sings the GREAT "I-I-I-I beg of you!!!" while Betsy sings something like, "I don't know why I stay..." nothing like Stevie's words at all.

THEN, the final verse by Betsy:
"Mama knows, but she'll never know
All the things that happen in me...
Keep your head up
Walk by the water
Push the river down to the sea..."

Huh??? Stevie sings a completely different verse!!!!

"I miss you more than I thought I could
I need you more than you know
I was there when they took you away from me
I'll be there when they let you go..." Did STEVIE write this??????


So, since Betsy's the writer, did Stevie concoct her own lyrics for the song? Why no "Extra Lyrics by Stevie Nicks" credit? the WHOLE "I beg of you" comes from Stevie's recording, not Betsy's.

Did Betsy & Trevor whip up some new lyrics for Stevie in 1992? I doubt it. But "Seven Wonders" and "If I Were You" got credits for Stevie's contributions, but not "Docklands" (and "Some Become Strangers").

Just a weird observation...