How is Secret Love holding up?

Jondalar · #1 03-02-2011, 11:07 AM

It's been about month since this single dropped. Are you guys still listening to it? Has it got any staying power in your heads?

RockALittle250 · #2 03-02-2011, 11:27 AM

According to the charts, quite well. It's holding its own and then some.

http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2011/0...io-charts.html

Jondalar · #3 03-02-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RockALittle250

According to the charts, quite well. It's holding its own and then some.

http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2011/0...io-charts.html

I know that. It's doing decent on the charts. Let's hope it surpasses Everyday which only hit #14 on that chart. The pop charts seem out of the question.

That's not what I mean though. Has your opinion changed? Does the song have any staying power in your mind?

StevieNicksfann · #4 03-02-2011, 11:47 AM

I still adore it and listen to it at least once if not more a day

Sahara · #5 03-02-2011, 11:52 AM

I try to keep away from it most days because I think that, genuinely great as it is, there are even better songs waiting for us on the album. And that thought makes me jittery and giggly and excited and I can't concentrate on what I'm supposed to be doing!
I suppose that means that yes, it does have staying power for me.

RockALittle250 · #6 03-02-2011, 12:00 PM

It's a great lead-off single to get people reintroduced to her work. When the album is released, it won't be the strongest track.

I haven't listened to it in a while because I don't want to wear it out too soon. Who knows if we'll get a second single in the next two months.

louielouie2000 · #7 03-02-2011, 12:21 PM

I'm not really listening to it anymore. Mostly because I've already absorbed it, and don't want to wear it out.

markolas · #8 03-02-2011, 12:39 PM

Haven't listened to it in the last couple of weeks, but that's not to say I never will again. It's a nice enough song, but I'm really looking forward to the album - I hope there will be some more interesting tracks on it (and it sounds like there will be).

It's too early to tell if it has "staying power" with me - 10 years later, I'm still queuing up "Sorcerer" and "Candlebright" for an occasional listen, so ask me again in a few years.

sorcerer999 · #9 03-02-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I'm not really listening to it anymore. Mostly because I've already absorbed it, and don't want to wear it out.

Ditto.....

SNicksed · #10 03-02-2011, 12:55 PM

It's just starting to get airplay here in the Albany area. Just heard it on our classic rock station for the first time. Made my day and the dj seemed to be really digging it!

Ghosty · #11 03-02-2011, 01:16 PM

I only listened to it a few times when I first saw it out there. I couldn't believe it was the first single. I couldn't believe it was even a demo that she would ever even think of re-doing for release. It's never been a favorite of mine. I think what gets me is the "ooo-eee, listen to me" part. It always has made me sort of cringe. When I hear ooo-eee I think of "eeee" like in "eeeee! a big hairy spider!" or "sue-EEEEE! here piggy, piggy!" It just grates on me. Maybe I'm just weird though.

I wish she had changed it to "but we've already passed it, I cry, ooo-ooo, oo-ooo oo-oooo, my secret love secretly die." Or put in some quick simple line.

But it still just is not a favorite song of mine. Too simple, not overly catchy, pretty short and not many lyrics. I do like this new version better, the music is better. But still...kind of boring to me.

But I'm still looking forward to the cd. I can't wait to hear the newer songs she'll have on it.

louielouie2000 · #12 03-02-2011, 01:24 PM

^I agree, it would never have been a song I'd have brought out of the vault if I were Stevie. However, I'm pretty impressed at what Dave did with the musty old demo. I think it's a very decent song, and God knows, it's better than any of Stevie's singles since Rooms On Fire.

I'm surprised I haven't heard Secret Love on the radio, yet. Austin is usually pretty far ahead of the curve in regards to adding new songs to the radio before they become popular.

ontheEdgeof17 · #13 03-02-2011, 01:44 PM

I had my Stevie itunes random mix on last night and it came on. It was the first time I heard it in a few weeks. Needless to say, I still like it, but lilke everyone else, I am trying not to wear it out.

Ghosty · #14 03-02-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

^I agree, it would never have been a song I'd have brought out of the vault if I were Stevie. However, I'm pretty impressed at what Dave did with the musty old demo. I think it's a very decent song, and God knows, it's better than any of Stevie's singles since Rooms On Fire.

I'm surprised I haven't heard Secret Love on the radio, yet. Austin is usually pretty far ahead of the curve in regards to adding new songs to the radio before they become popular.

Ya, I do like the music of it much better. It makes me look forward to the whole cd, hearing what he did with a demo I never liked.

Hawkeye · #15 03-02-2011, 02:16 PM

I, like many of you am limiting how much I'll allow myself to listen to Secret Love. The fact that every couple days I have to break my rule and "must" hear Secret Love says a lot. It is holding up. I'm very confident it's not one of the best songs on the album, I'm thinking it's got to be under the halway mark. I would be disspointed if it was as good as it gets. I would bet my house it isn't tho.

If I'm pitting it solely against the lead off singles to TISL and SYW (Stevie's songs) then it wins by a larger margin then the eagles beat the redskins on Monday Night Football this year (it was 50 something to 14 when i gave up for those who were confused by that) I can't belive the love Everyday is unrightfully getting in the non- Stevie written songs thread. It's the definition of bland. And if Stevie truly goes out of her way to release the most middle of the road "commercial" sounding song first and Secret Love is as middle of the road as it gets, I'm VERY Pleased.