Hey SteveO listen to 'Storms' from 'Tusk' That one gets to me everytime. Her voice just sends shivers down my spine.
FYI
Stevie Nicks wrote this in 1978 with the help of her friend Sara Recor, a singer and model who the song is named after. At the time, Stevie was secretly dating drummer Mick Fleetwood, who had recently divorced. A few months later, Fleetwood fell in love with Sara Recor and broke up with Nicks. He and Sara were married but later divorced.
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[B][B][B][B]The "Great dark wing" in the lyrics is Fleetwood. He had a loud red Ferrari, and that's how Stevie and Sara used to describe him when he'd drive up.
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[B][B][B][B]The album was eagerly anticipated, since it followed up Rumors, one of the best-selling albums of all time. This is one of the few songs on Tusk that went over well with most listeners. Much of the double album can be described as "experimental," with a lot of songs written by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham that sounded nothing like the songs on Rumors.
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[B][B][B][B]This was 16 minutes long when Nicks wrote it. They had to edit it down to under 5 minutes for the album, but Stevie claimed the "real version" has about 9 more verses and tells quite a story.
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[B][B][B][B]In 1986, Nicks checked in to The Betty Ford Clinic to kick her cocaine addiction. She signed in using the name "Sara." She wrote a song about the experience called "Welcome To The Room, Sara" that appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1987 album Tango In The Night.
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[B][B][B][B]Nicks wrote this on a piano, and it was very hard for Mick Fleetwood to put a drum track togehter for it. He used brushes to make it work.
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[B][B][B][B]A woman from Michigan sued Nicks when this was released, claiming she wrote a similar song that Stevie must have nicked. Even though some of the lyrics were similar, Stevie was offended by accusation and refused to settle. The other side gave up when it became clear Stevie did not plagerize the lyrics.
[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][B][B][B][B]Don Henley has said that he believes this is about an abortion Nicks had after he got her pregnant. They dated for about 2 years, and Henley thinks it is a tribute to the unborn child. He claims he was building a house at the time, and the line, "When you build your house, call me home" is a message to him.
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FYI
Stevie Nicks wrote this in 1978 with the help of her friend Sara Recor, a singer and model who the song is named after. At the time, Stevie was secretly dating drummer Mick Fleetwood, who had recently divorced. A few months later, Fleetwood fell in love with Sara Recor and broke up with Nicks. He and Sara were married but later divorced.
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[B][B][B][B]The "Great dark wing" in the lyrics is Fleetwood. He had a loud red Ferrari, and that's how Stevie and Sara used to describe him when he'd drive up.
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[B][B][B][B]The album was eagerly anticipated, since it followed up Rumors, one of the best-selling albums of all time. This is one of the few songs on Tusk that went over well with most listeners. Much of the double album can be described as "experimental," with a lot of songs written by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham that sounded nothing like the songs on Rumors.
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[B][B][B][B]This was 16 minutes long when Nicks wrote it. They had to edit it down to under 5 minutes for the album, but Stevie claimed the "real version" has about 9 more verses and tells quite a story.
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[B][B][B][B]In 1986, Nicks checked in to The Betty Ford Clinic to kick her cocaine addiction. She signed in using the name "Sara." She wrote a song about the experience called "Welcome To The Room, Sara" that appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1987 album Tango In The Night.
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[B][B][B][B]Nicks wrote this on a piano, and it was very hard for Mick Fleetwood to put a drum track togehter for it. He used brushes to make it work.
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[B][B][B][B]A woman from Michigan sued Nicks when this was released, claiming she wrote a similar song that Stevie must have nicked. Even though some of the lyrics were similar, Stevie was offended by accusation and refused to settle. The other side gave up when it became clear Stevie did not plagerize the lyrics.
[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][B][B][B][B]Don Henley has said that he believes this is about an abortion Nicks had after he got her pregnant. They dated for about 2 years, and Henley thinks it is a tribute to the unborn child. He claims he was building a house at the time, and the line, "When you build your house, call me home" is a message to him.
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'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.