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Thread started 03/29/17 6:03am

rogifan

Stevie Nicks remembers Prince

What a great story. And you can tell she's such a fan girl. lol

http://societyofrock.com/...nd-prince/
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Reply #1 posted 03/29/17 6:08am

MMJas

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rogifan said:

What a great story. And you can tell she's such a fan girl. lol http://societyofrock.com/...nd-prince/

thanks.

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Reply #2 posted 03/29/17 7:11am

Guitarhero

Thanks Rogifan love both Prince and Stevie hug

Love that story.

[Edited 3/29/17 7:20am]

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Reply #3 posted 03/29/17 8:23am

pzlyprk

Looks like Ricky Peterson (older brother of Paul) playing keyboards for Stevie in the video (keyboardist with longer hair).

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Reply #4 posted 03/29/17 10:25am

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I saw this video about a week or so ago. It's such a great story, and really nixes the "He walked in, played a part with two fingers and left" story. The fact that he sat down, played a few instruments, etc., and was engaging makes a much better story. I mean, I doubt if he was in all purple, glitter and velvet, but embellishments are bound to happen. I do like that he played a few keyboard parts, and some guitar. It makes me appreciate the song even more.

And let's remember, that sometimes this song gets wrapped up in the haze of 1984, but it was out before that. This was probably January 1983, while on break from the 1999 Tour. They were on break from January 4 - February 1, 1983. He was at Sunset Sound for a week Jan 7-14. This was probably when Nicks was working on her album. The song was released May 19, 1983, as the lead single to The Wild Heart (released a month later). So this was even before they started filming Purple Rain, but obviously the film was probably in motion with writing, storylines, notes, etc.

I'm not sure if that's Ricky Peterson or not. There are two videos for the song. Ricky wasn't on the album in any fashion, nor was he on the tour. Was he there for the video? It's unlikely because an artist will use their band for that, even a session musician for the sake of making the video.

There are also two mixes of the song, one is a bit more 'flat' in its sound, and is about 30 seconds shorter. The album version is just under 5 minutes.

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Reply #5 posted 03/29/17 10:38am

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Now that was a tribute!
heart Stevie Nicks her words were just so real and from her heart you could feel it. ....was doing good until she said, He is right here watching over all of us
bawl she is right ,he is doing just that.
Thanks for sharing Rogifan
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Reply #6 posted 03/29/17 12:57pm

PeteSilas

i just bought a dvd with it, and watched an earlier interview, she said she called him before she recorded stand back because she knew it was so derivative, kind of like how prince called journey before purple rain. she also seemed hazy on what he played, that it may have been more than the keyboard parts. i thought it was wierd that he was a big fleetwood mac fan, i never listened to much of them so i can't see the attraction myself but i guess it's documented.

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Reply #7 posted 03/29/17 1:25pm

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PeteSilas said:

i just bought a dvd with it, and watched an earlier interview, she said she called him before she recorded stand back because she knew it was so derivative, kind of like how prince called journey before purple rain. she also seemed hazy on what he played, that it may have been more than the keyboard parts. i thought it was wierd that he was a big fleetwood mac fan, i never listened to much of them so i can't see the attraction myself but i guess it's documented.


Yes he did say he was influenced by Fleetwood Mac in an early interview ...
I loved Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks.
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Reply #8 posted 03/29/17 1:28pm

laytonian

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In another interview I read, Stevie says that P programmed the drum machine because they didn't know much about it.
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If you listen to the drum machine in the song, you can hear his style.
Basically, everything you hear in the song besides her voice and that repeated organ intro, is Prince.
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She gave him a 50% writing credit. He made a ton of money for that work.
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Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me.
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Reply #9 posted 03/29/17 1:52pm

kingricefan

That was lovely!

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Reply #10 posted 03/29/17 3:25pm

gandorb

Thanks Rogifan for posting this. I was charmed by her fan-girlness given that she had been a success for years before he appeared on the scene. It seems that the people I admire as being really creative in the music industry - Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Miles Davis, and Bruce Springsteen (for his concerts) and so forth so admired his genius. That speaks volumes. These aren't people who would sing the high praises for a fellow musician unless they meant it.

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Reply #11 posted 03/29/17 3:37pm

PeteSilas

i never was a huge fan, i liked a couple of her songs but i bought a dvd of hers and she was actually a damn good, charismatic performer which is very hard to pull off in the rock world for a woman, only tina turner does it with that kind of masculinity and pulls it off. Rock and Roll has always been a boys club and has really marginalized and limited what women could do and be. I guess Joan Jett did a good job too but she was pretty small time in comparson.

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Reply #12 posted 03/29/17 6:26pm

motherfunka

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TrivialPursuit said:

I saw this video about a week or so ago. It's such a great story, and really nixes the "He walked in, played a part with two fingers and left" story. The fact that he sat down, played a few instruments, etc., and was engaging makes a much better story. I mean, I doubt if he was in all purple, glitter and velvet, but embellishments are bound to happen. I do like that he played a few keyboard parts, and some guitar. It makes me appreciate the song even more.

And let's remember, that sometimes this song gets wrapped up in the haze of 1984, but it was out before that. This was probably January 1983, while on break from the 1999 Tour. They were on break from January 4 - February 1, 1983. He was at Sunset Sound for a week Jan 7-14. This was probably when Nicks was working on her album. The song was released May 19, 1983, as the lead single to The Wild Heart (released a month later). So this was even before they started filming Purple Rain, but obviously the film was probably in motion with writing, storylines, notes, etc.

I'm not sure if that's Ricky Peterson or not. There are two videos for the song. Ricky wasn't on the album in any fashion, nor was he on the tour. Was he there for the video? It's unlikely because an artist will use their band for that, even a session musician for the sake of making the video.

There are also two mixes of the song, one is a bit more 'flat' in its sound, and is about 30 seconds shorter. The album version is just under 5 minutes.

They were talking about the live video clip with the article posted, not the actual video for the song. Ricky Peterson is in Stevie's touring band now.

TRUE BLUE
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Reply #13 posted 03/29/17 7:04pm

TrivialPursuit

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motherfunka said:

TrivialPursuit said:

I'm not sure if that's Ricky Peterson or not. There are two videos for the song. Ricky wasn't on the album in any fashion, nor was he on the tour. Was he there for the video? It's unlikely because an artist will use their band for that, even a session musician for the sake of making the video.

They were talking about the live video clip with the article posted, not the actual video for the song. Ricky Peterson is in Stevie's touring band now.


DOH! Got it.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #14 posted 03/29/17 8:16pm

motherfunka

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TrivialPursuit said:

motherfunka said:

They were talking about the live video clip with the article posted, not the actual video for the song. Ricky Peterson is in Stevie's touring band now.


DOH! Got it.

biggrin

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Reply #15 posted 03/29/17 11:26pm

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I think the whole world knows by now her Stand Back story!!! She needs to tell the story of Purple Rain, and how that song very nearly became hers and not Princes'!! I think the whole world would be blown away and shocked!!!

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Reply #16 posted 03/30/17 1:20am

Lordy

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What a lovely watch. Thanks for posting that.

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Reply #17 posted 03/30/17 4:08am

NouveauDance

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I'm sure we've all read the story before, but she tells it great here. Thanks for posting smile

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Reply #18 posted 03/30/17 9:54am

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PurpleSpirit319 said:

I think the whole world knows by now her Stand Back story!!! She needs to tell the story of Purple Rain, and how that song very nearly became hers and not Princes'!! I think the whole world would be blown away and shocked!!!


So true! I have only heard that story from Prince...she should tell it. I am glad he finished it...
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Reply #19 posted 03/30/17 10:40am

LBrent


I've adored Stevie Nicks since I was a teenager and have always loved her fashion style. It warms my heart to know that she knew P and respected him and he respected her and they worked on Stand Back together.

Although I've seen this story in print several times, hearing her tell it was delicious...right up until she made me cry at the end with the part about asking P to walk with her and watch over her and that P's watching over all of us.

Yes Stevie, I feel him too.

sad bawl broken cry

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Reply #20 posted 03/31/17 8:39am

bsprout

I already knew this story but hadn't heard or seen it first hand like this. What an incredible video and sweet story; it's such a lovely memory to have. This brought me to tears. She mentions she has many more Prince stories; I would also love to hear these some day. Thank you for sharing.
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Reply #21 posted 04/01/17 3:02pm

TheBluePrince

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Great story. Thanks for sharing. Two legends...

Blue music
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Reply #22 posted 04/01/17 3:38pm

gingerwildwood

Nice story. I saw her on this tour with Pretenders opening. She told a similar story. I always thought 'If anyone falls' sounds more like a Prince song than 'Stand Back'. I enjoyed the Pretenders' set more than hers.

If it's magic, then why can't it be everlasting.....
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Reply #23 posted 04/02/17 12:32am

motherfunka

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gingerwildwood said:

Nice story. I saw her on this tour with Pretenders opening. She told a similar story. I always thought 'If anyone falls' sounds more like a Prince song than 'Stand Back'. I enjoyed the Pretenders' set more than hers.

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Reply #24 posted 04/02/17 6:19am

gingerwildwood

motherfunka said:

gingerwildwood said:

Nice story. I saw her on this tour with Pretenders opening. She told a similar story. I always thought 'If anyone falls' sounds more like a Prince song than 'Stand Back'. I enjoyed the Pretenders' set more than hers.

shocked

lol not a Pretenders fans,eh?

If it's magic, then why can't it be everlasting.....
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Reply #25 posted 04/02/17 10:00am

delirious

https://youtu.be/SZRcmcahX8c

Very emotional tribute Stevie to Prince - pretty sure they had something serious going for a little while...

[Edited 4/2/17 10:01am]

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Reply #26 posted 04/02/17 10:15am

TrivialPursuit

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delirious said:

https://youtu.be/SZRcmcahX8c

Very emotional tribute Stevie to Prince - pretty sure they had something serious going for a little while...


Nonsense. You're "pretty sure" about "something serious"? Like what? There's absolutely no evidence they were fuckin', if that's what you're alluding to. Even she said after the one time in the studio for "Stand Back", she didn't see him again for 10 or 15 years.

You know, folks can just love each other as artists and share mutual respect, and not have to get naked to do it.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #27 posted 04/02/17 10:18am

delirious

Also don't forget about this - Prince asked Stevie to write lyrics to the track for "Purple Rain"

http://www.mtv.com/videos...ince.jhtml

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Reply #28 posted 04/02/17 10:19am

TrivialPursuit

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delirious said:

Also don't forget about this - Prince asked Stevie to write lyrics to the track for "Purple Rain"

http://www.mtv.com/videos...ince.jhtml


It's been mentioned in the thread.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #29 posted 04/02/17 10:19am

delirious

TrivialPursuit said:

delirious said:

https://youtu.be/SZRcmcahX8c

Very emotional tribute Stevie to Prince - pretty sure they had something serious going for a little while...


Nonsense. You're "pretty sure" about "something serious"? Like what? There's absolutely no evidence they were fuckin', if that's what you're alluding to. Even she said after the one time in the studio for "Stand Back", she didn't see him again for 10 or 15 years.

You know, folks can just love each other as artists and share mutual respect, and not have to get naked to do it.

I meant a serious connection - please don't overreact...

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