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Originally Posted by bombaysaffires
I have always liked the song, especially the full band arrangement with the funky John/Mick groove....but man this version highlights what a totally limited "musician" Stevie is..... the whole song is like one droning, repetitive chord. Again, she could never, ever, ever do a one-woman show. Not only could she not hold up her end of playing her own accompaniment, but the audience would fall over from boredom.... 
PS: I know this isn't her playing, but what IS being played is what she wrote and brought to the band.... one chord over and over and over which Chris or Lindsey is banging over and over. He said once that many of her songs really should have been credited as co-writes, and this is yet another example. He doesn't just arrange whatever she brings to the band, he adds to it and totally writes the arrangements... And poor Christine has to find ways to noodle around the one note piano-plonking that she gets on Stevie's demos.... |
I think that is unconsciously what I like about it. It is a fairly direct vocal track with Stevie showing off her pipes at the end. But the way the band (especially Chris) dressing it all up takes the song to a new level. Mirage was very "music box" like and this is a direct rock track with tons of overdubs. I think it call comes together rather well. Its interesting, Stevie brought mostly old tracks for Mirage except this. That psychotic angry version of Smile At You should have made Mirage over Oh Diane.
Its against the grain of Mirage and not very music box like. In many ways it was the perfect track to follow Empire State and be on the same side as Eyes of the World.
Vocals only. Chris's background vocals working over time. Her voice was at its peak. I can hear Bella Donna vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDnYCQtpCbA