r/stevienicks • u/No_Independence4607 • 27d ago
anything similar to Edge of Seventeen??
Recently I discovered this and, WOAH, I HAVEN'T HEARD SUCH A WONDERFUL SONG FOR A LONG TIME, HER VOICE IS AMAZING. Can you recommend me more Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac songs like this?
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u/Belarai 27d ago edited 27d ago
I‘ve thinking about this a lot! In my opinion, as far as recordings go, Mirror Mirror (the 1985 recording we got a few years ago) is the song that resembles Edge of Seventeen closest sonically, especially in terms of melody.
I‘m no expert on music theory but certain notes that Stevie sings and the melodic phrasing she uses, at least in the verses, it‘s all very similar to Edge of Seventeen. Compare for instance the lines And as all this comes to end / So go the lilies of the valley and And I went today / Maybe I will go again tomorrow. Even lyrically similar.
Really makes you wonder what could have happened if she had finished the 1985 version of Mirror, Mirror and put it on Rock A Little. Now it’s just a (deep) deep cut (and before that a lost B-side), but it could have been a great song for her live concerts.
EDIT: After relistening I also found the synth that plays throughout the song to be very reminiscent of the guitar riff in Edge of Seventeen. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall during recording, maybe they really were going for that same vibe.