Stevie Nicks
Her Claim to Fame and Feminism
By: Merie Johnson
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Bella Donna
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Gold Dust Woman
Silver Springs (Live)
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You can ride high atop your pony I know you won’t fall ‘Cause the whole thing’s phoney You can fly swinging from your trapeze Scaring all the people But you’ll never scare me
Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks was her creative outlet as she stepped out of the personal chaos of Fleetwood Mac to release a solo album. Nicks explains, “‘Bella Donna’ is a term of endearment I use, and the title is about making a lot of decisions in my life, making a change based on the turmoil in my soul,”. For Stevie, Bella Donna gave her the confidence to release music on her own terms rather than a band's terms. she was able to begin establishing her life as a solo artist, which ultimately inspired women in music to successfully achieve the same, if not higher, status, respect, and commercial success as her male peers in Fleetwood Mac. Although her album was not directly a feministic approach, it challenged gender barriers in the music industry.
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The final song on the album, “Gold Dust Woman” is a powerful song of a woman in turmoil, going through a failed relationship and attempting to cope with excess drugs. Nicks tells biographer Stephen Davis that “Gold Dust Woman” was written as a “symbolic look about somebody going through a bad relationship, and doing a lot of drugs, and trying to… just make it, trying to live, trying to get through it to the next thing.” The song starts out calm and slow, surely working its way up to mirror pain and anguish, as both Nicks’ vocals and the accompanying instrumentals convey almost every emotion you could possibly feel. The song maintains a somber tone, and you feel the sadness in Nicks’ voice as she sings about this ill-fated woman; yet, as the song progresses, you feel hints of longing and the listener is left in a vulnerable, dark place, realizing that this song could be about anyone, even themselves. When performing this song, Nicks completely loses herself, twirling around the stage, wailing into the microphone, her face filled with passion and intensity.
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Stevie Nicks
Her Claim to Fame and Feminism
By: Merie Johnson
Subtitle
Title 2
Title 2
Title 2
Nicks' Work
Bella Donna
Gypsy
Gold Dust Woman
Silver Springs (Live)
Bella Donna
Subtitle
You can ride high atop your pony I know you won’t fall ‘Cause the whole thing’s phoney You can fly swinging from your trapeze Scaring all the people But you’ll never scare me
Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks was her creative outlet as she stepped out of the personal chaos of Fleetwood Mac to release a solo album. Nicks explains, “‘Bella Donna’ is a term of endearment I use, and the title is about making a lot of decisions in my life, making a change based on the turmoil in my soul,”. For Stevie, Bella Donna gave her the confidence to release music on her own terms rather than a band's terms. she was able to begin establishing her life as a solo artist, which ultimately inspired women in music to successfully achieve the same, if not higher, status, respect, and commercial success as her male peers in Fleetwood Mac. Although her album was not directly a feministic approach, it challenged gender barriers in the music industry.
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HOME
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Gold Dust Woman
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HOME
The final song on the album, “Gold Dust Woman” is a powerful song of a woman in turmoil, going through a failed relationship and attempting to cope with excess drugs. Nicks tells biographer Stephen Davis that “Gold Dust Woman” was written as a “symbolic look about somebody going through a bad relationship, and doing a lot of drugs, and trying to… just make it, trying to live, trying to get through it to the next thing.” The song starts out calm and slow, surely working its way up to mirror pain and anguish, as both Nicks’ vocals and the accompanying instrumentals convey almost every emotion you could possibly feel. The song maintains a somber tone, and you feel the sadness in Nicks’ voice as she sings about this ill-fated woman; yet, as the song progresses, you feel hints of longing and the listener is left in a vulnerable, dark place, realizing that this song could be about anyone, even themselves. When performing this song, Nicks completely loses herself, twirling around the stage, wailing into the microphone, her face filled with passion and intensity.
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