Rock a Little - Stevie Nicks

In honor of Stevie Nicks new album "IN YOUR DREAMS" that was just released on 5/03/11, here is an article originally published in the August 2010 issue of "Positive Perspectives".   I have always been inspired by Stevie's music, she is a great performer live!

Last month I asked  you what inspires you.  The Goddess of Rock, Ms. Stevie Nicks, inspires me.  Stevie Nicks’ music has been a huge part of my life since I was a child.  I have all of her records and have seen her in numerous concerts both as a solo artist and with the band Fleetwood Mac. 

My bad mood evaporates when I listen to a Stevie song.  Broken heart?  Play Stevie.  Lost a job?  Play Stevie.   She’s my go-to artist to pick up my spirits so I can start picking up the pieces. 

Stevie writes most of her own music and lyrics—with a rare song thrown in written by another artist.  She’s a poet, she’s an artist and she’s a REAL singer- no lip synching from Stevie. 

When I need a little inspiration, I put on her CD’s and play the songs that I know will give me that boost that I am looking for.   Enchanted, Rhiannon and Planets of the Universe are some of her songs that get me singing in the car or dancing around the house.    Each time I may start out with a different song, but I always end up playing my two favorite songs.  One of my all time favorite songs by Stevie is the Wild Heart:

“I run around like a spirit in flight,  Fearlessness is fearlessness, I will not forget this night.  Dare my wild heart.  Dare my wild heart .”

My other favorite is Edge of Seventeen:     “And I see you doing...what I try to do for me, with the words from a poet...and the voice from a choir… and a melody ...nothing else mattered”

Pure Stevie, these lyrics sum up what I might feel at different times in my life.  Find  a song that fits your life.   Go ahead, Rock a Little!   All songs copyrighted.