In 1983, Stevie Nicks felt a bolt of inspiration while listening to a Prince song. She felt so strongly that she wanted to write her own version of “Little Red Corvette” that she dedicated the start of her honeymoon to it. When she recorded it, Prince came to the studio and made some additions. When he left after about an hour, he had secured half the royalties to the song.
Stevie Nicks and Prince | Clayton Call/Redferns; Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Prince helped Stevie Nicks in the recording studio
Nicks wrote the song “Stand Back” after hearing “Little Red Corvette.” With the help of producer Jimmy Iovine, Nicks contacted Prince and invited him to listen to her version in the studio.
“I know that 50 percent of it is yours and, what are you doing later?” she told Prince, per the book Mirror in the Sky: The Life and...
Stevie Nicks and Prince | Clayton Call/Redferns; Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Prince helped Stevie Nicks in the recording studio
Nicks wrote the song “Stand Back” after hearing “Little Red Corvette.” With the help of producer Jimmy Iovine, Nicks contacted Prince and invited him to listen to her version in the studio.
“I know that 50 percent of it is yours and, what are you doing later?” she told Prince, per the book Mirror in the Sky: The Life and...
- 6/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stevie Nicks is an accomplished songwriter who liked to record her own songs, but she decided to take on a Bruce Springsteen tune in the 1980s. Springsteen sent the song to Nicks, and she happily agreed to record it. Springsteen didn’t like one element of her cover, though, so he turned down her version of the song. Because of this, it ended up back in his hands.
Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen | Clayton Call/Redferns; Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images Bruce Springsteen wrote a song with Stevie Nicks in mind
In the 1980s, Springsteen wrote the song “Janey Don’t You Lose Heart” and gave it to Nicks with the understanding that he had the final say over its release. The song was upbeat and encouraging with a catchy chorus; it would have felt at home on a Nicks album. She agreed and recorded a version of the tune.
Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen | Clayton Call/Redferns; Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images Bruce Springsteen wrote a song with Stevie Nicks in mind
In the 1980s, Springsteen wrote the song “Janey Don’t You Lose Heart” and gave it to Nicks with the understanding that he had the final say over its release. The song was upbeat and encouraging with a catchy chorus; it would have felt at home on a Nicks album. She agreed and recorded a version of the tune.
- 5/30/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page needed time to find the desire to join a band after Led Zeppelin folded. Drummer John Bonham’s tragic death in 1980 brought a sudden end to the band Page formed in 1968 and guided to worldwide success in the 1970s. The Firm, featuring Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, was that band. He was the unquestioned boss in Led Zeppelin, but Rodgers told Page to take a back seat on The Firm song “Radioactive.”
(l-r) Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers | Clayton Call/Redferns Paul Rodgers got ‘ballsy’ and told Jimmy Page to stand aside as he played the solo on 1 The Firm song
Page’s quiet career in right after Led Zeppelin folded — composing the Death Wish II soundtrack and piecing together the posthumous Led Zeppelin album Coda — received a boost in 1983. The guitarist was one of many classic rock icons who joined the Arms (Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis) benefit concerts.
(l-r) Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers | Clayton Call/Redferns Paul Rodgers got ‘ballsy’ and told Jimmy Page to stand aside as he played the solo on 1 The Firm song
Page’s quiet career in right after Led Zeppelin folded — composing the Death Wish II soundtrack and piecing together the posthumous Led Zeppelin album Coda — received a boost in 1983. The guitarist was one of many classic rock icons who joined the Arms (Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis) benefit concerts.
- 5/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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