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=Stevie Nicks= =media type="custom" key="3983717"= Lyrics:** The song is about spirituality, obsessioin and wanting what you can not have. Rhiannon is believed to be a mysitcal welsh goddess.
 * Rhiannon 1976 midnight special
 * Musicality:** Moderately fast tempo with a bridge to a slower section toward the end. Nicks is the lead singer and the two backing singers are Buckingham on the electric guitar and McVie on the piano.
 * convention:** Starts out as verse/chorus but then there are multiple bridges and tempo changes
 * Artistry:** They lyrics are very expressive and emotive. Nicks vocal delivery matches the dramatic nature of her lyrics. Standard rock insturments are used which include electric guitar, bass, piano and drums.
 * Production:** The overall sound of the music is pleasureable because the base line is very smooth and sensous. All of the instruments can always clearly be heard. The mix of instruments and the vocal volume is very effectice. When you put the two together it is mind blowing.

code Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover...
 * Lyrics to Rhiannon:**

All your life you've never seen A woman--taken by the sky Would you stay if she promised you heaven Would you even try... Would you even try...

She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark-- And when the sky is starless--

All your life you've never seen-- A woman--taken by the sky Well would you stay if she promised you heaven Would you even try... Would you even try...

Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon

She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a bird in flight-- And who will be her lover...

Once in a million years A lady like her rises "Oh Rhiannon!" you cry But she is gone And your life knows no answer Your life knows no answer...

Dream on silly dreamer Try hard you can leave her Dream on silly dreamer Try hard try harder Try hard dream on

She rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover...

All your life you've never seen-- A woman--taken by the sky Well would you stay if she promised you heaven Would you even try... Would you even try...

Your dreams unwind and love's a state of mind Your dreams unwind and love's a state of mind

Dream on silly dreamer Try hard you can leave her Dream on silly dreamer Try hard try harder You try hard er... Rhiannon

And you still cry out for her And you still cry out for her Rhiannon

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code Genre: Pop rock, Pop, Rock, Hard rock, Soft rock, Classic rock Origin: Phoenix, Arixona Instruments: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion Voice type: Contrallo which is a type of classical female singing voice with a vocal range between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. Associated acts: Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham Nicks,Tom Petty and theHeartbreakers Lyrics: Nicks lyrics are usually about love, loss and longing. Often from a mystical and spiritual point of view. Musicality: Singer/songwriter who composes with the guitar and piano but does not perform with them
 * Over all**

B**iography** Stevie Nicks was born on May 26th 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is well known for her role as a singer in the rock band Fleetwood Mac and for her solo career. Both careers combined producced over forty Top 50 hits and have sold close to 120 million albums. The release of Nicks album with her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham caught the attention of Fleetwood Mac in the 1970`s. Fleetwood Mac only intended to hire Lindsey Buckingham but he told the band that he and Nicks " We`re a package deal". Rumours, Buckingham and Nicks first album with Fleetwood Mac, produced four Top 40 singles. The album also gained Fleetwood Mac international fame and kept them on the American number one album charts for over 30 weeks. In 1981 Stevie Nicks started her solo career with the album //Bella Donna//. Nicks solo career has produced five albums to date. Stevie Nicks has overcome dependecy on tranquilizers, chronic fatigue syndrome and a serious cocaine addiction. Recently Nicks has been spending some of her personal time visiting wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital giving the soldiers there her presence, support and iPods filled with tons of music. == =Discography= Stevie Nicks has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards. While involved with Fleetwood Mac she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and won the 1977/1978 Grammy Album of the Year for //Rumours.// Important albums and number one hit singles. Solo //-Enchanted// (3CD Boxset) (1998) //-Trouble in Shangri-La// (2001) //-Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks// (2007) //-The Soundstage Sessions// (2009) **as Buckingham Nicks** //-Buckingham Nicks// (1974)
 * //-Bella Donna// (1981)
 * //-Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert// (Video) (1982)
 * //-The Wild Heart// (1983)
 * //-Rock a Little// (1985)
 * //-The Other Side of the Mirror// (1989)
 * //-Timespace- The Best of Stevie Nicks// (1991)
 * //-Street Angel// (1994)
 * //Live at Red Rocks// (Video) (1995)

with Fleetwood Mac
//-Fleetwood Mac// (1975) //-Rumours// (1977) //-Tusk// (1979) //-Live// (1980) //-Mirage// (1982) //-Tango in the Night// (1987) //-Greatest Hits// (1988) //-Behind the Mask// (1990) //-25 Years - The Chain// (2D of 4CD Boxset) (1992) //-The Dance// (1997) //-The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac// (2002) //-Say You Will// (2003) //-Live in Boston// (2004) = = I like Stevie Nicks because her voice is truly one of a kind. Her lyrics are captivating because they are mystical and spiritual. It is easy to understand what she is saying and feel the emoutions in her songs through the tone in her voice and the beat of the instruments. My favorite version of Rhiannon was performed on the 1976 Midnight Special. It is fast and ecxiting. There is nothing Nicks can not do, her vocals have no limits. Stevie Nicks has staying power because she has been around for decades writing in a fresh and captivating way about timeless themes and she is still out of the road performing for new and old fans. Nicks has always made it clear that music is her passion, it is the reason she gave up married life and her chance at motherhood.

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