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Stevie Nicks Revisits 'Beautiful and Crazy' '70s for 'Secret Love' -- Video Premiere

  • Posted on Apr 26th 2011 11:00AM by Mike Doherty
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"Sparkly and eerie and kinda creepy" is how Stevie Nicks describes her video for 'Secret Love,' the first single from her first solo album in 10 years, 'In Your Dreams,' due out May 3. It features younger and older versions of Stevie Nicks, a white horse, a sinister photographer and ghostly appearances and disappearances -- clearly the singer who calls her publishing company Welsh Witch is back and in good form.

The song itself, about a fraught, clandestine love affair, was written in the mid-'70s, at a time when Nicks had just broken up with fellow Fleetwood Mac singer Lindsey Buckingham. "I have really tried to remember who it was about," Nicks tells Spinner, "but at the end of 1975, the world was spinning around us so fast, and we were meeting people every other day. There were gorgeous men and gorgeous women everywhere. We were fast and beautiful and crazy."

Nicks recorded a demo at the time, but filed it away without revisiting it until last year. "It must have been secret because I wrote it, recorded it and put it in a box," she muses. "The words are kind of odd."

The video, too, is out of the ordinary.

'Secret Love' was filmed in Nicks' house and backyard during the recording of 'In Your Dreams,' and helmed by Eurythmics guitarist Dave Stewart, who co-produced the album. Nicks' goddaughter, Kelly, makes an appearance, wearing a vintage dress that Nicks wore onstage in 1976.

"I wanted to make it like my younger 25-year-old spirit blending with my 62-year-old spirit," she offers. "Sometimes your young self, when you look back, is not very much different than your older self." Indeed, despite the song's older genesis, 'Secret Love' perfectly fits Nicks' shiny new sound.

"We worked really hard on it," Nicks says, "and I just hope that people love it, because I really love it."

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DD

Tall dude in the white beard looks like Mick Fleetwood

May 01 2011 at 8:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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DaveMKE

It is Mick Fleetwood on the snare srum in the video. Very cool to have Mick and Dave Stewart in the video.

May 21 2011 at 9:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tom Himes

Just enlighting she has guided my life through music

May 01 2011 at 6:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tina Combs

Still the same beautiful,bewitching woman after all these years! I have been a fan since I was a teenager and will remain such till I die. The queen of rock definately! Can't wait for the release of the new CD.

April 30 2011 at 11:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Mary

What a beautiful song

April 30 2011 at 9:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Linda

Love it stevie fits right in with my son chris passing 5 years ago. and loved you in Tamp that year. you were his idol.

April 30 2011 at 8:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mark

I have always been a fan of Stevie Nicks, talented and damn hot too, even at her age, she is timeless.

April 30 2011 at 8:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Kenneth J.

Stevie is just so magical. Her music has been with me through everything in my life and has gotten me through some really tough times. I am so excited about this CD and great job Dave Stewart! You and Stevie make a great collaborative team! LOVE YOU STEVIE!!!

April 27 2011 at 7:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
MIchael

Unbelievable. I have been waiting for this forever. She is and always will be my all-time favorite. And she never--ever--lets her fans down. I love you Stevie!

April 26 2011 at 11:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
rianbay1

WOW! Awesome Video! Great job Stevie and Dave. Can't wait for the album!!

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kenmen1969

LOVE IT!!

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