Stevie Challenge - Days 29 & 30

Behind again. Sorry. It's been a busy couple of days.

Day 29 - How has Stevie Nicks inspired you?

I find Stevie inspiring in many ways. She is a fantastic role model, a strong female rocker in a time when women were just starting to be taken seriously in music. Her legacy still stands strong today, as she is constantly working, writing and touring. She has overcome adversity (public breakups, multiple drug addictions) and achieved success where many have failed. I admire Stevie for the fact that she doesn't care what other people think of her. She has maintained her own personal style throughout her career, even when many have said she should change her look. She has a unique voice, both literally and metaphorically, and her writing style is unabashedly original. Stevie has also inspired me as a single woman. She is proof positive that a woman can be sexy, successful, and well-respected without the constant presence of a man in her life.

Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy

I just love this song.

"Thrown Down"
from the Fleetwood Mac album Say You Will

He fell for her again, she watched it happen
Every day-- day by day
But more important-- night by night
She watched it all come into play
He held her hands, she listened to what he had to say

Thrown down... like a barricade
Maybe now he could prove to her
That he could be good for her
And they should be together

You've shaken your faith in me, no
You've shaken my faith in everything else
A decision no one makes, and now you're going home
Faith is a hard thing to hold on to
Something inside you says I don't have to
You're not like other people, you do what you want to
You're not like other people, you do what you want to
Thrown down... like a barricade
Maybe now he could prove to her
That he could be good for her
And they should be together

You say you're sorry...
Now you should walk away
But it's so overwhelming,
You have nothing left to say
You can sit outside his door and wait
Well, you can dedicate your pain to him

Oh, thrown down... like a barricade
Maybe now he could prove to her
That he could be good for her
And they should be together
About just how much he never really told her...
Thrown down...
About how difficult it had been to be without her...
Thrown down...