Stand Back

Album: The Wild Heart (1983)
Charted: 5
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  • "That horse tried to kill me."

    Stevie Nicks wrote the video for "Stand Back," but it was a mess to make and she hated it. In the clip, she plays an antebellum damsel who is visited by the ghost of her ex-lover. None of it makes much sense, but not many videos from this time period did.

    Nicks nixed it, shooting a performance piece instead that became the official video. The original, complete with her pithy commentary, seems to have been purged from the web.

Comments: 11

  • Daniel from Malaga, SpainI love this song so much, I found it when I was listening the radio in the am in my country, Spain, but I was listening a lot of music from the USA because I am going to live there some months. I love the music video with a storyboard inspired on the Civil War, Scarlett, etc. Yesss, stevie rocks, I love "I can't wait", "edge of seventeen", "rooms on fire", "if you ever did believe" and many more.
  • Tony from South Philly, PaStevie and Grace Slick are the best of the Women who can Rock!!!!
  • John# from Melbourne, AustraliaAwesome song! It sounds nice when you see the Stevie Nicks rego plates on my car :-)
  • Riff45 from Wilson, NcThis is one of my favorite songs/singer. It helps me when I need help. I'm kookie.
  • Kayla from Winnipeg, MbThis is my favourite song! I LOVE it! I listen to it every single day and when I don't listen to it, I am usually singing it! Again, love love love this song!
  • Scott from Kings Park, NyI love the song, but if you read the lyrics they don't make sense...but somehow it all works....
  • Vincent from Winnipeg, CanadaI found this song by accident through a remix of Dave Aude. I just love it now. This song was very well put together!
  • Rob from Wilkes-barre, Payes she is amazing, I wish artists more true artists like her were out there
  • Ben from Hillsborough, Njnice, nice song. very well put together.
  • Tyson from Green's Fork, IlStevie ROCKS!!!

    L. Buckingham, Calif.
  • Sara Mackenzie from Middle Of Nowhere, Fli LOVE this song!!!!!!! (no comments on this song?! come on, it's an awesome song, very upbeat and personal!) =)
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