A THICK Southern Accent Caused Singer To MISHEAR This Word…Turned it into a SMASH!-Professor of Rock

Standing at the crossroads of her career, Stevie Nicks decided to walk away from one of the biggest bands on the planet which had just had 2 massive albums... to go solo. But it turned out to be an uphill battle. First of all, two tragedies would shake her to her very core. Stevie would try and ease into her solo career by releasing two duets with legendary rockers Tom Petty and Don Henley. But the real risk was when she put out Edge of Seventeen, the heaviest song of her career. Guitar-driven and explosive, the song came from a misheard word that Stevie misunderstood because of a thick Southern accent. But thank heavens for it because it would become a catchphrase… She also got other parts of the song from a menu…. It became a smash and proved she could make it on her own. Next on professor of rock. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Moon Comix, Scratchers J Scratcherton esq, fakeaorta, Mark Thompson, skymech9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store - Van Halen OU812 Vinyl Album https://amzn.to/3tLsII2 - The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq - 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 - Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ - 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX - Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk - Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store -http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rock https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock #classicrock #80smusic #vinylstory #fleetwoodmac Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. if you wanted to be a member of the A team when you were growing up subscribe below right now. Nostalgia central for music of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s Make sure to click the bell so you always know when our latest interviews hit… Also, check out our Patreon where we have exclusive content including FULL interviews, we just put our full sit-down with Sammy Hagar up. So today we’re coming back to a show we haven’t done for quite a while. It’s called Solo Venture. In this series, we follow the adventures of vocalists who strike it out on their own to pursue a solo song or record. Their careers may even span multiple albums, however, for this series, these legends also have come back to their original band. In previous installments we have covered Dennis DeYoung from Styx and his solo hit Desert Moon and well as Journey’s own Steve Perry and his 1984 hit ‘Oh Sherrie. Today, I’m excited to get into the story behind a near miss top ten hit that really should have charted much higher… by one of rock’s most iconic woman. I’m talking about Edge of Seventeen from Stevie Nicks’ solo debut, Bella Donna. The band she left behind was of course, Fleetwood Mac. The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup got together on New Year’s Eve 1974. It consisted of band namesake Mick Fleetwood on drums, John McVie on bass, the late and sorely missed songbird Christine McVie on keyboards and vocals, Lindsey Buckingham on guitar and vocals, and of course today’s featured songstress Stevie Nicks on vocals as well. The go-to line-up issued their inaugural White Album six months into the new year on July 11, 1975. It was an excellent first chapter for the group. The White album would go platinum x7 in the US and produce three Top 20 singles on the Hot 100, including Stevie’s unforgettable Rhiannon. Of course, the monumental ‘Rumours’ came next. This iconic record was released in 1977 and spawned four Top 10 singles and Stevie’s, including the band’s lone #1 hit Dreams. Once again penned by Nicks. The next album however, 1979’s Tusk would bring the band to a crossroads. Tusk took thirteen months to record, and for Stevie, it was a true gauntlet of painful emotion as she shared a tense studio space with two in-band exes… Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood. Tusk was a massive undertaking and a lofty vision of grandeur. However, this twenty-track double album “enjoyed relatively moderate success” compared to 1977’s Rumors.