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Stevie Nicks: Edge of Seventeen Meaning

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Song Released: 1982


Edge of Seventeen Lyrics

Just like the white winged dove...
Sings a song...
Sounds like shes singing...
Whoo... whoo... whoo...
Just like the white winged dove...
Sings a song...
Sounds like shes singing...
Ooo baby... ooo... said ooo

And the days go...

  1. chicken
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    Jul 15th 2006 !⃝

    Yeah, you are right sorry I should've been more specific because upon further research I've discovered it was partially about Lennon dying and it crushing Lindsey who was really close to him. The term 'edge of seventeen' came from a conversation with Tom Petty's wife in which she misheard her saying "age of seventeen" refering to when they met. Stevie liked the sound of that and wrote a song about it. Stevie met Lindsey at a party when they were around seventeen. So the song is about death and spirits. So yes she wasn't seventeen when Lennon died but the song still relates to his death...just not that line. Thanks for the comment!

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  2. anonymous
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    Jul 15th 2006 !⃝

    Chicken: The only problem, Stevie Nicks was 32 when Lennon was killed.

  3. chicken
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    Jul 11th 2006 !⃝

    This song was written about when Stevie was seventeen and she heard that John Lennon had been shot and she was really upset about it. When she went home to Arizona she found out about the 'white winged dove'. That's a background about how it came about but there's more to it. Her uncle was on his death bed and while Stevie and her brother were at his bed side he started to have problems and they both ran around trying to find someone to help but couldn't find anyone. He died while they were the only ones there. It's actually a very powerful and moving song if you listen to it.

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