Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna Live 1981 HQ

[Giovannisenzaterra]

Thanks bella donna

[erinbc1]

MAN I LOVE STEVIE NICKS SHE IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST LOVE EVERYTHING SHE DOES SOOO WISH I COULD SEE HER LOVE YOU STEVIE : )

[blameitonmyWildHeart]

I named my Buick Reatta after this song. :)

[98michellesanders]

Oh Yes, Bella Donna - Beautiful Woman!!!

[98michellesanders]

Yes, she has said she never changes, everyone else changes, and I repspect her for the fact that she never changes and I have never changed either - still with the bangs, the long skirts, the intense lyrics applied indirectly to my life - it may have been my 10 year addiction to snorting cocaine, my 10 year addiction to Klonopin or my 10 year addiction to food and alcohol that has lead me to this point in my life where I feel as though I have so much in common with Stevie Nicks.

[58936865233]

I love this song so much. Stevie Nicks just freakin rocks in every way.

[81licker]

I have been listening to her since the 70's and after all the decades she still shines! I love her concerts and dressing like her. It is always a lot of fun! She is an inspiration to many women. One of a kind. God gave her a WONDERFUL voice and a beautiful spirit. She sings from the heart. And with so many bands coming out with lyrics that are violent, it makes me appreciate her that much more. :)

[DrBukcake]

Why is there no live video performance of this?

[ronnykmarshall]

@DrBukcake - I wish there was a video of this. I was at Stevie's show in 1981 that was recorded for HBO. They left this out.

[MrSineuno1]

Excellent song!

[electrickithara]

♥ it!

[caitieamoo]

my mum absolutley love her.. and she was going to name me after here.. i wish she did, she has an amazing voice and she is so beautiful! she is my idol!

[jlalewicz]

@caitieamoo Was she going to name you 'Stephanie' or 'Stevie'? An interesting story here if you don't already know it; how Stevie got her name?? Her mother named her Stephanie but as a young child, Nicks had trouble pronouncing this & it would come out 'Tee-Dee'. So everyone began calling her this; later on 'Tee-Dee' became 'Stevie'. However, to this day, her mom still calls her 'Tee-Dee'.

[taeliah01]

@jlalewicz Her legal name is still Stephanie. But ur right.

[MrWrldpce]

A bottle of whiskey,a lost love..Her voice is like Kryptonite

[deirdrec1]

I love Stevie Nicks..what a performer..and such longevity..truly one of the greats! Thanks for sharing!

[TheEarl666]

@deirdrec1 not 1 of the greats,the greates of all!

[TheEarl666]

@deirdrec1 not 1 of the greats,the greatest of all!

[Choc1Joe]

I really love this performance; wish it could have been included on the special!

[mtnmusix]

To my Donna

[nkdbkrdr99]

beautiful!! thanks 4 sharing!!

[LeoNJMaisonneuve]

I love Stevie & her great & unique voice!

[Nightbirdrocks]

Love this song so much!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[liloleme29]

wow wee

[barrymx5]

Sounds absolutely great and the pics are largely new to

[townofp]

I never understood why she didn't include this song in more of her solo sets. First song from her first album, one of my favorite albums of all time. Maybe it's a hard song to perform live, I don't know. It sure sounds good here though.

[daveymaxine]

Who writes songs like this? Sheer Brilliance.

[wildeyedheart]

i remember when they recorded this at the forum in l.a. on the first solo tour. i was there wow. i love it thanks

[HaydenOran98]

I Love This Song! She Needs To Sing It More(:

[MsStevie65]

Great performance.. If I didn't know any better I would think it's the studio version... Great!

[164man]

@MsStevie65 / you are so right, what a recording !!

[duhhie]

i was 1 when she sang this :) she is my idol

[twilight2402]

Absolutely one of my favorite singers

[529wes]

You know the times were more hopeful then and she reflected that. She was great but also lucky to have been creating and performing then.

[jemimabear]

My favorite ever Stevie song - apart from the other 300 I love... 

[steviefanforever]

not that she is retired but can we start all over again from 1974 to now one day at a time so we can take it all in again listening to her again and don't change a thing.we are all so blessed to be living in her era and the decades of music we have indured. god thank you for a stevie nicks in my time.

[MsCalibu]

Great photos!

[stevepaxify]

While you are left with the face and brains of a goat. Woof

[nightbyrd73]

Stevie is the best. A true artist unlike most singers today who have to rely on gimmicks and publicity.

[heartrock83]

@nightbyrd73 you're so right, and the crappy thing is most of those gimmicks end up hurting their career in the long run.. except gaga, who earns her oats with nonsense, and we eat it up anyways.

[Forrest91]

We Lived !!!

[Forrest91]

Some of us we`re very Fortunate

[Forrest91]

Nobody will ever compare

[antonioooooooh]

this is just stevie at her best

[chrisbannisterone]

This album still sounds as amazing as the day I bought it back in the early 80s, thanks for posting this its awesome

[nillehessy]

like jimi hendrix said before playing

'wild thing' live somewhere in the 60 ties

this one goes out to the girl in the 3th row

with the yellow underwear

yeah your beautifull........meaning stevie

[TheSeafood]

BELLA DONNA IS A PLANT!!! POISON!!!! Nothing to do with her PAST ADDICTION!!!! Maybe just sharing something with us all??? DO U THINK

[SapphireSister]

@TheSeafood Well for those of us who may not be the most educated, belladonna is indeed a perennial plant but the phrase "Bella Donna" means beautiful lady in Italian. In this song Stevie is making referance to a beautiful lady who may not be so beautiful anymore because she's going through a tough time (i.e. "come in out of the darkness"). Also "...but the woman is so tired and so the woman disapears". She's fading away but needs to come back to her true self which is a Bella Donna.

[SapphireSister]

One of the most beautiful songs ever...and it's about me.

[Carpx11]

@SapphireSister i know what your saying. good comment. even if they don't get it. take care

[SapphireSister]

@Carpx11 Thank you for your kind words. Stevie is a Goddess.

[Starlitblond]

she was so skinny there.. which singer of hers died..

[gyellowmoon]

@Starlitblond It was her voice teacher who died of cancer then Stevie married her husband to help with his child but the marriage did not work.

[eanhard]

@gyellowmoon

Bullshit, it was her best friend from school that died not her voice teacher were did you get that from,

[callmepresh]

@eanhard Relax! true enough but we're stevie fans...no need to get feisty. remember all her songs, even the ones with heartache are never bitter or nasty. its her lesson to us all... ALL of her fans, that it can be that way in life. getting through and over things with loving memories and feelings. cheers! im sure you didnt mean it that way! :-)

[itsakittyxox]

@eanhard Robin was her best friend AND her vocal coach!

[Cicilo1983]

That song is just a masterpiece. It brings back amazing memories. I'd never heard a live version of this song before. Thank you so much for sending it out there...

[tweethang1]

And so the woman....disapears. xD

[Starlitblond]

I grew up on her...

It's kind of funny,I have a good friend in Chico who always refers to me as Stevie Nicks.. I had the skirts, the boots, sang it played it on my guitar...

years later when I heard she did dog piles of cocaine daily, I would have never known.... but I would have done it to I am sure.. I love you Stevie..

[Robertdesoto]

One of my fave album tracks from BELLA DONNA

[kmelissao]

Mine too. I also like "How Still My Love" and songs 2 and 8.

~Melissa

[kmelissao]

Why didn't the comment above post under the person's name I clicked to reply to? The comment below was for Robert. Thanks.

[shaneheadface]

"COME IN OUT.... OF THE DARKNESS"

[elleJify]

beautiful. love you, my soul sister. I was born may 25 near midnight and I think I read that you, Stephanie were born May 26. Peace to you

[musicfanUSA]

This is an extraorinary live version of this song! She was in top form to represent this song at that moment,,,,Excellent, Love my Stevie:)

[MrStephenLutz]

thank you I will always remember see her and it was with the woman I will always love

[safehouse123]

No....baby will not change.....oooxxxxx

[Enlightenedpsych2]

thank you flaming crystal for making this creative photo-shoot of a very sexy performer who still never scares herself with powers of bella donna . . .

sharing the light,

miss erica hidvegi,

the enlightenment Advisor

[rita1902]

yrsssssssssssss

[greenthumbguy1]

My favorite Stevie song...I wore out my vinyl copy of this album...

[markpp1963]

One of my favorite songs too. I played it so much on my cassette player in my car i also wore it out. good to see im not the onlyone. Will be seeing fleetwoodmac on 5th december cnt wait...

[DanielMcDirty]

Me too. I clearly remember buying it in July, 1981 -- Stevie's first solo album, yeah!

[safehouse123]

why should she? chemistry isnt everything

[kerrywood84]

Whats this actual song called? Love Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks so under rated in the UK

[yourdisconeedsyou1]

It's a song called 'Bella Donna' which was also the name of her 1981 debut solo album. This is by far one of her very best tracks and one that sadly is no longer performed live.

[NiskyFan1]

stevie nicks is an awesome singer and her bella donna album is her best one. I have it on vinyl which i took from my mom and then i bought the cd so i could listen to it in the car. Stevie rocks

[collegeri]

why on earth would they cut this? her voice sounds clear and harmonies are perfect-i think she sounds the bet here vs. the other songs. i love her

[charmedfan7704]

I've never heard a Stevie Nicks song I didn't like. She's one of my favorite singers, and has a magnificent voice.

[lawb1st]

I agree the Bella Donna HBO performances was mes one of her best! I don't knock the Red Ricks performance . Bella Donna was rawand real. Dtevie becoming more than Fleetwood Mc and Lindsay Buckinghan but still humble and appreiative of the persons who made all of thid poddiblr. She is a great lady.

[jimmy82869]

I've always loved this song and never understood why she never released it as an actual single. It has such a country flavor. I guess she opted to release "After the Glitter Fades," which did receive airplay on the country stations.

[mojo8051]

THATS RIGHT STEVIE NICKS,DON't CHANGE EVER NEVER EVER!!!!!!!

[wildheart0411]

So beautiful.....one of my most favorite of her writings....:)

[pachacutti]

I remember hearing this song in 1981 in a small Miami comic book store called A & M. The song came on while I was looking for The Black Panther comic book and it made sense to me thought I was only 11 years old. Maybe it was the sincerity of the song mixed in with the Black Panther concept that created a background theme for me from that point on. Gracias Steve Nicks! Gracias Huey P. Newton!

[bigras14]

Stevie is the most beautiful woman in the world. wish i could meet you or at least talk with you. Pure hugs and a kiss. Lance

[99Lorne]

It's a crying shame the HBO special "In Concert" video has so few songs. I guess the video for Bella Donna and the other songs she performed will remain unseen forever? :(

[WoodRatGirl]

Awesome live performance :)

[stevienixxxx]

flamingcrystal where did you find these photos? i've never seen some of them before

[marceygirl]

I have seen Stevie there (Compton Terrace) with Joe Walsh. It was a great night. I called the place to ask a question a week before the show, and he dad answered. I spoke to him for a few, he was very nice and polite.

[rancar29]

Ah, Compton Terrace. Yeah, her dad owned it. We'd just moved to Phx a few months before and went to her concert in '87, after seeing her in Saratoga, NY in '86. In '87 (or was it Dec. 88, I believe on the 7th?) she had that huge hair. We actually were caught in a rainstorm, but she stll came out after the worst was over. So sad that Compton Terrace is only a skeleton now. (I live near there.) So different from the huge machanized venues today.

[steamyhotlatin]

One of the most unique and best voices in rock there ever was. Stevie Nicks has always been one of my favorites and an artist worth listening to. She really makes your heart and mind stir and she's given so much for so long. One of her most intense and soulful tunes. You really gotta hear everything she does, you'll be glad you took the time. stevie thanks for the memories and the awesome tunes over the years. Clevelands own...Tena

[lispa2010]

@steamyhotlatin I agreed

[98michellesanders]

@steamyhotlatin i SO MUCH AGREE WITH YOU - SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITRE ARTIST TO THIS DAY!! SHE IS A GREAT WRITER, SINGER AND PERFORMER!! i HAVE LOVED HER SINCE BUCKINGHAM-NICKS AND SHE HAS ALWAYS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ARTIST EVER!!!

[moonflower0924]

she's so crazy. lol i love her. :))

[rainydays41]

nah dude thats definatly some stevie titty

[TwistedSpooker]

look at the picture at about 4:58...am I seeing something that I shouldn't be seeing...?

Otherwise...AWESOME! :)

[Arrada101]

Its her bra but you can see her NE under it.

[TARBABY71]

Doesnt matter,,, If I saw Stevie naked... it wouldnt be the same,,,

She IS who she IS,,, and somehow,,, she needs to be in her Chiffon,,, LOve You Stevie

[jache77]

i love this version. i have it on a bootleg! thanks for posting!

[OliviaBassClef]

Thanks for putting this up - what a joy ! A very special uplifting song that I have returned to time and time again ... XX

[lousylover69]

sorry but SARA was wriiten about the times of the band during tusk,,,it was wriiten about mick,lindsey,christine and john,,so there,,,that is sara,,the song is only about the 5 members of fleetwood mac,,,

[1ozzy1fan1]

I would love to see her and ozzy do a duet

[lonelyqueen86]

wouldn't that be something! two powerful voices like that!

[lonelyqueen86]

i have always loved this song! your interpretation is quite beautiful as well. i wish the higher ups at youtube would understand how we also want to come to this website for inspiration from pieces like this, and not just to watch a bunch of idiots fooling around in their backyard!!

[bruho5]

Bull Honky Sara was written for Mick's second wife after Stevie had a torrid affair with.

[lorenzino1]

Hi ! You seem to know Fleetwood Mac very much ; I like this band, and had read that the song "Sara" had been written about her best friend that died. Is what I've read true or like another guy tells me, the song "Sara" has nothing to see with her friend? Thanks for advance, if you got the time to answer ! BYE !

[tarwh1976]

Gypsy was written as a tribute of dealing with her best friend Robin's death.

[jarileigh]

No, Gypsy was written about coming back from so much fame...back down to her roots "Back to the gypsy...that I was..." She got a small place & lived in a room decorated with "paper flowers"...I heard her say so in a interview

[safehouse123]

unbelievably beautiful attitude...

[kb7zjf]

These pictures were taken on Dec 5, 1981 while Stevie performed at The Compton Terrance. At that time the terrance was part of Legend City. I was there for this performance. The show was awesome and I got to touch Stevie's hand while they hung out on a balcony in Legend City! Stevie you will always be my Bella Donna- I just seen you in Tucson, Az at McKale Center on Tusk tour August 28, 1980.Keep on Rockin Stevie!

[msstevie1951]

Love her to pieces ,she is so much more than an entertainer singer/song writer,we forget she is a person with feelings ,and emotions, who goes on stage with a broken heart ,or whatever, and gives us her all,straight from her heart.What a Blessing she is to all of us who love her x Donna x

[ourbovinepublicxx]

This is the first Stevie song I ever heard, and I remember loving the passion and emotion in Stevie's voice, as well as the beautiful lyrics. She is an amazing studio artist, and then that's amplified by about a million when she gets on the stage. Stevie is a one off, she's got the voice, the talent, the presence, the look. This song is so profound, thanks for posting.

[silvasprings]

There's one thing that annoys me about all the stevie DVD's of live performance, they are always cut short from the real setlist!

if this was performed the night of the recording of the HBO special why isn't it on the DVD!!!!!

it makes me so angry!!!

i want to see it!!!!

[jache77]

you can get the dvd her live performace in 1981 the white wing tour and the wild heart tour (us festival) on ebay! that is were i got mine!

[chemistrywascrazy]

Wow....this is so magnificent...Gorgeous harmonies...I love the lyrics...It's just the way that it is here....

[sactiger]

Rock on, "white-winged dove"...

[HenryFussy]

I play this song often and sometimes can't believe how gorgeous it is. Thanks for sharing this.

[jeanapheena]

i wish she would do this song and nightbird in her concerts. those are the best!!!

[dockdog266]

I love this song. Stevie nicks is just the best female artist that ever was. She looks so sexy in this video and whoever uploaded this needs to be congratulated. It's awesome! It's just a feeling. I love it.

[jamminnearth]

Bella Donna simply The BEST!! Awesome Pics!!

[moonflower0924]

i think if Stevie had to do it again she wouldn't change a thing. rock on stevie!

[lindasongs]

thank you! you really do have one hell of a great collection of stevie! this is one of the VERY BEST live recording's of stevie! she sound's as good as she did on the record! and there are so few postings of that song. i wish someone had some video footage of song to share.[do you?]

[camelbobcb8]

This is beautiful! Where DO you get these flamingcrystal? You have a lot of great footage and performances.

[steveoflydd]

thanks flamingcrystal brings back some great memories for me

[wildheart0411]

Never heard a live versio.n of Bella Donna before! You rock flamingcrystal!

[wildheart0411]

Where do you get these recordings? Love it!!!!!!

[goldustgypsy68]

Bella Donna beutiful song!! Thanks for posting.

[nicksfan052648]

Thank You Very Much !!! !!!!

Rock on flamingcrystal...

[btonyg]

Would love to see this performed live....WOW amazing song!!

[nphxblueeyes]

Even live this song is amazing....wish we could see it live. What a great version...sigh

[jenileigh81]

This is one of my favorite songs of hers. =]

[Enchanted92]

One of my all-time favorites! Bella Donna is such a powerful song. It is a great feel-good song that touches you.

[bonnellrock]

Very nice!! thanks for sharing

[blaiddog]

once again u have come up with something very good not familiar with this trac but have put in favs also comments u have made in sidebox are very intresting many thanks Blaid