Rhonda_Kaye

<p>Not an easy song and tyfl!</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">From Wikipedia</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Edge of Seventeen</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" is a song by the American singer and songwriter&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stevie Nicks</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;from her debut solo studio&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">album</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Donna_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Bella Donna</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;(1981), released as the third&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">single</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;from the album on February 4, 1982.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Seventeen?msclkid=88a91c47cfae11eca1291fb1ba4fdf16#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[1]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the assassination of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">John Lennon</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;during the same week of December 1980. The song features a distinctive, chugging&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteenth_note" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">16th-note</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;guitar riff, drum beat and a simple chord structure typical of Nicks' songs. The song's title for the single release was "</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">". In the United States, "Edge of Seventeen" just missed out on the top 10 of the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>Billboard</em>&nbsp;Hot 100</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, peaking at No. 11. Despite this, it became one of Nicks' most enduring and recognizable songs and has been covered by several artists.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><span class="ql-cursor"></span></span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/Edge_Of_Seventeen_Single_Cover.jpg/220px-Edge_Of_Seventeen_Single_Cover.jpg" alt="Edge Of Seventeen Single Cover.jpg"></p>