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"Edge of Seventeen" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the third single from her 1981 solo debut album, ''Bella Donna''. Written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John Lennon during the same week of December 1980, the song features a distinctive, chugging 16th-note guitar riff, and a simple chord structure typical of Nicks' songs. Released as the third single from ''Bella Donna'' in early 1982, it barely missed out on the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 making #11 and the live version on the B-side reached #26 on ''Billboard''s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album track had previously made the Top 5 of ''Billboard''s Mainstream Rock chart in 1981, peaking at number four. Despite not reaching the top ten, it became one of Nicks' most enduring and recognizable songs, and has been covered by many artists, notably Lindsay Lohan on her 2005 album ''A Little More Personal (Raw)''. The distinctive riff was sampled by Destiny's Child in their 2001 song "Bootylicious", with Nicks making a cameo appearance in the music video playing a guitar. ==Inspiration== According to Nicks, the title came from a conversation she had with Tom Petty's first wife, Jane, about the couple's first meeting. Jane said they met "at the age of seventeen", but her strong Southern accent made it sound like "edge of seventeen" to Nicks. The singer liked the sound of the phrase so much that she told Jane she would write a song for it and give her credit for the inspiration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nicksfix.com/oldtrivi.htm )〕 Although Nicks had originally planned to use the title for a song about Tom and Jane Petty,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.inherownwords.com/edge.htm )〕 the deaths of both her uncle Jonathan and John Lennon during the same week of December 1980 inspired a new song for which Nicks used the title. Nicks's producer and friend, Jimmy Iovine, was a close friend of Lennon, and Nicks felt helpless to comfort him. Soon after, she flew home to Phoenix, Arizona, to be with her uncle Jonathan, who was dying of cancer. She remained with her uncle and his family until his death.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nicksfix.com/sun7-17-1991.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edge of Seventeen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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