She remained with her uncle and his family until his death. A troubled teenager finds high school life even less bearable after she catches her childhood best friend hooking up with her popular older brother. Soon after, Nicks flew home to Phoenix, Arizona to be with her uncle Jonathan, who was dying of cancer. During the recording of Bella Donna, Nicks was hanging out with Tom Petty and his first wife, Jane Benyo.Nicks asked when Jane. 'Edge of Seventeen' was Bridge's number-one choice for the montage, 'and Stevie was by all accounts very keen to have the song featured within the show,' she says. Nicks' producer and friend Jimmy Iovine was a close friend of Lennon, and Nicks felt helpless to comfort him. ‘Edge of Seventeen’ comes from something Tom Petty’s wife said. Since its release in 2016, The Edge of Seventeen has racked up a large fan following mostly due to its very quotable moments. 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.Īlthough Nicks had originally planned to use the title for a song about Tom and Jane Petty, the deaths of her uncle Jonathan and former Beatle John Lennon during the same week of December 1980 inspired a new song for which Nicks used the title. The film is a modern, fun-filled romantic comedy that plays off the many tropes of classic coming-of-age stories. Jane said they met "at the age of seventeen", but her strong Southern accent made it sound like "edge of seventeen" to Nicks. It is now one of Stevie Nicks’ most famous songs and it has been covered by numerous artists. However, it has found huge success since then. It did well back then, but never broke into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. It gained a new younger audience when used in the movie School of Rock and its accompanying stage show.Īccording to Nicks, the title came from a conversation she had with Tom Petty's first wife Jane, about the couple's first meeting. Edge of Seventeen was released on her first solo album Bella Donna. With her feature filmmaking debut, writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig hits many of the relatable notes and angst-filled moments that are staples of the teen dramedy genre: the narcissistic. The single peaked at #11 in the United States and Canada. While getting burgers with her dad, Tom suffers a fatal heart attack and crashes his car. The Edge of Seventeen is a strong successor to Hughes’ legacy with its mix of biting humor and bittersweet heart. It became her first hit single as a solo artist (the earlier Stop Draggin' My Heart Around had been a duet with Tom Petty.) Edge of Seventeen is a song written and recorded by Stevie Nicks for her 1981 solo debut Bella Donna.
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