Stevie Nicks has re-recorded Fleetwood Mac’s 1982 hit ‘Gypsy’ for a new Netflix series of the same name, starring Naomi Watts as a morally-dubious psychiatrist who delves deeply into her client’s lives.
“I’m very excited for the world to hear ‘Gypsy’ more like I wrote it — on piano”, Nicks told EW. “I am very proud of this version.” The new recording was produced by modern-day hit-maker Greg Kurstin, and thankfully avoids any embarrassing ‘updated’ production flourishes.
Interestingly, show creator Lisa Rubin explains she first heard this song in a coffee shop, while trying to craft the show. She leans heavily on the song’s theme and mood for her show.
“I didn’t know the song ‘Gypsy,’ so when it came on, the tone felt so right. I looked up the lyrics and what it meant and it resonated, all of that longing and feeling, it felt fitting for the show, so it became part of the fabric,” Rubin explained to EW.
“It suggests this idea of grounding yourself in who you used to be and the different versions of yourself. There’s melancholy in it, but something that also feels romantic… It feels bare and haunting. It’s still the same song, but there’s a darker element… Tonally, there’s both an eeriness and something bare that speaks to the ideas of identity and everything that’s going on at [main character] Jean’s core.”
Check out the new version of the song, and the trailer to the show, below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y67_16zSMwk
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