Stevie Nicks’ new feminist single is tied to overturning of Roe v. Wade
Stevie Nicks has released a new single, “The Lighthouse”, inspired by the 2022 overturning of landmark 1973 reproductive health decision, Roe v. Wade.
The former “Fleetwood Mac” singer shared the importance of the track, her first single in four years, in a statement, per USA Today. “It seemed like overnight people were saying, ‘What can we, as a collective force, do about this?’ For me, it was to write a song. It took a while because I was on the road. Then early one morning I was watching the news on TV and a certain newscaster said something that felt like she was talking to me, explaining what the loss of Roe v. Wade would come to mean. I wrote the song the next morning and recorded it that night.”
“I have often said to myself: This may be the most important thing I ever do, to stand up for the women of the United States and their daughters and granddaughters — and the men that love them”, the singer continued. “This is an anthem.”
With lyrics that encourage listeners to “get mad” and remember that “they’ll take your power unless you stand up”, “The Lighthouse” speaks fiercely to women living amid a time when access to often life-saving reproductive health care is in imminent jeopardy.
