The "Edge of Seventeen" is nothing if not emotionally intense, start to finish. The iconic guitar riff opens the unforgettable song, creating an almost hypnotic rhythm, and then Nicks' voice rises up, singing, "Just like the white winged dove / Sings a song, sounds like she's singin' / "Ooh, baby, ooh, said, ooh." Behind the song’s driving energy is an equally heavy story.
Lennon's murder greatly affected folks in the the music industry and the world. "To just be a music person, albeit a Beatle? And to be shot and killed in front of your apartment, when you had a wife and two kids?" Nicks explained in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "That was so unacceptable to all of us in our community. So the white dove was John Lennon, and peace."
Listen to a clip of Nicks talking about the song's beginnings:
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In April 2020, Nicks took to her Instagram to share about her deep connection to the dove and its meaning in writing "Edge of Seventeen":
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"Edge of Seventeen" continues to hold classic-rock status and leave a lasting legacy, too. In 2024, it was ranked No. 217 on Rolling Stone's list of the "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Fans currently have ranked Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" at No. 6 on the Ranker list of “The Greatest Songs Sung By Female Rockers…” And to date, the track has over 655 million streams on the Spotify streaming service.
Now, more than four decades later, the “Edge of Seventeen” continues to resonate, not simply because of its haunting beauty, emotional honesty, and Nicks' artistry, but because it captured something timeless—how grief and resilience often exist side by side. The song mourns, yes, but it also endures.
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