I didn't know that either about the Formula 1 racing theme.
I love the origin songs of The Chain too: Christine's Keep Me There and Stevie's The Chain. Both of them are quietly compelling and seem to have a kind of understated desperation.
I didn't know that either about the Formula 1 racing theme.
I love the origin songs of The Chain too: Christine's Keep Me There and Stevie's The Chain. Both of them are quietly compelling and seem to have a kind of understated desperation.
Yes, it's very unusual for Fleetwood Mac in that all five members get a writing credit. I think that's part of why I tend to think of it as their definitive track. I suppose I could say it's the closest thing they have to a signature song - I don't think FM has any one song that is far more recognisable and played more often than all others the way that, say, Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple is known to people who have no interest in that band (come to think of it, this is probably true for the Eagles with HC in some parts of the world). I've actually tried to explain to other people about the writing credits on FM's albums and I always point out that it's a good rule of thumb to assume that the lead singer wrote the song (e.g. Lindsey wrote Go Your Own Way, Stevie wrote Dreams, Christine wrote You Make Loving Fun). This works pretty well, albeit there are couple of exceptions to this such as Crystal, but IIRC on Tusk every single song was written by the lead vocalist on that track.
I burbled about "The Americans" tv series in the tv thread. The very first episode opened with "Tusk" and then it season 3 they used "The Chain":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMVmQHyQmc
When I see "Fleetwood Mac", I think "Albatross". It was by far their most successful single in the UK. I know the Peter Green era sound is quite different but I love it.
I was surprised to hear "Black Magic Woman" on a "Best of" album. I had no idea the Santana version was a cover of a Fleetwodd Mac song, although I probably heard the Fleetwood Mac original first without knowing who it was.
I would think of Rhiannon or Go Your Own Way as their definitive song. I know nothing of their years before Stevie and Lindsey.
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