He Wrote a SCATHING HIT About His Ex…SHE Had To Sing It With Him EVERY Night! | Professor OF Rock
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- Description When Legendary singer guitarist Lindsey Buckingham wrote the bitter cut throat rocker Go You Own Way calling out his ex girlfriend Stevie Nicks, accusing her of sleeping around it was caustic and blatant. She had to sing it with him every single night! Fleetwood Mac had the biggest rock and roll Soap Opera ever documented. and it was all in the music we heard on the 30 million selling album Rumours. Produced by Ken Caillat Rumors had multiple dramas going on at the same time … from Mick Fleetwood to John and Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Stevie would have her own take on the album with Dreams which had the scathing line Players only love you when they’re playing. With special guests Kenny Loggins and Neal Schon of Journey, we break down this 70s rock classic and hear the true story.
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This legendary singer guitarist wrote a bitter cut throat rocker calling out his ex girlfriend, accusing her of sleeping around on him when they were together and the thing is she had to sing it alongside him as they were in the same band. She would have her own say in another hit from one of the most ruthless and honest albums ever. It’s everyone’s favorite rock and roll soap opera the battle between the exes and those who were left to pick up the pieces next on Professor of rock
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It’s time for another edition of #1 in our hearts where we discuss a classic song that should’ve been number one on the billboard charts but didn’t make it there, and many shocked as most people assumed a lot of these great songs were’ #1…
So I”m gonna start this episode with a question: “What do you do when your heart’s in pain?” A desperate question Frank Sinatra entreated in a heart wrenching interpretation of Arnold Sundgaard and Alec Wilder’s beautifully melancholy composition “Where Do You Go."
For Lindsey Buckingham, who was struggling with the agony of breaking up with Stevie Nicks, he transported his being into writing a song called “Go Your Own Way.” A song that many of have sung many times, but when you really start thinking about he meaning of the words it takes on a whole new set of feelings…It is well known that Lindsey & Stevie were lovers, as well as bandmates while they were both members of the supergroup Fleetwood Mac.
But, by the time Fleetwood Mac began to record their 11th studio album Rumours, Stevie & Lindsey were in the middle of a complicated breakup. In fact, the entire band was facing the trauma of a crumbling relationship. Besides what was happening with Stevie & Lindsey, the marriage between Christine & Jon McVie was dissolving, and founder Mick Fleetwood’s marriage with his 2nd wife (Jenny Boyd) was ending.
Fleetwood Mac was coming off their hugely successful self-titled LP in ’75, and their record label had grand expectations for the follow-up record. The strain of their eroding personal relationships, combined with label pressure, made it a stressful environment for artistic expression. The five members of Fleetwood Mac really had to suck it up, rely on their professionalism, and fight through the adversity to make a superior album. - Розваги
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest album of the 70s...Where every single track is amazing?
Boston "Boston"
You just did this episode on it
Rumors is simply fantastic!
Rumours is up there but I have to go with Physical Graffiti
Rumors... there's not even a close second
Kansas Leftoverture.
Eagles Hotel California
If you ordered 16 cassettes for a penny and then spent the next year ordering the other 6, your gonna love this channel.
I used to get a ton of those! I even had an account in my dog’s name.😂
😂😂😂 I forgot about receiving those advertisements in the mail.
😂😂😂
yeti funny ridiculous we did the same get piles od cassetes buy 6 later on then same cds columbia house we only had 2 channels country and aor rock so new music ordered cassttes cd may still have a few
That’s how I ruined my credit
You can put this album on today and it is still as fresh as it was in the 70s. We were so lucky to grow up with bands like Fleetwood Mac
Christie was sooooo underrated. The song "songbird " blew my mind when it came out n still does. I loved her as much as Stevie as a female vocalist. R.I.P. u songbird... God Bless her family in this most difficult time...
I love Songbird aswell. It's one of those songs that grows on you, it's getting better over time.
Songbird is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song.... By a long shot.
Yes. In one of the books I read on them, it said most of the band thought Christiine would get more attention for her vocals. They were surprised Stevie became such a big star. I believe the critics really liked Christine’s voice too. Also agree Lindsey was underrated!
Songbird is my personal favorite as well.
My husband liked her singing much better than Nicks. He thinks she’s so overrated
Stevie gave it right back to him. From Dreams to Smile at You and so many more. Lindsey had to play lead and sing harmony on her songs, too.💕
And Silver Spring, right? Or am I getting that wrong.
@@stellashepherd3229 Of course! That falls into the 'and so many more' part...lol
The lyrics of Silver Springs are actually scathing. Dreams is trippy and pretty and more vague. Silver Springs is really the full blown response to Go Your Own Way. Length be dammed, my own theory is lyrics like “I’ll follow you down till the sound of my voice will haunt you. You’ll NEVER get away from the sound of the woman that loved you” is what got this spectacular song booted off Rumours.
What I want to know is if Mick Fleetwood ever penned a song calling both of them out for their drama.
I want to know if Witchy Woman could be Don Henley’s revenge song on Stevie? I have not researched it all, but was thinking about it the last time I was singing it. Lol!
Lindsey is absolutely underrated, not just as a guitarist, but as a producer & arranger as well. There's a reason none of their albums had any US pop chart success prior to his joining the band. His in-studio gifts certainly rival his talents as a guitarist and vocalist and he put just as much effort into streamlining the material of the other members as he did his own. And don't sleep on his solo work ... just because you don't hear those songs on the radio doesn't make them any less amazing.
But will he ever get a chance to speak on What Up With That?
@@pthomas1967 most likely not Lol I always wondered what his thoughts were on that skit, but I guess since he appeared with Halsey on SNL some time ago, he must have a sense of humor about it.
You nailed it. Cannot imagine Mac without Lindsey. And he was just as good on his own in the 80s!
I suggest driving the Holiday Road to Lindsey Buckingham's place lolz
I believe Lindsey's production skills are what pushed Fleetwood Mac to superstardom. He pissed off the other band members, but the results speak for themselves.
Fleetwood Mac wasn't a band that resembled a soap opera. They were a soap opera that resembled a band. How they survived all through that is a minor miracle.
Want to see how much Buckingham and Nick's still loathed each other? 10 years later, on the song Big Love, they had to shoot their video scenes separately. 10 years later!!!!!!
What hurts is, despite all their denials, it was open knowledge they were cheating on each other.
Thanks for this story Professor. Sometimes the worst circumstances produce the best results.
Great line. I may have to use that someday! Really enjoy reading your comments every day Roger.
@@ProfessorofRock
Thank You.
That is quite flattering. If I ever start to ramble, just cut me off. 😉
A soap opera that resembled a band. Summed it up perfectly Roger.
The one that tops them both is Christine McVie’s “You Make Lovin Fun”.
John has spent DECADES playing a song where his ex-wife sings about how sex is fun now that she’s not married to him.
Not gonna top that.
I think Christine wrote that song while she was having an affair with one of their tour's lighting technicians.
She was still married to John when she wrote this. It was about someone she was having an affair with, and she told John she wrote it about her dog.
I've heard a couple of rumours about that one.
@@ryankelly369 It was their tour manager.
I heard that too.
"Silver Springs" by Stevie Nicks is another song aimed at Lindsey Buckingham. There's a live show captured on video where she stares at Lindsey the entire time she sings it.
And he has never gotten away from the voice of the woman that loved him...
Exactly. I'd say Stevie won this grudge match. Turn on any random music station at any random time and you're more likely to hear a Stevie solo song than a Lindsey solo song. He will never get away from the sound of the woman who loved him.
Well she wanted out so she really didn’t have any room to ‘bitch sing’.
This is timely given the death of Christine McVie today. RIP and thanks for all the music.
RIP Christine. Gone way too soon but we won’t ever forget the part she played in the success of one of the best rock bands of all time.
Gone way to soon? Are you kidding? She was 79. She lived a good life and was surrounded by her family. Sad for her death but 80 is not too soon to die. Some kids don't make it to 10, get real.
@@pointysidedown it’s always too soon when you love a person, or enjoy them , or appreciate them etc. you sound like you’re someone who can’t enjoy things nor do you know how to speak to a complete stranger without sounding like a total knob. Congratulations. And furthermore, I never said she didn’t live a good life. And if you’re so sad about her death then out of all the comments on this video, trying to make me feel silly about mine which was written with kindness and good intent behind it, makes you kind of (once again) a knob. This is UA-cam, you don’t know me. You get real buddy. And try to smile, because frankly you sound like someone took a shit in your coffee.
@@zeetuslupeedus I disagree, it's not too soon once your over 65. Passing away too soon refers to someone that has not lived a full life. Like a child with cancer or a 20 year old hit by a car. Not for some old rock and roller who had an amazing life.
@@zeetuslupeedus I sound like someone who doesn't enjoy things? How could you possibly tell that? In fact I have a pretty full and rich life. I just think your comment sounded silly because you don't understand what the term "gone too soon" means. Was only trying to prevent you from future embarrassment.
Resorting to name calling makes you the knob, you cheeky Brit
Lindsey Buckingham is what made a live Fleetwood Mac show awesome! He was the highlight of the show by far. He went all out on "The Chain"
He KILLS IT live.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Loved The Chain and Gold Dust Woman
I am sorry but Stevie Nicks’ voice is one of the most memorable in rock…..
@@robinkrieger8003 She was more folk then rock. Not many good female GREAT rock singers.
@@WeaponsEducation I can’t think of anyone who would describe Stevie Nicks as a folksinger ……she had a powerful non-screechy voice and was mesmerizing.
No mention was made of the song that Nicks wrote from her her side of the breakup...Silver Spring. She wrote this song after one of Buckingham's infidelities with a groupie. The song is beautiful, haunting and absolutely heartbreaking. You can hear the pain and sorrow from the other side. Just a broken heart crying out in the wilderness at the loss of something truly precious. There are always two sides to every story.
Stevie Nicks is always my favorite to listen to. Her voice makes my ears happy.
Some of my friends call her goat girl because of the way her voice sounds. Personally, I liked Christine so much better. But they sound wonderful all together.
@@angelbulldog4934 never would pay money to see Stevie
@@billkaldem5099 Same... but for the 23 years that I was married to a man in radio, I didn't have to pay to see anybody. Had all the perks... VIP parking, backstage passes, Star Club...
You must be deaf
Not mine
Love Fleetwood Mac. "Go Your Own Way" is a terrific song but it would be impossible for me to pick one favorite song from the Rumours album. They're all great. If I had the difficult task ranking my top 10 favorite studio albums, Rumours would have to make the list. There are no filler songs and it is a pop/rock masterpiece album.
Agreed. One of the greatest albums ever.
Absolutely. My favorite is Songbird. When Christine sings it, you get the impression she's singing to you.
Every song is a gem, although The Chain is high up there. I agree Stephen.
@@ProfessorofRock - yep - for me it would be -
#1 Boston's debut album for the lift -
#2 Rumors for the vibes -
#3 Dark side of the Moon for the chill -
then everything else... 😜
Love that song, it’s my fave track from “Rumors”. Lindsey Buckingham is a musical genius. 😎🎵🎶💯
RIP Christine McVie. This was a tremendous album and song.
I received Rumors for Christmas 1978 when I was 8 yrs old. This album changed my life. My mother gave me the back-stories to the relationships within the band. Even at 8, I could tell this song was just heart wrenching. Rumors has and will always remain one of my top 10 albums I could not live with. I actually own 4 copies on vinyl alone, including the one I got that Christmas in 1978!!!
Btw.....you are awesome and SO well versed in the world of music. I enjoy watching you!!! Thank you!!
We drove through The states that year to visit my grandparents in Manitoba. My parents took this 8track, ELO and bat out of hell. I knew every word to all 3 within a day
I bought this in 1977 when I was 10 or 11. (Probably with money I got for my 11th birthday.) I kept hearing these emotionally powerful songs on the radio, and I knew I'd love it. It was the 3rd album I'd ever bought. This song was and is my fave. It stirs a combination of sadness and immense energy inside me.
Lindsay Buckingham sings like a dream. His song ‘Trouble’ is gorgeous and remains in my memory 40+ years later ❤
I love watching the Fleetwood Mac concert video, “The Dance”. You can watch these songs and see how Lindsey and Stevie look at each other, all those years later. Their personal drama comes out in the music and we all relate to it. Well done, prof!
The Dance was amazing.
When Stevie sings Silver springs she looks like she is putting a shank in him in her mind lol .
Such a great concert! I’ve seen it several times and ended up buying the dvd.
I’ve always thought they, maybe Stevie more, wanted it exactly like that, they played into it, for the attention. Great marketing move.
Stevie and Lindsey are reluctant soul mates/ twin flames. They may not wanna be but it is undeniable!
I can't believe the serendipity in you recently posting this with the passing of Christine McVie today. Great episode!
Rumours was immediately in my top 5 albums of all-time. Learning what all the band members were going through at the time, just made it more impressive.
Agreed. Thanks!
Such mindblowing music.
Taylor Swift and Adele have nothing on Buckingham Nicks and the rest of Fleetwood Mac. It’s one thing to write a song about being a jilted lover and another to write about that person, and then they have it to sing night after night right along with you. That’s total balls, man!
I agree 100%.
Love me some Adele, but Mac is even better!
@@ProfessorofRock You should do an episode on Frozen Love.
It's not like they had a choice. They were both still in the band together and couldn't kick each other out. Old school ways, working together when you're fighting. Lindsey left later and Stevie Nicks had her own solo career in the 80s.
Lindsey Buckingham is one of classic rock's finest talents an amazing guitar player, phenomenal songwriter and constant innovator
He is one of the greatest, no question.
YES HE IS! 👏🏾
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 he did so much for Fleetwood Mac and in his own solo career and lately I've been into his solo work out of the cradle is just fantastic and also I'm one of the few Fleetwood Mac fans who absolutely adores tusk
Always liked Lindsey, still do, but I heard that he was physically abusive. Maybe not such a sensitive guy as his songs would let us think.
@@markfish8403 didn't know that interesting
Crazy thinking Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks stood on those stages and sang those songs next to each other. Also Rest In Peace Christie McVie. ❤️
You know how we have moments in songs we love? For example every background syllable from the Pips on Midnight Train to Georgia. But also...the drum intro to You Can Go Your Own Way and drumming throughout that song is a real favorite of mine. Writing this when we learned of Christie's death. May she rest well.
This is one of the best albums ever. I played it over and over and over on my turntable back in the day. It's really incredible how it all came together, given that no one was speaking to each other outside the studio. Love the haunted house aspect of the backstory. I never knew that. I think the album's success had a lot to do with how real and raw the emotions were that we could all relate to. When you can see or feel yourself in a song, you naturally gravitate to listening to it again and again. Thanks for another great video, Adam. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Jill!
There is a great doc about Rumors and shows a lot of behind the scenes including interviews about the songs. It is a masterpiece record, every singe track is amazing- a desert island album for sure! I had to learn Landslide for a performance with the great Laurie Romero (opera singer) a few years back in Santa Fe- all I can say it was the hardest song to ever learn because it was all about the finger picking. It made me appreciate Buckingham even more, his playing is subtle and masterful, every single note with intention. There are no other guitar players like him- "The Chain" is also one of my all time favorites- love this band and their music! It's amazing how conflict can assist in creation of art-music- thank you for sharing
I wore out my 1st copy of Rumours. Bought another and wore that one out too.
One the finest collection of songs on any album. Rumors is the go to album for songs about any stage of a relationship. Definitely one the great albums of all time. 4 great songwriters and musicians at one time in one band each giving honest and heartfelt songs ! Great episode professor, you can't cover this album enough in my opinion
It truly is. Thanks MyName
It’s one of those albums that always blows me away every listen. Like, how did so much drama turn into some of the biggest rock classics ever?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I can listen to this album no matter my mood or setting. It is totally amazing! The drama is all laid out and the music is stellar
Not a bad song on the whole album.
@@kellidinit3725 it's one of the only that can make me feel like crying, darn it. Lol
Lindsey and Stevie still have so much unfinished stuff between them. So much passion.
I bet that when most of us read the title of this video we knew you were going to be talking about this song! The Rumors album is absolutely brilliant and so many of the songs on this record are classics but this one might be the best and Lindsay Buckingham certainly was a brilliant song writer and magnificent guitarist. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
Yes!
R.I.P Christine McVie, she was the calm in the eye of the storm that is, was, and always will be... Fleetwood Mac.
Didn't know this at all. Fascinating history. Great band. My dad had 8 tracks from Fleetwood Mac. Even as a little kid I liked their music. I'm watching today just learning that Christine McVie just passed away, may she rest on peace🕊💕
OMG ! I just found out 😞
I can not put into words the love I have for Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Thank you professor for another great and amazing video
This song has brought joy to millions, despite the band’s suffering to create it. But music is magical and means different things to all. Sad for the band, but happy to have the music.
So right.
This band is such a Love/Hate for me; I haven't gone out of my way to listen to them since I was 10 (1984), yet, when they come on the radio, I never change the station...this song is one of their best, and proof that the best art is founded in truth...
Exactly. A lot of truth on this album.
They’re one of my personal faves.
I agree. I feel the same about them. Now I was only 5 years old in 1984, but my dad played them constantly through the 80s and 90s. I got burned out basically. Once I began adulthood I never sought out their music but I sure love it when I hear it in passing.
Same with me tho I was 12...
Love/hate is a perfect description for me too. But I did grow up with them (born in '63). Now I know why...Mac's drum beat was always off-putting to me. And now I know it's specifically due to his unusual style due to dyslexia...combined with Lindsay's unusual timing too. It doesn't put us in the Alpha state like typical music does.
When I saw the title of your video, the group that immediately came to mind was Fleetwood Mac. I have loved this album for a long time, one of my all-time favorites. That’s one of the marks of a true artist, one who can turn heartbreak into great art.
Christine McVie was a beautiful soul. RIP
46 years later and Rumors still sounds fantastic and sells.
My teenage daughter brought it to college with her to play during her swim team practices! Both men and women love this record and there’s a reason it’s legacy is cemented in Glee, Daisy Jones and the Six, commercials etc.
Because the SONGS are great! Not the image, not the videos, not the drama…. It’s the songs!
Thanks for being the wordsmith of rock history, Professor. Your well-chosen words add energy and interest to the information and contribute to the enjoyment for those who know a well-turned phrase when we hear one. I appreciate your literate commentary!
Well, I think the wordsmith got the lyrics wrong. Packing up shaking up is not her shacking up with other people, it’s her only wanting to shack up then pack up with him, not giving herself fully to the relationship.
No mention of The Chain, I'm shocked. The live 1982 performance is so intense.
I saw them on their "Tusk-Tour" in Cologne (Germany) and was blown away. Grown up with "Rumours" and of course,fall in love with Stevie", this was the greatest act in that period of my life. i have to buy the LP "Rumours" three times, because i have listened so often to it that it breaks. After a period of about 25 years i do not listen to LPs, but two years ago I decided to buy an old revox turntable and restore it. The first vinyl i bought to listen on the tt was, of course, "Rumours" ... and I was such a fun to listen to it and remember all the feelings of the tha past times with that music.
Nice!
I’m so glad you detailed this story for me. I heard “Rumors” about this relationship and you just explained to me in your insane ability to throw in the musical break down innuendos to boot!
Thanks for watching!
Another break up song written by the guy but had to be sung by his wife: The Winner Takes It All (ABBA). Next time you hear that song, sung beautifully by Agnetha, remember, Bjorn wrote that about HIS feelings towards her. HE was saying SHE ripped him off. But she sang it so well, everyone thought she owned the words.
That’s the way to do it, make it backfire.
This is my all time favorite song. I bought the album when it came out and ran home at lunch so I could play it as loud as I could. I’ll never get tired of it. My musician boyfriend was going his own way at the time. As soon as I dumped and replaced him he was overcome with grief and wanted me back. Too late. He’s since died from cancer, leaving four kids and an ex even though he always swore to me he’d never get married, that all he cared about was his band. I found a non musician and we’re still married 43 yrs later. This song takes me back. I just wish Stevie and Lindsey would bury the hatchet and play for us again. They would change the world. All we can do is pray for that!!
45 - 46 yrs since Rumours was recorded/released. I fell in love with Nicks's Voice the very First Time I heard Dreams.
I remember watching The Midnight Special and seeing Stevie come out, in all her glorious witchiness, announce Rhiannon, a song about an old Welsh witch......I fell head over heals!! I wanted to be her when I grew up!!!
Being at a FM concert, right at the stage, Lindsey right in front of you, picking on the strings of his guitar as he's belting out Go Your Own Waaaay is one of the most epic moments of my life. Oh the energy in the arena.
So sad to hear about Christine McVie's passing. She was brilliant! 🙏
Lindsey is the professional that knew why it is was important to support the song. It’s a rare discipline among gifted guitar players.
Mr. Jones and me....
Such a legendary guy.
Man I have to say something and give credit where it is due. When I watch your videos it takes me back waaay back to a better time. I’m 53, so when you start off your video with memories of doodling the Van Halen logo on your trapper note book, Saturday morning cartoons, reading the cereal boxes as you ate cereal, the way you have set up your videos, the intro song all of it, just gives me the wonderful feeling of being back in the 70s when life wasn’t so complicated. When life was about all things good it seemed. You have been able to embody and capture this unique time capsule, at least for me. I can’t thank you enough, plus your videos are fantastic, informative, fun and you ask all the right questions.
When I’m feeling down, and as you get older sometimes that happens, I will put on one of your videos and it transports me back in time. Just like today. It helps change my mind set for just a while, takes me back and gives me some hope and realization that I was fortunate enough to live in an incredible time period.
I just wanted to thank you and hope that God keeps blessing you to provide the work you do to make old farts like me be able to think back and smile, laugh and ponder about the good ol days.
Just wanted to congratulate you on the channel Professor. You're doing great work enjoyed by many but we all secretly know you are living your dream meeting some of the most iconic musicians and getting paid to talk to and about them! Congrats!
Rumours. One of the top albums of all time. This album sent them into the Stratosphere. Yet it was an album full of angst and torment of dying relationships. How they were able to stem the tide and make great music has always blown my mind. One of the reasons for the huge success of this album is there is not a bad song on the album. No throw-away ditty. I think there were 7 singles released from this album. The musicianship is otherworldly too. One of the best rhythm sections of all-time. Fleetwood and McVie. Buckingham's mastery of several styles of music and his use of fingerpicking in a rock band. Few can make it work. Lindsey and Roger McGuinn. Then you have Christie McVie I don't think she has ever penned a bad song. The blended voices of Christie, Stevie and Lindsey as slick as a buttered piece of toast.
*You did a GREAT job covering this song* 🎵 *and what was behind it!!! Let's face it, we were just lucky to grow up with such GREAT music!!!* 🎶
Definitely one of the most strongest and out-there songs, as a lot of Fleetwood Mac's catalog was in their prime lineup. Fantastic song with very powerful lyrics.
IT's one of the greatest ever. So much truth, and drama. Thanks RC32
One of their best.
I trained horses and did private horseback tours on an estate in Hawaii, and when I was a child my mom was obsessed with fleetwood Mack, I often think of their music as a very big part of “the soundtrack of my childhood”. After my mom passed away and I moved back home to Hawaii, I ended up taking Lindsey Buckingham and his family out on a private estate tour. They are a LOVELY family btw.
I have met a lot of celebrities and high profile people in the course of my work in entertainment, and I generally don’t get star struck because they are all just people… but when I had him on my tour with his family, I couldn’t get the memories of my mom singing along to their music out of my head. After I cried for the better part of an hour and no one quite understood why… but my mom would just be beside herself to know the man who wrote the music that played through out my childhood and her hero hung out with me on horses for several hours, and unfortunately with her being passed away I couldn’t tell her about it, to experience her having a major fan girl reaction that would have happened if she was alive.
Thats my memory of the band.
Hopefully, you aren’t abusing horses anymore 🙏🏼
As I kid I didn't mind when my parents played Rumors because it was upbeat (mostly). A life of joys and heartbreaks and listening to the radio has make me appreciate just how lucky we are to be living in the same timeline as Fleetwood Mac.
I wish I was around during the phenomenon!
Love "Go Your Own Way" - Still gives me goosebumps even after all these years (and I couldn't tell you how many times I've listened to it). Actually there's several paths to goosebumps all over the Rumours album; a special piece of art for sure. The story behind the creation of that album is also fascinating. It's amazing that out of all the turmoil that such a masterpiece was created.
This is one of those videos where, even though I previously knew every fact shared, the way it is presented really focuses and refines it all. I love this channel.
Superb review of a fabulous track and album. You nailed this one Adam. Well done. I love Rumours and THAT track so an utter joy to watch
I grew up in the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac. "Oh Well (parts l and ll)", "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman". Was in a late 60's garage band. We covered the Stones, Beatles, Who, Cream, Mayall, etc. We covered the blues masters and some jazz and folk. I think our favorite was "Oh Well (part l)".
Black Magic Woman was probably their best known song at that moment because Santana covered it. The Santana version I treasure deeply.
So informative! Thank you for the knowledge❤
Love love love your show. You tell all the stories of twisted yet passionate love, of the most amazing artists . No one delivers it better.
This is one of the greatest albums ever made. I remember hearing it for the first time when it came out. My best friend’s brother was quite a bit older than him. My friend was what people called an anniversary baby, lol.
His brother was so cool, or so we thought at the time, and he would let us listen to his music whenever we wanted too. He even taught us how to use his record player properly so as to not harm the record.
Yeah he was cool, though I look back now and realized that he drank way to much and never had a job, but as a kid he was pretty cool. Lol
Irregardless it’s one of the best albums ever made. I still cherish it still and when I listen to it I play the whole album every time. It must be in my top twenty favourite albums of all time.
One of the most tragic things about this song is that Nicks had to sing backup for it. It must have been truly hurtful each time. Might be why I think Lindsay’s a major prick. I was horrified when, after one of your videos, he left Nicks stranded in a strange city. This was before interact and cell phones. It’s unforgivable in my mind.
What a pain that must have been for Stevie, to sing backup on a song that’s a clapback at you.
THE most perfect band, with the most perfect breakup song.(s) Each individual contributing their own personal perfection contribution to each song. Simply amazing. These lyrics, that we ALL have felt at one time or another, make the Rumours album a continued staple in our lives, even all these years later.
They’re in my top 10 for sure. It is often hard for me to pick a single “perfect band”.
Not even close to perfect.
Thank you, Adam for such a marvelous treatise on the genesis of this song. I have listened to and enjoyed FM since the mid 70's when John and Christine joined the band and before Bob Welch departed, leaving the vacuum for Lindsey and Stevie to fill. All those years, despite knowing the song was about a woman that was loved but was unfaithful, I never knew Lindsey wrote it about Stevie. Maybe it was simply my naiveté and adoration for Stevie that blinded me to that fact, or just being overwhelmed by the joy of their music, I may never know. Excellent story telling by you and I am always pleased to listen to you weave the tale.
Absolutely awsome video! Thanks for the memories, time stands still, for a moment!
You did great on this one, Professor. I'm always impressed with your musical knowledge across the board. This song is complicated both technically and emotionally, and you nailed it on both fronts.
I remember getting chided for lauding Buckingham over the guitarists du jour in the '80s and '90s. Underrated is what he is, but he's widely known as such. It's a distinction few in the business can truly claim, but it is undeniably his.
Heh, another one I called immediately! I remember the story of how they each went to different rooms and wrote songs about each other. Watching them sing the songs at that time, you could see the hate in their eyes, and they were practically screaming the lyrics at each other. Good show!
Great job!
@@ProfessorofRock - hey prof, I know they're a little past the time you would normally cover, but 90s band Jellyfish, with their numerous inspirations from the 60's-80's, and how they collapsed under the weight of their own brilliance, would make a great episode. Thanks again for all you do!
Did the same!
Amazing explanation as always , so glad I found this channel
A truly righteous Fleetwood Mac analysis of Go Your Own Way and the band's creative genius!
Thank you for this episode!
One of rocks greatest soaps!! Fleetwood Mac had so many songs that should have gone to #1
@Anna Trail ain’t that the truth!!
No kidding. Thanks Brian.
@Anna Trail ....ummmmmmmm... you HAVE been watchin' the recent 'Journey' journey, right!? ...ha-HAA!! >stopcharginthatcard
@@ProfessorofRock thank you for the great video!
Besides Dreams, which is well deserved.
I was thinking on this yesterday when you highlighted Tracy Chapman's Fast Car. There is music that is purely a product of its time, which is reflected in the tones and techniques expressed in the era. Then there are those that are timeless anthems - those that transcend time and become an expression of the ages. Those two songs fit comfortably in there. You can listen to them in any decade and it still sounds fresh and relevant. Such good music.
Thanks!
The ones that sound truly unique unlike the most popular tunes from that time. It’s part of why Fast Car is such a classic.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 You could go back to Woodstock and play it there alongside Janis Joplin, and it wouldn't sound out of place.
I loved that one when I was 10. Still got it on mixed tape recording it off the radio. Takes me back to the summer of 1988.
@@PindleofKujata I can kind of hear that now!
Your shirt made me smile today. I always admire recognizing which albums you display in each episode.
This was my first visit to your channel, very well done sir. I am an 80s baby. Born December of 1980, but every song you mentioned in this video was in the soundtrack of my childhood. This one especially as I grew and experienced my own heartbreaks. I'm subscribing, liking, and all that jazz. You have new fan.
Brilliant band, absolutely was extremely professional even when everything was falling apart. There is a live version here on UA-cam of " The Chain " which absolutely blows every other band and version out of the water. Lynsey and Stevie basically screaming at each other, but the passion really elevated the song. Then to give you an idea of how much friction was brewing, Mick absolutely beating seven shades of hell out of the drums while looking like it was just another day at the office.
Absolutely amazing band, RIP Christine McVie and Peter Green. Two amazing artists who left us with such a rich history and songwriting.
"Another day at the office"! ROTFL I read his book, VERY enlightening. He had a whole soap opera of his own going on. For years I've thought he was the weirdest dude in rock and roll, and Tusk the absolutely weirdest song ever by a huge band.
Your channel absolutely rocks Adam. Scuttlebutt has it, the most recent tour with all members, the band members stayed confined to their respective tour busses to complete the tour. Couldn't stand being around each other off stage.
I've heard so many RUMOURS. That's why that was such a great title for the record!
So much drama!
Was Neil Finn still there to replace Lindsay Buckingham?
This easily my favorite UA-cam channel now 😍
Back in the 70's their songs were constantly in radio rotation, for good reason. Great channel, enjoyable content. Thank you.
I think that the raw emotion of Go Your Own Way made it so good. Just like the first Layla with Eric Clapton singing it. The music was so great!
Layla was written over George Harrison's wife whom Clapton had an interest in. Jagger had a similar song..."Angie" about Bowie's wife.
Great Video Professor! 'Go Your Own Way' was a frequent song added to my mix tapes for myself after a breakup or lonely St. Valentines Day! The lyrics were perfect for my crushed love or spurned commitment!
Thanks!
I use it as a kiss off song.
Professor, love your videos and watch every one. Observation: it makes no sense you don’t have a million subscribers. Thanks for posting !!
Awesome song then and still today thanks for the background! I never realized but it makes perfect sense!
I bought Rumors right after I heard "Dreams", the first song in '77. I was blown away by that album from the start. Every single song was fantastic. Slowly but surely, all but 1or 2 songs were released as singles. It's still a favorite. "Go your own way" and Christy's "You make loving fun" were my favorites. I love Christy's vocals as well.
Both great songs.
I knew from the teaser it had to be Rumors and Fleetwood Mac. Rumors was and is one of my favorite albums of all times. It came out during my coming of age and heartbreaks and takes me back whenever I hear it.
Agree!
Great video, thank you.
Thanks for the video Adam, it was pretty insightful.
Go your own way is one of my favorites from them. ❤️ not only does it bring back nostalgic memories from being a small child in the back of my moms Camaro, the aroma of cigarette smoke, and the music blasting…they just have songs that fit the soundtrack of my life.
Oddly enough, I remember an episode of “Mork and Mindy”, when Mindy was working in a record store and recommended “Rumors” as a great album to a customer before the plot took over. It is absolutely one of my favorite studio albums.
My 8 year old daughter bought me Rumours on VINYL for Christmas this year. She couldn't wait to give it to me, so I got it the other day.
I've talked so much about/ played this album that she felt she had to get it for me. Plus I've had a lifelong crush on Stevie.
Lindsey Buckingham is THE most under appreciated guitarist in music history.
Christine is my favorite member of the band. I love her sense of melody on the songs that she penned.
As soon as I read the title I thought 'It's about Stevie and Lindsey'.
Yep!
Same here.
The album Rumors is one of the greatest albums of all time. And Lensy is a extraordinary guitarist that never got his due. This is a group that was forged by a trial of fire. Never saw Fleetwood Mac in concert, but I did see Stevie I Nick's in concert on the night I broke up with the girl I was seeing at the time. Bitter sweet memories.
I wish I saw Mac live too.
This is such a great channel!
Another great vid! Love your insights to my favourite bands and songs!
If any band ever needed a a 4+ season bio-series, it’s THE Fleetwood Mac. & cheers good sir for including THE Chairman of The Board w/ THE Mac! Great pairing 🍻
agreed !!
Great idea.
One of my favourite Fleetwood Mac songs and it's kinda amazing that they're still around. So many bands have imploded for much less. Whatever the case the drama certainly created some fantastic, classic songs.
Hope you cover Holiday Road one day, a great feel good driving song.
Holiday road! ha ha so many great memories of that one.
Oh, dear! Holiday Road! Justice for Aunt Edna and her dog! 😂
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I can't hear the Pointer Sisters' I'm So Excited without seeing Christie Brinkley in a sports car.
@@kevint1719 No kidding! I believe the Christie Brinkley sports car scenes were soundtracked by just June Pointer singing Little Boy Sweet.
Holiday Road is the greatest ear worm ever!! Also, Dancin' Across the USA is a forgotten gem of LB's solo work as well.
Ah the 70's,music at it's finest.Fleetwood Mac are up with the best,most great bands had issues and still made unbelievable records.Keep up the great work Prof,you're the best.
I caught the pain and the big FU the first time I listened to it. Such passion is only found when love is still present. After all, the opposite of love isn't hate, the opposite of love is indifference.
Another song from rumours that really paints that bitter break-up is "The Chain"
Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
And if, you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence, damn the dark, damn the light
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)...
This song is brutal. The relationship is over. They just haven't broken the chain.
A masterpiece. For certain.
Brutal for sure.
....remember the 1982 live version, with Lindsey in the "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" fedora, spittin' VENOM at Stevie!? "....you will neva-neva-neva-neva LUVME-AGAINNN!! ..." ...ha-HAA!! ....ooooooh, chills....
I was so used to the latter part of The Chain being used as the F1 theme, that it was years before I really listened to the lyrics and went....oh THAT'S what it's about. Sometimes it takes a second, or years to click.
1978, I was only 12 but such a fanboy of FM. That summer I mowed lawns to be able to go see them on the Rumors tour. Somehow talked my MOM into taking me to see them at the COTTON BOWL in July 😂 We skipped the 2 opening bands but did get to Steve Miller as well... In 80, I passed on a FREE Caribbean cruise to see FM, as an adult I regret that one since I saw them again in 83 and that was the tightest show of the 3... Lindsey is underrated and shame shame on cocaine for what it led Mick & Stevie to do together 🙄
Wow! Thank you for this in-depth assessment, Fleetwood Mac had always been and will always be one of my favorite band! Such a good time for music back then…
My top Rock Lp's of bands from the 1970's are:
1) Pieces Of Eight
2) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
3) Bad Company - Bad Company
4) The Long Run - The Eagles
5) Double Vision - Foreigner
6) Book Of Dreams - Steve Miller Band
7) Little Queen - Heart
8) Just A Game - Triumph
9) Supertramp - Breakfast In America
10) The Cars - Cars
Rumours is one of those albums I can listen to from beginning to end...