Top Fifteen Favorite Christine McVie Songs

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Apologies in advance if this 'too hard' to do.
I'm sticking with FM songs only, though you can do your list however you want. ;)
Here's mine:
1. Warm Ways
2. Over & Over
3. Hold Me
4. As Long As You Follow
5. Songbird
6. Oh Daddy
7. You Make Loving Fun
8. Never Make Me Cry
9. Brown Eyes
10. Honey Hi
11. Never Forget
12. Say You Love Me
13. Over My Head
14. Think About Me
15. Love Shines

[Macfan4life]

Since I am a HUGE Christine fan this is like picking your favorite children.....impossible. But as always, I never chicken out. For the record, I LOVE all Christine songs. My lists come from the top of my head and from my gut. I don't know how to limit it to 15 so off the top of my head in no particular order:

Come a little bit closer
Why
Just Crazy Love
Prove your love
Love in Store
Nights in Estoril
Brown Eyes
Songbird
The smile I live for
Ask Anybody
Warm Ways
Isn't it midnight
You make loving fun
Never Forget
Over and Over (live)

[FuzzyPlum]

I'm not sure I can manage (to limit it to) 15...

In no particular order;

Show Me a Smile
Come a Little Bit Closer
Why
Isn’t It Midnight
Wish You Were Here
Brown Eyes
Never Forget
Warm Ways
Got a Hold on Me
Spare Me a Little of Your Love
Say You Love Me
You Make Loving Fun
As Long As You Follow
Northern Star
Givin’ it Back
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Heroes Are Hard To Find
Love Shines
Over & Over
Love Will Show Us How
Mystified

[jenniferuk]

In no particular order:

YMLF
As Long As You Follow
Say You Love Me
Believe Me
Spare Me a Little
Hold Me
Show Me a Smile
Think About Me
Homeward Bound
Come a Little Bit Closer
Songbird
Over my head
Don't Stop
Why
Over and Over

These lists are enjoyable, to do and to read, and this was the toughest yet!! CM is tops for me and there isn't much of her work that I don't enjoy :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Since I am a HUGE Christine fan this is like picking your favorite children.....impossible. But as always, I never chicken out. For the record, I LOVE all Christine songs. My lists come from the top of my head and from my gut. I don't know how to limit it to 15 so off the top of my head in no particular order:

Come a little bit closer
Why
Just Crazy Love
Prove your love
Love in Store
Nights in Estoril
Brown Eyes
Songbird
The smile I live for
Ask Anybody
Warm Ways
Isn't it midnight
You make loving fun
Never Forget
Over and Over (live)
I love how you included pre Rumours material! Fantastic list!

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I'm not sure I can manage (to limit it to) 15...

In no particular order;

Show Me a Smile
Come a Little Bit Closer
Why
Isn’t It Midnight
Wish You Were Here
Brown Eyes
Never Forget
Warm Ways
Got a Hold on Me
Spare Me a Little of Your Love
Say You Love Me
You Make Loving Fun
As Long As You Follow
Northern Star
Givin’ it Back
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Heroes Are Hard To Find
Love Shines
Over & Over
Love Will Show Us How
Mystified
Completly understood. Narrowing it down to just fifteen is quite difficult. Very interesting list you put together.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

In no particular order:

YMLF
As Long As You Follow
Say You Love Me
Believe Me
Spare Me a Little
Hold Me
Show Me a Smile
Think About Me
Homeward Bound
Come a Little Bit Closer
Songbird
Over my head
Don't Stop
Why
Over and Over

These lists are enjoyable, to do and to read, and this was the toughest yet!! CM is tops for me and there isn't much of her work that I don't enjoy :)
I had a lot of fun creating this list, as with my previous ones. I guess I've started some sort of seires.

[michelej1]

Calumny
Hold Me
Think About Me
Isn't it Midnight (Live Version)
Over My Head
Say You Love Me
Heart of Stone

[Macfan4life]

I love how you included pre Rumours material! Fantastic list!
Of course! Christine has ALWAYS written and sung excellent songs. I haven't heard any duds her entire career. She really has the knack for song writing. Her early Mac songs are some of the best and are the stand outs of those early Mac years. I actually have guilt because I did not include any songs from In The Meantime. I love every song on that album. I would not even know which one to pick. Warm Ways was a last minute addition because that day coming home from work I heard it on Sirius-Xm "The Bridge" channel. Its so soothing, so romantic and the perfect love song. To listen to how Mick plays the drums so softly and Lindsey on Guitar, and Stevie providing back up "ooooooooo" makes you melt and blush just listening to it. It would make the perfect first dance at a wedding song. Christine really writes amazing love songs but Warm Ways is probably her most gushing :eek:

Look at this gem I found on youtube. Makes you want to be in love :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gzEkxxfHjI

[SisterNightroad]

Spare me a little
Believe me
Why
Warm ways
Sugar daddy
Oh daddy
Songbird
Think about me
Brown eyes
Honey hi
Never forget
Love in store
Hold me
Isn't it midnight
Temporary one

I need to delve into Christine's solo catalogue.

[aleuzzi]

Alright, I'll give it a go--and I'll include some of her solo things:

1. Say You Love Me
2. Friend (acoustic version)
3. You Make Loving Fun
4. Forgiveness
5. Oh Daddy
6. Crazy 'Bout You Baby (live-in-studio version from Madison Blues, 1971)
7. Believe Me (Sausalito soundboard, 1974)
8. Why
9. Don't Stop (don't kill me: the original version of the song is dynamite)
10. Songbird
11. Over My Head
12. Brown Eyes ("Yesterday's Tears" version, 1978)
13. No Road Is the Right Road
14. I Want You
15. Get Like You Used to Be (live, Passaic, NJ 1975)

There are others. And if you get me on another day and I might substitute a few of these for "Smile I Live For," "Hollywood," "Remember Me," or "Warm Ways"...

[SisterNightroad]

Alright, I'll give it a go--and I'll include some of her solo things:

1. Say You Love Me
2. Friend (acoustic version)
3. You Make Loving Fun
4. Forgiveness
5. Oh Daddy
6. Crazy 'Bout You Baby (live-in-studio version from Madison Blues, 1971)
7. Believe Me (Sausalito soundboard, 1974)
8. Why
9. Don't Stop (don't kill me: the original version of the song is dynamite)
10. Songbird
11. Over My Head
12. Brown Eyes ("Yesterday's Tears" version, 1978)
13. No Road Is the Right Road
14. I Want You
15. Get Like You Used to Be (live, Passaic, NJ 1975)

There are others. And if you get me on another day and I might substitute a few of these for "Smile I Live For," "Hollywood," "Remember Me," or "Warm Ways"...
Get Like You Used to Be!!! I regretted not choosing it...

[jenniferuk]

Get Like You Used to Be!!! I regretted not choosing it...

Same for me. It is definitely top of my list.

[jbrownsjr]

1. Why
2. Songbird
3. Bad Loser
4. Oh Daddy
5. Warm Ways
6. Brown Eyes
7. World Turning
8. YMLF
9. The Smile I live For
10. I'd Rather Go Blind
11. One in A Million
12 Anything is Possible
13. Ask Anybody
14. Isn't It Midnight
15. Forgiveness

[redbird]

The best I could do was 24 songs, mostly from her FM catalog. The order is very rough, I just know that I like these 24 more than the rest of the list.

You Make Loving Fun
Why
Brown Eyes
Say You Love Me
Homeward Bound
Believe Me
Bad Loser
Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
I'd Rather Go Blind
Just Crazy Love
Think About Me
Sugar Daddy
Little Lies
Nights In Estoril
Oh Daddy
Prove Your Love
Behind The Mask
Heroes Are Hard To Find
Morning Rain
Remember Me
Friend
Never Forget
Over My Head
The Way I Feel

[He's So Unusual]

In no specific order:

Isn't It Midnight
Heart of Stone
Did You Ever Love Me
Why
Honey Hi
Little Lies
Brown Eyes
Temporary One
World Turning
Oh Daddy
Heroes Are Hard to Find
Songbird
Remember Me
Come a Little Bit Closer
Say You Love Me

[aleuzzi]

1. Why
2. Songbird
3. Bad Loser
4. Oh Daddy
5. Warm Ways
6. Brown Eyes
7. World Turning
8. YMLF
9. The Smile I live For
10. I'd Rather Go Blind
11. One in A Million
12 Anything is Possible
13. Ask Anybody
14. Isn't It Midnight
15. Forgiveness

Yes! Someone else picked "Forgiveness"!

[jbrownsjr]

Yes! Someone else picked "Forgiveness"!

It's such a great song.

[On Ice]

As with Stevie and Lindsey, in order of brilliance IMHO:

1. Over and Over (like the song title goes, I could listen to this over and over, and have! To me, it's her best song)
2. You Make Loving Fun (her best hit, and overall pop tune, like Go Your Own Way, is timeless from start to finish).
3. Morning Rain (with Danny Kirwan's blistering guitar to her simple, but powerful lyrics, this early song was a sign of things to come, but also a great moment in her career).
4. Think About Me (should've been bigger than Don't Stop IMO)
5. Hold Me
6. Believe Me (3 me's in a row and wonderful me's they are).
7. Brown Eyes (hearing the new version, I think I like it even better).
8. Friend
9. Nights in Estoril
10. Behind the Mask ( a brilliant title track from a mediocre record)
11. Don't Stop
12. Isn't it Midnight (my favourite tune from Tango).
13. Honey Hi (simple, lush and beautiful)
14. Say You Love Me
15. Come a Little Bit Closer (toss up with Why, but this one wins.)

Bubbling Under: Why, Spare Me A Little, The Smile I Live For, Songbird (Why and Come a Little Bit Closer, I think are better songs), Get Like You Used to Be.

[FuzzyPlum]

As with Stevie and Lindsey, in order of brilliance IMHO:

1. Over and Over (like the song title goes, I could listen to this over and over, and have! To me, it's her best song)
2. You Make Loving Fun (her best hit, and overall pop tune, like Go Your Own Way, is timeless from start to finish).
3. Morning Rain (with Danny Kirwan's blistering guitar to her simple, but powerful lyrics, this early song was a sign of things to come, but also a great moment in her career).
4. Think About Me (should've been bigger than Don't Stop IMO)
5. Hold Me
6. Believe Me (3 me's in a row and wonderful me's they are).
7. Brown Eyes (hearing the new version, I think I like it even better).
8. Friend
9. Nights in Estoril
10. Behind the Mask ( a brilliant title track from a mediocre record)
11. Don't Stop
12. Isn't it Midnight (my favourite tune from Tango).
13. Honey Hi (simple, lush and beautiful)
14. Say You Love Me
15. Come a Little Bit Closer (toss up with Why, but this one wins.)

Bubbling Under: Why, Spare Me A Little, The Smile I Live For, Songbird (Why and Come a Little Bit Closer, I think are better songs), Get Like You Used to Be.

I love your list. I'm not sure I'd ever have thought to describe You Make Loving Fun as 'timeless' though. I'd say its definitely of its time- would certainly stand out as 70's today (of course it's still brilliant though).

[aleuzzi]

I love your list. I'm not sure I'd ever have thought to describe You Make Loving Fun as 'timeless' though. I'd say its definitely of its time- would certainly stand out as 70's today (of course it's still brilliant though).

Agreed. But certain live versions of it, especially THE DANCE one, transcend the 70s feel of the original. THE DANCE version really cooks, and without the lush studio effects to rely on, the band tap into a taut blues-pop energy that gives the live performances an incredible lift.

[jbrownsjr]

Agreed. But certain live versions of it, especially THE DANCE one, transcend the 70s feel of the original. THE DANCE version really cooks, and without the lush studio effects to rely on, the band tap into a taut blues-pop energy that gives the live performances an incredible lift.

The Tusk live version is incredible to me. What a jam!

[aleuzzi]

The Tusk live version is incredible to me. What a jam!

Agreed. And there her voice sounds so deep and bluesy.

[WatchChain]

1) Songbird
2) Brown Eyes
3) Oh Daddy
4) Come A Little Bit Closer
5) Why
6) You Make Loving Fun
7) Think About Me
8) Spare Me A Little of Your Love
9) Only Over You
10) Ask Anybody
11) Over My Head
12) Say You Love Me
13) Over and Over
14) The Smile I Live For
15) Honey Hi

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1) Songbird
2) Brown Eyes
3) Oh Daddy
4) Come A Little Bit Closer
5) Why
6) You Make Loving Fun
7) Think About Me
8) Spare Me A Little of Your Love
9) Only Over You
10) Ask Anybody
11) Over My Head
12) Say You Love Me
13) Over and Over
14) The Smile I Live For
15) Honey Hi
Wow, how cool. Your song selections are similar to mine.

[WatchChain]

Wow, how cool. Your song selections are similar to mine.

Great minds think alike! "Come A Little Bit Closer" is one of the FINEST Christine songs ever recorded!

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Great minds think alike! "Come A Little Bit Closer" is one of the FINEST Christine songs ever recorded!
Heck yeah! That is why I placed it at #4. :D

[Macfan4life]

Great minds think alike! "Come A Little Bit Closer" is one of the FINEST Christine songs ever recorded!
I agree. This is probably the only Mac song I wish they would have re-recorded with Stevie and Lindsey. Just imagine those amazing harmonies similar to those on Love in Store singing "Come a little bit closer" I think Lindsey could have added a few elements too.

[WatchChain]

I agree. This is probably the only Mac song I wish they would have re-recorded with Stevie and Lindsey. Just imagine those amazing harmonies similar to those on Love in Store singing "Come a little bit closer" I think Lindsey could have added a few elements too.

YES !! GREAT IDEA !! Since they did a Buckingham/Nicks song ("Crystal") on the Fleetwood Mac White Album (1975), they should have RE-RECORDED "Come A Little Bit Closer" for the 1975 album. You're right, Stevie and Lindsey's harmonies would have taken the song to unimaginable places.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I agree. This is probably the only Mac song I wish they would have re-recorded with Stevie and Lindsey. Just imagine those amazing harmonies similar to those on Love in Store singing "Come a little bit closer" I think Lindsey could have added a few elements too.
Couldn't agree more!

[Wdm6789]

Why
Say You Love Me
Don't Stop
You Make Loving fun
Over & Over
Hold Me
Only Over You
Everywhere

[GypsySorcerer]

1) Why
2) Over My Head
3) Oh Daddy
4) Songbird
5) Say You Love Me
6) Brown Eyes
7) Think About Me
8) Over & Over (especially live)
9) Isn't it Midnight
10) Behind the Mask (very underrated)
11) Heart of Stone
12) Hold Me
13) Friend
14) You Make Lovin' Fun
15) As Long as You Follow

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1) Why
2) Over My Head
3) Oh Daddy
4) Songbird
5) Say You Love Me
6) Brown Eyes
7) Think About Me
8) Over & Over (especially live)
9) Isn't it Midnight
10) Behind the Mask (very underrated)
11) Heart of Stone
12) Hold Me
13) Friend
14) You Make Lovin' Fun
15) As Long as You Follow
Very diverse list! And I love the mention of As Long As You Follow.

[macpai]

Late to the party, but I love me some Christine.

Over My Head (my first favorite of hers as a kid, especially the ensuing live album version)
Think About Me
Hold Me (oh, the hours waiting for it to come around again on MTV.)
I'd Rather Go Blind
Get Like You Used to Be
Little Lies
Everywhere
You Make Loving Fun
Love in Store
Never Forget
Say You Love Me
Temporary One
As Long As You Follow
World Turning
Honey Hi
Isn't It Midnight
Don't Stop
Songbird
Over and Over

[macpai]

Oops forgot Mystified which would be around Never Forget.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Late to the party, but I love me some Christine.

Over My Head (my first favorite of hers as a kid, especially the ensuing live album version)
Think About Me
Hold Me (oh, the hours waiting for it to come around again on MTV.)
I'd Rather Go Blind
Get Like You Used to Be
Little Lies
Everywhere
You Make Loving Fun
Love in Store
Never Forget
Say You Love Me
Temporary One
As Long As You Follow
World Turning
Honey Hi
Isn't It Midnight
Don't Stop
Songbird
Over and Over
Flawless list! Over and Over is one of my all time favorites of Christine's.

[macpai]

Flawless list! Over and Over is one of my all time favorites of Christine's.

It is beautiful and feels wrong that it's so low. Christine is the magic for me. I love all variations of this band. But when Chris is there, it feels special. It feels like home.
Which is a funny realization for me, cause when I was a kid it was Stevie. Then it was Lindsey. And then it was Mick and John, because it's always Mac as long as they're there. But now it's Christine.