What are your favorite live Mac songs?
 

I think all Fleetwood Mac songs are terrific when heard live, but we all have our favorites. I was thinking with the new tour coming up next year, that it would be interesting to talk about which Mac songs are best live.


I guess if I had to pick my favorites they would be, in no particular order: (1) Go Your Own Way--it is awesome when he does that extended guitar play at the end. Lindsey really gets into the guitar on that song and plays/sings with lots of emotion. (2) Silver Springs---it is awesome live, because of the emotion that pours out. It is very powerful to see and hear Stevie sing that song live.

I guess that it is interesting that I picked the two songs that Lindsey and Stevie wrote about each other. I guess that is what makes them fabulous, because of the true, raw emotion behind them. I guess it really pours out in the live versions. I'm sure when they can see the person that the song is about in front of them, they sing and play it with more power and emotion. :nod:

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Good question!
 

This is the top 10 (+1) songs I want to see done live (assuming no Christine songs will be done):

1) Come

1) I'm So Afraid
2) The Chain
3) Go Your Own Way
4) Tusk
5) Go Insane
6) The original version of Big Love
7) Storms
8) Sara
9) Silver Springs
10) Dreams

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Earlier performances of Rhiannon were amazing. I also really liked Lindsey's acoustic set on the Dance.

My favorite FM songs done live are:

Landslide
Gypsy
Dreams
Sisters of the Moon
Go Your Own Way
Sara
Big Love
Go Insane
Silver Springs

:) Michelle

I will have to agree with Mattress. The earlier performances of Rhiannon were amazing. I'm glad you brought that up. That would be one of my favorites too! :thumbsup:

Oh Well (1987)--Billy Burnette vocal/Rick Vito solos
I Loved Another Woman (1987) Rick Vito vocal/guitar

from here on..."no particular order"

Stop Messin' Round (1990) Rick Vito, vocal/guitar
Station Man (1975)
Sunny Side Of Heaven (1976)
Rattlesnake Shake (1970, 1987)
Black Magic Woman (1970)
Like It This Way (1970)
Green Manalishi (1970, 1974, 1975)
Bermuda Triangle (1974)
Hypnotized (1975)
Why (1975)
Angel (1974) (the Bob Welch song, not the Stevie Nicks one)
Believe Me (1977)
Tell Me All The Things You Do (1977)
Rhiannon (1975)
Gold Dust Woman (1987)
Tusk (1979)
Blue Letter (1976)
Sentimental Lady/Future Games (1974)
Big Love (1997)
Angel (1980) (the Stevie Nicks song, not the Bob Welch one)
Eyes Of The World (1982)
HAEWAFY (1987)
Brown Eyes (1987)

Songs above are the ones I want to see on this tour.

As for the ones that they've already performed....here's my list,

1) Go Insane '97 & I'm So Afraid '97
2) The Chain '82
3) Go Your Own Way '82
4) You Make Loving Fun '97
5) Never Going Back Again '80
6) Sara '80
7) Tusk '97
8) Oh Well '70
9) Sisters Of The Moon '82
10) Big Love '97

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1. "Big Love" '97
2. "The Chain" '82
3. "The Chain" '97
4. "Go Insane" '97
5. "Never Going BAck Again" '93

1. You Make Loving Fun (Rumours tour)
2. Angel (Heroes Are Hard to Find tour)
3. World Turning (Tusk tour)
4. Monday Morning (Tusk tour)
5. Landslide (Mirage tour)

Already performed:

1. Go Your Own Way (Mirage Video)
2. The Chain (Mirage Video)
3. Rhiannon (any pre-1977)
4. Sisters of the Moon (Mirage Video)
5. Little Lies (Fresno 1987/88?)
6. I'm So Afraid (The Dance)
7. Brown Eyes (Memphis 1982)
8. Oh Daddy (Irvine Meadows 1997)
9. Silver Springs (The Dance)

Wishlist:

Oh Well, Frozen Love, Long Distance Winner, Blue Letter, Monday Morning, Crystal, I'm So Afraid, Second Hand News, Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, GYOW, Angel, What Makes You Think You're the One, Sisters of the Moon, The Ledge, Fireflies, Eyes of the World, That's Alright, Big Love, Seven Wonders, Isn't it Midnight, Silver Springs.

Great question
 

My favorite of the songs Stevie does live these last few years is Gold Dust Woman. I love the "pick up the pieces and go HOOOOMME" wail more than anything.

The acoustic performance of Gypsy at AHI 2000 was amazing as well.

As far as what I'd love for them to do this go round? Sisters of the Moon and Angel (and the peppy version of Rhiannon!) Oh, and I think I'd die of happiness if Lindsey did Come and Twist of Fate.

Rhiannon....any way
World Turning...without the electronic drum pads!
I'm So Afraid
Go Your Own Way
Blue Letter
Silver Springs
Landslide
Gold Dust Woman
Seven Wonders
Brown Eyes
Why
You Make Loving Fun
Oh Well
Everywhere

I think I'd like to see "Big Love" done non-acoustically...love grunts and all ;)


Joe

-Rhiannon live, between 1975-77 is definitely my favorite (with all the verses and high notes, etc)
-Angel live from the Tusk documentary where Linds puts his arm around Stevie and the teeth-achingly beautiful harmony comes out of them.
-I'm So Afraid (any era, but especially when Stevie sings harmonies in the chorus)
-World Turning (especially from early years when Stevie belts out random harmonies, and I love Micks drum solos!!!)
-You Make Loving Fun (Rumours tour)
-Everywhere
-Oh Well (With Lindsey)
-Over My Head

Many more I can't think of...
-Sonia

I definitely agree with you guys on the early versions of Rhiannon and also the emotion that they deliver for Silver Springs. I also love I'm So Afraid live. But my favorite live version of any FM song yet is Gypsy from the Mirage video. I love how Stevie really gets into it and kind of changes the notes starting at the part "Well if I was a child" and so on. I also love for Angel when Stevie and Lindsey do the part at the mic together.
Brett

Hmmmm.....

Early Rhiannon (I wish she still put energy into it like she used to)
Sisters of the Moon
I'm So Afraid (early w/ Stevie)
Sara
Angel
That early Christine song...."Why don't you give up, why is it all wrong....why don't you love me...." etc.
Station Man
Oh Well

Kristin