Treble Zine, March 5, 2015
10 Essential Advice Songs
http://www.treblezine.com/21921-10-e...-advice-songs/
by Adam Blyweiss, A.T. Bossenger, Stephen Chupaska, Paul Pearson and Jeff Terich
Fleetwood Mac – “Don’t Stop” from Rumours (1977; Reprise)
The gleaming caramel of sunshine amidst the dire emotional environs of Rumours, “Don’t Stop” is Christine McVie’s parting alt-valentine to her pending ex-husband, bassist John McVie. Fleetwood Mac’s interpersonal dynamics at the time were such that sometimes the participants could only communicate to each other via song, making take-out sandwich orders challenging. Still Christine’s care-taking nature makes this shuffle more than a facile brush-off: “All I want is to see you smile/If it takes just a little while.” It worked: John eventually smiled, Rumours deservedly became an all-time rock classic, and Louie’s Deli got Stevie’s eggplant-and-feta on flatbread just right. Fifteen years later “Don’t Stop” became the ad-hoc theme for the 1992 Presidential elections and the pop anthem for the Clinton Administration, and even people in the Rust Belt and estate sales found themselves unexpectedly thinkin’ about tomorrow. – PP