Countdown to the #1 FM Song!

[MacShadowsBall]

We just finished Week 21 of the FM "Battle of the Songs."

Rhiannon, The Chain, and Gypsy battle for Favorite Fleetwood Mac Song of All Time.

Check the reply #13 for a list of songs that are still in the battle.

Pre-Rumours Vocalist Winners
Favorite Peter Song - Man of the World
Favorite Jeremy Song - Shake Your Moneymaker
Favorite Danny Song - Station Man (also an album winner for Kiln House)
Favorite Welch Song - Hypnotized

Rumours Era Vocalist Winners
Favorite Christine Song - You Make Loving Fun
Favorite Lindsey Song - Go Your Own Way
Favorite Stevie Song - Gypsy

Post-Rumours Vocalist Winners
Favorite Billy Song - In the Back of My Mind

Pre-Rumours Part 1 Winners - Oh Well and Black Magic Woman

Pre-Rumours Part 2 Winners - Why and Hypnotized

Rumours Era Winners - Rhiannon, The Chain, Sara, and Gypsy

Post-Rumours Winner - In the Back of My Mind

Here is the Final list of the winners of the battles.

PRE-RUMOURS ERA

1968 Fleetwood Mac - - - Jeremy - Shake Your Moneymaker ; Peter - I Loved Another Woman
Winner is... I Loved Another Woman

Mr. Wonderful - - - Jeremy - I've Lost My Baby ; Peter - Love That Burns
Winner is... Love That Burns

English Rose / Pious Bird of Good Omen
Winner is... Black Magic Woman

Then Play On - - - Danny - Coming Your Way ; Peter - Oh Well
Winner is... Oh Well

Kiln House - - - Danny - Station Man ; Jeremy - This Is the Rock
Winner is... Station Man

Future Games - - - Welch - Future Games ; Christine - Show Me A Smile ; Danny - Woman of 1000 Years
Winner is... Future Games

Bare Trees - - - Welch - Sentimental Lady ; Christine - Spare Me a Little of Your Love ; Danny - Sunny Side of Heaven
Winner is... Spare Me a Little of Your Love

Penguin - - - Welch - Bright Fire ; Weston - Caught in the Rain ; Dave W. - The Derelict ; Christine - Did You Ever Love Me
Winner is... Did You Ever Love Me

Mystery to Me - - - Welch - Hypnotized ; Christine - Why
Winner is...Why

Heroes Are Hard To Find - - - Welch - Angel ; Christine - Come a Little Bit Closer
Winner is... Come a Little Bit Closer

Favorite Peter "extra" song - Man of the World

Favorite Jeremy "extra" song - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight

Favorite Danny "extra" song - Dragonfly

RUMOURS ERA

'75 White Album
Christine - Say You Love Me ; Lindsey - Monday Morning ; Stevie - Rhiannon ; Collaboration - World Turning
Winner is... Rhiannon

Rumours
Christine - You Make Loving Fun ; Lindsey - Go Your Own Way ; Stevie - Gold Dust Woman ; Collaboration - The Chain
Winner is... The Chain

Tusk
Christine - Brown Eyes ; Lindsey - Tusk ; Stevie - Sara
Winner is... Sara

Mirage
Christine - Hold Me ; Lindsey - Eyes of the World ; Stevie - Gypsy
Winner is... Gypsy

Tango in the Night
Christine - Little Lies ; Lindsey - Tango in the Night ; Stevie - Seven Wonders
Winner is... Little Lies

Say You Will
Lindsey - Steal Your Heart Away ; Stevie - Thrown Down
Winner is...Thrown Down

Favorite Christine "extra" song - As Long As You Follow

Favorite Lindsey "extra" song - Goodbye Angel

Favorite Stevie "extra" song - Silver Springs

POST-RUMOURS ERA

Behind the Mask
Billy - In the Back of My Mind ; Christine - Save Me ; Rick - Stand on the Rock ; Stevie - Freedom ; Collaboration - Love Is Dangerous
Winner is... Save Me

Time
Bekka - Winds of Change ; Billy - Talking to My Heart ; Christine - Nights in Estoril ; Dave - I Wonder Why
Winner is... Nights in Estoril

[SteveMacD]

I'll say GYOW, in that it is a true rock anthem.

But....

I think the live version of Rhiannon (circa 1975) was THE best. The vocal harmonies were there, there was a lot of extended tasty playing from the players, Stevie became possessed. Really, it was the perfect live song.

Also, the early live versions of Over My Head were also amazing.

The bottom line, for me, is that, even with Rumours, Fleetwood Mac was at it's absolute peak during that 1975-76 era. As players, they all got better afterwards, but the fire of those live shows simply could not be topped. I'd love for those five, AND ONLY THOSE FIVE, to do one no bullsh*t show. They may actually surprise everybody, including themselves. But, they're all a bunch of p*ssies at this point.

[MacShadowsBall]

Well no one really responded but if anyone is interested let me know.

I was thinking of starting the countdown on the Pre-rumours forum and the Rumours forum.

Anyone knowledgeable of the Peter Green era? Who sung which songs, etc.

Let me know!

[MissLadyLoki]

I think you should do it. Rather than by vocalist, do eliminaton by album, then do the top song from each album together to fnd the fave song.

Now, the real question is whether or not Silver Springs should be on the Rumours contest.

[MacShadowsBall]

MissLadyLoki, thanks for your interest! At least we got one!


"Silver Springs" does present a problem. I think the best thing to do is to only consider the original tracks from the original album release. So "Silver Springs" would not count as a Rumours song.

Also songs on non-studio best-of type albums would not count either. However those songs like "Silver Springs", "As Long as You Follow", etc. would count on a separate poll based on vocalist and decade.

[MissLadyLoki]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

MissLadyLoki, thanks for your interest! At least we got one!


"Silver Springs" does present a problem. I think the best thing to do is to only consider the original tracks from the original album release. So "Silver Springs" would not count as a Rumours song.

Also songs on non-studio best-of type albums would not count either. However those songs like "Silver Springs", "As Long as You Follow", etc. would count on a separate poll based on vocalist and decade.

Maybe the non-standard album tacks (B-sides, new tracks on greatest hits, etc.) could be in their completely own separate contest.