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Say You Love Me
In Canada, Shirley Eikhard covered "Say You Love Me" and released it as a single several weeks in advance of Fleetwood Mac in early June 1976. Eikhard took the song into the Canadian top 40, peaking at #34; Fleetwood Mac's version, released only a few weeks later, peaked at #29 in September.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqaDqFCLIA8 In the fall of 1979, singer Stephanie Winslow scored the only Top 10 country hit of her career, with her cover reaching number 10 on the country charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYQoWfDMtS8 Singer Lynda K. Lance spent five weeks in the fall of 1976 on the American country singles chart with her version, peaking at #93. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoXAg_jp9q4 |
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"I am just one small part of forever" -Think About It (The song that got me into Stevie Nicks) "The face of a pretty girl x1,000,000" -Isn't It Midnight (The song that got me into Christine McVie) "The sun is bright, but not too bright to see. When the darkness comes you've got to fly into the light." -Doing What I Can (The song that got me into Lindsey Buckingham) "I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain" -The Chain (The song that got me into Fleetwood Mac) |
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I never wholly understood the story behind this. My assumption is Christine published the song and it was therefore able to be picked up by someone. Given that FM weren't popular on the radio, they were willing to take what they could get...whatever $ came from the use of the song and, hopefully, whatever airplay.
The interesting thing for me is that this cover of "SYLM" is good--but it lacks the inimitable quality of Christine's voice. So much of the success of this song--and all her songs--depends on how SHE sings them. I'm not surprised that "Spare Me" was covered so many times: its melody and chords are a little more ornate than most Christine songs and require the vocalist a bit more range, thereby appealing to a wider range of singers. (Ironically, I don't think Christine sang it very well until 1973-74.) But with a song like "SYLM," you either possess that special voice to carry it off or you don't. |
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All you need to do to understand this post is: Sing a Christine song. Whether playing piano, or karaoke. It's a lot harder than it appears.
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I would tell Christine Perfect, "You're Christine f***ing McVie, and don't you forget it!" |
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I was not aware of any of this. Very interesting and incredibly rare but it makes sense to make money where you can make it right before they hit it huge. I remember Stevie commenting that she became a millionaire during the White album tour. To be a millionaire in 1976 was an insane amount of money put in perspective.
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Yes, it is! The singer has to possess impeccable timing and, as Flynn says, character: "Christine has that in spades."
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