Rumours: Your favorite songs, grouped by singer

[Villavic]

Finally the 1977 album: If you had to choose one group of songs that you like the most, which will you choose? Lindsey’s songs? Stevie’s songs? Christine's songs?

The poll is based on original releases, so Silver Springs is not included.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm going to get flamed for loving Oh Daddy.

YMLF
Songbird
Don't Stop
Oh Daddy.

Looking back at those contributions from someone that had already written
Why, Remember Me, Dissatisfied, Come A Little Bit Closer etc...

She was just an amazing singer/songwriter.

[BLY]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I'm going to get flamed for loving Oh Daddy.

YMLF
Songbird
Don't Stop
Oh Daddy.

Looking back at those contributions from someone that had already written
Why, Remember Me, Dissatisfied, Come A Little Bit Closer etc...

She was just an amazing singer/songwriter.

Oh Daddy was the my least favorite song when I purchased Rumours back in 1977. Over the years it became one favorites especially after I got the alternative version with Stevie’s voice more prominent.

[mitzo]

A three way tie here for me with an edge to Christine and Stevie.

Top picks not ranked:

Songbird
The Chain
GDW
Oh Daddy
Dreams

My least faves but still excellent:

I Don't Want to Know
Second Hand News

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by BLY

Oh Daddy was the my least favorite song when I purchased Rumours back in 1977. Over the years it became one favorites especially after I got the alternative version with Stevie’s voice more prominent.

Stevie really did do a beautiful vocal on that alt version. I like it better.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by BLY

Oh Daddy was the my least favorite song when I purchased Rumours back in 1977. Over the years it became one favorites especially after I got the alternative version with Stevie’s voice more prominent.

same. It definitely grew on me over the years and now its probably my favorite track on the album. Same thing about Only Over You. It was always my least favorite on Mirage. Now its one of my favorites.

[jbrownsjr]

It's a sign!!

[bwboy]

Lindsey for me all the way. Go Your Own Way, more than any other song by this version of FM, represents the Fireflies to me. Even over the Chain, which would be second. Lindsey’s guitar, Mick’s drums, John’s bass, Stevie’s vocals, and Lindsey’s vocals are perfection to me. As if that song wasn’t enough, there’s Second Hand News. Lindsey’s songwriting changed after Rumours, and I had no idea sometimes what he was singing about, but here, he’s letting it all out. Throw in his vocals on the Chain, Don’t Stop, and especially I Don’t Want to Know, and he owns this album, in my eyes. Even Never Going Back Again, as performed here, is excellent. Stevie’s contributions are incredible, too, as are Christine’s, but my dislike of Oh Daddy pushed her down a notch below Stevie, in my eyes.

I’m surprised I’m the first one to vote for Lindsey.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

It's a sign!!

Chris is sending us a message.
Her keyboard playing is what lures me into the song. Lindsey's acoustic playing and Mick's lonely castanet is just so magical and mystical. I wish there was an alternate take with an extended play out. The ending is my favorite music the Mac has ever done. THAT sound is so Fleetwood Mac and so 1970s. I love it.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Chris is sending us a message.
Her keyboard playing is what lures me into the song. Lindsey's acoustic playing and Mick's lonely castanet is just so magical and mystical. I wish there was an alternate take with an extended play out. The ending is my favorite music the Mac has ever done. THAT sound is so Fleetwood Mac and so 1970s. I love it.

I have the same exact feeling about Crystal. Especially, the music. And the harmonies, too.

[DownOnRodeo]

All three have some great tracks to their names here, but with You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, and Songbird all on one album, let alone the bulk of the music on The Chain? my vote has to go to Christine.

To me You Make Loving Fun is the defining FM song.

[DownOnRodeo]

And with Butter Cookie and Songbird, Christine wrote the music that opened and closed Fleetwood Mac concerts for decades after.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

To me You Make Loving Fun is the defining FM song.

Amen! It’s a driving, sexy, mysterious blues reconfigured as pop. All the incarnations of the band to that point were distilled in that song.

[GypsySorcerer]

It's a toss-up between Lindsey and Christine for me. And I think Oh Daddy is fantastic. It's haunting.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

It's a toss-up between Lindsey and Christine for me. And I think Oh Daddy is fantastic. It's haunting.

While I believe SYLM is, in its own way, as iconic as Rhiannon, I also believe Oh Daddy, in its way, is as archetypal as Gold Dust Woman.