I can't sleep, with your warm ways...

[Brwn_eyes0511]

feelings, thoughts on this song...?

Personally, it is one of my very favorites. Perhaps it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to call it my absolute favorite of Chris'. It's such a laid back song, yet very sexy in the lyrics and also the musical delivery. The beautiful twinkling sounds of the Fender Rhodes* underneath her warm vocals is such a perfect match!







*I'm almost 100% sure that it is a Rhodes...but please correct me if I am wrong

[macfan 57]

It's such a laid back song, yet very sexy in the lyrics and also the musical delivery. The beautiful twinkling sounds of the Fender Rhodes* underneath her warm vocals is such a perfect match!

I agree with everything you said. It's a beautiful lullaby. It's probably her most relaxing & soothing song. I also think it's one of her sexiest songs, after "Brown Eyes". I love both of her White Album songs that weren't hit singles. They are both very underrated, in my opinion.

It sounds like a Fender Rhodes to me, but I'm sure our keyboard expert, David could confirm this.

[Gailh]

I do like this song apart from the line "you made me a woman tonight" which I think is a bit cheesey.

Other than that it's great and one of her sexier songs.

Actually of all the mac writers I think Christine's are the most sexy as opposed to sexual.

Gail

[David]

Let's hear it for Christine! I love "Sugar Daddy" too, which is just about the funnest track on that white album.

[Villavic]

feelings, thoughts on this song...?



I immediately remember august 1988. It was my second trip to the US, practically the first since the really first one was when I was 7 in 1973.

I was 22 and I just had bought the tape that contained both the white and Rumours albums. And I found this great song Warm Ways, I learned to love it while I was driving early in the morning thru the Turnpike, from NJ to DC... What a great vacation.. and great music.. (all my cousins and brother were sleeping.. so I played all my Mac tapes I just had bought)

[goldustsongbird]

I do like this song apart from the line "you made me a woman tonight" which I think is a bit cheesey.


So, I'm not the only one who thinks that. I think Chris can be a bit too sappy at times. And Sugar Daddy is just hilarious. I can't keep a straight face when I sing along to it. Yes, your love is aaaaaaaaaaalll I neee-heeeeed!
:laugh:

[Gailh]

So, I'm not the only one who thinks that. I think Chris can be a bit too sappy at times. And Sugar Daddy is just hilarious. I can't keep a straight face when I sing along to it. Yes, your love is aaaaaaaaaaalll I neee-heeeeed!
:laugh:

Yes sometimes I think she used to be a bit lazy with her lyrics.

Honey Hi - "dont take the love light away, cos I'm far away from home"

A bit of a cliche I feel.

Gail

[Angelick Witch]

I didn't used to like Warm Ways too much, but it really grew on me. It's so sweet, she sounds like she's so in love!

*

[AliceLover]

I agree with everything you said. It's a beautiful lullaby. It's probably her most relaxing & soothing song. I also think it's one of her sexiest songs, after "Brown Eyes". I love both of her White Album songs that weren't hit singles. They are both very underrated, in my opinion.

It sounds like a Fender Rhodes to me, but I'm sure our keyboard expert, David could confirm this.

I never really thought about it, but now that you mention it, the song is quite soothing! I really do dig this song. Ive always liked it. Definitely one of the first FM songs I ever heard. I remember playing this one over and over along with Blue Letter on my moms Fleetwood Mac CD.

[DavidMn]

Yeah, it's definitely up ther, but I would put Over And Over above it. Not by much though.

[GypsySongbird]

I didn't used to like Warm Ways too much, but it really grew on me. It's so sweet, she sounds like she's so in love!

*

i know! i love that about it too! its one of my favourite ever chris songs too! and yep its definently very sexy!- shes very good at sexy songs actually :nod: i think her voice on this is absolutely too! her vocals are perfect! :D

[GypsySongbird]

I do like this song apart from the line "you made me a woman tonight" which I think is a bit cheesey.


aww! i like that line! :D

[ragandbone]

"I can't slee
eee
eeep
with your warm wayeee
eez"

There was a thread a little while ago about FM California songs, and if I had thought of it, I would have put this song on my list. Even though Chris is "waiting for the sun to come up..." the song for me is filled with warm 70's afternoon sunlight - the kind you get in an upstairs West-facing apartment - dreamy, hazy, making you too hot to move.

Does anyone have a favorite live recording of "Warm Ways? Are there any circulating?

[HomerMcvie]

Does anyone have a favorite live recording of "Warm Ways? Are there any circulating?
I believe, afaik, it's one of the few songs, never performed live(Sugar Daddy was another). I think I have a rehearsal of it, SOMEWHERE, which is pretty rough.

[macfan 57]

I think I have a rehearsal of it, SOMEWHERE, which is pretty rough.

Homer, you probably do have that rehearsal version. I sent it to you a while back.;) And, yes it is very rough. The album version is way better, in my opinion.

[ragandbone]

And, yes it is very rough. The album version is way better, in my opinion.
Well I should buy the cd, my LP is almost 30 years old and "Warm Ways" sounds more like "Worn Ways" :rolleyes:

[HomerMcvie]

Homer, you probably do have that rehearsal version. I sent it to you a while back.;) And, yes it is very rough. The album version is way better, in my opinion.
Well, after my re-format, 2-3 months ago, all my musical odds and ends got burned off, and are sitting in a big pile of CDs. I haven't got around to sorting through everything. When it first crashed, my CD burner was locked up, too. I got my guy to get it working enough, without reformatting, that I got the computer back for a couple of weeks, and was able to save hundreds of FM odds and ends.

[macfan 57]

Well, after my re-format, 2-3 months ago, all my musical odds and ends got burned off, and are sitting in a big pile of CDs. I haven't got around to sorting through everything. When it first crashed, my CD burner was locked up, too. I got my guy to get it working enough, without reformatting, that I got the computer back for a couple of weeks, and was able to save hundreds of FM odds and ends.

That's great that you were able to save all of your Fleetwood Mac stuff.:) I just got my computer back. The entire operating system had to be re-installed. Fortunately, I burn as much to CD as I can right away. I managed to save all my pictures, videos & music. The only things I lost were some e-mails that I had stored on the computer.

[HomerMcvie]

That's great that you were able to save all of your Fleetwood Mac stuff.:) I just got my computer back. The entire operating system had to be re-installed. Fortunately, I burn as much to CD as I can right away. I managed to save all my pictures, videos & music. The only things I lost were some e-mails that I had stored on the computer.
What was wrong with it? Just curious if it was a virus, received through an email.:confused: I got THREE last year!
I now check my email on my server's site, delete what I don't want-there-, then download them(all one or two:lol: ).
Last week, viruses in emails crashed my ISP's mail server, and was down for most of a day. Damned hackers!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[macfan 57]

What was wrong with it? Just curious if it was a virus, received through an email.:confused: I got THREE last year!
I now check my email on my server's site, delete what I don't want-there-, then download them(all one or two:lol: ).
Last week, viruses in emails crashed my ISP's mail server, and was down for most of a day. Damned hackers!:mad: :mad: :mad:

I have Norton's Anti-Virus running & always current on my computer. About 4 weeks ago, I got a Norton's alert that it had detected a virus but was unable to remove it. I didn't know what to do & since my computer at that time seemed to be running OK, I just let it go. Two days later as I was shutting down my computer for the day, it crashed. I got it back up & running the next morning, then it crashed again. I took it to a computer repair shop near my house & they removed the virus manually. When I got it back home, it crashed again(as I was attempting to download a Billy Burnette album, by the way). I took it back & they discovered the hard drive was going. This time I took my computer to Best Buy(where I have an extended service contract). They replaced the hard drive, which is now twice as big as my original hard drive. When they tried to re-install my operating system using my DVD recovery disc, they found out my DVD drive was gone too. I had already known this, but hadn't thought much about it since I mostly use my DVD player to play DVD's. They had to send the computer out to California to have the DVD drive replaced. Then when they got it back, they were finally able to re-install the operating system. As it turned out, the original virus didn't cause the problem. The hard drive was going, causing my computer to crash. That's also why my Norton's Anti-Virus software wasn't working properly. If I didn't have that extended service contract, I would have had to buy a new computer. It wouldn't have been worth it to have it fixed.

David, sorry if this was so long for you to read...but you asked me.:D

[HomerMcvie]

David, sorry if this was so long for you to read...but you asked me.:D
It's all good. I was mainly just wondering if others are getting emailed viruses, too.

Hope you have very happy holidays, Mary Anne.:woohoo:

[macfan 57]

Hope you have very happy holidays, Mary Anne.:woohoo:

You too, David.:)