Christine's Final Songbird with FM [Archive]

priestofnothing

03-17-2007, 08:04 PM

The last night of the Dance tour - Landover MD 11-30-97

Sorry about the first minute or so, the camera is all over the place. But it's still kinda a cool listen/watch. Nostalgia-Chris at its best.... get out your Kleenex CMV fans... :-)

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v309563FWQStyPE

strandinthewind

03-17-2007, 08:21 PM

Well, that was a haunting and tearing thing!!!!!!!!!

What a woman is all I can say. I miss terribly.

macfan 57

03-18-2007, 05:36 AM

Ah, the last "Songbird".:angel: It's gets me everytime. I love Chris' & Mick's extra long hug at the end. I have this entire show on DVD...the last, true Fleetwood Mac concert.

By the way, can anyone make out what she says at the very beginning when introducing the song? Right before, "This speaks for itself". I've played it back numerous time & I just can't hear what she said.

Here's another "Songbird", from the Mirage video.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e160454DYWwjBdz&source=similarVideo

strandinthewind

03-18-2007, 07:29 AM

She def. says Mick, John, Stevie, and LB. Then I think she says thanks. Then, the song speaks for its self.

I somehow imagined more interaction between John and CM though and, perhaps Stevie and CM. But, they were onstage at the time and it is hard to be raw up there.

Ulpian

03-18-2007, 09:07 AM

Lovely.

It's just a shame people always seem to feel the need to holler all the way through such a quiet, beautiful song.

HomerMcvie

03-18-2007, 02:57 PM

Lovely.

holler

What, are ya'all from Kentucky?:shrug:

Gailh

03-18-2007, 02:58 PM

Ah, the last "Songbird".:angel: It's gets me everytime. I love Chris' & Mick's extra long hug at the end. I have this entire show on DVD...the last, true Fleetwood Mac concert.

By the way, can anyone make out what she says at the very beginning when introducing the song? Right before, "This speaks for itself". I've played it back numerous time & I just can't hear what she said.

Here's another "Songbird", from the Mirage video.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e160454DYWwjBdz&source=similarVideo

I think she says something like " Mick, John, Stevie and Lindsey I love you guys so much"

That was great by the way - thanks to priestofnothing for posting

Gail

HomerMcvie

03-18-2007, 03:06 PM

The big hug at the end was very touching.

macfan 57

03-18-2007, 04:03 PM

She def. says Mick, John, Stevie, and LB. Then I think she says thanks. Then, the song speaks for its self.

Thank you!:) I think you're right. I could never hear it over the crowd noise before.

I somehow imagined more interaction between John and CM though and, perhaps Stevie and CM. But, they were onstage at the time and it is hard to be raw up there.

There was some interaction between Chris & John after Farmer's Daughter, which came right after Songbird.

goldustsongbird

03-18-2007, 06:25 PM

Well, the cheering at the beginning scared the **** out of my own little songbird, Nelly. :cool: Gotta remember to turn the sound down on these speakers...

She sounds great. I like it better than the Dance DVD performance. It's got more heart. What do want to bet she walked offstage and said "fûck, I'm glad that ****'s finally over with! Home to London, boys!" :laugh:

xdreamsunwindx

03-18-2007, 09:12 PM

Well, that totally made me cry. I was just listening to Songbird earlier today, and it's always a tear-jerker, but that version in particular.. damn. Thanks for posting.

macfan 57

03-19-2007, 05:53 AM

What do want to bet she walked offstage and said "fûck, I'm glad that ****'s finally over with! Home to London, boys!" :laugh:

I have a feeling you're right about that.:D I sense alot of relief in that hug with Mick.

Gailh

03-19-2007, 08:49 AM

I think she says something like " Mick, John, Stevie and Lindsey I love you guys so much"

Gail

does no one else think she says "I love you guys so much"

am I going crackers?

Gail

nicepace

03-19-2007, 10:29 AM

That's what it sounded like to me, at least something like "I love you guys so much."

As for the camera problem, I'm sure that the person operating the camera was trying to get to a place where he or she could get Christine's piano in the frame, and I'm glad they did, because I always enjoy being able to watch a piano player's hands. It's just amazing to me that this footage exists at all. A big thank-you to those brave souls who risk having their equipment confiscated (and possibly not returned) by venues with rules against such taping.

"Songbird" is such a lovely song. But I thought it was always brave of the group to end a show with it. The conventional thinking in rock concerts is to end with an uptempo number to send the audience home on an up note. Maybe they were just trying to calm down all the obnoxious noisy drunks in the audience by making this their final number of a show.

Gailh

03-19-2007, 11:56 AM

That's what it sounded like to me, at least something like "I love you guys so much."

As for the camera problem, I'm sure that the person operating the camera was trying to get to a place where he or she could get Christine's piano in the frame, and I'm glad they did, because I always enjoy being able to watch a piano player's hands. It's just amazing to me that this footage exists at all. A big thank-you to those brave souls who risk having their equipment confiscated (and possibly not returned) by venues with rules against such taping.

"Songbird" is such a lovely song. But I thought it was always brave of the group to end a show with it. The conventional thinking in rock concerts is to end with an uptempo number to send the audience home on an up note. Maybe they were just trying to calm down all the obnoxious noisy drunks in the audience by making this their final number of a show.

I've always thought it nice that Fleetwood Mac sing a lullaby to their fans at the end of the evening

Gail

macfan 57

03-19-2007, 03:10 PM

does no one else think she says "I love you guys so much"

am I going crackers?

Gail

No, you're not cracking up.:) This time I listened to it with my headphones. And she definitely says, "Mick, John, Stevie & Lindsey. And, I love you guys so much. This song speaks for itself."

By the way, that's the first time that I've heard "Songbird" when she didn't dedicate it to the audience.

Gailh

03-19-2007, 03:54 PM

No, you're not cracking up.:) This time I listened to it with my headphones. And she definitely says, "Mick, John, Stevie & Lindsey. And, I love you guys so much. This song speaks for itself."

By the way, that's the first time that I've heard "Songbird" when she didn't dedicate it to the audience.

That's a relief then.

I thought I was having delusions

Josephine, Emperess of France

WildHeart69

03-22-2007, 01:12 AM

anyone have the Farmers Daughter from after that??? or any Farmers Daughter "Dance Tour" vids to post??

macfan 57

03-22-2007, 05:55 AM

anyone have the Farmers Daughter from after that??? or any Farmers Daughter "Dance Tour" vids to post??

Here's "Farmer's Daughter" from Pittsburgh earlier in the Dance tour. There are some really terrific close-ups too.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e957327ehKMC3p

ontheEdgeof17

03-22-2007, 12:41 PM

Here's "Farmer's Daughter" from Pittsburgh earlier in the Dance tour. There are some really terrific close-ups too.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e957327ehKMC3p

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

I never did like this live on The Dance Tour.

Gailh

03-22-2007, 01:50 PM

Here's "Farmer's Daughter" from Pittsburgh earlier in the Dance tour. There are some really terrific close-ups too.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e957327ehKMC3p

Thanks for that!

It's always nice to see clips from the Dance Tour as we didn't get to see them in Eurpoe at that time :distress:

Gail

macfan 57

03-22-2007, 03:32 PM

It's always nice to see clips from the Dance Tour as we didn't get to see them in Eurpoe at that time :distress:

Gail

Thanks to Chris.;)

Gailh

03-22-2007, 04:11 PM

Thanks to Chris.;)

Yes that's true. But I suppose if she couldn't do it, she couldn't do it and that's that.

One last time would have been nice. Sigh.

Gail

WildHeart69

03-22-2007, 05:21 PM

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

I never did like this live on The Dance Tour.

oh, after seeing that I dont think I do either! The vocals just didnt work to me...
I have never seen a clip of that and had almost forgotten they had played it until I saw LB strap the guitar on at the end of the Songbirds clip...

Thanks for posting!!!

Gailh

03-23-2007, 06:43 AM

oh, after seeing that I dont think I do either! The vocals just didnt work to me...
I have never seen a clip of that and had almost forgotten they had played it until I saw LB strap the guitar on at the end of the Songbirds clip...

Thanks for posting!!!

I think the vocals sound a bit wonky at the beginning but they get better.

Gail