Vintage Christine & Stevie YT- 'Believe Me'

[Nikolaj]

Just when I think I must have heard most of what is in the would-be vault, I hear something new. I'm sure some of you must know of this song, but I had no idea, so maybe others will be pleasantly surprised, too. It's Christine on lead, Stevie on backup, I hear no Lindsey- It's a good song, too! It's on YouTube and labeled as 'Believe Me' from the Rumours era, and it's fun. Anyone know any details about this song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkhoiqI73Q&feature=channel

[Street_Dreamer]

It's from the Mystery To Me album.

Matt

[Nikolaj]

Thank you, SD. I'm guilty of being unfamiliar with most Mac material before Stevie & Lindsey joined. It's still kind of kewl to hear Stevie on it, though, 'new to me'.
Thanks for clarifying- I thought it was an unreleased song, ignorant of me. The Ledge is so great that way, if you don't know something Mac related, someone always will and you get more informed the more you come back!

[louielouie2000]

You should get Mystery To Me! :D I think any Rumours era fan would greatly enjoy that album. It's a great combo of ethereal and pop. Very classic Fleetwood Mac sound.

The incomparable Why is on that album:

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As is the classic Hypnotized:

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Seriously, ANY Fleetwood Mac fan would enjoy this album. Every single song is worth it's weight in gold. Don't let the absence of Stevie and Lindsey deter you: there are still gorgeous layered harmonies, still very high quality production and instrumentals, still that mystical sound we all know and love. John, Mick, and Christine are all there, too: so that's 60% of the Rumours band!

[Nikolaj]

Okay, I am sold and will purchase it! I do know some of the songs prior to SN&LB joining, of course the ones they sang on, on early tours.
Way, way back, I also remember liking a Christine song called "Come A Little Bit Closer" that got a lot of FM radio airplay here, I had no idea then who Fleetwood Mac were, but that song sounded like a hit to me. I don't think it ever became one, though it probably helped sell whatever album it was from!

[MissLadyLoki]

I have heard the song Why before, one of Christine's finest IMO. Was never too crazy for Hypnotized, but that's just me.

[nailatixela]

I love how they did songs like this on the early Rumours tour. That one listed on the youtube video is from rehearsals, and the live version from the actual tour is much better. I love how Christine starts off with "you gotta believe..." and mick comes in with those amazing drums! My other favorite part is at the end when Christine is signing "What can you say-ay-ay" and Stevie & Lindsey shout "Don't try to accuse me!" Amazing!

[David]

Just when I think I must have heard most of what is in the would-be vault, I hear something new. I'm sure some of you must know of this song, but I had no idea, so maybe others will be pleasantly surprised, too. It's Christine on lead, Stevie on backup, I hear no Lindsey- It's a good song, too! It's on YouTube and labeled as 'Believe Me' from the Rumours era, and it's fun. Anyone know any details about this song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkhoiqI73Q&feature=channel

There are several hours' worth of soundboard audio from 1977 rehearsals with all sorts of cool songs. You might be interested in tracking it down.

[HomerMcvie]

I also remember liking a Christine song called "Come A Little Bit Closer" that got a lot of FM radio airplay here

That's on Heroes Are Hard To Find. Definitely start with Mystery To Me. The whole album kicks ass! :blob2:

[aleuzzi]

Love "Believe Me" on MTM and especially on the Heroes Tour Record Plant live-in-studio recording. But if I'm being honest with myself here I have to admit that neither Lindsey's guitar work, nor Stevie's vocals helps this song one bit, which surprises me, actually, since the song has a country-ish tinge to it to begin with.

[ButterCookie]

Oh :shocked: I hated that. And Believe Me is one of, if not my absolute, favourite Chris tracks :distress:

[Nikolaj]

Oh :shocked: I hated that. And Believe Me is one of, if not my absolute, favourite Chris tracks :distress:

I'm sorry, BC, that the link I hastily linked in this thread ruined a favorite Christine song for you. I really liked it and thought (for about 3 minutes 'til someone informed, ummm, informed me!) that it was a long-lost unreleased 'Rumours' out-take, which it isn't. As you well know.
I do know how to research song titles, and should have done so before posting it, guess I got over-enthused. So, Her Stevieness ruined the song for you? Blame it on her wild twang, maybe? I just love me some Stevie I've never heard before on a good song, and got carried away.
I wish I could delete this thread that I shouldn't have started.

I loved SN& LB on their early Mac live versions of 'Station Man', 'Hypnotized', 'Green Manolishi' (please don't make me spell it properly!) and 'Why' so how I missed 'Believe Me'-- guess I'll definitely blame it on the bad bootleg-fairy :)

[ButterCookie]

Noo, it wasn't Stevie, Chris or Liddy. It was just that version. I'm sure a polished and produced one performed live properly would have been awesome. I love me some Stevie/Chris harmonies :wavey:

[Nikolaj]

Love "Believe Me" on MTM and especially on the Heroes Tour Record Plant live-in-studio recording. But if I'm being honest with myself here I have to admit that neither Lindsey's guitar work, nor Stevie's vocals helps this song one bit, which surprises me, actually, since the song has a country-ish tinge to it to begin with.


Wait! Mary Tyler Moore sang 'Believe Me'???? To Rhoda? Mr. Grant?

Oh, MTM='Mystery To Me'--- never mind.
(showing some age with references to ' The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and Emily Litella from 'Saturday Night Live' that probably won't mean anything to the UK fans like ButterCookie!) Sorry, I just have to keep being stupid in this thread, it's my obligation!)

[ButterCookie]

Heeeey I know what SNL is! :laugh: I just don't get to watch it... ever because UK TV seems to be oblivious to its existence. Stevie Nicks' Fajita Round Up is a personal favourite, along with the Blues Brothers and Debbie Harry's various performances :D

[ButterCookie]

Oh my god that's amazing :lol: I'm in hysterics whether I'm supposed to be or not. I love it :D

[Nikolaj]

Edit- BC was replying re: a YouTube link for Gilda Radner's Patti Smith parody, which I placed above and now am deleting, because I put it in the wrong thread. My errors of today just keep multiplying. One thread at a time from now on, and no new ones!

[ButterCookie]

No, I wasn't born :distress: I'm only 16. I'll have a look now, I need a good laugh :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

Edit- BC was replying re: a YouTube link for Gilda Radner's Patti Smith parody, which I placed above and now am deleting, because I put it in the wrong thread. My errors of today just keep multiplying. One thread at a time from now on, and no new ones!

I thought it was odd that she had said she hated something Christine did!

[ButterCookie]

I thought it was odd that she had said she hated something Christine did!

Mmm I'm sooo confused now :lol: I said I hated the Believe Me audio and that I loved the Patti Smith parody

[PenguinHead]

Aside from the rehearsal version, there are much better performances of Believe Me. I just love what the Rumours era band did with older songs in concert:

Believe Me
Station Man
Oh Well
Tell Me All the Things You Do
Get Like You Used to Be
Sunny Side of Heaven
Frozen Love
Don't Let Me Down Again
Why
Hyponotized
Spare Me a Little of Your Love

Wish they would have done:

Prove Your Love
Bare Trees
Dissatisfied
Crying in the Night

[MissLadyLoki]

Aside from the rehearsal version, there are much better performances of Believe Me. I just love what the Rumours era band did with older songs in concert:

Believe Me
Station Man
Oh Well
Tell Me All the Things You Do
Get Like You Used to Be
Sunny Side of Heaven
Frozen Love
Don't Let Me Down Again
Why
Hyponotized
Spare Me a Little of Your Love

Wish they would have done:

Prove Your Love
Bare Trees
Dissatisfied
Crying in the Night

Did they ever do Green Manalishi? I know and love the Judas Priest version, but did they ever do it?

[nailatixela]

Did they ever do Green Manalishi? I know and love the Judas Priest version, but did they ever do it?

Yeah they did...there is footage on youtube from the white album tour. Stevie on the spooky vocals! Chilling.

[ButterCookie]

Prove Your Love would have been wonderful :)

[thatgirlwasme]

Does anyone have these 1977 rehearsals to post?

A

[HomerMcvie]

Stevie on the spooky vocals!
Every time I hear this, I say to Stevie, at the end, "why don't you just shut up?" She just goes on and on, with her goat noises.:wavey:

[aleuzzi]

Every time I hear this, I say to Stevie, at the end, "why don't you just shut up?" She just goes on and on, with her goat noises.:wavey:

Agreed. It's actually pretty embarrassing to watch. She should have just waited offstage til it was finished.

[HomerMcvie]

Agreed. It's actually pretty embarrassing to watch. She should have just waited offstage til it was finished.

God love ya! It is embarrassing. Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh,.........
"Hey Stevie, just STFU!"
Through her entire career, have you ever noticed how she has to get the last word in, on any phrase? She'll always repeat the last word(s), just to "stand out". "Dreams you'd like to sell, SELL"

I'll bet she was a so-so waitress.;)

[MissLadyLoki]

Yeah they did...there is footage on youtube from the white album tour. Stevie on the spooky vocals! Chilling.

I found a vid of it froma Largo, MD show (funny, I always knew it for this killer Van Halen show filmed there in 1982 where Dave makes an announcement about Eddie winning a guitar mag award for like the 5th year in a row during Unchained) and all I can say is that the best part IMO was Mick hitting the gong. It wasn't that great TBH and I prefer my Green Manalishi with Rob Halford on vocals and Glenn Tipton and KK Downing on a double-guitar attack.

And speaking of liking something more than an original, I know someone is gonna bite my head off when I say this, but I prefer Lindsey's take on Oh Well. He adds a different flavor to it that makes it sound...better (I've never been crazy for the blues unless you count Bonnie Raitt and Led Zeppelin doing a few bluesy songs).

[ButterCookie]

Oh crap, Cassie. Don't let Chili hear you say that :lol:

[MissLadyLoki]

Oh crap, Cassie. Don't let Chili hear you say that :lol:

:shocked:

Oh, heavens to Betsy! I shouldn't say that I prefer Santana's cover of Black Magic Woman too. Or that I'll take Manfred Mann's take on Blinded by the Light over Bruce Springsteen's version any day of the week. I might offend someone deeply.

[chiliD]

I found a vid of it froma Largo, MD show (funny, I always knew it for this killer Van Halen show filmed there in 1982 where Dave makes an announcement about Eddie winning a guitar mag award for like the 5th year in a row during Unchained) and all I can say is that the best part IMO was Mick hitting the gong. It wasn't that great TBH and I prefer my Green Manalishi with Rob Halford on vocals and Glenn Tipton and KK Downing on a double-guitar attack.

And speaking of liking something more than an original, I know someone is gonna bite my head off when I say this, but I prefer Lindsey's take on Oh Well. He adds a different flavor to it that makes it sound...better (I've never been crazy for the blues unless you count Bonnie Raitt and Led Zeppelin doing a few bluesy songs).

Would somebody PLEASE pass the antacids? I think I'm going to yak.

If you {gag!} like Lindsey's version of "Oh Well", seek out the live version that is on the B-side of the "As Long As You Follow" single, with Billy Burnette on vocals and Rick Vito on lead guitar. The song doesn't get much better than that.

Oh crap, Cassie. Don't let Chili hear you say that :lol:

Too late. But, I appreciate the plug.

:shocked:

Oh, heavens to Betsy! I shouldn't say that I prefer Santana's cover of Black Magic Woman too. Or that I'll take Manfred Mann's take on Blinded by the Light over Bruce Springsteen's version any day of the week. I might offend someone deeply.


"Might"??? I think it is pretty much a "given".

"Maintenance, clean up, aisle 5...bring a bucket & a mop!"


Have you tried pouring hydrogen peroxide into your ears? I think the wax build-up is getting pretty thick.

[ButterCookie]

What's antacid?

[chiliD]

What's antacid?

Tums, Rolaids, Gaviscon, PeptoBismol....you know, the stuff you take when you feel like you're going to barf.

[ButterCookie]

Ohhhh. Okay :)

[PenguinHead]

Did they ever do Green Manalishi? I know and love the Judas Priest version, but did they ever do it?

Opps! I forgot Green Manalishi. How could I forget that???:o