Article - Top Ten Songs Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Wrote About Each Other

[kenzo]

http://www.hipstercrite.com/2012/07/03/top-ten-songs-stevie-nicks-and-lindsey-buckingham-wrote-about-each-other/

[WildHearted]

That's a pretty good list!

I hope that person's a ledgie! If not, they need to be!

[TrueFaith77]

I found the article to be hateful. Though, obviously, one cannot fault the songs.

[henryscutter]

I found the article to be hateful. Though, obviously, one cannot fault the songs.

It seemed pretty accurate, in what way was it hateful?

[Villavic]

I don't think the Tusk songs were about each other (specially Angel), unless they were wrote during the Rumours days. And Say Goodbye.. I think I read it was about leaving the band, not her.
Why would they always had to write about the same ex-lover?? If so, I'd tell them Get a life!!!

Frankly I got bored about the SN-LB breakup innuendos, songs, etc... It's like watching a new documentary about the making of Rumours. I think Fleetwood Mac was more rich in terms of art, music, etc., even in the 80s, to get articles about other topics. But I think we have lost hope of see some day the making of Mirage or Tango.

[henryscutter]

I don't think the Tusk songs were about each other (specially Angel), unless they were wrote during the Rumours days. And Say Goodbye.. I think I read it was about leaving the band, not her.
Why would they always had to write about the same ex-lover?? If so, I'd tell them Get a life!!!

Frankly I got bored about the SN-LB breakup innuendos, songs, etc... It's like watching a new documentary about the making of Rumours. I think Fleetwood Mac was more rich in terms of art, music, etc., even in the 80s, to get articles about other topics. But I think we have lost hope of see some day the making of Mirage or Tango.

Oh I could easily see Angel being about Lindsey. With the recent books detailing Lindsey's temper and behaviour I can see why Stevie would dream that he was an angel :laugh:

[WildHearted]

Oh I could easily see Angel being about Lindsey. With the recent books detailing Lindsey's temper and behaviour I can see why Stevie would dream that he was an angel :laugh:

I know there was kind of a schism where some people thought Angel was about Mick and some thought it was about Lindsey... now, I always thought Lindsey to begin with. But I'm even more inclined to feel that way after You May Be The One basically referencing that song "I used to dream that you were an angel" vs "the angel of my dreams".

And I DEFINITELY think some of Lindsey's Tusks songs were about Stevie - Not That Funny, What Makes You Think You're The One, Tusk...

As for Say Goodbye - It was written after he left the band - but I'm fairly certain it was only about him leaving the band in the same way that him leaving the band was him leaving Stevie. If that makes any sense the way I've written.

[CADreaming]

I know there was kind of a schism where some people thought Angel was about Mick and some thought it was about Lindsey... now, I always thought Lindsey to begin with. But I'm even more inclined to feel that way after You May Be The One basically referencing that song "I used to dream that you were an angel" vs "the angel of my dreams".

And her recent quote, "He stopped being the tall cool drink of water guy that was beautiful that played guitar on the side of the stage and sang like an angel."

That look they share in the Tusk doc where they're working on the song too. Mick, my arse. :laugh:

[Dodfather]

Interesting article here and a pretty solid list. Great call on What Makes You Think You're The One but where's Smile At You and Thrown Down? I'd also go for Fall From Grace over Blue Denim any day.

[Blueletter18]

I thought this was a wonderful list! Say Goodbye and Angel have been some of my absolute favorite FM songs, so it was great to see them included.

[moon]

Hi! Nice list! Silver Springs is definitely THE song.

I agree with Villavic, I don't think the Tusk songs were for each other. Yes, maybe, but Tusk sounds different, words & music...I don't know how can explain it!
And about Say Goodbye, Lindsey talks about it on the SoundStage DVD. He said to the people something about his departure from Fleetwood Mac, and how the time made him release the song a few years later.
Finally, I could put Monday Morning too. I don't know where, but I saw the song was "from Lindsey to Stevie, with love".
Regards!

[Villavic]

I agree with Villavic, I don't think the Tusk songs were for each other.!

By the time of the Tusk sessions Stevie had already dated Paul Fishkin, Don Henley, and Mick Fleetwood. Though that does not guarantee somebody has definitely close the chapter and has no feelings for an ex, I think Stevie's life was already full of emotions and feelings so she can sing about anybody.

Even Never Going Back Again is about another girl, and that song is from the Rumours days.

[bombaysaffires]

By the time of the Tusk sessions Stevie had already dated Paul Fishkin, Don Henley, and Mick Fleetwood. Though that does not guarantee somebody has definitely close the chapter and has no feelings for an ex, I think Stevie's life was already full of emotions and feelings so she can sing about anybody.


She also went out with JD Souther and according to Ken Caillat's book she was seeing one of the engineers at the studio for a time during the making of Rumours also. And plenty more folks we don't know about. She's gone out with LOTS and lots of guys and her songs can be about almost any of them or any combination of them. Thinking every song is about Lindsey, or totally about Lindsey, is unrealistic.

[WildHearted]

She also went out with JD Souther and according to Ken Caillat's book she was seeing one of the engineers at the studio for a time during the making of Rumours also. And plenty more folks we don't know about. She's gone out with LOTS and lots of guys and her songs can be about almost any of them or any combination of them. Thinking every song is about Lindsey, or totally about Lindsey, is unrealistic.

A lot of her songs are probably not really about anyone.... just scenarios she made up in her mind.

[Neal]

Very cool article!

One thing though, he says "Blue Denim" is about Stevie's seeing Lindsey at the Clinton inauguration after a long absence, but didn't they see each other several years earlier when Lindsey made some appearances on the BTM tour?

[WildHearted]

Very cool article!

One thing though, he says "Blue Denim" is about Stevie's seeing Lindsey at the Clinton inauguration after a long absence, but didn't they see each other several years earlier when Lindsey made some appearances on the BTM tour?

If Stevie even remembers the BTM tour.... ;)

I don't know that Stevie's ever actually said much about Blue Denim aside from the time she claimed it was about her brother (:lol:), and her commentary on the Crystal Visions DVD when she just guessed it must have been about Lindsey because of his beautiful blue eyes.

The whole Clinton Inauguration theory is, as far as I know, just that - a theory (albeit, a very popular one).

[michelej1]

I don't know that Stevie's ever actually said much about Blue Denim aside from the time she claimed it was about her brother (:lol:), and her commentary on the Crystal Visions DVD when she just guessed it must have been about Lindsey because of his beautiful blue eyes.



She initially said that Blue Denim was about a guy she met only briefly and didn't remember much about him except his blue eyes.

Michele

[WildHearted]

She initially said that Blue Denim was about a guy she met only briefly and didn't remember much about him except his blue eyes.

Michele

I hadn't heard that before! Thanks.

[David]

"Blue Denim" is about Stevie's love for the tantalizing aroma of a men's cologne, and how it reminds her of her old dog Ginny, who used to get wet occasionally and let off with a scent akin to skunk and wooden floorboards.

http://shop.designerfragrancesinc.com/DENIM-BLUE-mens-alternative-cologne-by-DIAMOND-EDITION-DENDEM.htm

[CADreaming]

"Blue Denim" is about Stevie's love for the tantalizing aroma of a men's cologne, and how it reminds her of her old dog Ginny, who used to get wet occasionally and let off with a scent akin to skunk and wooden floorboards.

http://shop.designerfragrancesinc.com/DENIM-BLUE-mens-alternative-cologne-by-DIAMOND-EDITION-DENDEM.htm

:lol::lol::lol:

[michelej1]

Here's a Blue Denim quote, from July 1994.

"Well, I wrote this... um, it's a song about this guy who came into my life, but left just as quick. And his eyes were that intense, that it just makes you, even if you didn't know him, you would go, like, 'wow.' And you could be, like, the toughest person, but those eyes would make you be whatever he wanted you to be."

[David]

Here's a Blue Denim quote, from July 1994:

"Well, I wrote this... um, it's a song about this guy who came into my life, but left just as quick. And his eyes were that intense, that it just makes you, even if you didn't know him, you would go, like, 'wow.' And you could be, like, the toughest person, but those eyes would make you be whatever he wanted you to be."

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee197/clivebrook/Eyes.jpg

[BombaySapphire3]

and how it reminds her of her old dog Ginny, who used to get wet occasionally and let off with a scent akin to skunk and wooden floorboards.



Wow whatever happened to Ginny:shrug:A pet cemetary in El Lay?Taxidermy?or on ice?

[PenguinHead]

She's gone out with LOTS and lots of guys and her songs can be about almost any of them or any combination of them. Thinking every song is about Lindsey, or totally about Lindsey, is unrealistic.

I completely feel the same about that. I think the media (including certain band members) tends to milk and manipulate the tabloid aspect of band's sordid history. Stevie, in particular, is an unabashed master of it. The stories she recalls are manipulated drastically over time.

But it's safe to say Stevie has a rich personal history that is entirely unknown to her fans. With all the people she's met and/or spent time with, along with her vast worldly experience, I would think that her artistic inspiration comes from varied sources, and not just Lindsey. But when she gives interviews, she attributes most of her musings to Lindsey because she knows this is part of a media storyline that stimulates interest.

[WildHearted]

Just for the record.

Lindsey, on Say Goodbye:

That is a song about Stevie.

<a href=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag130/feature130.html">source</a>

[sodascouts]

I think it's fascinating that they write so much about each other, to this day.

Just recently, in Detroit, Stevie was talking about "Moonlight" and how she was inspired to finish "Lady from the Mountain" (although she didn't mention it by name) because she saw a Twilight movie and the two main characters, Bella and Edward, reminded her of herself and Lindsey.

Now, I honestly don't understand that parallel because as far as I saw, Stevie is nothing like that weak whiner Bella. Admittedly, I didn't see the second movie she is referring to, and I fell asleep during the first movie after that part in the forest where Edward sparkles. I didn't wake up until the big noisy fight scene at the end where Edward was rescuing her from some evil vampire guy, but from what I saw, Bella is pretty lame.

Still, that's beside the point; I just found it very romantic that to this day, she sometimes (not always, but sometimes) writes with Lindsey in mind.

[Jondalar]

Blue Denim is such a terrible choice. It's basically a chorus with great guitar riff. Not really song. It's not musically deep at all. When he put that on the list, I left the sight.

[WildHearted]

I think it's fascinating that they write so much about each other, to this day.

Just recently, in Detroit, Stevie was talking about "Moonlight" and how she was inspired to finish "Lady from the Mountain" (although she didn't mention it by name) because she saw a Twilight movie and the two main characters, Bella and Edward, reminded her of herself and Lindsey.

Now, I honestly don't understand that parallel because as far as I saw, Stevie is nothing like that weak whiner Bella. Admittedly, I didn't see the second movie she is referring to, and I fell asleep during the first movie after that part in the forest where Edward sparkles. I didn't wake up until the big noisy fight scene at the end where Edward was rescuing her from some evil vampire guy, but from what I saw, Bella is pretty lame.

Still, that's beside the point; I just found it very romantic that to this day, she sometimes (not always, but sometimes) writes with Lindsey in mind.

I really don't think Stevie is ANYTHING like Bella (at least, I hope not). Lindsey probably is a little bit like Edward :cool:

I hope that the similarity she saw was simply in the possibly a little bit codependent relationship and the whole never able to get away from each other thing.