Most Haunting Fleetwood Mac Song

[cantgoback]

So this isn't a thread that's talking about songs you don't like, and also not like obscure FM songs but in general haunting songs from any era of the band. I got the idea from listening to Tusk and hearing someone say "real savage like" in the background. It just sorta freaked me out for some reason.

[WildHearted]

Gold Dust Woman is pretty eerie, especially as it unravels at the end.

[michelej1]

I think the alternate takes of GDW that I've been listening to more since the Deluxe edition came out are haunting.

Bermuda Triangle, Hypnotized are haunting.

Sisters of the Moon. Obviously Rhiannon.

Goodbye Angel to a certain extent, although Lindsey is playing around so much that it almost becomes camp.

There is something in Miranda that has always reminded me of the song Angie Baby, about a girl slipping quietly into madness and I find it kind of haunting. I mean, thinking it has to do with incest and crimes in the night that are never punished or spoken about in the daytime, force and silence and forced silence. It just has an air of hurt and mystery to it, cloaked in that bedouin music vibe. She slips down the shade and lets herself drown.

Michele

[bluecalmsea]

Hmm, maybe these aren't "haunting" to me, but they gave me an eerie/ unsettling feeling. I love the songs though:

Green Manalishi:

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Bermuda Triangle:

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Hypnotized:

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[Jondalar]

Brown Eyes, Silver Springs, Gold Dust Woman Tango in the Night Sisters of the mooon

[WatchChain]

Hypnotized, Illume, Oh Daddy, Brown Eyes, I'm So Afraid (album version), Straight Back, Sisters of the Moon, Cecilia (Stevie Nicks Demo), Caroline.....

[redbird]

"Green Manalishi" and "Gold Dust Woman" came to mind first.

[paleshadow]

Hmm, maybe these aren't "haunting" to me, but they gave me an eerie/ unsettling feeling. I love the songs though:

Green Manalishi:

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Agree! Also always thought "Make Me a Mask" was kind of eerie sounding.

[johnnystorms]

In the Back of My Mind. A less OBVIOUS choice, (nothing tops GDW) but was an atmospheric , spooky, vibe for the Mac . if i recall correctly, they opened the BTM tour with this

[poetinmyheart]

SOTM - My sister doesn't like when I play it. She says the beginning gives her the creeps!

[I'msoAfraid95]

Man of the World, Gold Dust Woman and Sillver Springs

[TheWILDheart]

"I'm so Afraid" and "Straight Back"

[TrueFaith77]

Woman of a 1000 Years

[Ulpian]

Oh Daddy, Caroline and SOTM.

:eek: *shudders*

[Stormwind]

Sisters of the moon and Gold Dust Woman. They're both haunting in their way.

[wondergirl9847]

Woman of a 1000 Years
Sands of Time
Dust

Danny's songs are amongst some of my fave FM songs of all time. Kind of freaky, but he reminds me of Stevie and Lindsey in one body. You've got the mysterious, dreamy side of Stevie mixed with the guitar virtuoso of Lindsey and wah-la...Danny Kirwan. I love his FM and solo music. :thumbsup:

[gypsy-sara]

Woman Of A Thousand Years
Future Games
Hypnotized
I'm So Afraid
The Chain
Gold Dust Woman
Sara
Tango In The Night
Isn't It Midnight
When I See You Again

[Conga]

So many Nicks songs from the first three album she was involved with had those mystical, I find those haunting because of her smoky voice (in it's prime in the 70s) and ambitious songwriting; Rhiannon, Gold Dust Woman, Silver Springs (haunting in that she sounds like she's going to hunt down and kill ya, man!), Sisters of the Moon, and more than any Sara

Future Games
I'm So Afraid
Over and Over is just haunting in it's beauty, production, the swelling of the background vocals, oh man!
Brown Eyes
Welcome to the Room Sara - I don't care what the others say
Woman of a Thousand Years

most redundant, but still thought I'd share my choices

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I'd have to say Brown Eyes. It is pretty darn eerie and haunting, if you ask me. :shocked:

[FuzzyPlum]

Empire State haunts me. I wake up in a sweat in the middle of the night with it playing in my head. Ding ding ding ding ding ding diddle diddle ding ding ding New York...aaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh


Um, Green Manalishi, Sisters of the Moon, Gold Dust Woman, I'm So Afraid.
I'd throw in Not That Funny. Perhaps not strictly haunting but I do find it creepy in the same way clowns are creepy. Not That Funny could have been on a soundtrack for The Shining or something.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Empire State haunts me. I wake up in a sweat in the middle of the night with it playing in my head. Ding ding ding ding ding ding diddle diddle ding ding ding New York...aaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh


Um, Green Manalishi, Sisters of the Moon, Gold Dust Woman, I'm So Afraid.
I'd throw in Not That Funny. Perhaps not strictly haunting but I do find it creepy in the same way clowns are creepy. Not That Funny could have been on a soundtrack for The Shining or something.
"I'd throw in Not That Funny. Perhaps not strictly haunting but I do find it creepy in the same way clowns are creepy. Not That Funny could have been on a soundtrack for The Shining or something."

I just about died laughing when I read that!

[jbrownsjr]

Straight Back is haunting.

[SteveMacD]

Man of the World
Closing My Eyes
Before the Beginning

[Macfan4life]

If my memory is correct I believe Green Manalishi is about the devil.

The live version of Bermuda Triangle always freaked me out when Bob Welsh would speak in the middle of the song and talk about the Bermuda Triangle. I don't know why but his talking about the triangle spooked me big time when I first heard this at 14.

Future Games has a similar vibe of Bermuda Triangle.

Illume is so raw musically and lyrically. Lindsey did a great job! I only wish they played it live in New York at least once.

These songs have already been mentioned but I also would add I'm So Afraid. IMHO it has a haunting effect lyrically and musically.

If you strip the singing... Oh Daddy has a very haunting sound

[FuzzyPlum]

If my memory is correct I believe Green Manalishi is about the devil.

Yes, along those lines. I think it's about money being the work of the devil. I believe it was influenced by a nightmare about a green dog.

[shackin'up]

Manalishi, so afraid.

[Macfanforever]

GDW.SOTM and Rhiannon come to mind off hand at this moment.I can add the ones mention already.

[michelej1]

Black Magic Woman
Hypnotized
Rhiannon

and just a little bit: Behind the Mask

Michele

[Macfan4life]

Black Magic Woman
Hypnotized
Rhiannon

and just a little bit: Behind the Mask

Michele
Good pick Michele
Behind the Mask is a dark song and so opposite of a typical Christine song. Its rare in her catalog for darkness or anger. But she does spew once in a while like Bad Loser and Liar :eek: