Your 3 favourite UNPOPULAR FM songs

[Angel75]

Confession time....

Which songs do you love that no one else seems to?!

1. Paper doll.....Love it. Can't help to sing my heart our whilst driving, its got a groovy beat too
2. Oh Diane....love the 50s beat and LB is gorgeous in the video
3. When I see you again.....just makes me think about the struggle SN was going through at the time and it has such emotion. Love LB part at the end too.

[jbrownsjr]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara (I've lost ledgie friends over this one)
2. Mystified (True Buckingham/McVie chemistry)
3. When I See You Again (Somehow I'm able to get over the horrible singing by Stevie and Lindsey saves the song)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara
2. That's All For Everyone
3. I Don't Want To Know

[Angel75]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara
2. That's All For Everyone
3. I Don't Want To Know

I LOVE I don't want to know as well, think it definitely deserved its place on Rumours

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I LOVE I don't want to know as well, think it definitely deserved its place on Rumours
It is probably the only song on Rumours that I have not grown tired of hearing.

[mitzo]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara (I've lost ledgie friends over this one)
2. Mystified (True Buckingham/McVie chemistry)
3. When I See You Again (Somehow I'm able to get over the horrible singing by Stevie and Lindsey saves the song)

My list is similar, funny these are all from TITN.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara (I've lost ledgie friends over this one)
2. Mystified (True Buckingham/McVie chemistry)
3. When I See You Again (Somehow I'm able to get over the horrible singing by Stevie and Lindsey saves the song)
You're not the only one. ;)

[Wdm6789]

Only Over you.

I really don't understand how people don't like this song. It's catchy. The bass is great. The guitar is great. Christine is great.

Mystified

Empire State

[FuzzyPlum]

Welcome to the Room Sara
Mystified
Caroline

basically I love Tango In The Night

[Artemis]

Empire State - I don't know WHY this is hated. I think it's awesome.

Blow By Blow. I really like Bekka's voice in this...

Silver Girl. Dodgy lyrics aside...

[Macfan4life]

This is a tough thread since its hard to know what others don't like.
But I never chicken out and here it goes:

Only over you. Its so romantic and has amazing entrancing guitar work by Lindsey at the end of the song. Its also sung from the heart. Without knowing anything about Fleetwood Mac or Christine McVie, the listener can tell the person singing the song, wrote the song.

Empire State - Its not a favorite of mine but I routinely see it bashed here. I think its better than the majority of Lindsey songs on Tusk. Its part rebel and has some amazing music. It has many Tusk elements but with a early 80's feel.

Silver Girl - I love every song on Say You Will. And this is definitely one of them. I think it flows perfectly and the lyrics are Stevie telling a story. But the song comes together perfectly. I don't think this song would have worked on a Stevie solo album.

[On Ice]

No...not Stevie's Tango contributions.:shocked:

But....

The Second Time (I like this song and thought it sounded great in 1990 and was surprised is wasn't in the live set)

Sugar Daddy (I like this song it's so warm on vinyl and a great vocal/harmony mix)

Family Man ( I think it's a great Lindsey song and nice 80's production)

[Macfan4life]

No...not Stevie's Tango contributions.:shocked:

But....

The Second Time (I like this song and thought it sounded great in 1990 and was surprised is wasn't in the live set)

Sugar Daddy (I like this song it's so warm on vinyl and a great vocal/harmony mix)

Family Man ( I think it's a great Lindsey song and nice 80's production)
Good pick
I should have selected Sugar Daddy too.
I love the bluesy sound of the song

[KenB]

Love this topic! I could go way past three picks, but I'll go with:

1. Paper Doll
2. Can't Go Back
3. Honey Hi

[Hawkeye]

Honestly I pretty much agree with the majority on pretty much all the generally disliked songs. I don't love any of them. I like the whole time album but I don't think that's what's being asked. It's the unpopular rumours era songs (Stevie's tango songs, Lindsey's mirage songs etc) and again I find pretty much all of those either bad or just ehh. Of the list I'm about to make I'm pretty sure only 1 is in the truly unpopular category:

1. No Questions Asked
2. Freedom (is this unpopular?)
3. Not That Funny (this is a huge stretch, I don't think any song from tusk could ever be considered unpopular but I feel if one Lindsey song was generally less popular it's this one)

[Moz]

Welcome to the Room... Sara
Only Over You
Book of Love

[FuzzyPlum]

2. Freedom (is this unpopular?)

Well it is with me.
It's like she scattered a load of random sentences on the floor, picked out a dozen or so and shoved them together. There is a thread of a song in there but it's so disjointed.
Disjointed ramblings.

[elle]

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3. Not That Funny (this is a huge stretch, I don't think any song from tusk could ever be considered unpopular but I feel if one Lindsey song was generally less popular it's this one)

certainly on this board it seems to be largely hated. i think Not That Funny is great, and i love album version and all different live versions. so i guess that's my one unpopular song.

Walk A Thin Line is definitely generally unknown and therefore by definition not popular.... although i think many Mac fans like it. besides Second Hand News, it is my favorite [rumours-era] Mac song.

i don't think Murrow gets nearly the love it deserves. i also think Don't Stop is undeservedly hated among Mac fans. i have my theories why, including that, whether you like it or not it's the most known FM song, across all generations of general public.

[pattyfan]

1. Sugar Daddy (I was really surprised to hear that a lot of people don't like this song)

2. Smile At You--the Say You Will version (Everyone here comments on how much better the demo version is, but I love this version).

3. When I See You Again (not Stevie's best, but I sill like it a lot)


Kevin

[jbrownsjr]

Well it is with me.
It's like she scattered a load of random sentences on the floor, picked out a dozen or so and shoved them together. There is a thread of a song in there but it's so disjointed.
Disjointed ramblings.

Good description...

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Honestly I pretty much agree with the majority on pretty much all the generally disliked songs. I don't love any of them. I like the whole time album but I don't think that's what's being asked. It's the unpopular rumours era songs (Stevie's tango songs, Lindsey's mirage songs etc) and again I find pretty much all of those either bad or just ehh. Of the list I'm about to make I'm pretty sure only 1 is in the truly unpopular category:

1. No Questions Asked
2. Freedom (is this unpopular?)
3. Not That Funny (this is a huge stretch, I don't think any song from tusk could ever be considered unpopular but I feel if one Lindsey song was generally less popular it's this one)
Not That Funny is not a favorite among fans but I like it, too.

[michelej1]

Love this topic! I could go way past three picks, but I'll go with:

1. Paper Doll
2. Can't Go Back
3. Honey Hi

I loved Paper Doll and loved the video. It made me giddy. I missed them.

Michele

[michelej1]

I appreciate Not that Funny, but if there was just the studio version and no live performances, I don't think I would have paid much attention to it. Because I like some (not all) live versions so much, that made me appreciate the studio version more.

Michele

[Angel75]

Some interesting answers....
I also like Empire State, as mentioned it is very Tusk like and I like the beat of it.

Not that funny is also great in my mind, sounds like a child at home beating on a toy drum in my mind, I find it quite endearing strangely.

Glad I am into alone with the Paper Doll love..... Some of the odd lyrics just amuse me and it's so singable :nod:

[redbird]

I love Sugar Daddy and No Questions Asked, and really like Paper Doll and Empire State. So three of those four, heh.

[jbrownsjr]

I love Wish You Were Here... it always tears at my emotions..

And then I think of Dennis Wilson passing...

[wheart]

1. The Second Time
2. Silver Girl
3. When I See You Again

[jbrownsjr]

1. The Second Time
2. Silver Girl
3. When I See You Again

those are the most popular of the hated...

[shackin'up]

1. Welcome to the Room Sara (I've lost ledgie friends over this one)


Losing one more as we speak! :laugh::laugh:

[GypsySorcerer]

1) Mystified - gorgeous harmonies
2) Oh Diane - lightweight, but fun
3) Smile At You - I know some didn't care for Lindsey's production of the song, but I think it turned out great (grammar aside).

[GypsySorcerer]

Losing one more as we speak! :laugh::laugh:

:laugh:

No doubt. "Welcome to the Room, Sara" could have been such a powerful song, given its subject matter. Instead, we got some nonsensical references to Gone with the Wind and recycled lyrics from "Blue Lamp." Even Lindsey couldn't save that one. :distress:

[wheart]

This is a tough thread since its hard to know what others don't like.
But I never chicken out and here it goes:

Only over you. Its so romantic and has amazing entrancing guitar work by Lindsey at the end of the song. Its also sung from the heart. Without knowing anything about Fleetwood Mac or Christine McVie, the listener can tell the person singing the song, wrote the song.

Empire State - Its not a favorite of mine but I routinely see it bashed here. I think its better than the majority of Lindsey songs on Tusk. Its part rebel and has some amazing music. It has many Tusk elements but with a early 80's feel.

Silver Girl - I love every song on Say You Will. And this is definitely one of them. I think it flows perfectly and the lyrics are Stevie telling a story. But the song comes together perfectly. I don't think this song would have worked on a Stevie solo album.

I love everything about silver girl... the lyrics, the melody and I think the production is absolute perfection.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I love everything about silver girl... the lyrics, the melody and I think the production is absolute perfection.
Agreed. :nod:

[DauphineMarie]

Silver Girl is one of my very favourite songs..

Other than that, I LOVE...

1. When I See You Again
2. The Second Time
3. Paper Doll ♥
(Bonus)
4. No Questions Asked, because I'm not really sure it's hated. But it could be. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Silver Girl is one of my very favourite songs..

Other than that, I LOVE...

1. When I See You Again
2. The Second Time
3. Paper Doll ♥
(Bonus)
4. No Questions Asked, because I'm not really sure it's hated. But it could be. :)
No Questions Asked is my favorite track from their 1988 gratest hits album!

[DauphineMarie]

No Questions Asked is my favorite track from their 1988 gratest hits album!

I think so too!

I should probably have clarified that answer though, because my FAVOURITE version of No Questions Asked is the really, really slow guitar demo that everyone hates ;)

[macpai]

I don't know how popular or not that the tracks that were new at the time of The Dance are, but I loved every one of them.

[michelej1]

I don't know how popular or not that the tracks that were new at the time of The Dance are, but I loved every one of them.

Well, I loved The Dance, but when I heard Temporary One and Silver Girl, I thought, "Gee, maybe I shouldn't have been praying for these people to reunite for years."

It was like Steven King's Pet Sematary. You want something back that's gone and then when you get it: YIKES!

No, I do find the lyrics to Temporary One moving, not the melody or delivery.

Michele

[aleuzzi]

Temporary One: (LOVE this song. It's so damn catchy and fun. I was thrilled when I first heard it and shocked to find so many people disliked it.)

Sugar Daddy: (Among the band's coolest tunes. Don't understand the hate.)

Red Rover: (While not universally despised, this song is severely underrated, imo. I think it's one of the best things LB's ever done.)

[The Highwayman]

Is 'Paper Doll' really that hated? I had no idea. I love that song.

As I said before, I really like Stevie's songs in Tango, particularly 'Seven Wonders'. Truly a great tune.

Never understood why anyone would dislike 'That's Alright'; I think it's one of the best FM songs period. It's not really hated, but it does seem to be underrated a lot.

Th entirety of Say You Will gets a lot of flak, but I personally love the entire album. 'Thrown Down' is the best FM Stevie song since her stuff on Mirage.
I even like 'Silver Girl', it has a great chorus.

[jbrownsjr]

Is 'Paper Doll' really that hated? I had no idea. I love that song.

As I said before, I really like Stevie's songs in Tango, particularly 'Seven Wonders'. Truly a great tune.

Never understood why anyone would dislike 'That's Alright'; I think it's one of the best FM songs period. It's not really hated, but it does seem to be underrated a lot.

Th entirety of Say You Will gets a lot of flak, but I personally love the entire album. 'Thrown Down' is the best FM Stevie song since her stuff on Mirage.
I even like 'Silver Girl', it has a great chorus.

Ok, you're stretching the limits on Silver Girl. ;)

But, I love That's Alright. It's a gem.

[TheWILDheart]

Th entirety of Say You Will gets a lot of flak, but I personally love the entire album. 'Thrown Down' is the best FM Stevie song since her stuff on Mirage.
I even like 'Silver Girl', it has a great chorus.

My issue with SYW isn't the songs. I think most of the songs on that album are great. But it's not a Fleetwood Mac album. Heck, it's not really even a Buckingham Nicks album. It's just a Lindsey solo album and a Stevie album shoved together, that happen to have members of Fleetwood Mac playing on it.

Fleetwood Mac is never about 1 person, it's about the whole group working together, right from the start. If I want to listen to solo stuff, I'll go listen to it. So when the band sounds fragmented and seperated, that's where they fall down IMO.

Tango suffers the same fate. Some great songs, but I've never found it works particularly well as an album/group effort. Whereas BTM sounds very much like a team working together.

Back to the point - my 3 on this list would have to be Paper Doll, That's Enough For Me and The Second Time. All 3 seem to get a fair amount of dislike, but I love all 3.

[jbrownsjr]

Well, I loved The Dance, but when I heard Temporary One and Silver Girl, I thought, "Gee, maybe I shouldn't have been praying for these people to reunite for years."

It was like Steven King's Pet Sematary. You want something back that's gone and then when you get it: YIKES!

No, I do find the lyrics to Temporary One moving, not the melody or delivery.

Michele

Do you mean, Sweet Girl?

[michelej1]

Do you mean, Sweet Girl?

Yes, Sweet Girl.

Michele

[aleuzzi]

Well, I loved The Dance, but when I heard Temporary One and Silver Girl, I thought, "Gee, maybe I shouldn't have been praying for these people to reunite for years."

It was like Steven King's Pet Sematary. You want something back that's gone and then when you get it: YIKES!

No, I do find the lyrics to Temporary One moving, not the melody or delivery.

Michele

We have completely different takes on this. I thought all four of the new songs on THE DANCE were really good. In fact, I wish there were eight new songs on it and less golden oldies.

[jbrownsjr]

We have completely different takes on this. I thought all four of the new songs on THE DANCE were really good. In fact, I wish there were eight new songs on it and less golden oldies.

There should have been because those new songs were ehhhh

Temporary One... Blah!!!
Sweet Girl... Very nice lovely tune
Bleed To Love Her.. It didn't hold up for me. I know crucify me....
My Little Demon... Really? (I really don't like it)

[SpyNote]

Is 'Paper Doll' really that hated? I had no idea. I love that song.

I like Paper Doll too, but probably for different reasons. Both Paper Doll and Freedom, another unpopular song, pull lines from Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. While it's cool to know what she's been reading, it usually makes for a jumbled, disjointed song. Stevie is better off just adapting entire works (i.e. Annabel Lee) so these songs make sense to her fans.

[bombaysaffires]

There should have been because those new songs were ehhhh

Temporary One... Blah!!!
Sweet Girl... Very nice lovely tune
Bleed To Love Her.. It didn't hold up for me. I know crucify me....
My Little Demon... Really? (I really don't like it)

I'm a huge Stevie fan but Lindsey's songs were so much better. Sweet Girl doesn't really go anywhere...
Bleed to Love Her is, in a very Lindsey way, a love song and My Little Demon is an interesting take on his working out his issues. I think they both are interesting lyrically and musically.
I actually like Temporary One also. :shrug:

[The Highwayman]

'My Little Demon' - meh.
'Temporary One' - pretty dang good.
'Bleed to Love Her' - Great song.
'Sweet Girl' - Awesome (though I prefer Stevie's demo found on the Enchanted box set).

[Angel75]

I actually like all the Dance new songs. Think it was just great really to get some new music from them all then and that they all sang together.... :nod:

[redbird]

Lindsey's new songs on The Dance were great, IMO. Christine's and Stevie's were boring to me, musically more so than lyrically/sentimentally.

[macpai]

We have completely different takes on this. I thought all four of the new songs on THE DANCE were really good.

I'm with you!

[KenB]

Lindsey is my favorite of the three writers, but "My Little Demon" was the only new song on The Dance that I didn't love. For me it's unlistenable.

[mitzo]

Isn't the "Demon" in My Little Demon Lindsey's penis?

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Lindsey is my favorite of the three writers, but "My Little Demon" was the only new song on The Dance that I didn't love. For me it's unlistenable.
Sure, its probably not one of his "best" songs he has ever done, but I think its pretty good.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Isn't the "Demon" in My Little Demon Lindsey's penis?
What the f....... Seriously? :shocked:

[bombaysaffires]

Isn't the "Demon" in My Little Demon Lindsey's penis?

hmmm.....

my little demon
is coming after you
my little demon
there's nothing I can do
hard as a rock,
dry as a bone.

I can see how that fits..... :eek:

[KenB]

Sure, its probably not one of his "best" songs he has ever done, but I think its pretty good.

It's something in that funny "boing" sound that accompanies his guitar riff in the verses that I find unpleasant. Not to mention the embarrassing "demon" sounds at the start of the song. Just too gimmicky, to my ears.

[secret love]

My favourite three unpopular Fleetwood Mac songs are:

The Ledge
Isn't it Midnight
Thrown Down

[Angel75]

hmmm.....

my little demon
is coming after you
my little demon
there's nothing I can do
hard as a rock,
dry as a bone.

I can see how that fits..... :eek:

But the "I really don't like it" part, surely doesn't fit with that theory.
I am sure if it's referring to THAT ...he really WOULD LIKE IT! :shrug: :shocked:

[Angel75]

My favourite three unpopular Fleetwood Mac songs are:

The Ledge
Isn't it Midnight
Thrown Down

That's interesting....as from what I can see most people really like Thrown Down and it's not so unpopular. People often put it as their favourite SN song on Say You Will ......

[mitzo]

But the "I really don't like it" part, surely doesn't fit with that theory.
I am sure if it's referring to THAT ...he really WOULD LIKE IT! :shrug: :shocked:

I always assumed it was about his member, from first listen. And he wrote "Come" a few years later. He sure has a way....

[aleuzzi]

There should have been because those new songs were ehhhh

Temporary One... Blah!!!
Sweet Girl... Very nice lovely tune
Bleed To Love Her.. It didn't hold up for me. I know crucify me....
My Little Demon... Really? (I really don't like it)

I'm easier to please ;)

Ask anyone and they'll tell you I'm lying.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm easier to please ;)

Ask anyone and they'll tell you I'm lying.

It's funny I liked Stevie's the best. But, I won't lie just because Christine is better than Stevie.

[FuzzyPlum]

My favourite three unpopular Fleetwood Mac songs are:

The Ledge
Isn't it Midnight
Thrown Down

Further to Angel75's comment, I'd also suggest Isn't It Midnight is generally well liked. A small number aren't fussed because it sounds a bit too '80's rock' but (I think) most people hold it in pretty high esteem. I certainly do.

New songs on The Dance (in rank order)

1) Bleed to Love Her
2) Temporary One
3) My Little Demon
4) Sweet Girl

I dont dislike any of them. I think they'd be more appreciated if there were studio versions on proper albums. I wasn't fussed about BTLH until Say You Will came out then it suddenly it became a real favourite. Temporary One sounded like a return to her early writing- could have been on Bare Trees.

[secret love]

Further to Angel75's comment, I'd also suggest Isn't It Midnight is generally well liked. A small number aren't fussed because it sounds a bit too '80's rock' but (I think) most people hold it in pretty high esteem. I certainly do.

New songs on The Dance (in rank order)

1) Bleed to Love Her
2) Temporary One
3) My Little Demon
4) Sweet Girl

I dont dislike any of them. I think they'd be more appreciated if there were studio versions on proper albums. I wasn't fussed about BTLH until Say You Will came out then it suddenly it became a real favourite. Temporary One sounded like a return to her early writing- could have been on Bare Trees.
I thought "unpopular" meant that it was not a hit or did not chart well.

[aleuzzi]

Further to Angel75's comment, I'd also suggest Isn't It Midnight is generally well liked. A small number aren't fussed because it sounds a bit too '80's rock' but (I think) most people hold it in pretty high esteem. I certainly do.

New songs on The Dance (in rank order)

1) Bleed to Love Her
2) Temporary One
3) My Little Demon
4) Sweet Girl

I dont dislike any of them. I think they'd be more appreciated if there were studio versions on proper albums. I wasn't fussed about BTLH until Say You Will came out then it suddenly it became a real favourite. Temporary One sounded like a return to her early writing- could have been on Bare Trees.

Exactly. And I thought they sounded quite good getting their first airing in a live setting. Kinda' reminds me of those great Green and Kirwan-era songs that never got studio treatment: Sandy Mary, Only You, When I See My Baby...

(Well, Only You got it much later, on a Kirwan album, but without Mick and John to back him up...)

Temporary One has these nice driving verse sections punctuated by a catchy chorus. To me, it sounds a lot like the guitar-driven pop from the late 90s/early 2000s. It seems, of all the new Dance songs, the most tuned-in to the spirit of the times.