"Temporary One" appreciation thread
 

I love Temporary One. It makes me happy. (The title is odd, though.) :)

I was going to say the exact same thing, until I saw this. :wavey: In addition, the harmonies are easy and fun to sing.

I like "Temporary One" alot. It's a good, upbeat song. Of the new Dance songs, I liked this song & "Bleed To Love Her" the best; I wasn't too fond of the other two new songs. It was a good way for her to end Fleetwood Mac, since this was her last Fleetwood Mac song.

Once again, I adore it. The title is a bit odd, I'll admit...even Chris sounds funny when she introduces her own song LOL. But she sings great on it; John's contribution is kick-ass as always, the drumming is pretty darn cool, and I just smile whever I see C, S and L all singing the happy chorus. LOVE this song.

FWIW of the new songs I also liked Bleed to Love Her, and Sweet Girl; thought the lyrics were very touching and (for Stevie) easy to understand!!

-Lis

me a smartass? ;) :p

You know, I hadn't thought of that before, but I think you're right. The title does seem contradictory to the theme of the song, doesn't it?

But when she does it I adore her accent and wish I talked like that. :woohoo:

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT - CM rarely does wrong in my book!

What made me even happier about this song is how much Chris seemed to enjoy cracking out the tune...It seemed to be that she really enjoyed doing it, which is always great to see.

I like for the title

"Sea that Divides Us"

I kind of like "The Bridge"... cool imagery, sort of surreal... :p

-Lis

One of the MANY things about this song I really like is how Lindsey's guitar solo sounds like a honky-tonk piano instead of a guitar.

Or

Butter Cookies Across the Sea :xoxo:

I agree. I also think that this songs rhythm is a classic rock and roll in its progession. She really is a talent and one sorely missed by me.

I LOVE this song. LOVE IT!! It's my favorite Chris track from The Dance. I don't understand why more people don't like it. What's wrong with it?!?!?

Me too :nod: :(

I don't either. It really rollicks along.

That's not only a great alternate song title, but a good title for an album or a tour. Still, lets give credit to Christine for 'Temporary One," -- an unusual, intriguing and slightly ironic title. She could have chosen a more expected mudane title. Keep in mind ....Remember Me, Did You Ever Love Me, Believe Me, Say You Love Me, Think About Me, Got A Hold On Me... ;)

Personally, I really like the song. As someone else mentioned, as a swan song, Christine was consistently good 'til the end. I can overlook the heavily cliched chorus because it's so upbeat and features a group vocal. I particularly enjoy Lindsey's choppy guitar solo.

I love it
 

I have always loved "Temporary One." And I love the wry suggestiveness of the title. In fact, when I first saw the dance on live tv I was blown away by the upbeat, hard-edged quality of the music. The look on Lindsey's and Stevie's faces reveal that they are discovering the joy of the chorus as they're singing it.

I'm not sure why so many people consider this song a throwaway tune or, in the words of one of my friend's, bland. I think it is a lively example of good-time rock in the manner of "Believe Me."

I find myself singing this all the time while I'm driving.

I love this song, too. I dance to it a lot.


The one thing I disliked was the placement. Why after ISA? It didn't seem to flow well. I think it would have fit better after Gypsy.

Good point, maybe it's the flow that gets me.

I do like "Temporary One", but for me "All Over Again" will always be Chris' true swansong with Fleetwood Mac. "Temporary One" is just a random blip in the night after that. But it's still, as others pointed out, solid work.

Despite some rare gems of running order*, tracking/running order of albums & concerts really has never been Fleetwood Mac's strong suit, IMVHO.


*- the HAEWAFY/I Loved Another Woman/Brown Eyes string of their 1987/88 tour was magnificent.

ohhhhh i remember that! :nod:

Nothing to add to this conversation really, other than the fact that I, too, love "Temporary One."

"The sea that divides us is a temporary one... and a bridge will bring us back together...."

I love that trifecta!!!!!!! :D

GDW/ISA/Silver Springs is another fav of mine.

I think the lyrics are great to this song, but I'm not crazy about the tune. I generally skip it... :sorry:

LOVE LOVE LOVE Temporary One. Its got to be in my top 5 Chris songs. Everything about it is great. The Guitar, Drums, Bass, lyrics and most of all the harmonies

I think Temporary one is probaly my second fave Chris song on the Dance album :nod:

I think it's great - I love it :D That's all....oh except I don't get why people dislike it so either :shrug:

What's your first?

Everywhere?

SYLM?

YMLF?


I think YMLF is my fav on the Dance. Although, I love Everywhere and SYLM.

Everywhere :nod: It's just so catchy and fun - I like the Dance version so much more than the original :shrug: ANd oddly - when I make my friends (non-Mac friends) listen to the Dance - that is always the first song they're drawn to and then become obsessed with...it's weird - that's happened to like three of my friends....so that's my fave Chris song on the album :D

I still can't handle SYLM because of the word "woo" I don't know why - I really have an aversion to the word "woo"

My favorite song on the Dance(which also happens to be a Christine song ;)) is "You Make Loving Fun". The Dance version is my favorite live version of the song ever. I love the look that Mick gives Chris at the end. They knew they had nailed the song perfectly. "Say You Love Me" is great because it is different from before, although I still probably like the earlier versions with Chris on piano just a bit more. I think "Everywhere" is better than the live Tango & BTM versions. "Over My Head" is great too. "Songbird" is songbird, perfect as always. I have no complaints at all about any of the Christine songs on the Dance.

Change it to "rule" when you sing along with it. It makes the difference.... :nod:


you rule me until the sun comes up. ;)

I had a crude friend in HS who changed it to 'screw'. That might work for ya too. :laugh: :p

-Lis

I'm not a big fan of "woo" either, so I like to go with "rule" when I sing it.
And that works, too! :laugh:

Always a good plan when you add pervertedness (is that even a word? :lol: ) to the situation. :nod:

:laugh: :laugh: I like screw :nod: Rule sounds to dominatrix for me....:laugh: