Top 20 Lindsey Buckingham Songs
 

To celebrate the Fourth of July, I spent the weekend listening to the songs of Lindsey, Stevie, and Christine. So, to commemorate, I decided to make lists of my 20 favorite songs by each singer. I even think maybe I'll redo the lists every year on the Fourth weekend!

The parameters for my lists (though you may include whatever you like): (1) Solo and Fleetwood Mac tracks qualify; (2) Must be commercially released as music or video; (3) No cover songs; and (4) "The Chain" was exempt from all the lists (in many ways, that song belongs to John McVie's bass line anyway) -- though it is worthy of all of them.

Here's the list I developed for Lindsey, listed preferentially:

My Top 20 Lindsey Buckingham Songs

1. Go Your Own Way, Rumours (1977)
2. Save Me A Place, Tusk (1979)
3. Walk A Thin Line, Tusk (1979)
4. Second Hand News, Rumours (1977)
5. Monday Morning, Fleetwood Mac (1975)
6. I Know I'm Not Wrong, Tusk (1979)
7. That's All For Everyone, Tusk (1979)
8. Trouble, Law and Order (1981)
9. Holiday Road, National Lampoon's Vacation (Soundtrack) (1983)
10. What Makes You Think You're The One, Tusk (1979)
11. Steal Your Heart Away, Say You Will (2003)
12. Bleed To Love Her, The Dance (1997) & Say You Will (2003)
13. Go Insane, Go Insane (1984) & The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac (2002)
14. Red Rover, Say You Will (2003)
15. Tusk, Tusk (1979)
16. Countdown, Out Of The Cradle (1992)
17. Never Going Back Again, Rumours (1977)
18. Shut Us Down, Live At The Bass Performance Hall (2008)
19. Cast Away Dreams, Live At The Bass Performance Hall (2008)
20. Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind, Under The Skin (2006)

1. Save Me A Place
2. I Know I'm Not Wrong
3. Johnny Stew
4. Steal Your Heart Away
5. Second Hand News
6. Cast Away Dreams
7. Down On Rodeo
8. Ledge
9. Bleed To Love Her
10. Go Your Own Way
11. Never Going Back Again
12. Red Rover
13. Can't Go Back
14. Shut Us Down
15. Go Isane
16. Countdown
17. Turn It On
18. Under The Skin
19. Show You How
20. What's The World Coming To?

These are interesting. Hope LB sees this (and Itunes' list too) and gets some setlist ideas, beyond the usual suspects.

Michele

In No Particular Order

1. Walk A Thin Line (Tusk, 1979)
2. That's All For Everyone (Tusk, 1979)
3. Never Going Back Again (Rumours, 1977)
4. Shut Us Down (Under the Skin, 2006)
5. Come (Say You Will, 2003)
6. Down On the Rodeo (Under the Skin, 2006)
7. Tusk (Tusk, 1979)
8. Trouble (Law and Order, 1981)
9. Eyes of the World (Mirage, 1982 & Live in Boston, 2004)
10. Monday Morning (Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
11. I Must Go (Go Insane, 1984)
12. Caroline (Tango in the Night, 1987)
13. Without a Leg To Stand On (Buckingham Nicks, 1973)
14. Say Goodbye (Say You Will, 2003)
15. Go Insane (Go Insane, 1984)
16. Murrow Turning Over in His Grave (Say You Will, 2003)
17. Second Hand News (Rumours, 1977)
18. The Ledge (Tusk, 1979)
19. Miranda (Say You Will, 2003)
20. Crystal (Buckingham Nicks, 1973 & Fleetwood Mac, 1975) Does this count since Stevie wrote it? I always consider it a Lindsey song since he sang it on two albums and I didn't like Stevie's version of it. If not I would replace it with Tango in the Night.

RUMOURS
Never Going Back Again
Go Your Own Way

TUSK
Save Me a Place
What Makes You Think You're The One
That's All For Everyone
Not That Funny
I Know I'm Not Wrong

LAW & ORDER
Shadow of the West
Johnny Stew

GO INSANE
Go Insane (album version)
Bang The Drum
D.W. Suite

OUT OF THE CRADLE
Countdown

SAY YOU WILL
Red Rover

UNDER THE SKIN
Show You How
Under The Skin

MISCELLANEOUS
Holiday Road
Goodbye Angel
Say Goodbye (included here because I prefer the unreleased solo version, although I can tune Stevie out of the SYW version if I have to)
Shut Us Down (Elizabethtown version)

(1) Solo and Fleetwood Mac tracks qualify;
(2) Must be commercially released on CD or DVD

Oh my God! I'm banging my head against the wall right now! This song SUCKS!!! But you don't suck Betsy. I adore you!!! We are all entitled to our own opinions and it's funny how you knew someone would give you flak for this. I remember back when this song was released as a single and I would deny I was FM's biggest fan. Barf-still hate this song to this day. I wonder if this entry will be at the top of anyones list?

The OP used Buckingham Nicks songs when they posted their top Stevie tracks (in the Stevie forum)...so I did the same. So if Faith decides to change it, I will too.

Agreed....I can't stand that song either. However, I can't talk since I like "Empire State" and would have put it on my list if I had more room. :laugh:

Um, Oh Diane does not suck. It's just weird. I love it!!

I'm not good at these lists, but here's what I'll say for today...all official album versions unless otherwise indicated:

1. Turn It On
2. Go Insane ..."Dance" version
3. Shut Us Down
4. Bleed to Love Her
5. Instrumental intro + Don't Look Down
6. I Must Go
7. DW Suite
8. Countdown
9. That's Enough For Me
10.Red Rover
11.Without a Leg to Stand On
12.Eyes of the World ..."Live in Boston"
13.Slow Dancing
14.Book of Love
15.It Was I
16.Time Bomb Town
17.Miranda
18.Not That Funny..."Fleetwood Mac Live"
19.Secondhand News
20.Big Love

I left a LOT off of this list. In fact, this is hardly complete by any stretch of the imagination. I can name 20 more right now.

Sounds like me with Family Man and Empire State. It seems like a lot of folks don't like it, but I love it.

These lists are so great to read!!

Thank you for the amazon list, Betsy. VERY interesting!

As for the above... by CD I meant commercially released in music form or, by DVD, in video form (i.e. no bootlegs or demos).

1. Crystal... Yes I know he didn't write it, but he sings it so well ... that he may as well have...
2. Mary Lee Jones
3. Mystified (w/ McVie)
4. Go Insane
5. Play in the Rain II
6. World Turning (w/ McVie)
7. Slow Dancing
8. Doing what i can
9. Go Your Own Way...
10. Oh Diane... (I LOVE IT!!)
11. Can't Go Back
12. I'm So Afraid Live 1980
13. Book of Love
14. Empire State
15. Not That Funny Live 1982
16. Bwana
17. Wrong
18. Caroline
19. Big Love
20. and finally Johnny stewwwwwwwwwwwww stewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww stewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

1. Go Your Own Way
2. Tusk
3. Trouble
4. Bwana
5. Not that Funny
6. Save Me a Place
7. Red Rover
8. Don't Look Down
9. Big Love (The Dance)
10. Go Insane (The Dance)
11. All My Sorrows
12. Shadows of the West
13. Under the Skin
14. Holiday Road
15. Eyes of the World
16. World Turning
17. I'm So Afraid (Live, 1980)
18. You Either Do or You Don't
19. Bleed to Love Her (The Dance)
20. My Little Demon

1. Go Your Own Way- Live (1980)
2. The Ledge- Tusk
3. Big Love- Tango In The Night
4. D.W. Suite- Go Insane
5. Countdown- Out of the Cradle
6. What Makes You Think You're The One- Tusk
7. Turn It On- Out of the Cradle
8. I Know Im Not Wrong- Tusk
9. It Was I- Law and Order
10. Book Of Love- Mirage
11. I Want You- Go Insane
12. Eyes Of The World- Mirage
13. Play In The Rain (Continued)- Go Insane
14. Dont Let Me Down Again- Buckingham Nicks
15. You Do Or You Dont- Out of the Cradle
16. Red Rover- Say You Will
17. Johnny Stew- Law and Order
18. Holiday Road- National Lampoon's Vacation
19. Down On Rodeo- Under The Skin
20. Goodbye Angel- The Chain: 25 Years


surely there will be some disagreement with some of these making the list. bring it on! :)

Never heard that song before! I haven't heard Twist of Fate either, so I hope it's on the new album.

My top LB solo songs (well, at least the stuff that's on my iPod):

Shuffle Riff
Loving Cup!!
Slow Dancing!
Trouble - I love the counting at the beginning!
Soul Drifter
Don't Look Down
Countdown
Surrender the Rain
Cast Away Dreams
Flying Down Juniper
Doing What I Can
I Want You
It Was I

Top LB FM/BN/Fritz songs:

Bleed to Love Her
I'm So Afraid
Monday Morning
Blue Letter!!!!
Crystal (even if he didn't write it)
World Turning
Second Hand News (bow bow bow)
Never Going Back Again
Come
The Ledge
Think About Me (I dunno if it counts, but he sings on it)
Save me a Place
Not That Funny
That's Enough For Me
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Walk a Thin Line
Tusk
Hold Me
Big Love
That's All For Everyone
What Makes You Think You're The One
For Duster (The Blues)... if it counts
Stephanie
Don't Let Me Down Again
Lola (My Love)
Empty Shell (It's a song dedicated to.. that lady with the mustache)

That was more than 20, but I can't narrow it down.

1. Castaway Dreams
2. Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind
3. Go Insane (specifically The Dance version)
4. Without A Leg To Stand On
5. On The Wrong Side
6. I'm So Afraid (any live version, but not the wussy studio version)
7. Slow Dancing
8. This Is The Time
9. Surrender The Rain
10. Shuffle Riff
11. Second Hand News
12. What Makes You Think You're The One
13. I Must Go
14. Come
15. Dancing Across The U.S.A.
16. Twist Of Fate
17. Holiday Road
18. Deep Dense
19. It Was You
20. Bleed To Love Her

1. Tusk

2. The Ledge

3. Blue Letter

4. Come (Live in Boston)

5. Murrow Turning Over in His Grave

6. Go Your Own Way

7. Cast Away Dreams

8. Make Me A Mask

9. I Know Im Not Wrong

10. Not That Funny

11. Down On Rodeo

12. I'm So Afraid

13. Wrong

14. Countdown

15. It Was You

16. I Am Waiting

17. Trouble

18.Whats the World Coming To

19. Time Bomb Town

20. Peacekeeper

Top 20 Lindsey Favorites
 

01. Trouble (Law & Order)
02. Steal Your Heart Away (Say You Will)
03. Go Insane (Go Insane)
04. I'm So Afraid (Fleetwood Mac)
05. Tusk (Tusk)
06. Holiday Road (Natl Lampoon's Vacation)
07. Can't Go Back (Mirage)
08. Countdown (Out of the Cradle)
09. What's the World Coming To (Say You Will)
10. Peacekeeper (Say You Will)

11. Bleed to Love Her (Say You Will)
12. Big Love (Tango in the Night)
13. Eyes of the World (Mirage)
14. You Do Or You Don't (Out of the Cradle)
15. Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind (Under the Skin)
16. Say We'll Meet Again (Out of the Cradle)
17. You and I, Part 1 ("Big Love" b-side)
18. Miranda (Say You Will)
19. Monday Morning (Fleetwood Mac)
20. Go Your Own Way (Rumours)

my list

Go Your Own Way, Rumours (1977)
World Turning
Big Love
Tango in the night
Can't go back
Peacekeeper
Walk A Thin Line, Tusk (1979)
Second Hand News, Rumours (1977)
Monday Morning, Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Trouble, Law and Order (1981)
Holiday Road, National Lampoon's Vacation (Soundtrack) (1983)
Steal Your Heart Away, Say You Will (2003)
Bleed To Love Her, only from The Dance (1997)
Say Godbye, Say You Will (2003)
Go Insane, only from The Dance (1997)
Tusk, Tusk (1979)
Soul drifter
Countdown, Out Of The Cradle (1992)
Never Going Back Again, Rumours (1977)

In no particular order

1.The Ledge
2.Save Me A Place
3.That's All For Everyone
4.Walk A Thin Line
5.Tusk
6.Empire State
7.Can't Go Back
8.Caroline
9.Tango In The Night(but not the ISA guitar ending)
10.Big Love
11.Steal Your Heart Away(should have been the title of the SYW album)
12.Murrow Turning Over In His Grave
13.Shadow Of The West
14.Trouble
15.Play In The Rain
16.The Loving Cup
17.Go Insane
18.Bwana
19.Monday Morning
20.Make Me A Mask

1. Turn it On - Out of the Cradle
2. Twist of Fate - Gift of Screws (99-08')
3. Never Goin Back Again - Rumours
4. Go Your Own Way - Rumours
5. Second Hand News - Rumours
6. Holiday Road - National Lampoons Vacation Soundtrack
7. Tusk - Tusk
8. Big Love - Tango in the Night
9. Soul Drifter - Out of the Cradle
10. Countdown - Out of the Cradle
11. Eyes of the World - Mirage
12. I Want You - Go Insane
13. Go Insane - Go Insane
14. Red Rover - Say You Will
15. Down on Rodeo - Under the Skin
16. Miranda - Say You Will
17. Try for the Sun - Under the Skin
18. Surrender the Rain - Out of the Cradle
19. Wrong - Out of the Cradle
20. Shut us Down - Under the Skin

I'm gonna be honest, I have never heard the album versions of ANY of UTS. [I was gonna buy it, then iTunes isn't working on my computer which is causing sooo many more problems. etc.] But I did see the UTS tour, nevertheless, I can't put any UTS on the list since I haven't really heard the album versions. I think though that It Was You deserves an honorable mention on my list since I loved it live, and I used to listen to it on his website when it was up.

I can't pick favorites of any macster in order so this is a rough idea.
1.Slow Dancing [1984]
2.Eyes of the World [Mirage Tour 1982]
3.Book of Love [1982]
4.Not That Funny [1979]
5.Blue Letter [1975]
6.You Do or You Don't [1992]
7.Bleed to Love Her [1997, Dance ONLY]
8.Steal Your Heart Away [2003]
9.Come [2003]
10.Go Your Own Way [1977, I can say this is not my absolute fave. of his..shocker!]
11.Countdown [1992]
12.It Was I [1981]
13.Empire State [1982]
14.I Want You [1984]
15.Big Love [1987, Tango ONLY]
16.Say Goodbye [2003]
17.The Ledge [1979]
18.Second Hand News [1977]
19.Trouble [1981]
20.Go Insane [1984, GI only!]