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secret love 05-21-2014 10:27 AM

Too Far Gone
 
Some people may already be aware that a Christine McVie song called Too Far Gone exists for the new album. This was also done on the 1970 Christine Perfect album:


jbrownsjr 05-21-2014 10:43 AM

My heart jumped a little. I love this song.

secret love 05-21-2014 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr (Post 1130725)
My heart jumped a little. I love this song.

Me too! I think it will be an updated version in 2014 album. Just a hunch after re-reading the article in which Christine and Lindsey discuss doing something interesting with her old songs.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...ry.html#page=1

A danceable new Fleetwood Mac song called Too Far Gone? And Christine saying some other time that Lindsey did something very interesting with one of her songs.

I'd say - drawing a slightly long bow - that we have another Planets of the Universe on our hands where a ballad has become a rocking clubhouse dance track. :)

brickney723 05-21-2014 11:05 AM

I like it and I can see why Lindsey would like it too.

KenB 05-21-2014 11:27 AM

I bet it's different (new) song that happens to have the same name. It's hard to see how this lovely, bluesy track could be made "danceable."

In any case, I think "Too Far Gone" should be played in concert back to back with Lindsey's "Gone Too Far." ;)

Max_RedRover 05-21-2014 12:56 PM

I too bet it's a completely different song but you never know. The Christine Perfect album, even more so than Buckingham Nicks which has SUCH a strong cult following, is like it never existed. Despite its quiet release on Cd a few years back - it's a VERY well kept secret ... so I suppose it's not impossible she'd feel comfortable re-inventing one of its songs but I somehow doubt it. She tends to dismiss it and have put it completely behind her.

Who knows? Fun wondering and guessing about though ...

elle 05-21-2014 08:22 PM

according to the LA Times article it's a new song. Lindsey wrote the music and had it unfinished sitting around, and Christine wrote the rest of the song over his music:

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Originally Posted by elle (Post 1128307)
Christine McVie eases comfortably into the corner of a leather sofa, about a foot between her and Lindsey Buckingham. He leans forward and side by side, they listen to the playback of "Too Far Gone," a danceable new Fleetwood Mac song they've written together over the last few weeks at a West Los Angeles recording studio.

"This was a great collaboration," Buckingham said. "I had a track without any singing on it, and she wrote the song over it."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...#ixzz30ZKvqYdp


jbrownsjr 05-21-2014 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elle (Post 1130797)
according to the LA Times article it's a new song. Lindsey wrote the music and had it unfinished sitting around, and Christine wrote the rest of the song over his music:

In musical terms, to me that means:

Lindsey wrote the chords and flushed it out into an instrumental. Then Christine, wrote the lyrics and melody over his instrumental arrangement.

Leaves me to wonder great things like.... did they trade vocals like Don't Stop or World Turning, or Hold Me etc.....

MikeVielhaber 05-21-2014 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr (Post 1130802)
In musical terms, to me that means:

Lindsey wrote the chords and flushed it out into an instrumental. Then Christine, wrote the lyrics and melody over his instrumental arrangement.

Leaves me to wonder great things like.... did they trade vocals like Don't Stop or World Turning, or Hold Me etc.....

"Hold Me" is sung together though Christine sings the melody. It would be cool to have a song like that.

"Think About Me" is another Christine song where Lindsey takes a turn. He sings lead on the chorus.

aleuzzi 05-21-2014 09:17 PM

It's gotta' be a new song entirely. I don't think Christine would invite any attention to her 1969 solo album, which she has often said she wished would "go away." Based on what I've read, it appears Christine's new direction is rooted in danceable, funked-up pop, probably similar in style to "Anything Is Possible."

welcomechris 05-22-2014 02:15 PM

This "Too Far Gone" has nothing to do with the new one! Chris didn't write or co-write the original

jbrownsjr 05-22-2014 02:20 PM

I would be very shocked if this had anything to do with the Christine Perfect album.

michelej1 05-22-2014 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr (Post 1130873)
I would be very shocked if this had anything to do with the Christine Perfect album.

Yes, Christine doesn't like the album too much. I can't imagine her revisiting it unless probed and Lindsey's sure not the type to say, "Gee, I'd sure like to hear what you did in 1970 before we met. Maybe we can rework it."

Michele

aleuzzi 05-22-2014 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by welcomechris (Post 1130871)
This "Too Far Gone" has nothing to do with the new one! Chris didn't write or co-write the original

Good point!

Wasn't it originally a Bobby Blue Bland song?

welcomechris 05-24-2014 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi (Post 1130897)
Good point!

Wasn't it originally a Bobby Blue Bland song?

Idk But It Was Written By Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis


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