I was looking over the single discography in the black booklet from The Chain boxed set, and even though I'm not familiar with a lot of their stuff I was reminded of how many great hit singles they had.
Not to mention the (in most cases) equally great B-sides!
Which one do you think was the most triumphant of their hits? For me, it would be Hold Me, no contest. I may even go as far as saying it's my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Everything about it is just awesome, from the gorgeous understated piano opening, to the creatively phrased verses and interesting guitar work (I love those plucky guitar lines and the little acoustic interlude, plus the great solo) are among the most sublime of pop songs. Plus when that chorus hits the first time it's one of the most ****ing joyous things ever.
Not to mention, it has the line "No step for you to dance to, so slip your hand inside my glove." Now THAT'S hot. Good one, Christine!
Also, the subject matter is something that I'm sure we could have all easily related to at some point or another in our lives.
I also like the contrast in the song. The subject matter is fairly dark and Christine did a great job conveying the feelings of deperation and lonliness she seemed to be feeling when writing it. You can really tell the poor woman is just at her wits end.
However the music is so upbeat that you forget about it. I've never heard a sad song that wanted to make me jump for joy like this one. It's almost like the music reflects the hope she has for whoever she was writing about, if indeed it was about someone.
I've had this song on repeat for at least the 9th time now and I always have a hard time getting over its giddy, joyous rush. At work every night I always hope this one comes across the piped in soft-rock sattelite radio station (at least 4 times a week, it delivers!)
It would seem hard to narrow this down with all the other great songs they have. The anthemic Heroes Are Hard To Find and the haunting Little Lies come very close. Tusk gets a ton of points for the marching band. Think About Me and You Make Loving Fun are high up there too. But when it comes to picking a favorite, for me it was rather easy.
By the way what did that other co-writer dude have to do with the song? Help on lyrics? Some of the music? All of the music? Just curious. It sucks she didn't do it all herself kinda because it's so good.
I also can't believe Not That Funny was a single! I don't think I've ever heard a more annoying song.
SO what's your fave Mac radio hit?