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Originally Posted by redbird
...if this is the story of Fleetwood Mac since the The Dance reunion, all the songs I'd keep of hers are either about Lindsey to some extent or about herself in the context of relationships, while Lindsey's got songs about the news media and politics and whatnot.
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I think it would have been great to have the continuing saga of Stevie and Lindsey played out almost in tribute to Rumors since they specifically steered clear of making a Rumors II, as Lindsey often puts it, and Stevie did a great job of playing that up for Say You Will. She knew the fans would eat it up and we do. The idea that there's an alternate universe where Buckingham & Nicks are a couple and have put the past aside is very appealing. But I'm sure it's hard enough for his wife and children to see all the press about their decades old relationship in the media all the time, can you imagine what it would be like for him to be writing love songs to her now?
Although I must admit there's a really tragic element in Thrown Down even though it's a relatively happy sounding song. The fact that she wrote it during the Dance tour and it has this sort of feeling that maybe there's still a chance. Then he gets married and has some kids and it's like "so... there's this song I wrote... and it's not about you... but it's about this... guy... who I used to date and have a band with and moved to LA with and did a lot of cocaine and sex with... and it's about how we're in love again after many years and how it could finally work out for us... but it's not you."