I love this song. When I bought Rumours I only knew Dreams and The Chain from when my mum would play them. [I always remembered the "Thunder only happens..." line from when I saw small and it would pop into my head every now and then even though I hadn't heard it in years.]
Second Hand News immediately became one of my favourite tracks on the album. I think maybe because I could relate to the lyrics especially well when I first heard it, but also because, musically it is, IMO, a great song. It's not overly complex but it isn't completely simple either. It was also a very cool arrangement. The ending is fantastic and the short, intense guitar solo at the end just end the song perfectly. Like all the songs on Rumours it has a great emotional charge to it but I always found Lindsey's songs connect with me the best.
Simply a fantastic song. 5 Stars from me.
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