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Originally Posted by michelej1
As for Stevie, she didn't need monkeys in her song at all. Why not have words in there that suggest monkeys like "swinging" or "primeval" or, ah, "banana."
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But you know what the shipper reaction would be if Stevie stuck a "banana" in one of her songs!
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Then dedicate the song to Jane and everyone would get the message. Rule of thumb: Don't put chimpanzees or laundromats in your songs and don't put Duesenbergs in there either, for that matter.
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On the other hand, she gave Warren Zevon props for writing a song with "Waring blender" in it -- & getting away with it.
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As to the very helpful Lindsey, it's none of his business. He shouldn't concern himself with Stevie's words at all. Just take care of the music and shut his trap.
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Well, OK. But I get the feeling that he has done that repeatedly with Stevie in the studio.
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If he needs something to occupy his time he can concentrate on the artistic power of the lines "I am what I am: a family man."
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Natch.
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She did tickle me when, taking most of the credit for The Chain,
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That's what bugs me the most about Madame Nicks & her fanaticals: They see the whole damn song -- the whole damn achievement -- as merely the words.
I see words as being -- by astronomical units -- the
least of Fleetwood Mac's various achievements.