The Happiest Song - Page 2

Villavic · #16 01-06-2025, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Big Love is interesting. The literal interpretation is definitely a positive thing. But Lindsey describes it as meaning a more sarcastic "looking out for love" meaning almost dodging or hiding from love. There are more than a few interviews of Lindsey describing the song and what was going on in his life when he wrote it. Is this what they call "tongue and cheek'?

I didn’t realize it could be sarcastic or ironic. Not like 10cc’s I'm Not in Love, where I knew from the first that the message is that he is in complete denial cause he actually is still in love (Be quiet, big boys don't cry... and nobody keeps an picture of an ex just to hide a nasty stain on the wall).

But reading carefully the BL song, yes there are some contradictions that he notices in the girl, like when he says You said that you love me / And that you always will. But then I wake up alone with it all / I wake up but only to fall.

Mr Scarrott · #17 01-06-2025, 01:15 PM

In retrospect, and maybe at the time, a really happy song was what Say you will lacked.Even without Christine being there, you would have thought that one or other of Stevie or Lindsey might have tried to lift the mood a little. I suppose it's an angsty album, post 9/11 and in the Iraq war era: songs about abortions and Ed Murrow aren't going to lift the gloom. I suppose Stevie tried with the title song, self-consciously trying to imitiate Christine a little in her chirpiness but it's just a bit naff and cringey.

**jbrownsjr** · #18 01-06-2025, 06:38 PM

^^^Cringe (y) is the word I've been looking for when it comes to that song.

HomerMcvie · #19 01-07-2025, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

^^^Cringe (y) is the word I've been looking for when it comes to that song.

Say You Won't.

The Rumours lineup SUCKS without Christine. I pray to god that it's over... anything else is just fukcing PATHETIC.

**jbrownsjr** · #20 01-07-2025, 12:25 PM

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Say You Won't.

The Rumours lineup SUCKS without Christine. I pray to god that it's over... anything else is just fukcing PATHETIC.

I'm pretty sure it's over.

HomerMcvie · #21 01-07-2025, 01:40 PM

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I'm pretty sure it's over.

My fingers(and eyes) are crossed in anticipation.

Villavic · #22 01-07-2025, 04:00 PM

I didn't like the SYW album. Definitely Christine was missing there. However, I did enjoy the 2009 concert (Unleashed tour). They didn't suck at all, imho.

But today they would suck, I wouldn't go to any concert if they got together (hope not!). It is over.

bwboy · #23 01-07-2025, 06:13 PM

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I'm pretty sure it's over.

I have a horrible suspicion that Lindsey won’t ever tour again, and we’ll be lucky if we get another album from him.

HomerMcvie · #24 01-07-2025, 06:37 PM

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I have a horrible suspicion that Lindsey won’t ever tour again, and we’ll be lucky if we get another album from him.

I agree. I think his health isn't up to it, now.

They should've called it a day after Christine's return tour. ORRRRRR, after the tour he would have been a part of, if the Old Goat hadn't fired him. Know who ruined the end of the band?
Stupid old goat!
I wish her terminal cooter itch!

WatchChain · #25 01-11-2025, 02:46 PM

"Honey Hi" is pure bliss and happiness. The perfect 3 part harmony in the latter half of the song is Fleetwood Mac at its happiest.

**jbrownsjr** · #26 01-16-2025, 12:58 PM

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"Honey Hi" is pure bliss and happiness. The perfect 3 part harmony in the latter half of the song is Fleetwood Mac at its happiest.

I love Honey Hi. She nailed this tune and gave them an opportunity to sing on the same mic live. I wish they had done that.

aleuzzi · #27 01-22-2025, 11:35 AM

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I love Honey Hi. She nailed this tune and gave them an opportunity to sing on the same mic live. I wish they had done that.

I love it, too. Or more accurately: I love what it became. I heard an early version of it where Christine’s kinda shouting the verses in a high, stiff intonation. But by the time she’d worked out her lead vocal it was pure bliss. So even though the harmonized vocal round is the most obvious and stunning feature of the tune, Christine’s expert attack on the lead vocal part is equally stunning.

**jbrownsjr** · #28 01-23-2025, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I love it, too. Or more accurately: I love what it became. I heard an early version of it where Christine’s kinda shouting the verses in a high, stiff intonation. But by the time she’d worked out her lead vocal it was pure bliss. So even though the harmonized vocal round is the most obvious and stunning feature of the tune, Christine’s expert attack on the lead vocal part is equally stunning.

Gonna have to go listen to the demos again!

Villavic · #29 01-24-2025, 07:04 AM

Which of the 3 has more happy songs? I see it's Christine.

aleuzzi · #30 01-24-2025, 01:52 PM

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Gonna have to go listen to the demos again!

There’s one which is really just her final glorious vocal without any overdubs—just her and the electric keys. That’s not the one I was referring to.

The one I’m talking about is on the deluxe somewhere…? I’ll find it

Update: it’s the 10/11/78 version. Nice acoustic piano but she hadn’t figured out yet how to sing the song. Her intonation isn’t right.