Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac perform for President Clintons Inaugural Ball

nwestohiofan · #1 06-09-2006, 07:21 PM

All I can say is that this performance, although historical is also wacky & bizzare. Just when you think you've seen it all, Stevie hands her tamborine to Bill Clinton and then Michael Jackson walks upon stage with her.... WOW.

Sahara · #2 06-09-2006, 07:33 PM

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Just when you think you've seen it all, Stevie hands her tamborine to Bill Clinton...

I always crack up when I think about this. I remember hearing her talking about it in an interview, saying that Bill was there beside her looking a bit lost, so she gave him the tambourine ... unfortunately she forgot that it had been deadened [sp?] so it wouldn't make any noise. So he's there banging this tambourine, making no sound at all, going, "Jee, thanks" and she's there trying to sing and at the same time saying "I'm really sorry Bill....!"

Johnny Stew · #3 06-09-2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nwestohiofan

Just when you think you've seen it all, Stevie hands her tamborine to Bill Clinton and then Michael Jackson walks upon stage with her.... WOW.

I remember rolling my eyes when Jacko walked up on stage and planted himself right smack dab between President Clinton & Stevie.
There isn't a bigger "diva" move than that.

sodascouts · #4 06-09-2006, 09:47 PM

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I remember rolling my eyes when Jacko walked up on stage and planted himself right smack dab between President Clinton & Stevie.
There isn't a bigger "diva" move than that.

I'd never seen this clip before! Dang, he was shameless!

David · #5 06-09-2006, 10:00 PM

I guess the four musicians are plugged in, but it's kinda hard to tell just where they end & the tape begins. At first I didn't see a cable from Lindsey's Turner into a jack, but I think I see one now. Chris mentioned a few times in the past that the band taped the song in the studio, so I guess that the recording was used to anchor the band during this "live" performance.

Johnny Stew · #6 06-09-2006, 10:08 PM

David, what makes you feel that the band's performance is augmented by a studio recording? The sound seems somewhat sparse and natural to my ears.

David · #7 06-09-2006, 10:14 PM

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David, what makes you feel that the band's performance is augmented by a studio recording?

Just a little hunch.

Johnny Stew · #8 06-09-2006, 10:19 PM

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Just a little hunch.

I was just wondering if there was something I wasn't picking up on... an extra bit of instrumention we shouldn't be hearing or some other tell-tale sign.

David · #9 06-09-2006, 10:22 PM

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I was just wondering if there was something I wasn't picking up on... an extra bit of instrumention we shouldn't be hearing or some other tell-tale sign.

There's a pad under the piano, simulating the old Vox. Lindsey's lead seems accounted for, but the rhythm section doesn't sound totally accounted for to me. Plus Chris mentioned rerecording the song, so it must have been for this event. It's all they did that year.

Johnny Stew · #10 06-09-2006, 10:45 PM

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There's a pad under the piano, simulating the old Vox. Lindsey's lead seems accounted for, but the rhythm section doesn't sound totally accounted for to me. Plus Chris mentioned rerecording the song, so it must have been for this event. It's all they did that year.

I remember her saying that they re-recorded it for the 1993 reissue, but I've checked my cassette-single, and it's most definitely the original recording.

Perhaps they did augment the live sound for this performance... it sure sounds "natural" to me though.

DavidMn · #11 06-10-2006, 10:57 AM

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I remember rolling my eyes when Jacko walked up on stage and planted himself right smack dab between President Clinton & Stevie.
There isn't a bigger "diva" move than that.

Hmm, he must've left the kids at home that night.

Sahara · #12 06-10-2006, 12:15 PM

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I remember rolling my eyes when Jacko walked up on stage and planted himself right smack dab between President Clinton & Stevie.
There isn't a bigger "diva" move than that.

That just cracked me up...!