Little Lies 35 Years Ago

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Just like the Rumours couple's drama, I couldn't care less.

It all comes down to the songs for me.

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Amen! I never cared who was with whom or who was breaking up or who hated Lindsey that week. When I heard “Gypsy” on mtv and the radio, I felt marvelous, all aglow from the magic of the band’s collective talents—their sound. Whenever I heard “SYLM” I felt the joy and tingle people feel when they’re infatuated with each other…that song was one huge serotonin lift.

Little Lies—I loved the catchiness of it, and the cynical edge. It’s a love song about disavowal, sung to an unforgettable melody. I remember hearing it and thinking “the band is back”—a feeling I did not get as intensely from the other three singles…