Which of Lindsey's TUSK songs do you think frightened the record executives?

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Originally Posted by chiliD

"Over & Over" is, by far, the worst opening song on any album (not just Fleetwood Mac)...it should've ENDED one of the sides of the LP. THAT was the first INSANE thing about Tusk. Not having a Christine song on Side 2 was next. From day 2 of owning the album, I was busy planning my cassette version with a better (and more SANE) running order.

Gosh, I'm not sure we're even the same species! I don't think it's possible for me to disagree with you more- "Over and Over" is the perfect song to open the album. It's a beautiful morning-after-the-party song in which you just lay there, squinting at the morning sun, while trying to remember what just transpired the night before- which is kind of where FM was in their career now that the whole Rumours sensation was starting to ebb. It's sobering, reflective, resigned, and it heralded an ambitious, sprawling, dark album that was anything but sunny California pop anthems. It was such a radical departure from anything that appeared on Rumours, and it needed to be. If I had to name only one quintessential Tusk song that fully captures the spirit of the album, this would be it.