"Hold Me" Early Version

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Originally Posted by WatchChain

I couldn't agree more! Some of the best Fleetwood Mac songs are OUTTAKE VERSIONS where Stevie is harmonizing beautifully. The OUTTAKE version of "Oh Daddy" with Stevie harmonizing is the better version.

I have been streaming "Hold Me Like A Good Man Should" on Spotify continually for 2 days. THIS IS THE VERSION THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THE "MIRAGE" ALBUM.....PERIOD!!! Although the song did reach #4 on the Billboard charts, "Hold Me Like A Good Man Should" would have been a much bigger single, possibly staying at #1 for several weeks.

If the MAC tours again next year, the had better include this rocking version of "Hold Me Like A Good Man Should" in the set list!!!

I really like how piano heavy the early Hold Me is. I disagree that it should have been on the album. I much prefer the cleaned up and polished version that made it to the album. I really don't like all the extra lyrics in the early version. It sounds like an homage to Christine's blues roots, but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the album.