Fleetwood Mac's 50 Greatest Songs (RS)

[BlueLantern]

Good list - I'm sure we all have edits we'd want to make! Mine would be:

Swap out the cute "Oh Diane" that sounds like a Lindsey solo show-off, and put in "Love in Store" (gorgeous FMac harmonies/sound from same album, and it was a Top 40 hit)

Lindsey/Tusk: Swap out "What Makes You Think You're The One" and put in "That's All for Everyone" (a more engaging, less annoying song)

Christine/Tusk: Gotta put "Brown Eyes" in here somehow. Christine's sexiest song ever. Plus an added treat: Peter Green guest guitar. The only moment Green ever collaborated with the Rumours-era band.

They got all of Stevie's right, though they could have put in "Thrown Down" from Say You Will (2002) if they had wanted to throw a crumb to that album. Thrown Down still had some of that shimmering magic FMac sound. I personally have a ton of love for "Angel" from Tusk but they already listed 3 of Stevie's other Tusk songs, so.

I'm impressed that they knew and included Farmer's Daughter. That and "Honey Hi" are my two favorite examples of Christine/Lindsey/Stevie's 3-voice harmonies. Speaking of, I love the quote they shared from Christine on Say That You Love Me, about how she got all goosebumps and was in awe the first time she sang live with L&S and experienced those 3-vocal harmonies.

[WatchChain]

Originally Posted by BlueLantern

Good list - I'm sure we all have edits we'd want to make! Mine would be:
Christine/Tusk: Gotta put "Brown Eyes" in here somehow. Christine's sexiest song ever. Plus an added treat: Peter Green guest guitar. The only moment Green ever collaborated with the Rumours-era band.

..... "Honey Hi" are my two favorite examples of Christine/Lindsey/Stevie's 3-part harmony.

I couldn't agree more! "Honey Hi" and "Brown Eyes" are two of the greatest recordings in band history and should receive merit on this list. "Honey Hi" is as fantastic as ANY 3 part harmony ever recorded by any artist.

The long funky guitar intro to "Why" is a highlighted moment in Mac history. Consequently, as other posters have pointed out, "Why" should be on this list. The 3 aforementioned Christine songs ("Why", "Brown Eyes", "Honey Hi" and perhaps "Spare Me A Little") are leaps and bounds better that some Christine songs included on this list.

I'm sorry, but when I listen to "Everywhere" against these songs, there is no contest.

[elle]

Originally Posted by BlueLantern

Lindsey/Tusk: Swap out "What Makes You Think You're The One" and put in "That's All for Everyone" (a more engaging, less annoying song)

ha! i was sooooo happy to see WMYTYTO on this list - i think it's a spectacular tune with all it's spewing anger and is one of his 3 best on Tusk! my current crusade is to get Lindsey to drop Trouble and perform WMYTYTO on the BuckVie tour.

and, i can't stand That's Alll For Everyone.

so there you have it, no list will make everyone happy!

[WatchChain]

Originally Posted by elle

ha! i was sooooo happy to see WMYTYTO on this list - i think it's a spectacular tune with all it's spewing anger and is one of his 3 best on Tusk! my current crusade is to get Lindsey to drop Trouble and perform WMYTYTO on the BuckVie tour.

I love "What Makes You Think You're The One" and I think it would be a perfect concert opener. I know what this list says about the song, but I always assumed that "What Makes You Think You're The One" was written about Lindsey's frustration with Stevie.

[bwboy]

Lol! I love both What Makes You Think You're the One and That's All For Everyone just about equally. In fact, they kind of have a similar quality.

I also agree that Brown Eyes should be on the list in place of Everywhere. Comparing the two, from lyrics to the music, Brown Eyes surpasses it in every way.

[button-lip]

Glad to see "I know I'm not Wrong" on the list, along with the Kleenex box.

I just love those lyrics.

[blinker12]

I'm super-impressed with the research that went into this list. They searched high & low for great quotes about the songs (even including Carol Ann Harris's book!).

P.S. In my estimation Silver Springs and Sara should be the Top 2.