5 least favorite songs by each writer

[redbird]

I apologize if this is groansomely old hat around here, but I'm working on a paper and need to procrastinate for just 15 minutes so I thought I'd throw it up in case anyone bites.

I was curious what everyone's least favorite band songs were by each of the three Rumours era writers. You can include pre- and post- Rumours era songs by each writer if you want, you don't have to order if you can't, and if 5 is too restricting or too much do however many you need to properly express your dislike Here's mine:

LB
1. Family Man (TITN)
2. Goodbye Angel (25YTC)
3. What's the World Coming To (SYW)
4. Caroline (TITN)
5T. Tango in the Night (TITN)
5T. Come (SYW)

CM
Never Make Me Cry (Tusk)
Skies the Limit (BTM)
Save Me (BTM)
All Over Again (Time)
I Do (Time)

SN
1. Welcome to the Room...Sara (TITN)
2. Say You Will (SYW)
3. Sweet Girl (Dance)
4. Illume (SYW)
5. Silver Girl (SYW)
(I'm irrational about "When I See You Again".)

[windbecame]

GREAT TOPIC!!!
Lindsey - Not That Funny
Empire State
Teen Beat (WTH was that???)
Make Me A Mask
Come
Christine - Sugar Daddy (VOMIT)
Oh Daddy (More Vomit)
Honey Hi (how is this a song?)
Never Make Me Cry ( again SO short it's like 1/3 of a demo??)
Temporary One
Stevie - Crystal (really because I want her to sing the lead vocal in 75)
Angel (this is my LEAST fav song of her's EVER)
Welcome to the Room...Sara(but love it 10X more than Angel)
No Questions Asked (there's NO Chorus whatsoever???)
The Second Time (i actually love this, BUT she sounds DRUNK)

[tz5632]

Christine McVie:
Mystified (Tango in the night)
Warm ways (Fleetwood Mac)
Wish you were here (Mirage)
I do (Time)
Sugar daddy (Fleetwood Mac)

Stevie Nicks:
Welcome to the room...Sara (Tango in the night) AWFUL!!!
The second time (Behind the mask)
When I see you again (Tango in the night)
Affairs of the heart (Behind the mask)
No questions asked (Greatest Hits) - I only like the bridge in that song...the rest is boring.

Lindsey Buckingham:
Can't go back (Mirage)
Teen beat (25 years / Mirage)
My little demon (The dance)
What's the world coming to (Say you will)
Fou you and I, Part 2 (Tango in the night) - I like Christine's version of that song much more (Eyes wide shut)

So far, so good
Tschoe
Tobi

[louielouie2000]

Lindsey
My Little Demon
Empire State
What's The World Coming To?
Book Of Love
Can't Go Back

Stevie
That's Alright
Angel

Christine
Don't Stop
Sugar Daddy
Never Make Me Cry

[On Ice]

Lindsey:
Red Rover
Family Man
Murrow Turning over in his Grave
Make Me a Mask
Empire State

Stevie:
When I see you Again
Welcome to the Room Sara
Seven Wonders
No Questions Asked
Paper Doll

Christine:
Only Over You (to me is her one and only Mac misstep, I like the rest of her material)

[KarmaContestant]

For me, Lindsey has the most songs that I don't like, but that is because he's the one that takes the most creative liberties when recording, and is willing to do something different. With Christine, even her worst songs are not bad - they're just generic. I'm a Stevie fan at heart and I like most of her material, though I do think she's had a few Mac selections that were questionable.

Lindsey:
Save Me A Place (I really don't like whiny songs)
Oh Diane
Can't Go Back
Family Man
My Little Demon
Red Rover

Christine:
Love In Store
Skies The Limit

Stevie:
Paper Doll
No Questions Asked
Smile At You (a great song robbed of it's musical identity)

[holidayroad]

LB

Save Me a Place



SN

The Second Time
Welcome to the Room, Sara
Running Through the Garden


CM

I like all of her songs w/FM

[elle]

Originally Posted by holidayroad

LB
Save Me a Place

surprised how many dislike Save Me A Place... but totally agree with that.

happy to see the dislike for What's The World Coming To, Say Goodbye, and TAFE, and not surprised about Family Man and Oh Diane.


completely puzzled and not understanding all the dislike of Red Rover, Come, and Murrow. great great songs!!


my list of LB songs that i dislike would include:
What's The World Coming To
Say Goodbye
That's All For Everyone
Family Man
Save Me A Place

CM songs:
there are many i'm indifferent to, but dislike might be a bit strong

list of SN songs that i dislike starts with:
Sara
Silver Girl
Running Through The Garden
Illume
Not Make Believe

[MacShadowsBall]

From Aug 2011 least favorite song contest...top 8 Rumours Era...

• Warm Ways - least fav from '75 FM
• Don't Stop - least fav from Rumours
• That's All For Everyone - least fav from Tusk
• Empire State - least fav from Mirage
• Teen Beat - least fav Lindsey song
• Family Man - least fav from Tango in the Night
• Ricky - least fav Christine song
• Silver Girl - least fav from Say You Will

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=48284

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by elle

completely puzzled and not understanding all the dislike of Red Rover, Come, and Murrow. great great songs!!

Red Rover is just...weird. The last thing I ever want to hear when friends are over, and I'm playing music, is "What the heck are you listening to?". This kind of song prompts that question, and it's never asked in a good way.

[holidayroad]

Originally Posted by elle

surprised how many dislike Save Me A Place... but totally agree with that.


my list of LB songs that i dislike would include:
What's The World Coming To
Say Goodbye
That's All For Everyone
Family Man
Save Me A Place

I don't mind the verses in SMAP, but I hate the chorus So much (at least the Tusk version)!

[Dragonfly]

I wasn't going to include BTM songs but it makes things much easier!

Lindsey

That's Enough For Me
Book of Love
Can't Go Back
Eyes Of The World (although quite like it live)
What's The World Coming To

Stevie

Paper Doll
Freedom
Affairs of The Heart
The Second Time
Silver Girl

Chris

As Long As You Follow
Skies The Limit
Save Me
Temporary One
Do You Know

[redbird]

For me the worst thing about the post-Rumours/BTM/early 90s/whatever era is the production. It makes Fleetwood Mac sound fatally bland, IMO. But I genuinely like some of the songs underneath that production, especially Chris' "Behind the Mask" and Stevie's "Freedom" (I also like Bekka's "Dreaming the Dream" but I didn't ask about her here). I would love to have live versions of some of the better songs, but since that era is like the black sheep it'll never happen I guess.

It's so funny, when I was 12 and listening to my mom's Greatest Hits '88 CD (not knowing anything about all the schisms) I looooved "No Questions Asked" Certainly more than "As Long As You Follow".

[RickRobert]

Going just by the studio albums...

Lindsey
1. Book of Love
2. That's Enough For Me
3. Miranda
4. Say Goodbye (zzz...)
5. Empire State
(honorable mention for Peacekeeper's dumb kazoo refrain)

Stevie
1. Angel (ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...)
2. Silver Girl
3. Welcome to the Room... Sara
4. Affairs of the Heart
5. That's Alright (Only song of Stevie's I've heard multiple times where I couldn't remember a note of it if you asked me)

Christine
1. Over My Head
2. Only Over You
3. Hold Me
4. Mystified (just for the xylophone)
5. Never Forget (though I don't dislike it)

If co-writes count then put You and I Pt. 2 at 1. for both Christine and Lindsey

[TheWILDheart]

Lindsey:

Make Me A Mask
You and I part 2
Murrow Turning Over In His Grave
My Little Demon
Not That Funny

Christine:

Warm Ways
Only Over You
Mystified
Ricky
Honey Hi

Stevie:

When I See You Again
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Self confessed Chiffon-head . WISYA is the only Stevie-Mac song I cannot bare. I love the rest. Including the songs that seem to get a lot of stick, like "Paper Doll", "Silver Girl" and "The Second Time". I will never understand how it's possible for anybody not to love "Angel" and "That's Alright"