Tango: Your favorite songs, grouped by singer

[jbrownsjr]

Isn't It MidNight
Everywhere
Mystified
Little Lies
You And I

Her material is fantastic. I know she wrote Little Lies by the pool and had a lot of music laying around and needed lyrics.

[David]

Christine wins this one, not just for “Everywhere” and “Little Lies” — her big hits — but for all her album tracks, including the two “You and I” songs and even for her outtake on the deluxe set.

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by David

Christine wins this one, not just for “Everywhere” and “Little Lies” — her big hits — but for all her album tracks, including the two “You and I” songs and even for her outtake on the deluxe set.

From my understanding, "You and I Part 1" was more of Lindsey's song while "You and I Part 2" was conceived as a Christine McVie composition (at least based on the early demos that feature herself on lead vocals).

[GypsySorcerer]

Christine by a country mile. I even love Mystified.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Christine by a country mile. I even love Mystified.

A country mile with a horse in the video.

[Wdm6789]

Originally Posted by bwboy

Yay, I’m the first to vote!

If Stevie gets any votes here, I would be surprised. Christine all the way for me! I mean, it may be a 3 person race, but it’s not even close- Christine at a 10, Lindsey at a 5, and Stevie at a 1, and that’s only because she sang Seven Wonders so well, despite it not being written by her. I’d have given her a 0 of it weren’t for that.

Little Lies
Isn’t It Midnight
Mystified
Everywhere

I mean, not one bad song by Christine. Her growth as a songwriter is stunning. I have no idea how much of an impact Eddie Quintella had on her songwriting, and I remember reading somewhere where she may have hinted she listed him on her songs because they were in a relationship, but her material on Buck Vie was strong, and he had nothing to do with those songs, so I’m giving the credit to Christine.

Big Love
Caroline
Tango in the Night
I hate Family Man.

Seven Wonders

I hate When I See You Again and can only barely tolerate Welcome to the Room Sara. The only redeeming thing about that song is the cleverness in how it’s actually about her stay at Betty Ford.

Family Man is so good. It’s so catchy and poppy. It’s my favorite Lindsey song.

[anusha]

While I do love Big Love and Caroline (and Down Endless Street if we are counting any bonus tracks), just on Everywhere and Little Lies alone, even before you get to Isn't It Midnight, I gotta give this one to Chris.

Weirdly enough, voting in these polls gives me some insight into Lindsey's frustration with his role in the band and not feeling seen. I think that in many cases, his contributions make other songwriters' songs better, and that is his strong suit, but even on TITN, which one could argue is the best showcase of Lindsey's songwriting (mainly because Stevie was so absent and more room was available for his songs), it's still (to me) not as strong as the work that Christine was able to do (with his input).

Like I want to give Lindsey props, but each time, I do find myself preferring the actual final product songs from Stevie and Christine, even if the album as a whole benefited greatly from Lindsey's input.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm one of those that like Family Man and Big Love.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I'm one of those that like Family Man and Big Love.

You are not alone. I always hope I'll hear Big Love live in the Tango style some day.