Discuss: You Make Loving Fun

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by amber

That is John's bassline, and the bandwork, that is talking. Making it "funky" (only basslines make things funky ) and sexy. Ha, not really, but the band work in this one definitely makes it much more funky and sexy than it could have otherwise been with just the vocals.
Did that make sense? I can't tell.
Anyways, I agree.

Yeah, that makes sense But I think it's a combination of John's bass and Chris' Rhodes electric piano that make it funky. They get into a grove together to make sweet, sweet lurve baby

It's such a great song and I love how Christine comes in on that high note: "Sweeeet, wonderful you..." Her voice sounds so slinky on that song.

[amber]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Yeah, that makes sense But I think it's a combination of John's bass and Chris' Rhodes electric piano that make it funky. They get into a grove together to make sweet, sweet lurve baby

It's such a great song and I love how Christine comes in on that high note: "Sweeeet, wonderful you..." Her voice sounds so slinky on that song.

You are right, that is why I said "the band" is my favorite thing about this song. It grooves almost criminally. You can't discount Lindsey's guitar, either, or even Mick. No matter how much you want to discount Mick. hahaha. It really is a kind of perfect song.

Originally Posted by amber

Also so compelling it's almost mesmerizing is the "swweeeeeeeeeeeeet wonderful you" at the beginning. You have to sing it, you just have to, it is futile to resist.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by amber

So like I said, the way it is being used. I get it now. "Don't blame it on me, blame it on my wild Budweiser...."

I would still never think of it as a noun, though. Even now, i have lost "getting it" like I did seconds ago.

What if the sentence was: "You make walking fun". Isn't that different? Isn't that a straight verb? If so, why is "loving" different?

Edit: I see by reading your Wikipedia that it is kind of complicated, and I should probably use that as the full explanation, instead of bugging you. It's pretty explicit, in theory it should explain it to me, though you are explaining it more simply.
Also, I am uncomfortably reminded of my mom right now, so...

"walking" would function the same way as "loving." for some reason, i cannot figure out what part of the sentence "loving" is functioning as in "YMLF," or i'm sure i could be more succinct. but i'm pretty braindead right now.

-carrie "grammar junkie" c.

[amber]

Originally Posted by carrie721

"walking" would function the same way as "loving." for some reason, i cannot figure out what part of the sentence "loving" is functioning as in "YMLF," or i'm sure i could be more succinct. but i'm pretty braindead right now.

-carrie "grammar junkie" c.

Thanks.

-amber "you and grammar rules are pissing me off" g.

- not really, not at all. Although faced with actual complex grammar rules after so many years, it is pretty odd. I'm more of a stickler for spelling and logic. Grammar is dangerously close to "word math" It isn't really, I just made that up because it made me laugh.

Since you're braindead right now, you're probably about on par with me. Only about this one thing, big head.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by amber

Thanks.

-amber "you and grammar rules are pissing me off" g.

- not really, not at all. Although faced with actual complex grammar rules after so many years, it is pretty odd. I'm more of a stickler for spelling and logic. Grammar is dangerously close to "word math" It isn't really, I just made that up because it made me laugh.

Since you're braindead right now, you're probably about on par with me. Only about this one thing, big head.

no, you're right, grammar is totally word math. i would extemporate (made that word up), but y'know. brain death and threadjacking and all that. i wish david o. were still around, he'd be able to explain it better than i could.

[amber]

Originally Posted by carrie721

no, you're right, grammar is totally word math. i would extemporate (made that word up), but y'know. brain death and threadjacking and all that. i wish david o. were still around, he'd be able to explain it better than i could.

Naw, he wouldn't. It might be a longer explanation, though.

"Extemporate" - now you're speaking my languagosity!

P.S. - You rock.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by amber

Naw, he wouldn't. It might be a longer explanation, though.

i am lmmfao because you're right.

"Extemporate" - now you're speaking my languagosity!

P.S. - You rock.

[JazmenFlowers]

I love this song...almost as much as Oh Daddy. like P said, Stevie's harmonies are amazing. Christine really showcases her songwriting talents here I think, lyrically, too.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by carrie721

she's using it as a gerund, which is an "-ing" verb that functions as a noun.

Amen. Someone knows her grammar!

[aleuzzi]

I LOVE this song. Most of the harmonies, by the way, are Christine's, not Stevie's. She's layered herself several times underneath the lead vocal.

In many ways, this is the ultimate live performance song. It never ceases to get the crowd going.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by carrie721

"walking" would function the same way as "loving." for some reason, i cannot figure out what part of the sentence "loving" is functioning as in "YMLF," or i'm sure i could be more succinct. but i'm pretty braindead right now.

-carrie "grammar junkie" c.

Carrie, you make grammar fun

[Gailh]

I think YMLF is of Christine's all time best but what makes it so special is that the overall band performance. No weak links.

Gail

[amber]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Carrie, you make grammar fun

*groan*.

[face of glass]

If David O. was still around he'd be saying how YMLF holds its own against the best of what Gershwin or Porter had to offer - and how it leads the way to the studio perfection of Gypsy. No arguments whatsoever from me.

Chris says on the Rumours DVD-A that this is mainly her arrangement and that only the chorus that diverts from the groove was one of Lindsey's arrangement ideas. This be true, her keyboards truly drive the track forward. I love the Rosebud doc version with the extra vocals at the end and Stevie fooling around with a guiro. Her best instrumental contribution to Fleetwood Mac for sure - she could've been the world's best guiroist if she hadn't stopped playing it!

A great song in the live environment as well with powerful plucky solos from Lindsey around 1980-1982.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Amen. Someone knows her grammar!

you betcha! (irony intentional )

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Carrie, you make grammar fun

pahahahaha