DISCUSSION: Christine's songs from Mirage - Page 2

michelej1 · #1 10-13-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Well nobody replied yet to my earlier post, but I'm thinking about counting "Hold Me" as collaboration.

Yes, it's not a collaboration.

Michele

**jbrownsjr** · #2 10-14-2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Well nobody replied yet to my earlier post, but I'm thinking about counting "Hold Me" as collaboration.

Hold Me, Don't Stop, and Think About Me... are all Christine as writer.. just LB on the vocals...

World Turning, Mystified, Isn't It Midnight are penned Buckingham/McVie as the writers..

TrueFaith77 · #3 10-14-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Well nobody replied yet to my earlier post, but I'm thinking about counting "Hold Me" as collaboration.

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Originally Posted by chiliD

With that logic, she'd already written "Show Me A Smile"...why did she need to write "Songbird"?

...because she perfected it with "Songbird."

jcalzaretta · #4 02-21-2012, 09:09 PM

Love in Store. Some good, some bleh. I liked it less than I liked it overall. That must mean something.

Only Over You. Don't like it. Skip it each time.

Hold Me. Brilliant. Classic. Love it

Wish you Were Here. I really like it. Love the intro. Sounds a bit like Silver Springs.

StephenC · #5 02-22-2012, 03:10 AM

Christine's songs are usually very strong, but the production on Love In Store and Only Over you are bland. Both needed to be beefed up.

Hold Me is a great song.

I was actually thinking about Wish You Were Here the other day. Again, the production let's it down. Can you imagine how great it would have sounded with an orchestra accompanying the band?

HejiraNYC · #6 02-22-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by StephenC

I was actually thinking about Wish You Were Here the other day. Again, the production let's it down. Can you imagine how great it would have sounded with an orchestra accompanying the band?

I have a theory about this song, which doesn't sound like anything else on Mirage. It's a sound that seemed to be very popular, which consisted of a very dry, spare sound and very simple, unadorned, crisp instrumentation with prominent drums- not unlike albums released by Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, and, most notably, John Lennon around the same time. John Lennon's Double Fantasy kind of perfected that sonic template, especially on his greatest song ever- "Watching the Wheels." Other artists, namely Elton John ("Empty Garden") and Queen ("Life Is Real") issued Lennon tributes that kind of paid homage to this particular sound. I think "Wish You Were Here" was Fleetwood Mac's own tribute to John Lennon. No, there is nothing particularly Lennon-specific about the lyrics, but that mournful sentiment of someone who has passed on is there along with the decidedly Double Fantasy-like vocal and instrumental arrangements.

Blueletter18 · #7 02-20-2012, 10:17 PM

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Hold Me---probably nearly everyones favorite, not just for CM, but for the Mac on this album. Great upbeat song, one of the best duets you'll find in pop music. JM's bass in this song doesn't get the credit it deserves, the transitions seem flawless here. I'm always left wanting to press repeat, but I can't help but feeling that it could've used another verse...2 minutes of Hold Me, Hold Me etc.....I get it...I'll hold you.
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hahaha this is great

moon · #8 02-20-2012, 09:58 PM

Hi! After a few days listening to Mirage, I suppose I could write about all the songs! I start with Christine's songs, one by one...

1. Love in Store. Beautiful, nice way to start the album. I really like the backing vocals of Stevie (like a duet in some parts) and Lindsey (so strong!). Nice to see it in some compilations!
2. Only Over You. Amazing. Christine's style in its best moment. A big ballad, with beautiful harmonies and her unique voice...
3. Hold Me. I know she wrote it with another guy (I don't remember now his name), so I'll put here. Is a nice song, I made all the posible to build an instrumental version to song it myself, and I found that bass, guitar and drums are really good!
4. Wish You Were Here. As I said with the first, I can say the same with the last. Incredible way to finish an album. A quiet song, emotional end with guitar and piano mixed.

So, that's all folks! Regards!!

cliffdweller · #9 02-21-2012, 02:58 PM

I love all of Chris's songs on Mirage EXCEPT "Only Over You." I just can't get into that one. Too sleepy for me. "Wish You Were Here" is one of my very favorites from Chris. Beautiful love song.

PolishStevieFan · #10 02-22-2012, 12:19 PM

Christine wrote at least two gems for the "Mirage" album. The first is "Love In Store". This song is so infectiously catchy and has wonderful harmonies shared by Lindsay and Stevie. The lyrics are rather lighthearted but who can blame her? Christine has never been a poetic lyricist or something. With funny video and strong promotion this could have served as another single from the album. The second gem is "Only Over You". This song is so dreamy, much in the vein of "Warm Ways" from "Fleetwood Mac" album. Her voice is at its creamy-candy best here. As was the case with aforementioned song "Only Over You" in lyrical department can't be mistaken for poem but luckily it doesn't take away anything from this beautiful song.

"Hold Me" was the biggest hit from the album but I don't think it was that strong. It's just decent Pop song but truly nothing memorable if you ask me. And then there's "Wish You Were Here" which is dull and drags towards the end.

elle · #11 02-22-2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PolishStevieFan

Christine wrote at least two gems for the "Mirage" album. The first is "Love In Store". This song is so infectiously catchy and has wonderful harmonies shared by Lindsay and Stevie.

HomerMcvie · #12 02-22-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by elle

Lindsay was the girl on the back of the White album, right?

PolishStevieFan · #13 02-23-2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Lindsay was the girl on the back of the White album, right?

Sorry Lindsey of course!

Travisevian · #14 02-27-2012, 03:20 PM

Love In Store - 1960's folk rock in the 1980's...harmonies remind me of The Mamas And The Papas.
Only Over You - Dark, melancholic, well-expressed, vulnerable.
Hold Me - Catchy. Lovely video, too. Stevie looked great.
Wish You Were Here - Beautiful piano intro, interesting.

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Originally Posted by Nikolaj

I'd totally believe Stevie singing 'I'm out of my mind'--
Christine's persona just seemed too 'cool, calm and collected' emotionally, or too stable, to pull that song off.
I think Miss Rock A Little with her Wild Heart would've been spellbinding on the vocal ...."People say I'm crazy..." Of course, they did!
I think it's a case of Christine having written a song that would have been great had Stevie sung it! (I'm out of my mind, well, baby, and its only, you know, over-over you- I'm still out of my mind, baby, well, well well, still I am out...of my mind, baby, and it's only over you!)

That's so true.

drzubritsky · #15 02-22-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PolishStevieFan

Christine wrote at least two gems for the "Mirage" album. The first is "Love In Store". This song is so infectiously catchy and has wonderful harmonies shared by Lindsay and Stevie. The lyrics are rather lighthearted but who can blame her? Christine has never been a poetic lyricist or something. With funny video and strong promotion this could have served as another single from the album.

"Love In Store" was released as the third single from Mirage in the U.S. and reached #22 in Billboard.