Wish You Were Here

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Originally Posted by vivfox

I'm always curious to know what song it was that hooked you in to Fleetwood Mac as a new fan?

Sitting in my dorm room in the mid-70s listening to my roommate's Fleetwood Mac albums (the five Bob Welch era albums) there were two songs that leaped out at me as extraordinary bits of music, that "hooked" me.

Those two songs were "Homeward Bound" and "Why."

"Homeward Bound" because I was a strong feminist (still am) and loved piano music (still do), and I was just blown away by this incredible piano music being played by a woman in an accessible, toe-tapping pop song with a beat you could dance to and lyrics you could relate to. (Not some esoteric jazz or blues recording.)

"Why" for obvious reasons ... because it's such a moving and beautiful piece of music, with that incredible lead vocal and extraordinary harmonies, and an extraordinarily simple yet universal lyric. And I was also a big fan of psychedelic music (particularly Jefferson Airplane) and I really dug the psych elements of the song (the somewhat meandering intro).

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I'm always curious to know what song it was that hooked you in to Fleetwood Mac as a new fan

"Gypsy." I was twelve years old. I listened to that and "Hold Me" about 100 times a day.

But soon, very soon, it was "Say You Love Me."

[Dr.Brown]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I'm always curious to know what song it was that hooked you in to Fleetwood Mac as a new fan?

"Sara"

In the winter of 1982 I was a 16 year-old loner/geek junior at an all-male Catholic high school who had not listened to much contemporary music at all. I had heard the name "Fleetwood Mac" but was unfamiliar with them. I had heard the song "Don't Stop" before but did not know who performed it.

That winter I discovered a new soft-rock radio station which had the original vinyl (non-CD edit) version of "Sara" on heavy rotation.

The first time I heard it I was immediately smitten by its lush harmonies and musical soundscape - it was the most beautiful and sensual song I had ever heard. Whenever it came on I would stop in my tracks and be swept up into it.

Later that year MTV began playing "Gypsy" - a very pretty Sara-esque song enhanced by a gorgeous video and I finally learned what the members of Fleetwood Mac looked like.

In the intervening years I have come to esteem the musical contributions of the other members of Fleetwood Mac more (especially Christine McVie - "Why" is a classic I never tire of) but "Sara" was and remains my first love. I try not to revisit her too often to preserve her mystery.

P.S. "Wish You Were Here" is a great song.

[bucklind17]

I remember being six years old and hearing "Everywhere" on the radio all the time. Back then, I used to think the lyrics "I want to be with you and you and you and..." because, you know, I was six.

Really, though, I'm one of those kids that got into Fleetwood Mac when The Dance came out. I was 15 years old and just really starting to actually get into music. Specifically, it was "Bleed to Love Her" and "Silver Springs" that got me hooked, but once I bought the CD, I realized I knew almost all the songs on there. I remember thinking I'd never have to buy anything else but The Dance, because all the songs I liked and knew were on it. That lasted about three weeks. Ten years later...

[David]

In my case, Go Your Own Way & You Make Loving Fun, but I loved virtually all of Rumours