Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs — Mac at No. 9

[David]

So Rolling Stone just published its annual clickbait article of the Top 500 Songs of All Time.

“Dreams” climbed higher than it’s ever done — number 9.

All these Buckingham and Nicks feud articles and Buckingham album reviews and Nicks appreciation pieces online and in print and now this? Is someone engineering all this disparate coverage? I was following them in 1977 and quite frankly I don’t think they had anywhere near this much press that year, all in the space of a few weeks.

[elle]

i saw a really good thread on twitter, of this guy analyzing different performers and how their songs have changed on the list. obviously the list should not be called "greatest songs" if it goes for the most popular but that's where we are lol. like really? where's the Chain? none of Christine songs?

lmao ok didn't care about the Rolling Stones list but "Dreams" getting the meme bump all the way to number 9 is hilarious. just shameless. https://t.co/JbNuXHSAKw

— fka ☕️ (@coopercooperco) September 15, 2021

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by David

So Rolling Stone just published its annual clickbait article of the [URL="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/"] I was following them in 1977 and quite frankly I don’t think they had anywhere near this much press that year, all in the space of a few weeks.

There was no internet then .You pretty much had to wait around for the next issue of Rolling Stone in the random notes section. They did also have a People magazine cover that year .

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

There was no internet then .You pretty much had to wait around for the next issue of Rolling Stone in the random notes section. They did also have a People magazine cover that year .

Exactly. The world has changed so much since 1977. Today is a 24/7 news cycle and endless social media and internet. I remember going to concerts in the 80s and never knowing the setlists beforehand. Every song was a surprise. Now you know the setlist immediately and can watch concerts on youtube. Back then you had to wait till 6pm to watch or hear any news LOL.

Dreams is a good song (although I turn it off when its on the radio because I've heard it so much) but Go Your Own Way is a better song

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Dreams is a good song (although I turn it off when its on the radio because I've heard it so much) but Go Your Own Way is a better song

Go Your Own Way is a FAR more inventive song than Dreams(the same could be said of Tusk). Because both exist outside of any traditional song structure. Mick's drumming during the verses, and the way the acoustic guitar is what really holds the timing of the song together, makes it one of a kind.

Now here comes $tevie people telling us how Dreams was #1... big deal. I hear GYOW far more often on the radio than Dreams.

[jmn3]

Laughable. I wouldn’t even put Dreams as high as my #9 Fleetwood Mac song let alone all songs. Even of just Stevie’s contributions, GDW, Rhiannon, and Gypsy are better IMO.

[bombaysaffires]

I *LOVE* Dreams....always have, always will.

But the magic of it is in that production. When you listen to earlier rough versions it's pretty meh. Her vocal is great but the song is flat, like most of her songs until LB adds in lifts with instrumentation and backing vocals. John absolutely anchors the song, with Mick, as he does on all her stuff on the first 3 albums. The guitar layers and all of Chris's gorgeous keyboards/synthesizer parts, and then all the backing vocals just make it sooooo lush and luscious and hypnotic. It's this band at its cohesive best.

Her solo versions have never, ever come close. Even the Mac live versions don't do it full justice.

But that Rumours version......