Too Far Gone

secret love · #1 05-21-2014, 10:27 AM

Some people may already be aware that a Christine McVie song called Too Far Gone exists for the new album. This was also done on the 1970 Christine Perfect album:

**jbrownsjr** · #2 05-21-2014, 10:43 AM

My heart jumped a little. I love this song.

secret love · #3 05-21-2014, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

My heart jumped a little. I love this song.

Me too! I think it will be an updated version in 2014 album. Just a hunch after re-reading the article in which Christine and Lindsey discuss doing something interesting with her old songs.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...ry.html#page=1

A danceable new Fleetwood Mac song called Too Far Gone? And Christine saying some other time that Lindsey did something very interesting with one of her songs.

I'd say - drawing a slightly long bow - that we have another Planets of the Universe on our hands where a ballad has become a rocking clubhouse dance track.

brickney723 · #4 05-21-2014, 11:05 AM

I like it and I can see why Lindsey would like it too.

KenB · #5 05-21-2014, 11:27 AM

I bet it's different (new) song that happens to have the same name. It's hard to see how this lovely, bluesy track could be made "danceable."

In any case, I think "Too Far Gone" should be played in concert back to back with Lindsey's "Gone Too Far."

Max_RedRover · #6 05-21-2014, 12:56 PM

I too bet it's a completely different song but you never know. The Christine Perfect album, even more so than Buckingham Nicks which has SUCH a strong cult following, is like it never existed. Despite its quiet release on Cd a few years back - it's a VERY well kept secret ... so I suppose it's not impossible she'd feel comfortable re-inventing one of its songs but I somehow doubt it. She tends to dismiss it and have put it completely behind her.

Who knows? Fun wondering and guessing about though ...

elle · #7 05-21-2014, 08:22 PM

according to the LA Times article it's a new song. Lindsey wrote the music and had it unfinished sitting around, and Christine wrote the rest of the song over his music:

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Christine McVie eases comfortably into the corner of a leather sofa, about a foot between her and Lindsey Buckingham. He leans forward and side by side, they listen to the playback of "Too Far Gone," a danceable new Fleetwood Mac song they've written together over the last few weeks at a West Los Angeles recording studio.

"This was a great collaboration," Buckingham said. "I had a track without any singing on it, and she wrote the song over it."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...#ixzz30ZKvqYdp

**jbrownsjr** · #8 05-21-2014, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elle

according to the LA Times article it's a new song. Lindsey wrote the music and had it unfinished sitting around, and Christine wrote the rest of the song over his music:

In musical terms, to me that means:

Lindsey wrote the chords and flushed it out into an instrumental. Then Christine, wrote the lyrics and melody over his instrumental arrangement.

Leaves me to wonder great things like.... did they trade vocals like Don't Stop or World Turning, or Hold Me etc.....

MikeVielhaber · #9 05-21-2014, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

In musical terms, to me that means:

Lindsey wrote the chords and flushed it out into an instrumental. Then Christine, wrote the lyrics and melody over his instrumental arrangement.

Leaves me to wonder great things like.... did they trade vocals like Don't Stop or World Turning, or Hold Me etc.....

"Hold Me" is sung together though Christine sings the melody. It would be cool to have a song like that.

"Think About Me" is another Christine song where Lindsey takes a turn. He sings lead on the chorus.

aleuzzi · #10 05-21-2014, 09:17 PM

It's gotta' be a new song entirely. I don't think Christine would invite any attention to her 1969 solo album, which she has often said she wished would "go away." Based on what I've read, it appears Christine's new direction is rooted in danceable, funked-up pop, probably similar in style to "Anything Is Possible."

welcomechris · #11 05-22-2014, 02:15 PM

This "Too Far Gone" has nothing to do with the new one! Chris didn't write or co-write the original

**jbrownsjr** · #12 05-22-2014, 02:20 PM

I would be very shocked if this had anything to do with the Christine Perfect album.

michelej1 · #13 05-22-2014, 07:57 PM

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I would be very shocked if this had anything to do with the Christine Perfect album.

Yes, Christine doesn't like the album too much. I can't imagine her revisiting it unless probed and Lindsey's sure not the type to say, "Gee, I'd sure like to hear what you did in 1970 before we met. Maybe we can rework it."

Michele