Primarily a British blues band, Fleetwood Mac scored a UK number one with "Albatross", and had other hits such as the singles "Oh Well" and "Man of the World". All three guitarists left in succession during the early 1970s, to be replaced by guitarists Bob Welch and Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker. By 1974, all three of them had either departed or been dismissed, leaving the band without a male lead vocalist or guitarist. In late 1974, while Fleetwood was scouting studios in Los Angeles, he was introduced to American folk-rock duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac soon asked Buckingham to be their new lead guitarist, and Buckingham agreed on condition that Nicks would also join the band.
The addition of Buckingham and Nicks gave the band a more pop rock sound, and their 1975 self-titled album, Fleetwood Mac, reached No. 1 in the United States. Rumours (1977), Fleetwood Mac's second album after the arrival of Buckingham and Nicks, produced four U.S. Top 10 singles and remained at number one on the American albums chart for 31 weeks. It also reached the top spot in various countries around the world and won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. Rumours has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. The band went through personal turmoil while recording the album, as both the romantic partnerships in the band (one being John and Christine McVie, and the other being Buckingham and Nicks) separated while continuing to make music together.
The band's personnel remained stable through three more studio albums, but by the late 1980s began to disintegrate. After Buckingham and Nicks each left the band, they were replaced by a number of other guitarists and vocalists. A 1993 one-off performance for the first inauguration of Bill Clinton featured the lineup of Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Nicks, and Buckingham back together for the first time in six years. A full reunion occurred four years later, and the group released their fourth U.S. No. 1 album, The Dance (1997), a live compilation of their hits, also marking the 20th anniversary of Rumours. Christine McVie left the band in 1998, but continued to work with the band in a session capacity. Meanwhile, the group remained together as a four-piece, releasing their most recent studio album, Say You Will, in 2003. Christine McVie rejoined the band full-time in 2014. In 2018, Buckingham was fired from the band and was replaced by Mike Campbell, formerly of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House.
Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands. In 1979, the group was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1998 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Danny Kirwan, guitarist, songwriter and early member of Fleetwood Mac (1968–1972) died in London, England, on 8 June 2018, aged 68. An obituary in The New York Times said he had died in his sleep after contracting pneumonia earlier in the year. The British music magazine Mojo quoted Christine McVie as saying: "Danny Kirwan was the white English blues guy. Nobody else could play like him. He was a one-off ... Danny and Peter [Green] gelled so well together. Danny had a very precise, piercing vibrato – a unique sound ... He was a perfectionist; a fantastic musician and a fantastic writer." One of Kirwan's songs, "Tell Me All the Things You Do" from the 1970 album Kiln House, was included in the set of the 2018–19 An Evening with Fleetwood Mac tour.
On 28 May 2020 Neil Finn, featuring Nicks and McVie, with Campbell on guitar, released the song “Find Your Way Back Home” for the Auckland, New Zealand homeless shelter Auckland City Mission.
Founding member Peter Green died on 25 July 2020 at the age of 73. In October 2020, Rumours again entered the Billboard top 10. The album received 30.6 million plays on streaming platforms the week of October 15, after a TikTok video of the song "Dreams" went viral.
On 30 November 2022, it was announced that band member Christine McVie died at the age of 79, after a short illness.
All Over Again
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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And finally turn out the light
How do I say in some simple way
How much you have been on my mind?
But I have to let you go
It's time to move on, don't you know
But you can rely on a love that won't die
So let's stop before it's too late
And leave it all up to the fates
'Cause in spite of the heartaches
And troubles in love
I'd do it all over (do it all over)
Do it all over again
Each of us and everyone
Carries a burden of love
But as far as I go, in my heart I know
It's you I'll be thinking of
So what is there left to say?
As I see us drifting away
You can always depend on a love that won't end
Won't you think of me, think of me that way?
So let's stop before it's too late
And leave it all up to the fates
'Cause in spite of the heartaches
And troubles in love
I'd do it all over again
Well it's it's time to move on to the rain
And finally break the chain
In spite of the heartaches
And troubles in love
I'd do it all over (do it all over)
Do it all over again (stop before it's too late)
'Cause in spite of the heartaches
And troubles in love
I'd do it all over (do it all over)
I'd do it all over again
The song "All Over Again" by Fleetwood Mac is about the end of a relationship and the pain that comes with it. The singer sings about how much they have been thinking about their partner, but they realize it is time to move on. The lyrics suggest that despite the heartaches and troubles in love, the singer would do it all over again. The song ends with the singer saying that it's time to move on, but they will always remember the love they shared.
The song carries a theme of love and heartbreak, which is a common theme in Fleetwood Mac's music. It speaks to the universal experience of falling in love and the pain of losing that love. The lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia and longing for a former love.
The song is musically pleasing, with its soft rock sound and emotional delivery. The chorus is catchy, with the lines "In spite of the heartaches, and troubles in love, I'd do it all over, do it all over again" being a standout moment in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it's time to say goodnight
It's the end of our relationship
And finally turn out the light
It's time to let go of the past and move forward
How do I say in some simple way
How can I put it into words
How much you have been on my mind
How much I have been thinking of you
But I have to let you go
I have to accept that our relationship is over
It's time to move on, don't you know
It's time for both of us to move on
But you can rely on a love that won't die
But you can always count on my love for you
For haven't I told you so
Because I have expressed my love before
So let's stop before it's too late
Let's end things before it becomes worse
And leave it all up to the fates
Let's leave it up to destiny
Cause in spite of the heartaches
Even though we have gone through difficult times
And troubles in love
And faced challenges in our relationship
I'd do it all over
I would still choose to be with you
Do it all over again
If given the chance, I would start all over
Each of us and everyone
Every person has their own struggles
Carries a burden of love
Carries the weight of their feelings for someone
But as far as I go in my heart I know
But in my heart, I know for sure
It's you I'll be thinking of
I will always think of you
So what is there left to say
There's nothing more to say
As I see us drifting away
As I see our relationship falling apart
You can always depend on a love that won't end
You can always rely on my love
Won't you think of me, think of me that way
I hope you will think of me in a positive way
Well it's it's time to move on to the rain
It's time to face reality
And finally break the chain
And finally end the cycle of our relationship
I'd do it all over (do it all over)
I would do it all again
Stop before it's too late
Stop before things get worse
I'd do it all over again
I would choose to be with you again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela Mendonca
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Henri Hudson
on Tusk
Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay?
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