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.
Allow Me One More Show
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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Treat me sweet mama 'llow me one more show
I swear to the lord I won't do wrong no more
I don't love no woman if she got easy ways
I don't love no woman if she got easy ways
I'm crazy about my little girl, she's always been my crave
I woke up this morning, just before the break of day
I looked at the pillow where my good girl used to lay
I hung my head boys, I cried just like a child
I hung my head boys, I cried just like a child
I said the way I'm treated mama, sure ain't satisfied
I've got the blues so bad little girl, my poor ol' heart is sore
I've got the blues so bad mama, poor ol' heart is sore
I just can't rest mama, nowhere I go
"Allow Me One More Show" by Fleetwood Mac is a melancholic blues track that finds the singer pleading with his lover to allow him to perform one more show before leaving her. He swears not to do any harm anymore if he gets one more chance to prove himself as a performer. The singer also declares that he does not love a woman who has easy ways but is crazy about his little girl, who is his true love. The next verse finds the singer waking up early in the morning and feeling the emptiness of his bed after his love left him. He hangs his head and cries like a child, not satisfied with the way he’s been treated. In the end, he admits his blues are so bad that he can't find rest anywhere he goes.
The track features a slow, melancholic blues vibe that reflects the deep sorrow of the singer. The lyrics depict a man who’s lost his love and is struggling to come to terms with it. The singer’s desire to perform one more show conveys his passion for music and his yearning to express his pain through his art. The line "I don't love no woman if she got easy ways" may suggest the singer's preference for a faithful and loyal lover. Overall, "Allow Me One More Show" a beautiful blues track that captures the misery and longing of lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoa, treat me sweet mama 'llow me one more show
Please show me kindness and allow me to perform once more.
I swear to the lord I won't do wrong no more
I promise that I will not behave badly again.
I don't love no woman if she got easy ways
I do not love a woman who is promiscuous.
I'm crazy about my little girl, she's always been my crave
I am deeply in love with my significant other whom I desire greatly.
I woke up this morning, just before the break of day
I woke up early, just at the first light of day.
I looked at the pillow where my good girl used to lay
I looked at the pillow where my beloved significant other used to rest.
I hung my head boys, I cried just like a child
I lowered my head in sadness and wept like a small child.
I said the way I'm treated mama, sure ain't satisfied
I expressed my displeasure with the way I am being treated.
I've got the blues so bad little girl, my poor ol' heart is sore
I am plagued with a profound sadness, causing my heart to ache.
I just can't rest mama, nowhere I go
I am unable to find peace or contentment, no matter where I may be.
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Written by: Jeremy Spencer
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