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.
Everyday I Have the Blues
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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Ooh everyday, everyday I have the blues
When you see me worryin' baby, yeah, it's you I hate to lose
Whoa, nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Whoa, nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Well worries and trouble darling, babe you know I've had my share
Everyday, everyday I have the blues
When you see me worryin' baby, yeah, it's you I hate to lose
Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Well worries and trouble darling, babe you know I've had my share
The lyrics to Fleetwood Mac's "Everyday I Have the Blues" express the constant feeling of sadness and despair that the singer experiences every day. The repetition of the phrase "everyday, everyday I have the blues" emphasizes the recurring nature of these feelings. The singer explicitly states that the cause of their sadness is the fear of losing someone they love, saying "when you see me worryin' baby, yeah, it's you I hate to lose." The repetition of the phrase "nobody loves me, nobody seems to care" expresses a sense of loneliness and isolation.
The singer acknowledges that they have experienced their fair share of troubles and worries, suggesting that their current state of sadness may be a result of a culmination of past hardships. The song is a classic example of blues music, which often expresses sadness and despair through its lyrics and instrumentation.
Overall, the lyrics to "Everyday I Have the Blues" convey the singer's struggles with loneliness, loss, and the weight of past troubles. The repetition of certain phrases reinforces the cyclical nature of these feelings and the pain that comes with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Everyday, everyday I have the blues
I feel sad and downhearted every day
Ooh everyday, everyday I have the blues
It's a constant state of sadness that I can't escape from
When you see me worryin' baby, yeah, it's you I hate to lose
My worry and sadness are directly tied to the fear of losing you
Whoa, nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
I feel unloved and unsupported by those around me
Well worries and trouble darling, babe you know I've had my share
I've experienced my fair share of difficulties and struggles
Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: MEMPHIS SLIM, PETER CHATMAN
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Rev. Robert 'Standing Eagle' Marshall
The original writer, composer, and singer of this song was my cousin Peter Chatman, better known as "Memphis Slim." I had the honor of touring with him as a child and again when I took leave to travel with him while I was stationed in Germany in the early 70s.
Cecilia Caller
My dear dad told me about your cousin Memphis Slim. And Elmore.
Then I showed him some covers I liked, by Jeremy Spencer.
Fantastic song, Rev Robert.
Stefan Karlsson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Day_I_Have_the_Blues
About the song writing.
Seems he was working in the tradition of borrowing and incorporating like almost all artists.
Marc Highliner
I followed your link. A beautiful rendition, by a beautiful musician.
Rev. Robert 'Standing Eagle' Marshall
Yeah, I knew all the members of that band and his original "House Rockers" -- I called Matt Murphy a suppressed rock guitarist because even though he played blues he could out play some of the best lead, rock guitarist! And Kansas Field did a solo drum set that made you think Buddy Rich was on the drums! I really miss ALL of them.
I toured with Slim as a child, then once more when I took leave in the 70s while I was stationed in Germany to visit him in France. When I got stationed in Sicily in the 80s I was going to visit him again; but, he caught pneumonia and died before I could get to see him.
Andria Rogava
+Rev. Robert 'Standing Eagle' Marshall I am sure you have seen this old French TV video, which I had a good luck to find and put on yourube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24isoA6xdL0
erasmus omnius
sweet soulful perfection
lendl kaiser
Great cover,just love it,they really let it breath!
Bob Davis
J. T. Brown played on Elmore James' "I Believe" (Meteor 5000) back in 1952. How wonderful that he could sit in with Fleetwood Mac (version 1.0) 17 years later.
Paulo Martins
Simplesmente fantástico, parabéns !!!!!