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.
Freedom
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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On a wind-blown night
Whose honor, whose anger
Cold and quivering
As was the wind blown night
Into which she'd fallen, fallen
Freedom, well it's a thing that is fleeting
Well my intentions were clear
I was with him, everyone knew
Poor little fool
Beautiful as you are, with that high spirit
Morning star of evil hit me
Cut me like a knife
Cool and collected
She became that with time
Totally rejected
Freedom, well it's a thing that is fleeting
Freedom, is standing next to you
Well my intentions were clear
I was with him, everyone knew
Poor little fool
It's all in the eyes
It's all in the way that you look
It's all in the way that you say very little
It's all in the way that you talk
Look at me with daggers
It won't do you any good
All the looks that you've used on me
Don't work now that you've fallen, fallen, fallen
Freedom, well it's a thing that is fleeting
Freedom, is standing next to you
Well my intentions were clear
I was with him, everyone knew
Poor little fool
Look at me with daggers
It won't do you any good
All the looks that you've used on me
Don't work now that you've fallen (freedom)
All the looks that you've used on me
Don't work now that you've fallen
Freedom
Freedom
Everyone knew
Poor little fool
Poor little fool
Poor little fool (freedom)
Come with me
Poor little fool (freedom)
The lyrics to Fleetwood Mac's "Freedom" are somewhat cryptic, but they seem to be about a woman who has fallen from some kind of grace or honor. She is shivering and scared, perhaps because of some kind of anger or wrongdoing. The lyrics suggest that this woman may have been rejected by others for her actions, but she still holds onto the idea of freedom.
The chorus repeats the line "Freedom, well it's a thing that is fleeting" - this could refer to the idea that freedom is something that can be lost easily, especially when someone has made a mistake or been judged by others. The singer seems to be standing by the woman, though, saying that "Freedom is standing next to you". The lyrics suggest that the woman's intentions may have been clear, but she was still judged harshly by others.
As the song continues, the phrase "poor little fool" is repeated several times. This could be a reference to the woman, who is seen as naive or foolish. The last lines of the song suggest that the woman has fallen even further, but the singer is still with her, offering her the chance to come along.
Line by Line Meaning
Dim and wavering
Her presence was barely noticeable and uncertain
On a wind-blown night
This happened during a cold and windy night
Whose honor, whose anger
It was unclear what was driving her emotions
Cold and quivering
She was shivering and clearly affected by the weather
As was the wind blown night
The night was just as equally affected by the wind, cold and uncertainty
Into which she'd fallen, fallen
She had stumbled into this situation or perhaps into an emotional state
Freedom, well it's a thing that is fleeting
The concept of freedom is transient, temporary and fragile
Freedom, is standing next to you
Freedom is in the company of the person you love and trust
Well my intentions were clear
I was transparent with what I wanted to do
I was with him, everyone knew
People were aware that I was spending time with him
Poor little fool
She was seen as naive or foolish
Beautiful as you are, with that high spirit
Although she was attractive and lively, there was something off about her
Morning star of evil hit me
She had a negative impact on my life
Cut me like a knife
Her words or actions hurt me deeply
Cool and collected
She maintained a calm and composed appearance
She became that with time
Over time, she developed this personality trait
Totally rejected
She was completely dismissed or ignored
It's all in the eyes
The expression in her eyes spoke volumes
It's all in the way that you look
Her body language and facial expressions conveyed her emotions
It's all in the way that you say very little
Her silence spoke louder than words
It's all in the way that you talk
The way she spoke revealed a lot about her intentions
Look at me with daggers
She gave me a hostile look
It won't do you any good
She knew that her attempt to intimidate me wouldn't have any effect
All the looks that you've used on me
Her previous attempts at manipulating or intimidating me didn't work
Don't work now that you've fallen, fallen, fallen
She's lost her power or influence
Come with me
Join me on this journey
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Michael W. Campbell, Stephanie Nicks
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@nghiepphamchau3387
Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
But it's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams, and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell, dreams of loneliness?
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
Ooh, what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
You will know
Oh-oh-oh, you'll know
@logan5326
🎶🎵 Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
But it's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams, and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell, dreams of loneliness?
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
Ooh, what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
You will know
Oh-oh-oh, you'll know…🎵🎶🌹😞
@daylaheke1713
Lyrics
Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
But it's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams, and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell, dreams of loneliness?
Like a heartbeat, drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
Ooh, what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
You will know
Oh-oh-oh, you'll know
@KarimJovian
Thanks skateboard guy
@elquintana1346
Dude when are u goin' to upload new videos?
@newwave7908
@That Guy bro jus stfu and vibe god damn😂 someone always gotta be ah lil bitch about sum huh
@chrisbreezy2854
@That Guy u mad cause he found a good artist?
@xexs7179
@That Guy tiktok is a great way to find music you like, but did Reddit tell you that tiktok is big bad and not whole 100? Because you sound like a god damn idiot.
@7empest.420
it was a longboard
@RAIDER-NATION_605
Thank You Mom... born 1960, so she grew up to all the good music and singers... Shes 64 now... she smiles cuz i play these songs... Thank you momma... Glad you here with me still... <3
@TonysLadyF13
Same
@dianewilsher3451
Nice post to your mom. I am the same age and feel same about Fleetwood Mac!
@lindseynicole3632
Mamas bringing that wisdom through music