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.
Like It This Way
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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Love me all the time
Better love me, baby
Let me know you're mine
Don't care what you say
You're gonna like it this way
Give me all your love
Give me all your love
'Cause I know you need
A little bit of that holdin'
A little bit of that squeeze, yeah
Better love me, baby
Love me all the time
You better love me, baby
Let me know you're mine
I don't care what you say
You're gonna like it this way
The lyrics to Fleetwood Mac's "Like It This Way" depict a lover who wants their partner to fully commit and love them unconditionally. The first two lines of the chorus "Better love me, baby, love me all the time, better love me, baby, let me know you're mine" show this sense of wanting complete devotion. The reassurance that "you're gonna like it this way" implies that while the partner may not think they want to love so hard and fully, they will eventually learn that it's what they need.
The second verse talks about physical affection with lines such as "give me all your love 'cause I know you need, a little bit of that holdin', a little bit of that squeeze." This shows that the singer wants not only emotional commitment but also physical intimacy from their partner. The repetition in the chorus shows the insistence on the need for the partner to fully love them.
Overall, the song captures the essence of someone who wants to be loved in every sense of the word and needs their partner to step up and love them completely, without reservation.
Line by Line Meaning
Better love me, baby
I want you to love me deeply and passionately
Love me all the time
I want you to love me constantly and consistently
Better love me, baby
I really need you to show me how much you love me
Let me know you're mine
I want to feel secure in our relationship and know that you're committed to me
Don't care what you say
I don't care about your objections or opinions
You're gonna like it this way
I'm confident that you'll enjoy the kind of love I have to offer
Give me all your love
I want you to give me your entire heart and affection
'Cause I know you need
I understand that you have a deep need for love and I want to fulfill that need
A little bit of that holdin'
I want to hold and embrace you
A little bit of that squeeze, yeah
I want to give you a gentle, loving squeeze to show my affection
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Daniel David Kirwan
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TransPermeance
Peter plays a master support role with that tube drawn mid tone that lets the kid shine. The best live version of this song. To play so complimentary to each other shows they all had a deep connection at that time.
Jackson Skogg
if you listen to a later version it’s very sad to hear danny playing a lead role without peter green
Sam Thomas
Fleetwood Mac at their absolute best. Kirwan’s raspy tone is unmistakable!
J Beezy
Both Peter and Danny had a vibrato from hell!
Leif Eriksson
Saw them in Stockholm just a few days before. Best concert I’ve been to!
Tina Heard
RIP Danny !! You are missed for sure but You still shine on in the music !! ♥
Max Markowitz
Thank you for reuploading. This was the video that opened my eyes to the greatness that was Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.
Jet Express
Danny plays that guitar like it's ment to be played .
Kerstin Herder
..... DANNY ❤ FOREVER .....
navynugget7
Amazing artist!