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.
Nothing
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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You'll never be alone, baby
Just lay down beside me
And let your love hide me, oh baby
Seems that things
Don't mean a thing
When I
I mean nothing without you
I'll come down and hang around you, baby
'Cause I hold the winning hand
Just to get to stand beside you baby
See 'cause things
Don't mean a thing
When I
I mean nothing without you
Oh I'm just gonna do whatever
Keeps us together, oh baby
'Cause I love you more then love
And I put nothing above you, oh baby
And things they ain't gonna mean a thing
And I mean, I mean nothing
No nothing without you...
Oh I mean nothing without you...
The lyrics to Fleetwood Mac's song "Nothing" seem to express a deep, inseparable bond between two lovers. The singer tells their partner that no matter what happens, they will always have each other. They encourage their lover to rest beside them and let their love protect them. The singer expresses that without their partner, they would be nothing, implying that their love is not just important, but the very foundation of their existence. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to keep their relationship together, placing their love above all else.
Overall, the song seems to celebrate the power of love to provide comfort, support, and meaning in life. It portrays the bond between the singer and their lover as unbreakable, and suggests that nothing else in life matters as much as their love for one another.
Line by Line Meaning
No matter what goes wrong
No matter what problems we may face
You'll never be alone, baby
You will always have my company
Just lay down beside me
Just come and lie down next to me
And let your love hide me, oh baby
Let my love be a comfort to you
Seems that things
It appears that material possessions
Don't mean a thing
Are not important
When I
Because when it comes to my life
I mean nothing without you
You are the most important thing to me
And if you're ever feelin' down
If you are ever feeling sad
I'll come down and hang around you, baby
I will be there to support and comfort you
'Cause I hold the winning hand
Because I have everything I need
Just to get to stand beside you baby
Because being near you is all that really matters
See 'cause things
Because material possessions
Don't mean a thing
Are not important
When I
Because when it comes to my life
I mean nothing without you
You are the most important thing to me
Oh I'm just gonna do whatever
I will do whatever it takes
Keeps us together, oh baby
To keep our love strong
'Cause I love you more then love
Because my love for you is greater than any other feeling
And I put nothing above you, oh baby
You are my top priority
And things they ain't gonna mean a thing
Material possessions will not be important
And I mean, I mean nothing
They will not matter to me
No nothing without you...
Without you, everything is meaningless to me
Oh I mean nothing without you...
You are the most important thing in my life
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Can you hear me calling
Out your name?
You know that I'm falling
And I don't know what to say
I'll speak a little louder
I'll even shout
You know that I'm proud
And I can't get the words out
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
Something's happening
Happening to me
My friends say I'm acting peculiarly
Come on, baby
We better make a start
You better make it soon
Before you break my heart
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
Can you hear me calling
Out your name?
You know that I'm falling
And I don't know what to say
Come along, baby
We better make a start
You better make it soon
Before you break my heart
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
Oh, I
I want to be with you everywhere
(Wanna be with you everywhere)
@kierandelaney7523
Who’s here after hearing the news about Christine McVie? REST IN PEACE, true talent.
@sce2aux464
Not my first visit, just the saddest.
@kierandelaney7523
@@sce2aux464 agreed.
@Kim-yy8kl
My heart is broken
@kierandelaney7523
@@Kim-yy8kl 😔
@JayJ6198
Yes but was here yesterday as well 😓
@chekdis1
If you're listening to this in 2020/21, we just became friends.
You know what, I want us to continue being friends in 2024/25
@cheyd1222
heyyy im here
@cka5222
chekdis1 Salut j écoute de France 😄😄
@theoryianabsolute8777
<3 hello dear