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.
Skies The Limit
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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And you have noticed it too
It's 'cause my life has been rearranged
With the presence of you
The sky is the limit now
We can hit it on the nail
And when we do
How can we fail?
Can you give me one reason why
You'd ever let me down
I won't believe it baby, but I'll try
The truth's gonna come around
The sky is the limit now
We can hit it on the nail
And when we do
I'll think about you
The sky is the limit now
We can hit it on the nail
And when we do
I'll think about you
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
Oh the sky is the limit
How can we fail?
Sooner or later
I'll keep the promise
I made to you
Sooner or later
It will be greater
Than we ever knew
The sky is the limit now
We can hit it on the nail
And when we do
I'll think about you
The sky is the limit now
We can hit it on the nail
And when we do
I'll think about you
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
Oh the sky is the limit
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
Oh, the sky is the limit
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
Oh, the sky is the limit (the sky is the limit)
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
Oh, the sky is the limit (the sky is the limit)
How can we fail?
The sky is the limit
In Fleetwood Mac's song "Skies the Limit," the singer acknowledges that they have been acting strange lately, but not to worry because it's due to the significant impact the person they are singing to has had on their life. They speak to the limitless potential of their future together, stating that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to, and that they are confident in their success. The singer questions why they would ever let each other down and assures the other person that they will always keep their promises. Though the song does not specifically mention any romantic relationship, the lyrics suggest the promise of something greater to come.
The idea of the sky as a symbol of limitless potential and endless possibilities is a recurring theme throughout the song. The lines "The sky is the limit / We can hit it on the nail / And when we do / I'll think about you / How can we fail?" speak to the boundless opportunities that are possible when they work together. The repetition of the phrase "the sky is the limit" throughout the song reinforces this sentiment and suggests that the two individuals have a bright future ahead of them.
Overall, "Skies the Limit" is a hopeful and optimistic song about the potential for great things to come when working towards a common goal with someone you care about.
Line by Line Meaning
If I've been acting just a little strange
I feel like I've been acting a bit odd lately
And you have noticed it too
And I think you've noticed too
It's 'cause my life has been rearranged
It's because you've come into my life and things have changed
With the presence of you
Since you've come into my life
The sky is the limit now
There's no limit to what we can do
We can hit it on the nail
We can achieve everything we set out to do
And when we do
And once we achieve success
I'll think about you
I'll always remember that you were there for me
Can you give me one reason why
Is there any reason why you would let me down?
You'd ever let me down
Would you ever do something to hurt me?
I won't believe it baby, but I'll try
I don't want to believe it, but I'll consider the possibility
The truth's gonna come around
Eventually, the truth will be revealed
Sooner or later
At some point in time
I'll keep the promise
I'll fulfill the promise
I made to you
That I made to you
It will be greater
It will be even better than we imagined
Than we ever knew
More than we could have ever anticipated
Oh the sky is the limit
We can achieve anything we set our minds to
How can we fail?
We can't fail, we have unlimited potential
The sky is the limit (the sky is the limit)
We can achieve anything we set our minds to
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christine Mcvie, Eddy Quintela Mendonca
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