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.
Storms
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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I feel a little less
As you slowly go away from me
This is only another test
Every night you do not come
Your softness fades away
Did I ever really care that much?
Is there anything left to say?
Every hour of fear I spend
My body tries to cry
Living through each empty night
A deadly calm inside
I haven't felt this way I feel
Since many a years ago
But in those years are my lifetime's past
I did not deal with the road
And I did not deal with you I know
Though the love has always been
So I search to find an answer there
So I can truly win
Every hour of fear I spend
My body tries to cry
Living through each empty night
A deadly calm inside
So I try to say good-bye my friend
I'd like to leave you with something more
But never have been a blue calm sea
I have always been a storm
Always been a storm
Ooh, always been a storm
I have always been a storm
We were frail
She said
Every night he will break your heart
I should have known from the first
I'd be the broken hearted
I loved you from the start
Save us
And not all the prayers in the world
Could save us
The lyrics of Fleetwood Mac's song Storms express the pain and confusion that come with a breakup. It's a song about the realization that the person you loved is slowly slipping away from you, leaving you to question whether you truly cared for them or not. The singer talks about their fear and the emptiness they feel as they try to come to terms with the end of the relationship.
The use of the metaphor "storm" to describe the singer's emotional state is particularly powerful. The storm is a symbol of chaos, destruction, and the intensity of emotions that come with a breakup. Despite the pain, the singer longs for closure and the ability to move on. They search for answers that will help them win back who they lost.
The third stanza of the song introduces a new character, a woman who warned the singer not to get involved with the person they loved. She says, "Every night he will break your heart," but the singer ignored her warning and fell in love anyway. The song ends on a melancholy note as the singer acknowledges that not even prayers can save their broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Every night that goes between
With every passing night that separates us
I feel a little less
I feel a little more distant from you
As you slowly go away from me
As you slowly drift away from me
This is only another test
Perhaps this is just another challenge to overcome
Every night you do not come
Every night you don't come to be with me
Your softness fades away
The tenderness in our relationship is slowly slipping away
Did I ever really care that much?
I question if I ever truly cared as much as I thought I did
Is there anything left to say?
I'm not sure if there's anything left to talk about
Every hour of fear I spend
With every passing hour of anxiety
My body tries to cry
I am overcome with emotion and my body wants to release it
Living through each empty night
Enduring each night without you feels so hollow
A deadly calm inside
Although I may seem composed, inside I am feeling intense turmoil
I haven't felt this way I feel
It's been a long time since I've felt this particular way
Since many a years ago
Many years have passed since I've felt like this
But in those years are my lifetime's past
Although it's been years, the memory of that time still feels like a lifetime ago
I did not deal with the road
I didn't fully confront the issues that arose in our relationship
And I did not deal with you I know
I didn't handle our relationship as well as I should have
Though the love has always been
Despite our problems, I know that our love has always been present
So I search to find an answer there
I am still seeking an answer that will help us overcome our issues
So I can truly win
So we can overcome our difficulties and find true happiness together
So I try to say good-bye my friend
I have to try to say goodbye, my dear friend
I'd like to leave you with something more
I want to leave you with something more than just saying goodbye
But never have been a blue calm sea
I've always been someone who creates chaos, never someone who brings calmness
I have always been a storm
I've always been someone who causes turmoil and conflict
Always been a storm
I've never known calmness
Ooh, always been a storm
I've always had issues with being calm
We were frail
Our relationship was weak and easily broken
She said
Someone said to me
Every night he will break your heart
Every night he will cause you heartache and pain
I should have known from the first
I should have seen the warning signs from the beginning
I'd be the broken hearted
I knew that I would be the one to get hurt
I loved you from the start
I've always loved you
Save us
Let's work together to save our relationship
And not all the prayers in the world
No amount of prayer can fix what's wrong with us
Could save us
We must depend on ourselves to fix our relationship
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Stevie Nicks
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ben Cattabriga
I am seriously blown away. The singing is absolutely beautiful and remarkable. Her vibrato is flawless. I'm just like WOW!!! THIS is a cover band FULL of amazing talent.
Steven Cowdell
I think better than original version.she and the group are top notch.
Peter Zeineke
I wonder if Jess does this splendid vibrato conscious or if it's just her normal singing voice. She is brilliant.
Marc Del
Absolutely!
R Aa
Everyday ,lovely Day with fleetwood mac
Francisco Jose Berenguel Pardo
Obra de Arte en estos tiempos
Tonjol House
Belissíma Stive Nix, Maravilhosa com esse timbre de voz roquinha, é maravilhosa !
Tomtalker2000
She sounds SO MUCH like a young Stevie Nicks it's incredible. This is how you do a legendary group justice. AWESOME job guys.
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