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.
That's All For Everyone
Fleetwood Mac Lyrics
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That's all for me
That's all for everyone (ooh)
Must be just exactly what I need
I care for everyone
I cry for more
That's all for everyone (ooh)
Must be just exactly what I need
I need somewhere to go
That's all
Must be what I need
That's all
I need someone to know
That's all
Must be what I need
I can't stay
I can't deceive
That's all for everyone
Must be just exactly what I need
So that's all for everyone
That's all for me
That's all for everyone
Must be just exactly what I need
That's all
I need someone to know
That's all
Must be what I need
That's all
I need somewhere to go
That's all
Must be what I need
Ooh
Must be what I need
Ooh
That's all for everyone
Must just be exactly what I need
That's all
I need someone to know
That's all
(Must be what) must be what I need
That's all
I need somewhere to go
That's all
I need someone to know
Must be what I need
That's all
I need somewhere to go
Must be what I need
The lyrics of "That's All for Everyone" by Fleetwood Mac express a sense of longing and restlessness that can be read as an expression of spiritual searching or personal dissatisfaction. The repeated refrain of "That's all for everyone / That's all for me" suggests a desire for something more, while the lines "I need someone to know / I need somewhere to go" suggest a need for connection and purpose. The song seems to be aware of the limited capacity of material things to satisfy these needs ("Must be just exactly what I need"), and suggests that the fulfillment the singer seeks may lie beyond the physical world.
The lyrics use repetition and ambiguity to evoke a sense of uncertainty and possibility. The repeated "oohs" and "that's all" create a hypnotic effect, drawing the listener into the singer's yearning. At the same time, the lines "Must be just exactly what I need" leave open the possibility that the singer's desires may be misconstrued or unattainable. The simple but evocative lyrics, combined with the lush instrumentation of the song, give "That's All for Everyone" a haunting quality that invites reflection on the deeper mysteries of existence.
Line by Line Meaning
That's all for everyone
This is everything that I have to offer everyone in my life.
That's all for me
This is everything that I have to offer myself, and it's enough.
That's all for everyone (ooh)
Once again, this is all that I am able to give to those around me.
Must be just exactly what I need
It seems as though this is all that I require to survive and thrive.
I care for everyone
My concern extends to everyone in my life.
I cry for more
Despite having given all I can, I wish I could do even more for those close to me.
I need somewhere to go
I seek a place where I can feel safe and secure.
I need someone to know
I desire a person who I can confide in and trust completely.
I can't stay
I am unable to remain stagnant and must always be moving forward.
I can't deceive
I am not capable of lying or hiding my true intentions.
So that's all for everyone
I reiterate that this is everything I can offer to those in my life.
Ooh
An expressive utterance with no significant meaning.
Must be what I need
I am confident that what I currently have and desire is exactly what is required for me to thrive.
Must just be exactly what I need
I am certain that what I possess is exactly what I need to feel fulfilled.
(Must be what) must be what I need
Reaffirming my belief that my current situation and possessions are the key to my happiness.
Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Lindsey Buckingham
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Dennis Osborne
Another brilliant song from tusk , yes Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds influenced
Rise Of The Machine
if you listen past Lindsey's vocals on this song, you can hear how simply amazing Christine was...
cindycavylover123
Lindsey did all the vocals on his songs on Tusk. He recorded them in his home bathroom/studio and overdubbed his vocals
Maki
i want this song to play at my funeral
R Gray
Hello :) You are not going to die anytime soon haha
love you
Mees H
so that nobody can ever listen to that song again without havind sad memories to that funeral
Ricardo Carrara
I'm a big fan of Fleetwood Mac, Sara, Gipsy, Dreams and this song are my favorites, this song is so cool,
Wesley Hay
In my opinion one of the top ten rock bands EVER, and arguably, one of the top
five! Superb vocals and guitars, the crazy drummer, he is FANTASTIC! Oh I wish I
could re-live some of those days of long ago (well back in the 1970''s and 1980's
were super great as the best rock music ever in history. We sure did get great
treatment for music. And great music of other kinds as well). I don't know what it
was about the 1970's and 1980's, but those times were special in many ways!
XLOPOTRON7
one of his greatest,read the lyrics. It was that moment in time.(until I die).
Tank Andrews
Simply beautiful