So MUCH Drama In This Legendary Band a 16 minute 70s Hit COULDN'T Contain It All

So MUCH Drama In This Legendary Band a 16 minute 70s Hit COULDN'T Contain It All | Professor Of Rock

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Fleetwood Mac was coming down from the high of the 70s blockbuster Rumours…when Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood began a Torrid affair that would have major repercussions. It led to one of Fleetwood Mac’s most personal and tragic song… the 70s hit Sara from the album Tusk. Clocking in at at about 16 minutes, the original version of this 70s standard spanned a total of sixteen verses. And even that might not have been enough to contain the true story its author intended. Trimmed down to a radio-friendly four plus minutes, it still alludes to more misadventure than the human mind can grasp.. Best friend betrayals, covert love affairs, cocaine abuse, mystical muses, and band breakdowns… an affair with Eagles Don Henley...it’s all in there. And so much more. So, get ready, we’re breaking down one of the most jam-packed, can’t believe it’s true, music
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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they absolutely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it radio play, lack of marketing, label support or just sheer stupidity, the song came up short. Just to give you an idea of what this is all about, on previous episodes we have covered More Than a Feeling by Boston, Night Moves by Bob Seger, and Rosanna by Toto.. Today, however, we are taking a deep dive into the background and meaning of Sara by Fleetwood Mac.
By 1976, there was so much discord within the ranks of Fleetwood Mac it’s a wonder the band didn’t completely implode. John and Christine McVie were dissolving their marriage, Mick Fleetwood’s marriage to Jenny Boyd was failing, and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, turbulent as ever, had broken up as well. And yet somehow, through all this relationship chaos, or maybe because of it, Fleetwood Mac produced one of the greatest albums of all time... their own masterwork, Rumours.
The collective angst of that torturous undertaking made for some absolutely brilliant material... songs that faithfully documented the heartbreak, the anger and the frustration they all were feeling. And fans couldn’t get enough of it. Since its release on February 4, 1977, Rumours has gone on to sell 20 million records in the US and more than 40 million copies worldwide.
To support this phenomenal album, Fleetwood Mac embarked on an ambitious world tour across the US, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. It kept them on the road the better part of a year. However, in the waning months of 1977, before setting off on the final leg... Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood embarked on another sort of adventure... a covert love affair.
The relationship began one night in LA, during a ten-day touring reprieve. The last ones left at a party, high on cocaine, one thing led to another until... well... I’m sure you can guess what happened next.

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@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

Poll: What is your pick for the most drama filled song of the rock era?

@RBS_ 2 жыл бұрын

"....turn arouund, briiiight eyeeessss....." ....YOU know the rest, ha-HAAA!!

@wsemmons2001 2 жыл бұрын

First thing to come to mind is Paradise By The Dashboard Light

@MyName-pl7zn 2 жыл бұрын

@@wsemmons2001 lol, now that's drama!

@MyName-pl7zn 2 жыл бұрын

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac or Love Stinks by J Geils

@billywilson4908 2 жыл бұрын

Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Different kinda drama but still my choice.

@Pablo113 2 жыл бұрын

One of the Greatest Songs Ever!

@billywilson4908 2 жыл бұрын

I personally believe that their dysfunction fueled their genius. Especially Stevie and Lindsey. Pretty sure we wouldn't be talking about them without it.

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Billy. They’ve been through tumultuous times, but we got some classics out of the whole thing.

@Terk131 2 жыл бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Without a doubt. All the craziness and within the band, we the fans got some great music. Just like the viols war era gave us some of the greatest music and new genres as well.

@jillwklausen 2 жыл бұрын

Fact.

@scottstalcup6980 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sad they're still carrying on like this in their twilight years, though. Not that many laps left on track. Need to sort it out while they still can. Same deal with Simon and Garfunkel.

@Jenny-kg7zb 2 ай бұрын

This is my absolute favorite song of all time!

@Wonderhussy 2 жыл бұрын

I had a super toxic ex who listened to this song a lot, and after our painful breakup I found a lot of comfort in the way the lyrics change from verse to verse. At first, she says "When you build your house, call me home." But by the last verse, it's changed to "When you build your house, I'll come by." I understood that as Stevie coming to terms with her own breakup -- like, at first she wanted him (Don Henley?) to call her back home to the relationship.. but over time, she got over him... to the point where she just wanted to come by for a friendly visit. I listened to this song for many months before my own feelings finally got to the point where I'd be happy to just come by...but I finally got there, and it feels a lot better! I don't know if this has anything to do with what she actually meant when she wrote these lyrics, but this interpretation did give me a lot of comfort personally! So thank you, Stevie! Must be weird to have all kinds of random people interpreting your personal thoughts in their own ways!

@Brennan0906 10 ай бұрын

I think that’s what she wants people to do to interpret her music and lyrics in their own way

@ericvidiella7497 10 ай бұрын

...so many stories about this band they deserve a series on Netflix...

@quincee3376 Жыл бұрын

Great channel. ! Great band too.

@debifox5780 9 ай бұрын

Love the lyrics 🎶🥰🎶

@jimg9613 2 жыл бұрын

Stevie's "Silver Springs" is another great one for the same kinds of feelings relating to interpersonal angst. Stevie's sense of imagery and metaphorical magic is truly inspirational.

@samzamir4907 Жыл бұрын

There’s a video of this performance live online. And the searing looks she gives the man who caused her this harm. And his looks back at her… ooof

@coachhumph5524 Жыл бұрын

.....and Stevie was HOT when the band told her Silver Springs would not be a part of the Rumours Album.

@mysteryc07 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Also Beautiful Child from Tusk 🎶💕

@bobthebear1246 Жыл бұрын

That's another one of Fleetwood Mac's all-time best songs.

@turtleman5111 11 ай бұрын

I LOVE SS, and it's on The Dance. But, Linsey wrote Go Your Own Way about Stevie, and I think that this was her response to that song! But, let's face it-they probably were ALL screwing around on eachother.

@davehollander6543 4 ай бұрын

Super episode!

@brianmichaels5112 10 ай бұрын

Stevie Nicks has also penned a song about the time with Don Henley. It’s a gorgeous heart wrenching ballad on Say You Will. It’s the last track on the double CD “ Goodbye Baby” the lyrics “ don’t take me to the tower “. “ Went to sleep a two woke up as one” Goodbye Baby”. They closed the set on the Say You Will tour with. Goodbye Baby. Man it’s a beautiful , beautiful ballad. The magic of Ms. nicks pen is mind boggling.

@witsend236 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful coverage if this song. Thank you.

@ralphplummer1239 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are amazing!

@donovanlong648 Жыл бұрын

54 years old, this makes sense, never thought about it. My mother took me to the see them in Bham in80, I now realize that All of them now were pissed,.. just thought why are they playing so hard, and my ears hurting!! My seat was about to come apart!! Felt something wasn't right, Now I know!!!

@beezysbeatz4924 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Fleetwood Mac song.

@kathybateman7500 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty.

@johngreener9784 Жыл бұрын

Imagine this - It was 1980, I was 18 just graduated high school. I was living alone in my mom's apartment because she had moved to Phoenix. I was in Las Vegas, NV. She took almost all the furniture with her except a stereo and a few odds and ends. I had no idea what I was going to do. My next door neighbor was a pot head and gave me a joint as a going away present because he knew I would be leaving soon. One afternoon, I lit up the joint. I put the stereo speakers facing each other about 2 feet apart and put a pillow on the floor and my head in between the speakers like a really large headset. While getting high for the very first time in my life I heard "Sara" come on the stereo. I had heard it before on the radio, of course, but this was completely different. It was as our good Prof. stated - ethereal, mystical and MAJESTIC! It was seared into my 18 year old cerebral cortex. There is no other song that can just slay me than "Sara". In fact, it can be even hard to listen to now because the damn song just means sooo much to me. I saw Stevie 3 times in concert (once in Tucson late 80's) and got to touch her hand! But she never sang Sara (my only regret on going to those shows of hers) !!! Perhaps one of the greatest songs ever... and it only got to #7!!!!

@enriquep.-cz2xx 9 ай бұрын

Excellent content!. Thanks

@simonrichards6739 Жыл бұрын

I worked behind the bar with an Irish Girl named Sarah, at the end of the night after kicking out we’d clean up and sit at the bar drinking with the jukebox blaring til the early hours. We both loved Fleetwood Mac and obviously this was always on! Great song!

@mikemcgown6362 Жыл бұрын

When I was in 10th grade we had to do a "famous person" report and I chose Stevie Nicks for mine. There was no internet back then so research was done by reading magazine articles and the like. My research gave me so much information that I wasn't really ready to know. It was almost as informative as but not nearly as professional or as touching as yours. Thank you for getting back the memories. Stevie definitely went through some rough times that she used to her artistic advantage to touch so many others. Even though my report was pretty thorough I did learn some new information from your video. Like the song "Sarah" I had to cut so much out to make it presentable for the class. It was too long and questionable subject matter I had to. All the sex and drugs had to be cleaned up and that made her seem better in my report. But you left it all in there. You tell the truth no matter how much it may hurt. She was and still is a great artist.

@itsakittyxox 7 ай бұрын

Best rundown I’ve heard so far! So many memories! The song is like an 1890 Chateau Lafite Rothschild. It’s gotten better and more full bodied year after year. I love how you seem to capture that aspect of the song here! Thank You! Love your heart ♥️! SF.

@poitor5915 2 жыл бұрын

this song never gets airtime ‘down under’

@janellek21 10 ай бұрын

"I wanna be a star! I don't wanna be a cleaning lady!" Sara is one of my favourite of Stevie's songs. It narrates the story of Stevie's affair with Mick and about how she knew it was doomed to end badly. When you hear her perform it live in 1979/80 right after the affair ended you can hear the anguish in her voice.

@sherribragg2701 8 ай бұрын

A friend of mine who sings in a cover band got a 1st request for this song, told me when she was learning the lyrics, this song made no sense to her. The song is called Sara but she is singing about a man she was involved with. Then sings about Sara the poet in her heart. Anita was wondering who is Sara? Then she sings about a starling flying for days and she was like, huh? What is that about? Then singing about Sara building her house call her home. She thought Stevie is in a relationship with Sara and they are going to share a house together. It was really confusing when she sang Sara when you build your house I'll come by. Then it was really confusing when she sings about a heartbeat that never really died and why don't you swallow your pride. Then when Stevie finally explained what the sing was about then it started to made sense. Anita says Sara and Dreams are her most requested songs.

@trynsurviven2440 Жыл бұрын

Fleetwood Mac will never be duplicated. They have taken all of us on a mental ride that I feel no one else could have.

@hardsam68 Жыл бұрын

Sara is a great song one of their best

@Rossturnerphoto 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t usually take interest in the personal lives of celebrities, but this story is as fascinating as it is crazy. You’re a great storyteller and kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what happens next.

@joestrum8056 2 жыл бұрын

Stevie woulda banged me for a line back in the day, ugh.

@petergunn3614 Жыл бұрын

Stevie and Don Henley's aborted baby ALMOST hit the lottery.

@ksnunley70 9 ай бұрын

Sara was my sister's favorite song. She texted me 4 different versions in the last year. She died of metastatic breast cancer on Sept 9th. She didn't know about the longer version until just before she died. It was the last version she sent me. She said, "I never knew there was a part 2." I listen to all versions every day now. RIP Gina ❤

@mytake7436 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was great... thanks !

@gennehring1 Жыл бұрын

Tusk is what happens when your dealer becomes your editor.

@doaver2.125 2 жыл бұрын

"Sara", has always gave me a feeling of calmness, and like being wrapped in a blanket- Stevie Nick's voice has always holds me captured as do her beauty. I have a lot of memories wrapped around Tusk album, it takes me back to my college days, and the friends that I had doing that time.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

Stevie is one of the greatest out there. Sara is such a masterpiece because she makes it one.

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

You description is perfect.

@OZARKMOON1960 2 жыл бұрын

Second this sentiment - in fact, 3 college friends and I drove about 200 miles to see them during Tusk tour, early 80s at NMSU. It was great.

@GaryWalter Жыл бұрын

Rumours, Tusk, are great snow skiing albums. Walkman strapped to my waist - nice beat for moguls.

@williamkopko5775 Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos thanks for bringing back great memories sir.

@tml721 3 ай бұрын

for me, Sara has a haunting tone to it.

@BillDraheim 2 жыл бұрын

The Green Manalishi is still my favorite. My favorite era as well.

@GaryWalter Жыл бұрын

I've been doing a deep dive into my past and listening to music helps me travel back in memories. Your videos are helping me process some of these songs. Until recently i didn't realize how much Fleetwood Mac i listened to - esp late 70s - late 80s. (Duh). I knew they were messed up in many ways, but your deep dive here helped me understand the stuff better and the meaning of these lyrics. Thanks from one ret. (associate) Prof to another. Great stuff!

@yvorfalcon3025 Ай бұрын

We need a Fleetwood Mac's biopic!

@larryravenswood9889 Жыл бұрын

Sara is my Fav FM too

@immrnoidall Жыл бұрын

When the rain washes you clean you'll know. You will know.

@murphygirl4782 8 ай бұрын

I actually really love Tusk. Always have. I remember my dad telling me when I was a kid that Tusk was an amazing album but the critics destroyed it...

@davidpritner8206 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff man. Love your cats. 👍👍☮

@davidpritner8206 Жыл бұрын

Casts not cats. Lol.

@boazon2049 Жыл бұрын

Fleetwood Mac is one of the top 5 bands of all times. Now days you will never see a band that has hits from 3 different vocal artists in the same band. Stevie Nicks has the most mesmerizing voice of all times. They have always been my favorite band.

@thebunter 2 жыл бұрын

This song was one of those songs that almost forced contemplation. I grew up in a home that used a wood burning stove to heat the lower levels in a Minnesota winter. Whether it was coffee, wine, or some other beverage I remember sitting in the room listening to this song with just the snap of the wood burning in the stove. My dad and I both love(d) Fleetwood Mac and there were quite a few Sunday mornings we'd put the greatest hits on while we drank our coffee and read the Sunday paper. My dad has been gone now for 17 years but I still fondly remember those days and nights listening to Fleetwood Mac. It was a wonderful childhood. Great video Professor. Like you, Sara is the song by Fleetwood Mac I love the most.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

It is a very calming song. Medicine for the soul.

@randyharrigan4790 Жыл бұрын

tusk has always been my favorite stevie nicks era fwm album

@V8AmericanMuscleCar 2 жыл бұрын

I just clicked 1000th like! 😁❤️

@jesseturner9865 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! I grew up in the middle of this. I always thought this was just innuendo eluding to the album name, 'rumors'.

@Llyrin Жыл бұрын

How did I miss this notification? And FM is my favorite group! Wasn’t Tusk made at Lindsay’s home, where he had built a recording studio? I believe so, and if so, imagine all that drama, with two exes AND having to work all those hours at your ex’s home 🤦🏼‍♂️😂 In “Never Going Back Again,” my favorite FM song, Lindsay sings “Been down one time, Been down two times.” In later years, however, he added an additional line, “Been down three times.” I always figured it meant he got back with Stevie one more time AFTER Rumours was made.

@yuri2604 Жыл бұрын

One of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Heartbreaking, powerful and hopeful. Same characteristics of another gem called Gypsy, which is my second favorite Fleetwood Mac song, after Sara.

@keithbassett4988 2 жыл бұрын

Bro....you are not kidding when you said deep dive! We are talking fathoms here....lol. Sara is undeniably one of my favorite FM songs. I have about 5 that are equally my favorite. I know the story behind the lyrics in and of itself is both fascinating and hypnotic. But I just want to say how stripped and vulnerable Stevie's vocals are on this song. You can feel the angst and sadness.....as well as the acceptance and hope for the future. She is nothing, if not a storyteller. If one is a true Stevie Nicks fan you can tell which songs that she wrote by the words that she chooses. And then there is that raspy yet sultry voice willing to lay it all on the line to convey those words to the listener. So that to ensure that the full impact of each verse is felt, experienced in that moment, and remembered. I mean, we ALL have a favorite verse or phrase from every FM song! Lol. I love the stories that you dug up that are all interwoven and retold to make up Sara. Just her voice alone in this one song should have bumped it up to a top 10 hit. And the music is so ethereal that it feels like we are laying on clouds while listening to it. One of their best and one of yours too. I love the deep dives, man. Keep'em coming.

@Jamieboy1964 Жыл бұрын

From the 1st time I heard it, I've loved Sara...absolutely beautiful, hypnotic, otherworldly...magical

@davidmiller4594 2 жыл бұрын

1980 my father and I started bonding again, I was 14. We'd sit in the afternoon and play chess for hours. I would put in the Rumors 8 track into our console entertainment center, b&w TV with the stereo speakers on either side. Turntable on one side and the tuner, cassette and 8 track on the other. Those afternoons, listening to that album and playing some very competitive games was life changing. A few years ago, I dropped everything, moved from Hawaii to the desert of Utah to my fathers home. He's now 82 and suffered a stroke from a fall in 2018. Parkinson's and now stage 6 Dementia its beyond a full time job. He doesn't remember who I am, but he knows I'm always there, taking care of him. Winter years of life is melancholy and how I long for those earlier days, even the ones we couldn't stand eachother, I am greatful for the stages of life. Before this I couldn't think how I could ever explain to him how much he's been a part of my growing to be a man. Even though he doesn't know who I am, I know he respects the person caring for him. That album has always comforted me, reminiscent to those afternoons challenging my father, mentor and best friend.

@AT-sd9qq 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song but its funny because I always tell people its my favorite Stevie Nicks song.

@johnfrancis0063 6 ай бұрын

Nice, nice. One of my favorite tunes that my heavy metal buds made fun of me when I would crank it up.

@danoconnell1833 2 жыл бұрын

From the title I was almost sure this would be about the Mamas and the Papas' Creeque Ally. Now THERE'S a song I would love for you to unpack!

@joshnic6639 2 жыл бұрын

@15:07 “we all fall in love with our projection of who we think they are, not who they really are.”

@FrankLeeRoberts Жыл бұрын

The visual pictures in this song. "He was singing And undoing And undoing Ooh, the laces Undoing the laces". I mean its a freaking picture perfect love story and heartache all wrapped in one. It such a gorgeous and tragic soundscape. It is my favorite FM song as well.

@jotacalvo 2 жыл бұрын

We moved from PA to FL in 1979 when I was just shy of 11 years old. The first year was very difficult , since I missed my extended family so much. So my parents sent me on my first flight back in the summer of 1980, all alone, on Eastern Airlines for summer vacation. I still remember the odd earphones that were not wired, but tubes that plugged into the arm rest with ear buds on the ends. Sara was in the short playlist and I listened to it several times on the flight. I cannot, can not, listen to this song without my mind going back to that flight, staring out the window and watching the sunlit countryside drift by below me. It was such a turbulent time of my life, with my parents' own struggles dealing with marital problems and moving south to run from them. And, as we all know, those problems always follow along. But this song made me feel like someone understood my problems, that they could feel what I feel, because that haunting music seemed to be the perfect musical equivalent to what I was feeling. I can’t say definitively that Sara is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song, since there are so many that I love, but I can’t for the life of me think of one that I like more. And I certainly can’t think of one that evokes more emotion…by them or any band. It’s just absolutely beautiful.

@JasonNation72 Жыл бұрын

I paraphrase when I say this, but Joe Walsh once said that as you live your life, there could be anarchy and chaos smashing into one another causing a situation that when you look back, looks like a finely crafted novel, but at the time it was anything but that. That's basically the premise of Fleetwood Mac's legacy.

@delbertannis5642 Жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful masterpiece

@setoredan 2 жыл бұрын

I have gotten lost in this song many times, especially in the 80's & 90's. Listening to it for hours, swept up in the haunting melody and words. I appreciate hearing the story about the song.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

The piano really pulls me in.

@albinorhino8732 2 жыл бұрын

Stevie Nicks is my lifetime crush. I'm 52 now. Lindsey Buckingham is the most grossly underrated guitarist and singer. Their songs released so much pain and have always been cathartic to me in troubled times.

@thedys70 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 52 as well, and you've summed it up nicely bro.

@davesnz5135 2 жыл бұрын

Just after the 4:47 mark, you suggest that the Rumours tour continued with a "sold out concert in Wellington" New Zealand. Problem there is that Fleetwood Mac didn't have a concert in Wellington until March 1980. Fleetwood Mac' Rumours tour New Zealand concert was in November 1977 and was at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland. I know it well because I was at the concert on a very sunny Sunday afternoon.

@kathleenhudson8429 2 жыл бұрын

Sarah is also my favorite Fleetwood Mac song.

@stevengilleyOU812 7 ай бұрын

Thanks professor. I did not know any of this. Is this my favorite Fleetwood Mac song? It wasn’t (split between Rhiannon and You Make Loving Fun) but now, it just might be because the story you told us brings it home.

@mollydorries3071 2 жыл бұрын

“Melancholy beauty” such a perfect description, I really enjoyed this episode thank you. This song always brings a tear to my eye.

@davidwaxman2285 2 жыл бұрын

Broken people make the best art

@kdryan21 Жыл бұрын

Stevie Nicks is the door knob of Rock music. Everyone gets a turn.

@homeaccount5943 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another great video Professor !

@jimd8008 Жыл бұрын

To me it was always a haunting song Now I know why

@eightiesmusic1984 2 жыл бұрын

Sara is a beautiful track like no other. It draws the listener in bar by bar. It is truly mesmerising. Undoubtedly one of their best. Stevie Nicks' voice is so unique and the phrasing superb. It is so calming it could be used to promote peace as it has such a chilled vibe. Lindsay Buckingham's solo album Countdown contains some absolutely sublime songs. Thirty years later it is one of my favourites.

@johnkstealth 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t a huge fleetwood mac fan back then.. but like most things in my life, i look back and appreciate them more.

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

They can bring the fire!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

Good for you, John.

@davanmani556 11 ай бұрын

The bridge or transition is what I liked about the song. The classical melodic acoustics like the Led Zeppelin song from about the same year All of My Love as well as enunciation of the lyrics.

@floridalivingisthebest Жыл бұрын

The chorus lyric in this song was her way of saying that Don Henley said to her, "Stevie, you're the poet in my heart, never change, don't you ever stop." So in essence Sara was Stevie Nicks herself, singing about her own life. The song was mainly about her affair with Don Henley and their aborted baby, I had heard that for years, but there were nuggets of other people thrown in, such as Mick Fleetwood and her actual friend who was also named Sara. This was the only good song on the Tusk album. I always thought the song Tusk itself was drivel and couldn't believe a band of Fleetwood Mac's caliber would record such a sound.

@lorenzost.dubois9512 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam - love the channel !

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@waynefontaine5533 2 жыл бұрын

My god Stevie Nicks was SO damn fine, omfg...👏🔥💯🤘🏻🇺🇸

@lauracourtney8592 Жыл бұрын

I would never end such a friendship over her falling for my ex.

@redfive5856 Жыл бұрын

My strange hill to die on: Rumours < Tusk

@thedutchessofdragonshyre4630 Жыл бұрын

I think there are so many great favorites of fleetwood mac however Silver is really my favorite. There is so much in this love heartbreak betrayal pain and raw emotional anger and even revenge and curses. Talk about layers. Yes i think that is my all time favorite Mac song via break up songs of all time

@daveyboy_ 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's what I call drama Nothing ever good comes of cocaine

@mstephens7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. "Sara" has for years been my song. Soothing... and as someone said below - like being wrapped in a blanket. It hurt my heart to hear that you had lost someone. I totally understand. The song is my number one played in my music library with the live versions from FM Live and The Tusk Deluxe set coming very close to the top. The 205 release of TUSK Deluxe included the 5.1 mix of the album...will never forget playing it on my surround set up. I wept. The 5.1 version also includes these lines at the end, after "I'll come by..." that have always been lost in the album version fade : Oh Dreaming And the wind be came crazy And he reached up gently Dreaming And the wind became crazy And there’s a heartbeat and it never really died Dreaming Never really died Would you swallow your pride Could you speak a little louder? Dreaming All I ever wanted Was to know that you were dreaming. And there’s a heartbeat and it never really died

@mstephens7 2 жыл бұрын

Also from the live version included on the TUSK Deluxe from Tucson 8/28/80, this is the conclusion of the song: Sara Oooh down through the night Oooh Sara There’s a heartbeat and know it never really died Never really died Swallow all your pride It was such a heartache All I ever wanted Was to know that you were dreaming Sara Listen to that crazy wind because it will make you smile Sara Said Sara

@yesspazsmith9895 2 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd's "A Great Day for Freedom" is some serious shade.

@Uatu-the-Watcher 2 жыл бұрын

I think that, in keeping with many of Stevie’s lyrics, the song is likely a blending of more than one inspiration.

@starlightperkins330 2 жыл бұрын

Fairydust...magic..

@ssia6938 Жыл бұрын

It makes sense to me that all the stories influenced Stevie. Her lyrics go in so many directions, but still manage to come together somehow. That’s the magic of songwriting, and singing from the soul.

@garybackstrom183 Жыл бұрын

One night I started listening to king extended versions and live versions. It had always been one of my favorites and also got me through many dark times knowing sone one else felt this way . I couldn’t stop listening to it and also noticing the spooky sonic tapestry they weave behind the vocals. I feel like it’s the musical version of a magic spell. It gets in you and won’t let go , so beautiful but spooky I’m obsessed with it and the feeling it evokes as well as the production. Amazing

@Tumbleweed_Tx 2 жыл бұрын

never forget that Stevie made Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood sing songs about what assholes they are... lol

@tomcoon9038 2 жыл бұрын

Dude!! You smashed this out of the park! So well done! Story with the pertinent music quips slathered in at the perfect time. So well researched! You blew me away. (And I'm a huge Fleetwood Mac fan) There is no way I cannot sub! Well done! I find it amazing, and for them, terrifying, that they have to reach inside and bare their emotional soul but what comes out is magical. Sara is my favorite FM.

@jamiethornton6101 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know if there was ever a better female songwriter than Stevie Nicks. Her work in Fleetwood Mac, duets, and solo career. She's written some of the greatest music ever.

@trinaq 2 жыл бұрын

I adore Fleetwood Mac. While "Sara" isn't my favourite song of theirs by a Landslide, it's fascinating to hear the story of how it came to be!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

It is a very interesting story. I’d love to hear Adam cover Silver Spring next. The social studies department chair at my school remembers hearing Fleetwood Mac perform that song live and she was absolutely mesmerized by the long intro.

@pastorpaulfbc 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there! 😉

@lauriesolonka2477 2 жыл бұрын

And "Silver Spring"❤️ When I saw that performed on their DVD " The Dance" it was Very emotional for me, Beautifully done.

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trina!

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

I adore Silver Springs.

@davecurda2350 2 жыл бұрын

Completely messed up drug addicts but absolutely great band love their music.

@acowlam Жыл бұрын

My favorite song of all time. I heard it played on the radio in the UK back in 1979 and it stuck in my mind. But it wasn't until a couple of years later I was in a relative's car and he had this on tape and hearing the full stereo mix in hi fi just blew my mind. I bought the album because that was the only way to get the song. I really didn't like Tusk initially but it's quickly became an album I got obsessed with. It's still their best album to me. It's amazing that decades later I am still learning new things about Sara and hearing new-to-me altenate takes/mixes. I was amazed to read only a couple of years ago that it's actually Stevie's keyboards we hear. That hypnotic lilting sound that could never be repeated.

@stephenbrown4211 2 жыл бұрын

Adam, Kayleigh was my Sara. That song got me through a bad breakup

@cbrownnola3011 2 жыл бұрын

They played it live 1979 st louis

@StrategyInformer-sjgold Жыл бұрын

Knowing the story between Stevie and Henley as well Joe Walsh and as how Don’t come around here cameabout, I think that Stevie was a magnet to craziness. Sure craziness that helped with creative genius but… I love Stevie.. which proves my point hahaha I always like the crazy ones 🤪😜😝

@patrickhayden3901 Жыл бұрын

I’ve asked myself more than once if ‘Sara’ is the best song ever written. If it isn’t it’s certainly a contender. I heard Mick invented the brushes in lieu of sticks drum technique specifically for Sara, not sure if it’s true. I’ve heard the 11 minute version on KZfaq and it’s wonderful. I love how it ends just as it’s beginning, how it seems it could go on forever as if it has a “heartbeat that never really dies”

@scottleitner4801 2 жыл бұрын

With John and Christine already splitting up, Mick and Stevie should have both realized that their relationship never would have worked. Honestly, the words don't really matter so much because Stevie makes it clear that there IS tragedy and a sense of loss whether it's her friendship with Sarah or her breakup with Mick or the baby. For me, the melody is the hook. It's a beautifully written and performed song.

@dimitriberozny3729 Жыл бұрын

When Bob Welch left Fleetwood Mac,they were in trouble!!

@andyjulia 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved the mood of this song and the lyrics “when you build your house then call me home”.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

They’re such heartwarming lyrics.

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

Same. such poetry.

@robertocontreras-yb5vn 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video about my favorite song from FM .l always think when ever l listen this song is so painful and hauntingly Stevie's own signature, in my own opinion this song reflects more than loss and heartbreak in the verse that says "He was singing and undoing the laces undoing the laces " it might refer to the doctor preparing to perform the abortion like in a very cold attitude well that's my own silly interpretation of this song.

@tshuru62 2 жыл бұрын

Heard thet the band had so much drama during the years.

@GaScorpio38 2 жыл бұрын

Just want to mention this freaky coincidence. Sara was playing on my Spotify playlist when I got this notification. I didn't click on it until the song was over... obviously

@ProfessorofRock 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, Adam proved you psychic!

@RBS_ 2 жыл бұрын

....I'll best you One; I was gonna pull out me "Tango In The Night" CD, this Morning, and I saw "Tusk", thought of the tune, and, said no; ...THEN, I pulled out Simply Red's "Life" CD, instead....It was in the cards for BOTH of us, 'eh!? ...ha-HAAA!

@ObjectorSnark 2 жыл бұрын

there *are* no coincidences...in algorithmland