Not only because she seemed ageless, but because her songs are absolutely timeless.
How can something that still hits as hard as “You Make Loving Fun” be several decades old?
McVie had an unabating, quiet strength that made her the eye at the center of the volatileFleetwood Macstorm.
The classic five-member Fleetwood Mac lineup cemented their place in rock history with theGrammy-winning, mega-selling albumRumoursin 1977.
And it’s that very uncertainty that keeps her hooked.
The pair’s iconic songwriting and vocal partnership may have peaked with this optimistic anthem.
Leave it to Christine to come up with a testament to hope in the midst of all the mayhem.
And her exuberant piano leads us out of the gloom, straight toward tomorrow.
It was a very spiritual thing….
I’ve never had that happen to me since."
McVie said that even decades after first crafting “Songbird,” she couldn’t play it without crying.
Just like we can’t hear it without crying, especially now.
Though McVie takes center stage, Buckingham and Nicks' forceful backing vocals put the track over the top.
And yet, Nicks' “falling falling falling” backing vocals suggest that he’ll get there eventually.
(How could he not?)
Still, she refuses to push: “Once in a while/Think about me.”
And the hilarious video offers a fun satirical take on the then-fledgling world of MTV creation.
