Best Buckingham-Nicks era Fleetwood Mac Single

"seven wonders"!

11-way tie for first? Oh, what the heck--I just picked "Dreams."

isn't "Hold Me" the ILM favorite?

Too many to choose from, but I'll go with "Rihannon."

I thought "Mystified" was a single?

I always thought "The Chain" and "Monday Morning" were singles, too...

Nein to all three songs.

Buckingham wasn't on "As Long As You Follow" through "Paper Doll."

I vote for "You Make Lovin Fun."

"Go Your Own Way": I love how the acoustic guitar sits in the mix, doing more of the rhythm during the song than the drums; great Buckingham vocal too, with the usual fabulous harmonies; but what carries it over the top is the way the electric guitar dances around in the second half doing basically its own thing, like another vocal, but if it had been a voice it would have just been annoying. In other words: brilliant.

I'm waiting to vote – my iPod's on shuffle. I'm in a "Think About Me" mood.

I guess "did you ever love me" was previous.

Easy: "Dreams."

farmer's daughter was a single?

I never get tired of hearing "Say You Love Me"

Yeah, hearing it this morning inspired this poll.

Nein to all three songs.

I'm fairly certain I own "Mystified" on a 7". Maybe it just didn't chart.

It may have been a European single?

Or Canadian?

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Hmm, more likely it was a domestic Canadian single. If I think about it when I get home I'll consult my Canadian chart book to see if it's even mentioned there (though I doubt it actually did chart--still, it's easier than flipping through four crates of 45s, I suppose).

er, not xp, but xp to the xp, or something.

"Tusk" it is.
For tonight.
:)

at the time i thought "mystified" was a perfect little wisp of a song, though i don't know that i'd necessarily vote for it now. still fits nicely on mix tapes alongside julee cruise.

Easy: "Dreams."

this isn't really an easy choice, but for me it's gotta be 'go your own way'. gold. genius. what a fantastic track.

...and "second hand news" wasn't even a single? o boy, o boy.

i went for landslide...

wtf "Family Man" as a single. Did Warner Brothers run out of McVie songs to flog?

It was so obvious who this poll was by.

I'm torn, right now it's Tusk/Sarah/Hold Me/Everywhere and Not that Funny has a bit of a chance, even though I prefer I know I'm not wrong (which I'm now hoping was the B-side, an Idea I don't want shattered thankyou)

"Love in Store" sounds really great on the drive home: must be the rolling drums.

hold me, but i do feel guilty not voting for something off the first three

Big Love but ONLY the reunion version...Lindsay completely reinvented it as a banjo-inspired guitar frenzy!

Had to go with my first love, "Dreams."

"Go Your Own Way", "Don't Stop" in second, I'm not too bothered about any of the rest.

I never get tired of hearing "Say You Love Me"

same

dammit mods, my vote is wrong, please change to "hold me" (altho, poll of FM singles = down w/polls)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

i almost voted something besides "dreams" but then i replayed the opening 15 seconds of it in my head and just couldn't. the insanely catchy chorus is the least of its strengths. the verses, the bass line, lindsay's lonely guitar, the backing vox, everything so evocative. and i think stevie's best vocal, period.

lindsey. got my lindse(a)ys confused.

its always gonna be 'sara' for me but i voted 'say you will' which is up there with prime FM

"You Make Loving Fun" = CMcV >>>>>>>> LB + SN

its always gonna be 'sara' for me but i voted 'say you will' which is up there with prime FM

especially the kiddie chorus.

"Little Lies". Nothing else is even remotely close.

"You Make Loving Fun"

I prefer "Sara" but it's not very singley, is it?

I prefer "Sara" but it's not very singley, is it?

It sure is -- even in its abbreviated single version.

Lester Bangs gives it a great offhand thumbs-up in his review of Bella Donna.

"go your own way" -- the interaction of the gtrs with each other and with the drums kill me. the combination of anger and desperation in the vocal. the combination of egomania ("if i could, baby i'd give you my world") and helplessness ("how can i when you won't take it from me") in the lyric. a great record amid great records.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

The top five is no surprise, but "Over My Head" getting zero votes = shame.

i like the song 'tusk' and all but its more of an amusing oddity rather than anything else no?

also nu-ilm doesnt take enuff e's otherwise 'everywhere' would be HIGHER

yeah what did lester bangs think of FM? not that it would sway my opinion on em or anything.

A lot of ILMers love "Tusk" (the album).

Zero votes for "Everywhere" is a bit of a shame, but overall the results are pretty good (cheers to the two others who voted for "Gypsy").

xpost!

yeah i understand the love for the album but the title track! well whatever, its a noize dude thang eh?

The problem with this ballot is that 80s singles, particularly those from Tango, get overshadowed by the 70s singles. I love Everywhere and Seven Wonders and Big Love a tremendous amount, but the Rumors singles are kind of the Buckingham-Nicks era ivory tower.

Also, I thought Silver Springs was a b-side.

They had *more* great singles in the 70's compared to the 80's, but their best 80's singles are every bit as good as the "Rumours" singles ... Everywhere + Hold Me > Dreams + You Make Loving Fun

I'm surpried at how few votes Rhiannon got.

Lester Bangs loved Rumours and said so in his review of Bella Donna.

Let's rank'em all!