Yes, and for years I didn't notice that little whispering vocals interlaced into the background that sounds so ethereal. You have to listen on good equipment to truly appreciate this song.
RIP Christine. Hope they will view Don't Stop. Christine sings and is credited on writing. Greatly agree, Christine was THE secret weapon behind Fleetwood Mac's best music.
They are amazingly talented. The magic in all of these hits is not lyrics or singing imo. Though everyone says so. The music is the common factor in all these hits. They knew how to construct a song. Lindsey is my favorite, but they were all gifted musicians. Those baselines are incredible and Mick may be my favorite drummer of all time.
R.I.P. Christine McVie. She's the unsung hero of Fleetwood Mac. In the last few hours since her death made the news, it's been pointed out that, while Stevie and Lindsey get the most attention, when it came time to putting out the band's greatest hits album, close to half of the songs on it were Christine songs. She's an underrated, but an amazing singer, songwriter, and performer. You really need to check out her song "Songbird." Will make you cry in a really good way.
Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks are both great singers, but Christine is an amazing writer and musician as well! “You Make Lovin’ Fun” is another great one, she also wrote the lyrics for “The Chain”, “Songbird”, “Don’t Stop”, and “Over My Head”. So you’ve heard he out front without knowing probably.
Christine is awesome in every respect, BUT she didn't write the lyrics to "The Chain." Those belong primarily to Stevie. Christine wrote a section of the music for that song.
If you listen to Stevie's demo version of the Chain, you'd never recognize it! The famous bass line and outro was from Christine's demo song Keep Me There. The way they morphed all these bits of songs together to create The final Chain is truly incredible. Makes me appreciate the song even more.
Devastated to hear of the passing of Christine McVie yesterday. One of my real musical heroes. What an incredible singer/songwriter and musician. Fleetwood Mac does not become Fleetwood Mac without her massive contributions to the band. One of our generations greatest hitmakers and her signature vocals provided such a rich and warm backdrop to the lives of millions like me. Just so, so many beautiful songs. We will miss and remember you forever. God bless you and RIP.
Christine wasn't just a chick playing keyboards in a rock band. She's a classically trained pianist and knows music theory. She's an integral part of the entire band. Or...she was. 😭 Please look into more Christine songs. She deserves as much attention as Stevie, just...in a different way. And Stevie harmonizing with Christine is ✨✨✨
Christine McVie was a major contributor to Fleetwood Mac's success. Try "You Make Lovin' Fun" and Amber will LOVE Christine's beautiful ballad "Songbird". I happened to be in the front row of a show when she sang Songbird. I was blown away by her talent and beauty.
This band had three lead singers (Christine, Lindsey, and Stevie), all of which were also song writers. This is why they had such a diverse sound. For more Christine, try "You make Lovin' Fun" and "Over my Head." For more Lindsey try "Don't Stop," "Go Your Own Way" and "Big Love."
While Lindsey did sing a verse on Don't Stop, Christine wrote it by herself and sang the other half of the song. It's her song. :) And juxtaposing Don't Stop vs. Go Your Own Way shows a real contrast between his anger at his and Stevie's breakup, vs Christine's optimism (and lack of recriminations) moving on from her failed marriage to John
Fleetwood Mac had several singers, not just these three, you forgot that before them there were Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch
Christine may have written more songs for Fleetwood Mac than Stevie, simply because Christine has been with the band for many more years than Stevie. About half of Fleetwood Macs albums studio albums were produced before Stevie joined the band.
Christine was the backbone of FM. She wrote, she sang, she provided backup & she was glue keeping the band on course. She, along with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were known for & were amazing at their 3-part harmonies. On this song, Little Lies, during the chorus, you hear Stevie doing 2nd part and then Lindsey B doing 3rd part. Loving hearing them. This is another reason why FM is unforgettable. The 3 singers gave good songs each, then backed each other up vocally. And of course, Lindsey B came in later and did his magic to make the songs sound even better, production-wise. Love this group!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for giving us a Christine McVie- led song. She started as a blues player/singer in the late 60's before joining FMac. This is one of my favorite songs from Tango in the Night,1987. Her earlier songs (Say you Love Me, Songbird, Hold Me, for example) feature a lot more prominent piano, though they did adapt to the synth-heavy 80's quite successfully with this album. More please!
I always liked Christine McVie's singing and songwriting. One of my favorite performances of a song by her is "Say You Love Me" from "The Dance" video where Lindsey Buckingham plays banjo and Mick Fleetwood steps down from his full drum set. th-cam.com/video/WKnfGqYOdrw/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CroNix99
@@btgiv6009 Absolutely! A sunny sunny slice of California pop... from a British woman! Got a Hold on Me and Love Will show Us How from the same album -- both great!
I think she was there at the beginning of Fleetwood Mac, whilst playing gigs with her old band I think I read of her singing uncredited backing vocals on tracks from the first FM album. I think she's been credited on every album since and as a full member since 1970ish. Until her semi retirement.
If you REALLY want to hear Christine's voice and range, listen to "Songbird" with Christine on the grand piano...her performance will bring you to tears. I saw them (Mac) live in '77 and Songbird made my jaw drop....
OMG yes! I love the whole FM album Rumors. I just like well produced music by good musicians. So annoying how decent musicians are denied air time vs auto-tuned garbage :-(
I’m glad you guys are recognising Chistine’s essential qualities within the heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac. She was part of the songwriting trinity that comprised herself, Stevie and Lindsay. Never to be replaced nor forgotten, the band will never be the same again ❤😢
Christie does a lot of background and is part of the harmonies in alot of the songs where she isn’t lead or co-lead.People sometimes don’t notice at first. The 3 lead singers makes Fleetwood Mac unique and special.
“You make loving fun” is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Christine is the lead singer on that one, you guys should definitely check it out. Edit:”Say you love me” is also a goodie.
Christine McVie was an important piece of Fleetwood Mac and sang quite a few of the hits. She was married to the bass player, John McVie, and they split around the same time as Buckingham and Nicks, fueling the breakup album Rumours.
The real magic of Fleetwood Mac was no matter who was singing lead it was going to sound stellar! No matter which one or combination of lead singers they had for a song, it is going to sound fantastic. The more of their songs you listen to the more you will understand that they always chose the best singer(s) for each song. They also wrote songs separately and with each other so there was always variety, different flavors if you will. Buying one of their new albums was always thrilling, you never knew what you were getting from one song to the next! The first song is a sweet love song with Christine and Lindsey in a duet, the second song is an etherial experience with Stevie twirling on stage, and the next song is a Summer rocker with Lindsey on lead. What is the forth song going to be? No idea, but it's going to sound great! Christine, Stevie, and Lindsey are one of the most solid arrangement of lead singers any band could wish for!
Jay you need to put in context that Christine was the lead singer for Fleetwood Mac before Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group. Prior to Stevie joining, Christine was known more as a blue singer. She went more "commercial" as the group became more popular. Christine also had several big albums on the Adult Contemporary Charts in between rest periods for Fleetwood Mac.
for a little perspective, there are 16 tracks on fleetwood mac's greatest hits album, christine mcvie wrote eight of them, stevie nicks wrote five, and lindsay buckingham wrote three...."hold me" and "over my head" are two of mcvie's best
I have heard a lot of material from the early days of the band, magnificent musicians producing great work. When Stevie and Lindsey joined the band it elevated to something more. The way their voices just worked so well together and the differing directions of the songwriting talents was nothing short of miraculous. And their ability to step back from their emotional involvments for the Rumours album showed the music industry what proffessionalism truly means.
J & Amber, you'll love their "Silver Spring" from the 1997 concert 'The Dance' and "You Make Loving Fun"!!! Christine McVie has an exellcent voice!! edit- Christine sings lead on several other FMac songs, "You Make Loving Fun", "Everywhere", "Don't Stop(with Lindsey Buckingham)", "Songbird"...
Silver Springs is one of my favorite Stevie songs and the Dance version is wonderful. I used to sing it live when I fronted a band in my twenties. It's enrapturing.
Christine McVie is an Artist with a capital A! She sings, plays keyboard and her writing skills are top notch. Already as a young child I got into Fleetwood Mac through this song, “Hold Me” and “Everywhere”. You will love the song "Don't Stop" for its good vibes.
"Say You Love Me", "Tell Me Lies", "You Make Loving Fun", "Hold Me", all McVie magic, but my favorite Christine led Fleetwood Mac song has to be "Everywhere", plus the video's storyline is so well done.
christine mcvie really shines with songs like "you make lovin' fun" and "over my head", my favourites. i'm more of a stevie fan but without christine, even stevie's songs would sound not quite right. her harmonies (along with lindsey) and her stable presence within the band are imperitive. and it's pronounced chris-TEEN 😊
Fleetwood Mac has three lead singers. Obviously Stevie who's simply amazing then the talented Christine who as you can tell in this song has a wonderful lead voice but also Lindsey Buckingham who leads on songs such as " Go your own way" all very talented.
Absolutely my favorite member of the band. Christine wrote and sang "Songbird" from the Rumours album. My wife and I picked that song as our wedding song.
Christine has a fantastic voice this song along with You make loving fun, Everywhere and Song Bird are Fleetwood Mac staples. You should definitely check out their live concert from 1997 The Dance to see how incredible this band truly is.
Christine McVie has a beautiful voice. Her and Stevie had different sounds and they both complimented each other on songs. My favorite of hers is Over My Head. I love that song.
Decades ago I happened to hear "Over My Head" playing on a local radio station, and when it ended the DJ said, "Christine McVie on lead vocals there...they just don't get any smoother than that." I had to agree.
You guys should react to more Fleetwood Mac… "I'm So Afraid", "Say You Love Me", "Over My Head", "Second Hand News", "Don't Stop", "Gold Dust Woman", "Songbird", "You Make Loving Fun", "I Don't Want to Know", "Oh Daddy", "Sara", "Gypsy", "Sisters of the Moon", "Big Love", "Seven Wonders", "Everywhere", "Family Man" 🎸🤘
Reading these comments gives me hope that Christine is getting the respect she deserves. However, I don’t see a lot of people talking about her earlier material with the band, particularly on the ‘Penguin’ and ‘Heroes are Hard to Find’ albums. If anyone wants to deep dive into Christine, they can check out her very early stuff with Chicken Shack, a 60’s blues group before she joined FM. Said sincerely from a Christine Perfect (McVie) super fan!
“Show Me A Smile” from the 1971 album “Future Games” is and absolute gem and a must listen for any Christine McVie fan or FM fan in general. If you never delved back deep into the early Christine albums do yourself a favor and seek out every song she wrote. Fantastic songwriter and singer
It’s Chris-teen (Perfect) And she’s the Piano player. Also: During the making of this album, Lindsey Buckingham said…. Enough ! I’m out. As I understand it he did virtually everything on this and the previous album.
A Lot more great Christine McVie Songs yet to uncover. She has been with the band since 1970 and has played on nearly every one of their albums. Most of their best known (love) songs are from her pen: Spare Me a Little of Your Love, Come a Little bit Closer, Why, Over my Head, Say You Love Me, You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, Songbird, Think About Me, Everywhere, As Long As You Follow... so many other great songs too, but that's a start! This summer marks the bands 55th anniversary, by the way.
You are right, I am blessed. I found this channel! I've been chain watching your videos since I found them and though I love these songs and grew up with them (I'm 62) seeing young people react as you do make them that much more fun. I'm so sorry you grew up about 20 years to late but so happy you can enjoy this music now! Bless you both!!!
Hi Jay and Amber. Though Stevie Nicks headlines Fleetwood Mac classics like “Rhiannon” and “Dreams”, Christine McVie wrote or co-wrote many of their great songs. Her best is “You Make Lovin’ Fun” along with “Over My Head,” “Don’t Stop," and “Songbird”. She also co-wrote “Hold Me”, a 1982 smash hit.
Christine McVie was with the band for years & many albums prior to Stevie Nicks joining the band. She is much more upbeat & has written some of the best songs the band ever recorded. She is the piano player. I have been suggesting her to you for months. Go back in time to the band before Stevie & listen to her song Spare Me A Little Of Your Love from the Bare Trees album.
J, don’t be disappointed. Fleetwood Mac existed before Stevie, and they have regularly split lead singer duties between Stevie, Christine, and Lindsey. The band was great because of the sum of ALL of them. Still waiting on “Tusk”!
Fleetwood Mac were always an all-star line-up, but you kind of think of Stevie and Lindsey as the 'hired guns' teammates, while Mick Fleetwood and Christine MAC-Vie are the 'named partners' of the whole firm. She's literally the Mac in the name of the group.
Stevie gets most of the attention, but Christine has written and was the lead singer on many of Fleetwood Mac's hits; and Lindsey Buckingham, the lead guitarist, also wrote and was the lead singer on some big hits and many of their greatest deep cuts. I love Stevie, but Fleetwood Mac is much more than just her. In fact, they were a moderately successful group before Stevie and Lindsey joined and took the band to superstar status. One of the band's best songs was made before they joined, called "Hypnotized," and it is magical.
I highly recommend going back to her early days with the band and check out her 1971 song “Show Me A Smile”. You will love it. Christine was always my favorite singer and songwriter in the band. She wrote more of their hits than any other member.
The arrangement of Christine on lead with Stevie backing her up was perfect for this song. You should check out "Hypnotized". Fleetwood before Lindsey and Stevie.
Agree! Hypnotized is probably one of Bob Welch's best known Mac songs (along with Sentimental Lady). If I recall, Hypnotized is the only song from that era that charted in the US. And you're right... knowing their love for Stevie, they will love the mysteriousness of that one too!
Try "Over my head" or "Songbird". Both have Christine McVie singing lead vocals-beautiful. Her name is Christine, not Kristen. Thanks for the reaction.
The three members that defined Fleetwood Mac with their compositions were Lindsay Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and yes, Christine McVie, these three members of the band are those that finally gave the band the identity that made them famous; Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are the core as the almost original members, (John was not at the begging , but it was for a very short time, since he had to finish with the band he was playing with before), those that always were there, but Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie were those that, when they incorporated to the band, made it great. Now the sad thing is that precisely today, November the 30th, 2022, Christine McVie has died 😔
Fleetwood Mac has (usually) had 3 singers at any given time. For this album, it was Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie. They usually have one singer singing lead (this time, Christine), but almost always, the others will usually sing backing or harmony vocals. Since Buckingham & Nicks first joined (back in 1975), their hit singles have averaged out about equal between Stevie & Christine, although their only #1 hit (Dreams) was by Stevie.
Lindsey's biggest hit singles with FM were Go Your Own Way & Big Love. Although he has some great album cuts (non-singles), such as World Turning, Never Going Back Again, Monday Morning, Blue Letter, Second Hand News, Tusk, (a killer live version of the band's pre-1975 hit, Oh Well), Tango in the Night, Bleed to Love Her & Peacekeeper. IMHO, Lindsey was the driving force behind FM. Even though most of their hits were not sung by him, his studio wizardry is all over their best music (again, not counting their very underrated pre-1975 music, when they were a very different band).
@@screwyootube1 Yeah, there's a reason he's called FM's sonic architect; playing, arranging and producing he's responsible for their overall sound during his time with the band. He may have driven everyone crazy in the studio with his perfectionism and layers upon layers but it's a good portion of why the songs and albums have stood the test of time. Believe it or not Tusk was a top 10 single (and Rolling Stone named it the #1 song from 1979). It was always odd that few of his songs were released as singles - though many have become huge concert staples.
@@caps689 Tusk is probably my favorite Lindsey song, with or without the Mac. As as I know it's the only song featuring an entire marching band to hit the charts.
I really like Christine's voice, she also was willing to accept Stevie into the band although she was already their female singer. She has a sexy voice. Thanks Amber and Jay.
This song is great. It emits a rich and ethereal feeling. This song is one my favorite hits from Fleetwood Mac because Christine sang lead, and as was pointed out, her voice and Stevie’s played off each others’ well. Christine, you will be missed. You were a great talent! I know Stevie agrees because she considered you her best friend.
If you guys react to more Fleetwood Mac you'll Find that Christine actually sings lead on several of the popular Fleetwood Mac hits. "You Make Loving Fun", "Say You Love Me", "Songbird" (which Eva Cassidy did a cover of), "Don't Stop", "Hold Me" & "World Turning" (She shares lead with Linsey Buckingham on those last three songs. They are a perfect match up in vocals imo!).
Thanks, never appreciated all the great songs she was the main singer on; Stevie seems to get the most response by reactors especially her videos. Hopefully your list will help guide them and even up the responses.
Christine McVie was a member of Fleetwood Mac prior to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joining. Her permission was required as the band wasn't sure they needed two female vocalists. Christine said in an interview that she had no problem with another girl in the band. That version of Fleetwood Mac just dominated the charts!
Their Tango in the Night album was a pretty big comeback for them in 1987. It was a huge chart success with a number of radio hits, all of them fantastic. This may be my favorite from that time frame. I'd highly suggest doing "Seven Wonders" next, then "Everywhere" and "Big Love" from this album.
@@nancysmith8626 I use the opening notes of SW as my phone's notifications! It's too bad radio gave up on this song soon after it left the charts, whereas Everywhere and Little Lies can still be heard once on a while.
Nearly every Fleetwood Mac album has an equal number of songs written and sung by each of the three singer/songwriters. If there's 9 songs on the album, each of them have three. So, yes, you guys have missed A LOT of Christine's music.
I love the Stevie fronted songs, but the Christine McVie ones were always my favorites! Her voice is amazing! “Everywhere” is another great Christine fronted F.M. Song.
This is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. The melody behind this is incredible. Takes me back to my childhood days in coincidentally Oklahoma right before I moved back to Texas. Rest in Heaven Christine..she did her thing on this one
Christine was married to John McVie the bass player. She was also the only one in the band that was classically trained. She wrote the majority of the bands songs. The band was so perfect because of the mixture of talent and their willingness to write about their real lives but not in a narrative but by picking out the sources of problems within the relationships, turning them into songs and being willing to gather back together and use their talents to make it some of the best music ever recorded.
Christine McVie, my favorite Fleetwood Mac member. She wrote the best songs and her voice is sultry, warm and smooth. I love Stevie Nicks, too, don't get me wrong but I've always liked Christine more. Actually, my favorite version of Fleetwood Mac is the original lineup with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer.
No matter who was singing, Fleetwood Mac is a fabulous band. Each song is special. Glad you caught onto Christine's voice. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Christine died yesterday at 79. God I will miss listening to a new love song of hers every other year. She was able to say "I love you" in soooo many different wonderful ways.
I have seen them in concert, and I love ALL of their music, but this song, in the 80's and this updated sound (at the time for them) was such a breath of fresh air. It remains my favorite... if there even is such a thing for Fleetwood Mac. One of GOAT!
Fleetwood Mac has three lead singers, it just depends on the song. Lindsey Buckingham also leads and he has a great voice as well. Check out The Chain, Landslide and Don't Stop.
Fleetwood Mac was a three-headed beast, with lead vocals going to Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, or Lindsey Buckingham, depending on the song. "Songbird", with Christine on vocals, is a masterpiece.
This has always been my favorite. Probably cuz I grew up with this on the radio but I never get sick of this song!!! Big Love by Lindsey and You Make Loving Fun by Christine seem to be the top recommendations and I could not agree more!! Their concert tour The Dance is absolutely phenomenal!!
If you go back and look, most of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits had Christine as the lead vocal. The strength of this band was that Christine, Lyndsey, and Stevie all had different songs which featured them as the lead. Christine McVie had more of a shy British personality, was not as outspoken and did not seek the limelight like Stevie Nicks did. When performing, she was more comfortable standing behind the keyboard as opposed to Stevie who was doing more dancing. Christine was truly an underrated musician and will be greatly missed. RIP
Christine is an integral part of Fleetwood Mac's core. She's been in the band from the start, long before Stevie Knicks and Lindsey Buckingham came on board, She's as integral to the band's recognizable style as anyone else in the band.
Actually Christine came in as a session musician for the 2nd album . Original line up was Mick, Guitarist and Vocalist Peter Green and Guitarist Jeremy Spencer
@@robertgreen6433 I guess I was thinking more from Mystery to Me, because you can really hear the roots of Rumours in that album. But yeah, you're right!
@Robert Green Correct. Peter Green asked her to join FM in 1968 as backing musican and singer. Christine McVie has been on every FM album except their first album, eponymous Fleetwood Mac, released in 1967.
Christine McVie played a bigger part in the band than most people realize. As a singer, songwriter, and sort of the glue that held the band together.
Yes, and for years I didn't notice that little whispering vocals interlaced into the background that sounds so ethereal. You have to listen on good equipment to truly appreciate this song.
RIP Christine. Hope they will view Don't Stop. Christine sings and is credited on writing. Greatly agree, Christine was THE secret weapon behind Fleetwood Mac's best music.
RIP😢
I COULD NOT stand stevie knicks, her and that dress flippin and her witchcraft i always heard she was into, turned me off, too prissy for my taste,
They are amazingly talented. The magic in all of these hits is not lyrics or singing imo. Though everyone says so. The music is the common factor in all these hits. They knew how to construct a song. Lindsey is my favorite, but they were all gifted musicians. Those baselines are incredible and Mick may be my favorite drummer of all time.
R.I.P. Christine McVie. She's the unsung hero of Fleetwood Mac. In the last few hours since her death made the news, it's been pointed out that, while Stevie and Lindsey get the most attention, when it came time to putting out the band's greatest hits album, close to half of the songs on it were Christine songs. She's an underrated, but an amazing singer, songwriter, and performer. You really need to check out her song "Songbird." Will make you cry in a really good way.
She was an absolute Song Bird
Songbird is really her best😢
Still Can't Believe She's Gone 😢😢😢
The other half would be Lindsey's songs lol. Both of them were the heart and soul of the band. Stevie's a great singer, but she hardly wrote anything.
Lawd she was famous before she got in with Mick.
Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks are both great singers, but Christine is an amazing writer and musician as well! “You Make Lovin’ Fun” is another great one, she also wrote the lyrics for “The Chain”, “Songbird”, “Don’t Stop”, and “Over My Head”. So you’ve heard he out front without knowing probably.
Christine McVie
for me you make lovin´ fun is probably the best flleetwood mac song
Christine is awesome in every respect, BUT she didn't write the lyrics to "The Chain." Those belong primarily to Stevie. Christine wrote a section of the music for that song.
If you listen to Stevie's demo version of the Chain, you'd never recognize it! The famous bass line and outro was from Christine's demo song Keep Me There. The way they morphed all these bits of songs together to create The final Chain is truly incredible. Makes me appreciate the song even more.
“You Make Lovin’ Fun” is one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs ever.
Devastated to hear of the passing of Christine McVie yesterday. One of my real musical heroes. What an incredible singer/songwriter and musician. Fleetwood Mac does not become Fleetwood Mac without her massive contributions to the band. One of our generations greatest hitmakers and her signature vocals provided such a rich and warm backdrop to the lives of millions like me. Just so, so many beautiful songs. We will miss and remember you forever. God bless you and RIP.
She is Fleetwood Mac’s secret weapon!! Love her voice!!🤘🔥
I was just going to say that.
Nailed it!
Everyone in this band is absolutely a crucial peice that cannot be replaced. When they're all together it's just magical!!!! 🤗❤✌
As in all legendary bands The Whole is greater than the Sum of it's Parts
"Songbird" is another gorgeous Fleetwood Mac song that features Christine's smooth, beautiful voice!
Christine wasn't just a chick playing keyboards in a rock band.
She's a classically trained pianist and knows music theory. She's an integral part of the entire band. Or...she was. 😭
Please look into more Christine songs. She deserves as much attention as Stevie, just...in a different way. And Stevie harmonizing with Christine is ✨✨✨
Christine McVie was a major contributor to Fleetwood Mac's success. Try "You Make Lovin' Fun" and Amber will LOVE Christine's beautiful ballad "Songbird". I happened to be in the front row of a show when she sang Songbird. I was blown away by her talent and beauty.
"Songbird" is just Christie and the piano. It's beautiful and really showcases her talent.
Christie singing "You Make Lovin Fun" was a great song for her!!!!
Love it. Also commented!😊🎶
My favorite Fleetwood Mac song
‘Hold Me’ and ‘Everywhere’ are phenomenal!
Christine McVie has a great voice! She wrote & sang many of F/Macs best known songs!
Christine was at one point married to the bassist, John McVie. He is the "Mac" in Fleetwood Mac.
I think she has a prettier voice than Stevie, which is more unusal but a bit nasally. I like them both though, just different strengths.
@@lynnchristenson6209 Well said
This band had three lead singers (Christine, Lindsey, and Stevie), all of which were also song writers. This is why they had such a diverse sound. For more Christine, try "You make Lovin' Fun" and "Over my Head." For more Lindsey try "Don't Stop," "Go Your Own Way" and "Big Love."
Everywhere and As Long As You Follow are my favorites of hers.
Over My Head is fantastic.
Christine was a HUGE part of FM.
While Lindsey did sing a verse on Don't Stop, Christine wrote it by herself and sang the other half of the song. It's her song. :) And juxtaposing Don't Stop vs. Go Your Own Way shows a real contrast between his anger at his and Stevie's breakup, vs Christine's optimism (and lack of recriminations) moving on from her failed marriage to John
Linsey b lol the only decent song this scumbag claimed he wrote christine wrote easy to hear
Fleetwood Mac had several singers, not just these three, you forgot that before them there were Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch
Christine McVie had a great voice. She never got enough credit for her part in this group. Great song.
Christine may have written more songs for Fleetwood Mac than Stevie, simply because Christine has been with the band for many more years than Stevie. About half of Fleetwood Macs albums studio albums were produced before Stevie joined the band.
I think that Christine's multiple castles in the UK would disagree. She is a wonder
probably because she was a selfish evil bitch
Christine was the backbone of FM. She wrote, she sang, she provided backup & she was glue keeping the band on course. She, along with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were known for & were amazing at their 3-part harmonies. On this song, Little Lies, during the chorus, you hear Stevie doing 2nd part and then Lindsey B doing 3rd part. Loving hearing them. This is another reason why FM is unforgettable. The 3 singers gave good songs each, then backed each other up vocally. And of course, Lindsey B came in later and did his magic to make the songs sound even better, production-wise.
Love this group!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for giving us a Christine McVie- led song. She started as a blues player/singer in the late 60's before joining FMac. This is one of my favorite songs from Tango in the Night,1987. Her earlier songs (Say you Love Me, Songbird, Hold Me, for example) feature a lot more prominent piano, though they did adapt to the synth-heavy 80's quite successfully with this album. More please!
I always liked Christine McVie's singing and songwriting. One of my favorite performances of a song by her is "Say You Love Me" from "The Dance" video where Lindsey Buckingham plays banjo and Mick Fleetwood steps down from his full drum set. th-cam.com/video/WKnfGqYOdrw/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CroNix99
Right On!!!
They should really check out Christine's major solo hit, "Got a Hold on Me". Love that song!
@@btgiv6009 Absolutely! A sunny sunny slice of California pop... from a British woman!
Got a Hold on Me and Love Will show Us How from the same album -- both great!
I think she was there at the beginning of Fleetwood Mac, whilst playing gigs with her old band I think I read of her singing uncredited backing vocals on tracks from the first FM album. I think she's been credited on every album since and as a full member since 1970ish. Until her semi retirement.
I don’t know if you have done this, but the song “Songbird” sung by Christine McVie for Fleetwood Mac is BEAUTIFUL.
If you REALLY want to hear Christine's voice and range, listen to "Songbird" with Christine on the grand piano...her performance will bring you to tears. I saw them (Mac) live in '77 and Songbird made my jaw drop....
Songbird made me fall in love with Christine
@@lyngusrobb5323 as it did for many of us
We used "Songbird" for our wedding as our First Dance.
OMG yes! I love the whole FM album Rumors. I just like well produced music by good musicians. So annoying how decent musicians are denied air time vs auto-tuned garbage :-(
Christine is personally one of my favorite songwriters ever.
I’m glad you guys are recognising Chistine’s essential qualities within the heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac. She was part of the songwriting trinity that comprised herself, Stevie and Lindsay. Never to be replaced nor forgotten, the band will never be the same again ❤😢
Christie does a lot of background and is part of the harmonies in alot of the songs where she isn’t lead or co-lead.People sometimes don’t notice at first. The 3 lead singers makes Fleetwood Mac unique and special.
“You make loving fun” is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Christine is the lead singer on that one, you guys should definitely check it out.
Edit:”Say you love me” is also a goodie.
Yes!
You guys need to check out Christine's "Songbird" from the Rumors album. Just Christine's voice and a piano. Absolutely beautiful.
Christine was a dynamic force in the band....we'll miss her
She's good on "You Make Loving Fun" and "Over My Head"
You know a band are mega stars when any band member can sing lead and everyone loves each and every song they put out. ❤️❤️
Christine McVie was an important piece of Fleetwood Mac and sang quite a few of the hits. She was married to the bass player, John McVie, and they split around the same time as Buckingham and Nicks, fueling the breakup album Rumours.
she actually had the MOST top ten hits.
One of my favorite songs by them. RIP Christine McVie. Love your videos and reactions.
The real magic of Fleetwood Mac was no matter who was singing lead it was going to sound stellar! No matter which one or combination of lead singers they had for a song, it is going to sound fantastic. The more of their songs you listen to the more you will understand that they always chose the best singer(s) for each song. They also wrote songs separately and with each other so there was always variety, different flavors if you will.
Buying one of their new albums was always thrilling, you never knew what you were getting from one song to the next! The first song is a sweet love song with Christine and Lindsey in a duet, the second song is an etherial experience with Stevie twirling on stage, and the next song is a Summer rocker with Lindsey on lead. What is the forth song going to be? No idea, but it's going to sound great! Christine, Stevie, and Lindsey are one of the most solid arrangement of lead singers any band could wish for!
Jay you need to put in context that Christine was the lead singer for Fleetwood Mac before Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group. Prior to Stevie joining, Christine was known more as a blue singer. She went more "commercial" as the group became more popular. Christine also had several big albums on the Adult Contemporary Charts in between rest periods for Fleetwood Mac.
for a little perspective, there are 16 tracks on fleetwood mac's greatest hits album, christine mcvie wrote eight of them, stevie nicks wrote five, and lindsay buckingham wrote three...."hold me" and "over my head" are two of mcvie's best
Great note!
@@boydsprehn2140 thanks!
I have heard a lot of material from the early days of the band, magnificent musicians producing great work. When Stevie and Lindsey joined the band it elevated to something more. The way their voices just worked so well together and the differing directions of the songwriting talents was nothing short of miraculous. And their ability to step back from their emotional involvments for the Rumours album showed the music industry what proffessionalism truly means.
J & Amber, you'll love their "Silver Spring" from the 1997 concert 'The Dance' and "You Make Loving Fun"!!!
Christine McVie has an exellcent voice!! edit- Christine sings lead on several other FMac songs, "You Make Loving Fun", "Everywhere", "Don't Stop(with Lindsey Buckingham)", "Songbird"...
Would add the group effort World Turning as well; Songbird was a Christine McVie song.
Silver Spring is a great selection, hope they check it out.
Silver Springs is one of my favorite Stevie songs and the Dance version is wonderful. I used to sing it live when I fronted a band in my twenties. It's enrapturing.
@@utcnc7mm Yes!!!
Gotta do Silver Springs from the concert!! Stevie Nicks singing it to her ex Lindsey Buckingham is chilling!!
Christine McVie is an Artist with a capital A! She sings, plays keyboard and her writing skills are top notch. Already as a young child I got into Fleetwood Mac through this song, “Hold Me” and “Everywhere”. You will love the song "Don't Stop" for its good vibes.
"Say You Love Me", "Tell Me Lies", "You Make Loving Fun", "Hold Me", all McVie magic, but my favorite Christine led Fleetwood Mac song has to be "Everywhere", plus the video's storyline is so well done.
Don’t Stop is a Christine song as well, with the assist from Lindsay Buckingham , who is very ignored from these two. Just looking for the gimmick
This was my song in the 80s, I am a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac, rest in peace, Christine McVie.
christine mcvie really shines with songs like "you make lovin' fun" and "over my head", my favourites. i'm more of a stevie fan but without christine, even stevie's songs would sound not quite right. her harmonies (along with lindsey) and her stable presence within the band are imperitive.
and it's pronounced chris-TEEN 😊
Fleetwood Mac has three lead singers. Obviously Stevie who's simply amazing then the talented Christine who as you can tell in this song has a wonderful lead voice but also Lindsey Buckingham who leads on songs such as " Go your own way" all very talented.
It's *Christine* McVie. She was in Fleetwood Mac long before Stevie Nicks. She came from a great British Blues band called Chicken Shack.
Wasn't she in Velvet Underground ?
No, maybe you're thinking of Nico?@@deniseg812
@@deniseg812 NO. You are probably confusing her with Nico, the German singer who was in The Velvet Underground.
Absolutely my favorite member of the band. Christine wrote and sang "Songbird" from the Rumours album. My wife and I picked that song as our wedding song.
Christine has a fantastic voice this song along with You make loving fun, Everywhere and Song Bird are Fleetwood Mac staples. You should definitely check out their live concert from 1997 The Dance to see how incredible this band truly is.
Christine McVie was part of Fleetwood Mac before Stevie even joined them. Also, it's pronounced "Chris-teen" McVie
Christine McVie was a long-time Fleetwood Mac member. She joined in 1970 and has been a very important component to the band since then.
Christine McVie has a beautiful voice. Her and Stevie had different sounds and they both complimented each other on songs. My favorite of hers is Over My Head. I love that song.
Decades ago I happened to hear "Over My Head" playing on a local radio station, and when it ended the DJ said, "Christine McVie on lead vocals there...they just don't get any smoother than that." I had to agree.
You guys should react to more Fleetwood Mac…
"I'm So Afraid", "Say You Love Me", "Over My Head", "Second Hand News", "Don't Stop", "Gold Dust Woman", "Songbird", "You Make Loving Fun", "I Don't Want to Know", "Oh Daddy", "Sara", "Gypsy", "Sisters of the Moon", "Big Love", "Seven Wonders", "Everywhere", "Family Man"
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The live version of I'm So Afraid from The Dance DVD is excellent and I'm sure Jay would appreciate Lindsay's guitar playing for that song.
One of my favorite FM songs simply because it really shows off all three lead singers and their incredibly unique and recognizable voices.
Reading these comments gives me hope that Christine is getting the respect she deserves. However, I don’t see a lot of people talking about her earlier material with the band, particularly on the ‘Penguin’ and ‘Heroes are Hard to Find’ albums. If anyone wants to deep dive into Christine, they can check out her very early stuff with Chicken Shack, a 60’s blues group before she joined FM. Said sincerely from a Christine Perfect (McVie) super fan!
I was lucky enough to see Chicken Shack with Christine Perfect, fabulous night and fabulous band. ✌️
Prove Your Love is so gooood
“Show Me A Smile” from the 1971 album “Future Games” is and absolute gem and a must listen for any Christine McVie fan or FM fan in general. If you never delved back deep into the early Christine albums do yourself a favor and seek out every song she wrote. Fantastic songwriter and singer
Christine’s songs are always my favorites. She has such an amazing subtlety and smoothness to her voice.
It’s Chris-teen (Perfect) And she’s the Piano player. Also: During the making of this album, Lindsey Buckingham said…. Enough ! I’m out. As I understand it he did virtually everything on this and the previous album.
He basically made this entire album
The entire album Rumours is one the biggest selling albums of all time. Every track is gold
A Lot more great Christine McVie Songs yet to uncover. She has been with the band since 1970 and has played on nearly every one of their albums. Most of their best known (love) songs are from her pen:
Spare Me a Little of Your Love, Come a Little bit Closer, Why, Over my Head, Say You Love Me, You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, Songbird, Think About Me, Everywhere, As Long As You Follow... so many other great songs too, but that's a start!
This summer marks the bands 55th anniversary, by the way.
You are right, I am blessed. I found this channel! I've been chain watching your videos since I found them and though I love these songs and grew up with them (I'm 62) seeing young people react as you do make them that much more fun. I'm so sorry you grew up about 20 years to late but so happy you can enjoy this music now! Bless you both!!!
Hi Jay and Amber. Though Stevie Nicks headlines Fleetwood Mac classics like “Rhiannon” and “Dreams”, Christine McVie wrote or co-wrote many of their great songs. Her best is “You Make Lovin’ Fun” along with “Over My Head,” “Don’t Stop," and “Songbird”. She also co-wrote “Hold Me”, a 1982 smash hit.
Christine McVie was with the band for years & many albums prior to Stevie Nicks joining the band. She is much more upbeat & has written some of the best songs the band ever recorded. She is the piano player. I have been suggesting her to you for months.
Go back in time to the band before Stevie & listen to her song Spare Me A Little Of Your Love from the Bare Trees album.
Please try "Say You Love Me" & "You Make Lovin' Fun". Both written & sung by Christine. 2 big hits from the band.
Every member of Fleetwood Mac had talents of their own. Together they were brilliant.
J, don’t be disappointed. Fleetwood Mac existed before Stevie, and they have regularly split lead singer duties between Stevie, Christine, and Lindsey. The band was great because of the sum of ALL of them. Still waiting on “Tusk”!
Yes to Tusk! Love the beat and the brass!
Love the video with USC marching band!
Fleetwood Mac were always an all-star line-up, but you kind of think of Stevie and Lindsey as the 'hired guns' teammates, while Mick Fleetwood and Christine MAC-Vie are the 'named partners' of the whole firm. She's literally the Mac in the name of the group.
Stevie gets most of the attention, but Christine has written and was the lead singer on many of Fleetwood Mac's hits; and Lindsey Buckingham, the lead guitarist, also wrote and was the lead singer on some big hits and many of their greatest deep cuts. I love Stevie, but Fleetwood Mac is much more than just her. In fact, they were a moderately successful group before Stevie and Lindsey joined and took the band to superstar status. One of the band's best songs was made before they joined, called "Hypnotized," and it is magical.
I highly recommend going back to her early days with the band and check out her 1971 song “Show Me A Smile”. You will love it. Christine was always my favorite singer and songwriter in the band. She wrote more of their hits than any other member.
“You Make Lovin’ Fun” is a masterpiece. Fleetwood Mac is way more than Stevie Nicks. Although I love Stevie too. You’ll learn!😊❤️
I totally agree!
I agree too
Christine mcvie is the main singer and on keyboards and wrote the song Stevie is backup singing.
The arrangement of Christine on lead with Stevie backing her up was perfect for this song.
You should check out "Hypnotized". Fleetwood before Lindsey and Stevie.
Absolutely.
Hypnotized is my all time favorite
Agree! Hypnotized is probably one of Bob Welch's best known Mac songs (along with Sentimental Lady). If I recall, Hypnotized is the only song from that era that charted in the US.
And you're right... knowing their love for Stevie, they will love the mysteriousness of that one too!
Revelation is also great.
Best song ever
Major Songs of Hers: You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, Everywhere, Songbrid, Say That You Love Me, Tell me Lies, Isn't it Midnight, and many many more.
Try "Over my head" or "Songbird". Both have Christine McVie singing lead vocals-beautiful. Her name is Christine, not Kristen. Thanks for the reaction.
The three members that defined Fleetwood Mac with their compositions were Lindsay Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and yes, Christine McVie, these three members of the band are those that finally gave the band the identity that made them famous; Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are the core as the almost original members, (John was not at the begging , but it was for a very short time, since he had to finish with the band he was playing with before), those that always were there, but Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie were those that, when they incorporated to the band, made it great.
Now the sad thing is that precisely today, November the 30th, 2022, Christine McVie has died 😔
Thank you for this reaction. The beautiful voices of Christie and Stevie are fabulous.
RIP Christine. "You Make Loving Fun" was my favorite song of hers.
Fleetwood Mac has (usually) had 3 singers at any given time. For this album, it was Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie. They usually have one singer singing lead (this time, Christine), but almost always, the others will usually sing backing or harmony vocals.
Since Buckingham & Nicks first joined (back in 1975), their hit singles have averaged out about equal between Stevie & Christine, although their only #1 hit (Dreams) was by Stevie.
Lindsey's biggest hit singles with FM were Go Your Own Way & Big Love. Although he has some great album cuts (non-singles), such as World Turning, Never Going Back Again, Monday Morning, Blue Letter, Second Hand News, Tusk, (a killer live version of the band's pre-1975 hit, Oh Well), Tango in the Night, Bleed to Love Her & Peacekeeper. IMHO, Lindsey was the driving force behind FM. Even though most of their hits were not sung by him, his studio wizardry is all over their best music (again, not counting their very underrated pre-1975 music, when they were a very different band).
@@screwyootube1 Yeah, there's a reason he's called FM's sonic architect; playing, arranging and producing he's responsible for their overall sound during his time with the band. He may have driven everyone crazy in the studio with his perfectionism and layers upon layers but it's a good portion of why the songs and albums have stood the test of time.
Believe it or not Tusk was a top 10 single (and Rolling Stone named it the #1 song from 1979). It was always odd that few of his songs were released as singles - though many have become huge concert staples.
@@caps689 Tusk is probably my favorite Lindsey song, with or without the Mac. As as I know it's the only song featuring an entire marching band to hit the charts.
@@caps689 yeah, I forgot to list it as one of his top 10 hit singles. Great, fun song!
LOL, spell check changed “single” to “sirloin”!
Christine Was Also Responsible For Their Big Hit " Hold Me " in 1982.
I really like Christine's voice, she also was willing to accept Stevie into the band although she was already their female singer. She has a sexy voice. Thanks Amber and Jay.
This song is great. It emits a rich and ethereal feeling. This song is one my favorite hits from Fleetwood Mac because Christine sang lead, and as was pointed out, her voice and Stevie’s played off each others’ well. Christine, you will be missed. You were a great talent! I know Stevie agrees because she considered you her best friend.
If you guys react to more Fleetwood Mac you'll Find that Christine actually sings lead on several of the popular Fleetwood Mac hits. "You Make Loving Fun", "Say You Love Me", "Songbird" (which Eva Cassidy did a cover of), "Don't Stop", "Hold Me" & "World Turning" (She shares lead with Linsey Buckingham on those last three songs. They are a perfect match up in vocals imo!).
Thanks, never appreciated all the great songs she was the main singer on; Stevie seems to get the most response by reactors especially her videos. Hopefully your list will help guide them and even up the responses.
Christine McVie was a member of Fleetwood Mac prior to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joining. Her permission was required as the band wasn't sure they needed two female vocalists. Christine said in an interview that she had no problem with another girl in the band. That version of Fleetwood Mac just dominated the charts!
Christie McVie is the keyboard player in Fleetwood Mac. They have 3 main singers.😀
RIP Christine McVie. Heatbroken
Their Tango in the Night album was a pretty big comeback for them in 1987. It was a huge chart success with a number of radio hits, all of them fantastic. This may be my favorite from that time frame. I'd highly suggest doing "Seven Wonders" next, then "Everywhere" and "Big Love" from this album.
Seven Wonders is my sentimental favorite Mac song. I heard that, and suddenly they became my favorite band. And still... 35 years later!
@@ChrisW-17 yeah, now that I think about it, "Seven Wonders" might be my fave of all, too. It's just THAT good.
@@nancysmith8626 I use the opening notes of SW as my phone's notifications! It's too bad radio gave up on this song soon after it left the charts, whereas Everywhere and Little Lies can still be heard once on a while.
I love how the harmonies in the chorus is smooth, yet forceful.
Nearly every Fleetwood Mac album has an equal number of songs written and sung by each of the three singer/songwriters. If there's 9 songs on the album, each of them have three. So, yes, you guys have missed A LOT of Christine's music.
"Songbird" and "Oh Daddy" really showcase Christine's vocals.
Missing Chris. 😪
I love the Stevie fronted songs, but the Christine McVie ones were always my favorites! Her voice is amazing! “Everywhere” is another great Christine fronted F.M. Song.
This is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. The melody behind this is incredible. Takes me back to my childhood days in coincidentally Oklahoma right before I moved back to Texas. Rest in Heaven Christine..she did her thing on this one
Christine McVie and her song vocals are my favorite of all Fleetwood Mac songs.
Christine was married to John McVie the bass player. She was also the only one in the band that was classically trained. She wrote the majority of the bands songs. The band was so perfect because of the mixture of talent and their willingness to write about their real lives but not in a narrative but by picking out the sources of problems within the relationships, turning them into songs and being willing to gather back together and use their talents to make it some of the best music ever recorded.
Christine McVie, my favorite Fleetwood Mac member. She wrote the best songs and her voice is sultry, warm and smooth. I love Stevie Nicks, too, don't get me wrong but I've always liked Christine more. Actually, my favorite version of Fleetwood Mac is the original lineup with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer.
She's got a fantastic voice Fleetwood Mac was fortunate to have all three for voices in a band very rare to have that much talent
No matter who was singing, Fleetwood Mac is a fabulous band. Each song is special. Glad you caught onto Christine's
voice. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
This is probably my favorite album by Fleetwood Mac. Every song is just great. I LOVE this song.
Great choice you guys. A song with all 3 singers. Christine has a velvety quality to her voice
Christine died yesterday at 79. God I will miss listening to a new love song of hers every other year. She was able to say "I love you" in soooo many different wonderful ways.
Christine was singing with Fleetwood years before Stevie and Lindsay were inducted. Beautiful bluesy voice.
Rest In Peace to McVie! Condolences to her family and friends. Her legacy lives on through her music!
Christine has been with the band a lot longer than Nicks. I've always loved her voice
If you want more of Christine McVie, 'Everywhere' off the Tango in the Night album is another 'perfect' example 👍
Great song!
I have seen them in concert, and I love ALL of their music, but this song, in the 80's and this updated sound (at the time for them) was such a breath of fresh air. It remains my favorite... if there even is such a thing for Fleetwood Mac. One of GOAT!
Fleetwood Mac has three lead singers, it just depends on the song. Lindsey Buckingham also leads and he has a great voice as well. Check out The Chain, Landslide and Don't Stop.
Fleetwood Mac was a three-headed beast, with lead vocals going to Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, or Lindsey Buckingham, depending on the song. "Songbird", with Christine on vocals, is a masterpiece.
This has always been my favorite. Probably cuz I grew up with this on the radio but I never get sick of this song!!! Big Love by Lindsey and You Make Loving Fun by Christine seem to be the top recommendations and I could not agree more!! Their concert tour The Dance is absolutely phenomenal!!
If you go back and look, most of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits had Christine as the lead vocal. The strength of this band was that Christine, Lyndsey, and Stevie all had different songs which featured them as the lead. Christine McVie had more of a shy British personality, was not as outspoken and did not seek the limelight like Stevie Nicks did. When performing, she was more comfortable standing behind the keyboard as opposed to Stevie who was doing more dancing. Christine was truly an underrated musician and will be greatly missed. RIP
Songbird. Oh Daddy.
Christine is an integral part of Fleetwood Mac's core. She's been in the band from the start, long before Stevie Knicks and Lindsey Buckingham came on board, She's as integral to the band's recognizable style as anyone else in the band.
Actually Christine came in as a session musician for the 2nd album . Original line up was Mick, Guitarist and Vocalist Peter Green and Guitarist Jeremy Spencer
@@robertgreen6433 I guess I was thinking more from Mystery to Me, because you can really hear the roots of Rumours in that album. But yeah, you're right!
@@robertgreen6433 you did forget John McVie...Peter Green named the band after his favorite rhythm section Mick "Fleetwood" and John "Mac" McVie
@Robert Green Correct. Peter Green asked her to join FM in 1968 as backing musican and singer. Christine McVie has been on every FM album except their first album, eponymous Fleetwood Mac, released in 1967.