How Fleetwood Mac Wrote "The Chain"

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 4 года назад +1618

    Producer: "Umm, guys, I don't think you can write an entire album fueled entirely by drugs and infidelity."
    Fleetwood Mac: "Hold our cocaine."

  • @coolstorybro2359
    @coolstorybro2359 5 лет назад +3613

    If queen and Elton John movies are being made..Fleetwood Mac definitely needs one. You know how big that’s be

    • @prac2
      @prac2 4 года назад +148

      lots of drama, lots of drugs

    • @carolf2077
      @carolf2077 4 года назад +62

      Yes! Definitely. I would go see the opening weekend and I never do that.

    • @mrods999
      @mrods999 4 года назад +47

      Cade Reddington honestly, no. not that i have anything against those movies but after bohemian rhapsody was released, it just bred a bunch of people who claimed queen/freddie mercury/bo rhap (the song) were the best things to ever exist and every other piece of modern music is trash. it’s annoying as hell and i don’t want to see the same thing happen to fleetwood

    • @renlessard
      @renlessard 4 года назад +19

      Even the early incarnations as Peter Green went crazy and Jeremy Spencer left to join a cult

    • @jacobmillen751
      @jacobmillen751 4 года назад +8

      @@renlessard yes i really want to see a movie about early fleetwod mac

  • @alisterfolson
    @alisterfolson 6 лет назад +5212

    They need to have a big-budget movie about them

  • @BubbaZen10
    @BubbaZen10 6 лет назад +4100

    Lot's of coke, and Stevie and Lindsay being very pissed at each other. Love and hate and drugs, and voila, a masterpiece. (don't try this at home. your results may vary)

    • @LoriUren
      @LoriUren 6 лет назад +16

      You got that right!

    • @TimothyReeves
      @TimothyReeves 6 лет назад +56

      Love and hate and drugs and great musical talent. That last one is key.

    • @nkenchington6575
      @nkenchington6575 6 лет назад +5

      Lots, not Lot's.

    • @matthewmalpeli
      @matthewmalpeli 6 лет назад +10

      I once witnessed Stevie Nicks stumbling out of the stage door of an entertainment complex with white powder dusted around her nostrils.

    • @HolleWalle
      @HolleWalle 5 лет назад +12

      I'm surprised they managed to stay together for so long, coke is no joke, people who have a problem with it are very volatile and the fact that they could all come to agree and create amazing music proves they had lots of dedication

  • @nateyoung189
    @nateyoung189 7 лет назад +3862

    "Mind you, they did make some of their best music back then."
    "Rumours?"
    "No, it's all true."

    • @blakevickrey
      @blakevickrey 7 лет назад +4

      Nate Young 🤣

    • @fishhedz
      @fishhedz 7 лет назад +16

      That's just bad. I love it.

    • @danieltaylor4016
      @danieltaylor4016 7 лет назад +42

      Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall".
      I'll say he is...he's off the planet.

    • @juderex8921
      @juderex8921 7 лет назад +33

      Gotta love the Concords.

    • @melaniekaweck3433
      @melaniekaweck3433 6 лет назад +1

      Say you will way better than rumors

  • @ZaZa-kp9gt
    @ZaZa-kp9gt 6 лет назад +1525

    Forgot to add that Mick was sleeping with Stevie behind Lindsey’s back too.
    They were a mess.
    The chain is one of the most dynamic rock songs of all time. Never gets old

    • @rla1000
      @rla1000 5 лет назад +109

      Re Mick/Stevie, not that simple, and "behind Lindsey's back" is a mischaracterization. Buckingham and Nicks were so on-again/off-again - mostly off - even well before the affair, which was late 70s. As I understand it, Buckingham and Nicks were not a "couple" during the Nicks-Fleetwood episode.

    • @noahcaroppo6264
      @noahcaroppo6264 5 лет назад +54

      They broke up in 1976 and the affair with Mick started like in october or november 1977

    • @pirbird14
      @pirbird14 4 года назад +48

      @@rla1000 And Lindsey was boinking every groupie who could find her way back stage.

    • @slbarbieri1725
      @slbarbieri1725 4 года назад +10

      @@pirbird14 lindsey was in a long term relationship with Carol Harris who he met in Sausalito.

    • @usfanlovesjiwoo1978
      @usfanlovesjiwoo1978 4 года назад +28

      Nope, according to both stevie and Mick, they hooked up AFTER stevie and lindsey broke up.

  • @lorenpeterson5255
    @lorenpeterson5255 7 лет назад +3531

    "Rumors, an album written for and by people cheating on each other."

    • @jamespeeler6229
      @jamespeeler6229 5 лет назад +63

      Loren Peterson “Bill Clinton let us know who he was right away.”

    • @cazwydrzynski7080
      @cazwydrzynski7080 4 года назад +5

      ​@JimoI mean I guess but Bob Weston had an affair with Fleetwood's wife

    • @johnsutton1293
      @johnsutton1293 4 года назад +6

      It is Simply a "Raw Version" about Human Beings, Life, and just trying to get through each day together for a Purpose..... Not One Person can say: "I never Made Mistakes" or " I wouldn't do this" ? You don't know what Life is going to throw at You ! Like FM, You pick Yourself Up, take care of some problems ( addictions) and go Your own way... But the Music is a Lesson to Survive and Deal with Mistakes without having a "Crutch"...... I was 16 yrs old when this 1977 masterpiece came out ! Had been a huge fan from the beginning (1975) to the end (after Music Cares" debach", and Stevie said: : "It's either Me or Him" in early 2018.... Things could have been worked out for 1 more year and a proper closure for the fans. Things Happen to People who have over 100 million in the Banks ?

    • @yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186
      @yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186 4 года назад +1

      James Peeler LMAO

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 года назад +3

      WHATS YOUR POINT? PEOPLE LOVED THE TRUTH AND PAIN OF ITS REALITY.ITS A PART OF LIFE MOST PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO.

  • @youguessedit995
    @youguessedit995 4 года назад +720

    Fleetwood Mac literally gave a shout out to their coke dealer in the liner notes of Rumours. That pretty much sums up how they wrote it.

    • @whatevershebrings
      @whatevershebrings 4 года назад +21

      Oh, you better believe Warner Bros footed those expenses! Just the cost of doing business...

    • @gordonm6108
      @gordonm6108 3 года назад +13

      They wanted to, but he was killed before it was released.

  • @dddevvonnn
    @dddevvonnn 5 лет назад +229

    This song genuinely gives me the chills every time I listen to it

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 7 лет назад +1865

    You could have used the footage of the Mirage tour where you see Lindsey and Stevie screaming the lyrics at each other with rage filled looks.

    • @yuvaltop4801
      @yuvaltop4801 7 лет назад +41

      Do you have a link for a video??

    • @cindyslavik5391
      @cindyslavik5391 6 лет назад +78

      Yuval Top ruclips.net/video/dGykwC0fdJ4/видео.html

    • @olakinrimisi6053
      @olakinrimisi6053 6 лет назад +140

      The way they look and scream at one another is breathtakingly visceral. Probably the best representation of the music.

    • @RobertJRoman
      @RobertJRoman 6 лет назад +14

      RastaSaiyaman & Cindy Slavik,
      Wow. Thank you for introducing me to that. That was something.

    • @joncampos5551
      @joncampos5551 5 лет назад +3

      @@cindyslavik5391 yeah tried to watch. Couldn't stand the vocals.

  • @prefeiturademarica1
    @prefeiturademarica1 6 лет назад +702

    I think this story could become a movie called "The Chain", telling how they recorded this album in all this trouble between them...

    • @eldridgecoutinho2674
      @eldridgecoutinho2674 4 года назад

      Please!

    • @camerondailey2627
      @camerondailey2627 4 года назад +6

      If they do I hope they don't fucking ruin it like Hollywood does everything else, then they pat themselves on the back and give an award to Bohemian Raphsody for best editing when it had some of the most God awful editing of any movie the entire year.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 3 года назад

      Queen rocks

  • @JBluver18
    @JBluver18 5 лет назад +1831

    It’s 2019 and we still don’t have a Fleetwood Mac biopic. We are truly living in the worst timeline.

    • @auto1nfanticid3
      @auto1nfanticid3 5 лет назад +48

      maybe if they were gay.

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 5 лет назад +7

      @@auto1nfanticid3 zing

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 5 лет назад +38

      I dont want a biopic
      I wanna netflix series

    • @trex8930
      @trex8930 5 лет назад +16

      It will never happen. Not now. They wouldn't allow it. You'll have to wait until until they are all long gone

    • @fozzieatdetourbillnye5514
      @fozzieatdetourbillnye5514 5 лет назад +1

      T Rex Why wont they allow it?

  • @rachelsrooms
    @rachelsrooms 5 лет назад +988

    nobody:
    lead singers in the 70s: T A M B O U R I N E

    • @theycallmewoodstock1756
      @theycallmewoodstock1756 4 года назад +9

      Drummers:I AM THE DRUMMER NOW!

    • @VerendumGames
      @VerendumGames 4 года назад +8

      its cuz white folks didnt have rhythm and the singers had to keep time somehow

    • @kf8575
      @kf8575 4 года назад +34

      @@VerendumGames give it a rest with the racism please.
      Know your place.

    • @chaoticproductions3922
      @chaoticproductions3922 4 года назад +3

      Ken F OOF CALM DOWN EVERYBODY

    • @coolfred9083
      @coolfred9083 4 года назад +11

      @@VerendumGames Ugh what has this got to do with race?

  • @jefffiore7869
    @jefffiore7869 4 года назад +90

    It always amazed me how in a dark time in the bands lives, they came out with the greatest album of their career, channeling their pain into their music

  • @dan5609
    @dan5609 7 лет назад +330

    "How can I ever change things that I feel?" Is such a good question

  • @katebushisjesus
    @katebushisjesus 6 лет назад +473

    stevie’s ‘the chain’ demo is so beautiful.

    • @hiall4571
      @hiall4571 5 лет назад +5

      silver starlet witch opening verse is heavenly

  • @hollyfrostpointers7926
    @hollyfrostpointers7926 4 года назад +54

    The bondage they felt, enslaved to each other, not able to be apart. Amazing song

  • @antoniusk8893
    @antoniusk8893 4 года назад +222

    Fleetwood Mac is like the high school of bands: tons of drama, bad relationships, filled with people acting like they like each other

    • @KevinStriker
      @KevinStriker 2 года назад +2

      Joke, I know, but I honestly believe Mick Fleetwood is that type of guy who likes everybody after reading his autobiography.
      Except maybe Bob Weston

  • @morganboutwell8231
    @morganboutwell8231 6 лет назад +23

    Just the fact that they stayed together because of how well they made music despite everything else. True inspiration.

  • @matthewpeterson5146
    @matthewpeterson5146 5 лет назад +467

    So we get a Queen documentary, but no Fleetwood Mac. I am not Happ

  • @ostrich_dog
    @ostrich_dog 4 года назад +147

    "We've all been through breakups"
    Me, always been single:
    :(

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 года назад +7

      Stefano,so sorry you dont have a partner.Be kind &honest.Be yourself and dont settle for less.Stay strong.Be happy with who you are,and what you want,and love will find you.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 3 года назад +3

      Love will find a way

  • @italian4fun
    @italian4fun 5 лет назад +149

    The Chain is the perfect anthem for Fleetwood Mac. This line up of band memebers has been rocking for almost 45 years now and has definitely shared the most success. Hopefully they'll work out their differences with Lindsey and the fab 5 will be back together again!

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 года назад +2

      Stevie is the BITCH THAT BROKE UP F.M.SOOO JEALOUS OF LINDSEYS HAPPINESS.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 3 года назад

      Get happy

    • @jeffwatts1126
      @jeffwatts1126 Год назад +4

      Well, that comment didnt age well. But I would like to see Stevie and Lindsey to put things aside and the 4 remaining band members play a tribute show or tour for Christie

  • @TheRisingIcarus
    @TheRisingIcarus 6 лет назад +16

    Might be one of my favourite songs of all time. The build up in the end is amaaaazing and they've just put so much feeling in it

  • @andycopland3179
    @andycopland3179 6 лет назад +20

    Thanks for this, I paused right at "iconic bass line" and just grabbed my acoustic to do a cheap imitation of it. Such a tune that builds and builds.

  • @adammarsh956
    @adammarsh956 3 года назад +20

    Their best song hands down amazing & an almost flawless classic album

  • @Dethroan
    @Dethroan 7 лет назад +531

    I think an analysis of White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane is right up your alley

    • @bluecollarlit
      @bluecollarlit 6 лет назад +4

      dethroan great idea!

    • @sierra3644
      @sierra3644 6 лет назад +1

      yes!!

    • @wombatjack3634
      @wombatjack3634 5 лет назад +1

      dethroan wait no more

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 года назад +2

      JSS was a trash band. lol
      I mean they were not all the good imo, just had a drug song based on Alice In Wonderland. Pretty much nothing aside from that song was interesting about that band.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 3 года назад +1

      One pill makes you larger

  • @themrttttoo490
    @themrttttoo490 5 лет назад +9

    Sounds like a testament to the professionalism of these guys. They were able to withstand the emotional pain they inflict on each other until they have worked together to pour their hearts into great album. That universal message was the result communicating the emotional pain.

  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr 3 года назад +26

    Right now I can’t get enough Fleetwood Mac, Beatles and Beach Boys.

  • @spockmcoyissmart961
    @spockmcoyissmart961 4 года назад +140

    Christine didn't get the credit she deserved until she went and created her own album.

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 4 года назад +22

      Her "Songbird" is one of the most beautiful songs, ever. She contributes lots. They all do.

    • @jefffiore7869
      @jefffiore7869 4 года назад +4

      @@ahill4642 Yea she was an amazing singer.

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 года назад +8

      and even then Stevie's solo albums were huge hits as well. Stevie was a great song writer ....period. CMV is good, but lets not get it twisted and act like Stevie was given credit she didn't deserve. Stevie is one of greatest song writers in rock history.

    • @spockmcoyissmart961
      @spockmcoyissmart961 4 года назад +27

      @@YouAreMySunshine2 nobody is taking credit away from stevie by complimenting christine.

    • @safiya2412
      @safiya2412 4 года назад +5

      Christine is not getting much credited but she is the one carrying the band.

  • @kittiwhieldon4329
    @kittiwhieldon4329 Месяц назад +2

    The way you break these songs down makes me love them all over again. Thanks.

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 7 лет назад +11

    "Rumours" - one of the greatest pop rock music albums of all time. Interestingly, it came out the same year as the Eagles' "Hotel California". Wow!! That was a helluva year for music. McVie and Fleetwood are a tremendous rhythm section!!

  • @shanebailey340
    @shanebailey340 6 лет назад +8

    "The Chain" is definitely a song of two halves. One is the upbeat, driving rock and roll that had been at the epicenter of FM's muse almost since day one. HOWEVER, the eerie harmonies, the spare keyboard, throbbing bass/drum arrangement and EXPLOSIVE guitar solo blend together to paint a picture of vitriol, melancholy and anger, moreso than anything else they've released. The two halves should let each other down, but the opposite happens: they build each other up. The naggingly insistent drums mesh with the bass and keyboards to create a rock-solid melodic hook, while the guitars and particularly the vocals, dissonant and discordant even in their harmonies, rip apart that melodic hook bit by bit, until nothing is left but bloody pot shots, anger and spiraling rage. When they sing "The chain will keep us together", what they SEEM to mean is "I carry this chain and you can't have it, asshole!"

  • @musiciseverywhere5878
    @musiciseverywhere5878 5 лет назад +266

    That great how they re-cycled the bass line from a different song... very eco-friendly move

    • @joellemills9398
      @joellemills9398 5 лет назад +4

      Music is Everywhere 😂😂😂

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 года назад +10

      Yea a bass line off a song off of their own album (Nicks and Buckingham). Queen did this too with Stone Cold Crazy, Freddie wrote that song and performed it with a band he was in before Queen. Recycled it for Queen, and became a hit.

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 года назад +6

      @@joellemills9398 It was their own song, though. Not someone else's song.

    • @reblfleur3923
      @reblfleur3923 4 года назад

      LMAO

  • @bryanmcnulty2398
    @bryanmcnulty2398 7 лет назад +229

    A video on the making of London calling album by the clash would be cool

  • @marsdeat
    @marsdeat 5 лет назад +44

    I just did the maths, and as of 2019, Fleetwood Mac has spent 36 of the past 42 years (since Rumours) with broadly the same lineup as on Rumours ("broadly the same" here meaning either all 5 of them, or 4 out of the 5, with or without additional members to compliment them)... That chain really did keep them together, I guess...

  • @macjrc
    @macjrc 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great insight my man. This was my first album bought with my own money in 1976. Been listening to The Chain for decades but never put that together like you did. Makes perfect sense! They def were held together by an unseen chain ( thank god for us they were) and it was magical. Miss you Christine ❤

  • @pringlescan81
    @pringlescan81 6 лет назад +11

    Lindsey Buckingham is such an underrated guitarist... Another great video! Keep making these “Behind the Song” videos. I NEED MOAR!!

  • @andrewjohnson6301
    @andrewjohnson6301 5 лет назад +23

    God only knows how they stayed together but I'm glad they did

  • @WisecrackJax
    @WisecrackJax 7 лет назад +104

    I love Fleetwood Mac. One of my all time favorite bands. Please do a video on Rush or Metallica please!

  • @GROOVYJOJO
    @GROOVYJOJO 3 года назад +11

    The demo of the chain was beautiful....great song any which way...i enjoy hearing raw versions simplicity is beauty💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @magdalenatomova9820
    @magdalenatomova9820 3 года назад +33

    If you love the stories behind the album's creation and the "soap opera" that it has become - I would HIGHLY recommend the book Daisy Jones and The Six - a book about rock and roll, sex, drugs, love, inidelty and destruction (in the late 60s and 70s). As you can imagine it is hugely inspired by Fleetwood Mac

  • @BluePlunger
    @BluePlunger 7 лет назад +756

    I NEED that Pink Floyd video

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  7 лет назад +85

      It's coming soon enough, trust me!

    • @BluePlunger
      @BluePlunger 7 лет назад +8

      cant wait!

    • @boydudeman
      @boydudeman 7 лет назад +24

      Please do Dogs.
      Please.
      It's so under appreciated.

    • @falseprophettv6370
      @falseprophettv6370 7 лет назад +10

      How about the beatles

    • @jaynixon3129
      @jaynixon3129 7 лет назад +12

      BoyDudeMan I agree! That whole album is underappreciated. Animals is quite the masterpiece with such dark and erie themes of betrayal and the faults of the system accompanied by beautifully crafted music of the same nature. The impact of that album has struck a chord with me ever since my first listen and even rivals Pink Floyd's more popular works.

  • @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408
    @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408 7 лет назад +297

    the most underrated guitarist ever.

    • @philrod1
      @philrod1 6 лет назад +15

      Underrated by whom? Lindsey Buckingham is an awesome guitarist and singer. When he left the band, he had to be replaced by *two* people: Billy Burnette and Rick Vito.

    • @AtheistsAreActuallyTheistsProo
      @AtheistsAreActuallyTheistsProo 6 лет назад +10

      His solo music is absolutely phenomenal

    • @TommyLourdes-singer-songwriter
      @TommyLourdes-singer-songwriter 5 лет назад +1

      No one underrated him. Ever. I mean he's no Lil Wayne but who is..?
      🥴.. I use this emoji for all occasions!

    • @dwightschrute9693
      @dwightschrute9693 5 лет назад +2

      Agreed x72928374802

    • @seanburke5805
      @seanburke5805 5 лет назад +1

      I don't think Lindsey was underrated at all! He was FANTASTIC! AND STILL, AND ALWAYS WILL BE! 💯❣️ BY KIMMY HAWK..

  • @victorstok3502
    @victorstok3502 3 года назад +5

    Thank you, thank you. I'm a musical teacher and a fan of Fleetwood Mac since Rhiannon. I like The Chain very much but never knew everything bout its backgrond. Thanks!

  • @Chudman00
    @Chudman00 7 лет назад +319

    Do something about Pink Floyd, I always love your classic rock videos

  • @oldman3821
    @oldman3821 7 лет назад +32

    I always loved "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac. And I love the beautiful Stevie Nicks.

  • @jomy10-games
    @jomy10-games 4 года назад +18

    We learned about Rumours in school. It was our teacher's favourite album.

  • @Tqman43
    @Tqman43 Год назад +4

    The only record I bought three times. First on vinyl, then on cd. Third time living abroad missing it so much

  • @Grillmouth
    @Grillmouth 7 лет назад +734

    3:32 much more vague now??? Vagg??

    • @kinggriffin4279
      @kinggriffin4279 7 лет назад +38

      right? i've never heard that before.

    • @hatuletoh
      @hatuletoh 7 лет назад +35

      I had to play it back again to make sure i really heard what i thought id heard. I wonder about these yt narrators sometimes--the words they mispronounce, and the way they mispronounce them...azz if pro-gram to mim-ick hue-mon speech...message 404! File Not Found!

    • @YomiAderin
      @YomiAderin 7 лет назад +2

      VeganJam Vagabond maybe?

    • @carterfroman31
      @carterfroman31 7 лет назад +41

      I think it's how some Canadians say it.

    • @girv98
      @girv98 7 лет назад +41

      Canadian Accent

  • @Ayden_B
    @Ayden_B 3 года назад +45

    “An album by and for people cheating on each other”- John Mulaney

  • @sappho1939
    @sappho1939 4 года назад +41

    If anyone is intrigued by their story, u should read "Daisy Jones and the Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid....the book is loosely based of the band

    • @MsCaitor
      @MsCaitor 4 года назад +6

      Ishika Handa just finished the book, such a good book. It's also based off of the band "the civil wars" and how they suddenly broke up.

  • @polarsken6906
    @polarsken6906 7 лет назад +182

    please do something about the velvet underground? love you videos! always makes me exited!

  • @lesliestipe2197
    @lesliestipe2197 7 лет назад +23

    When you're through with Pink Floyd, how about some REM; Mike Mills bass playing (nonconventional compared to most bass players) and their use of rounds (of 3) especially in their choruses. Other possibilities; Modest Mouse, Frank Zappa and The Who. Awesome channel!!! Really enjoy your videos and appreciate the time and effort you put in them.

  • @MisterWillow
    @MisterWillow 5 лет назад +6

    This song always has and will stike me down by its intense beauty. Thanks for your insights Polyphonic.

  • @caammm88
    @caammm88 7 лет назад +253

    Who else would love him to do a video on one of the following:
    Genesis/Peter Gabriel
    Black Sabbath
    Dio
    Joy Division
    Rush
    Yes

  • @tjwash2
    @tjwash2 5 лет назад +2

    This song and Never Going Back Again are by far my favorite songs on the most excellent album. Brilliant.

  • @blucu001
    @blucu001 6 лет назад +12

    Would love to hear an episode on Tool’s music, they’re notoriously cryptic but cover a wide array of topics ranging from personal issues to politics and to religion.

  • @diegosanchez894
    @diegosanchez894 5 лет назад +1

    there are very few songs that give me goosebumps, but that bass riff is one of them.

  • @Dobiegal
    @Dobiegal 4 года назад +6

    I can imagine the glares of hatred between each other as they recorded the final take.

  • @lukecarmody2446
    @lukecarmody2446 5 лет назад +6

    I think chains has to be in the top 5 songs of the 1970s the bass and guitar solo just amazing it's the one thing that gripped me to the song

  • @bookemdano9105
    @bookemdano9105 6 лет назад +21

    The Nicks demo was a great version as well.

  • @paisleyprincess7996
    @paisleyprincess7996 6 лет назад +20

    Rumours. Best album ever. The Chain...best song ever.

  • @lizucavictoria
    @lizucavictoria 7 лет назад +7

    I've been sleeping on this band for too long. thanks for the video.

  • @cesarherrera1926
    @cesarherrera1926 5 лет назад +1

    The build up was probably one of the best things I've ever heard in a song true beauty everything sounds perfect

  • @jimmyfranklin3862
    @jimmyfranklin3862 4 года назад +3

    That Demo with Nick's lyrics is incredible

  • @jonathanromero7925
    @jonathanromero7925 7 лет назад +5

    The legendary Fleetwood Mac!! To this day they are amazing and the chain has kept them together for 4 decades ... Saw them in July dodger stadium what a night

  • @amyklemley
    @amyklemley 6 лет назад +3

    This is a REALLY good piece. I have been a diehard Fleetwood Mac fan for 40 years...yet you reported things I had never heard of. You breakdown of what components went into this song is first rate--the repurposing of other tunes and lyrics. I'm interested in more detail on how this developed. Stevie's demo is beautiful and haunting as it is. I wonder why she'd donate it to the cause.

  • @mariela994
    @mariela994 5 лет назад +5

    One of the absolute best songs in music history

  • @jacobschultz7201
    @jacobschultz7201 6 лет назад +4

    This channel is gold :) the research and argumentation is thought out so well. I don't care what music you're talking about; with this video quality I'll watch all your vids without hesitation

  • @ChickenMccZoe
    @ChickenMccZoe 5 лет назад +2

    Whenever I hear the intro, I think of Star Lord's reaction to Ego saying he was the one who put the tumour in Star Lord's mother. Perfect use of the song. ❤️

  • @jimsy5530
    @jimsy5530 7 лет назад +50

    That no one member was as important as the whole was why Peter Green insisted the band be called fleetwood Mac, and why he was so annoyed when it was first named Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.

    • @stephaniecuellar3192
      @stephaniecuellar3192 7 лет назад +3

      Jimsy
      Well put. l always got the impression there was a centering around Mick, and the fluidity of this band, now on its' 15th (?) incarnation.
      To me it will always be the coming together of the musicians as the links of the Fleetwood Mac chain.

  • @highnoon9333
    @highnoon9333 5 лет назад +1

    Before I knew any of this, "The Chain" was my favorite FM song. Now it might be my favorite song ever.

  • @TheVidSquids
    @TheVidSquids 7 лет назад +68

    Your work is so well put together. By far one of my favorite channels!

  • @HiroForever
    @HiroForever 4 года назад +7

    The live version ‘82 of The Chain is NUTS

    • @jayceewriter7826
      @jayceewriter7826 4 года назад

      Live from LA? If so, you’re not kidding. It’s staggering and Lyndsey is on 🔥

    • @mishelen1194
      @mishelen1194 3 года назад

      I watch it almost daily lol 🤣

  • @1000niamhs
    @1000niamhs 4 года назад +59

    Okay picture this: a musical written around Fleetwood mac music

    • @ninawonacott5182
      @ninawonacott5182 4 года назад +1

      That would be amazing. Like Across the Universe

  • @vivienmartin225
    @vivienmartin225 5 лет назад +2

    I’ll never think of this song the same again. Thank you for that.

  • @jkbuckeye1
    @jkbuckeye1 4 года назад +4

    The Chain is absolutely my fav Fleetwood Mac song

  • @arvindhmani06
    @arvindhmani06 7 лет назад +1

    This is the channel I always wanted to watch. Can't wait to hear more about classic rock from someone as well-informed as you. Looking forward to it!!

  • @shutupandshave
    @shutupandshave 7 лет назад +183

    The lyrics are much more VAGG now

    • @sr6571
      @sr6571 6 лет назад +3

      shutupandshave lmaoo

    • @weseal65432
      @weseal65432 6 лет назад +10

      VAGG?

    • @Retroearthling
      @Retroearthling 5 лет назад +3

      You do realize that different countries pronounce words differently then you????? He's Canadian you ignorant twat.

    • @Shaun.Stephens
      @Shaun.Stephens 5 лет назад +22

      @@Retroearthling But he's speaking English and that's not how the word 'vague' is pronounced.

    • @prometheustv6558
      @prometheustv6558 5 лет назад +1

      @@Retroearthling my dad's canadian he doesn't say it like that

  • @patriciaowen9491
    @patriciaowen9491 4 года назад +1

    As a HUGE Fleetwood Mac fan, with a big Stevie Nicks fan for a mother, I really appreciate the analysis and new info I gained watching this. Thank you for doing such a great job!

  • @filmishit
    @filmishit 3 года назад +5

    Thank you Guardians of The Galaxy, for introducing me to this masterpiece. The soundtrack of the film is a masterpiece.

  • @beanyrich2764
    @beanyrich2764 5 лет назад +1

    I LOVE BOTH OF THE SONGS THE FIRST AND THEN THE REMAKE. BEAUTIFUL.

  • @mckinneydermot
    @mckinneydermot 4 года назад +11

    amazing! this guy can really tell a story, his voice is great. Apart from that his analysis is superb. Thanks for sharing this

  • @91364Steve
    @91364Steve 3 года назад +1

    One of my favorite songs, and I so immensely appreciate your commentary on it. You have a great channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @navidb
    @navidb 6 лет назад +3

    Give the context of their band turbulence, this guitar solo is one of the most electrifying solos I’ve ever heard

  • @julieharden2433
    @julieharden2433 6 лет назад +2

    This has always been one of my favorite rock and roll stories.

  • @gusmercado6704
    @gusmercado6704 7 лет назад +133

    Something on Eagles that is not "Hotel California", maybe "New Kid in Town"?

    • @marcobeltran7218
      @marcobeltran7218 6 лет назад +6

      Gus Mercado Desperado would be great

    • @morgmorg7116
      @morgmorg7116 6 лет назад +11

      Or one of these nights

    • @DaMastaBlasta2
      @DaMastaBlasta2 6 лет назад +2

      Gus Mercado wasted time or pretty maids

    • @nelliew7100
      @nelliew7100 6 лет назад +3

      Y'all should check out the amazing documentary on the Eagles, History of the Eagles. It's 3 hours long, available on Netflix, and worth EVERY MINUTE. Super awesome and informative (they talk for a while on the Desperado album).
      (Hopefully those of you who commented will get a notification about my comment- not sure how this works)

    • @jameshefferan773
      @jameshefferan773 5 лет назад +2

      The Last Resort.

  • @sreejatagupta2942
    @sreejatagupta2942 7 лет назад +1

    Cannot thank you enough for coming up with this video, Polyphonic!

  • @thebellaluna
    @thebellaluna 7 лет назад +6

    One of my favorite MAC songs!

  • @skcarpet
    @skcarpet 4 года назад

    Easily one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time that I never tire of l listening to. Pure genius.

  • @olivermarijuanajones5041
    @olivermarijuanajones5041 5 лет назад +45

    According to Legend/an old Blender magazine interview, their manager would restrict their onstage cocaine allowance to one Heineken bottle-cap full, handed out to each of them right before they played a set. After the encores, the restrictions evaporated...

  • @krisscanlon4051
    @krisscanlon4051 2 года назад +2

    A masterpiece and really their Stairway at least to me. It's spare and builds and rural bluesy is chant like. The Chain lyrics match the music...dark sparse and painful. The bass parts breaks the tension. Again masterpiece.

  • @Tahad2401
    @Tahad2401 7 лет назад +18

    You're one of the most amazing content creators on this site. Simply calling it a RUclips channel doesn't do it justice.
    With that being said, I hope you'll do a video on Kyuss/Sleep/Qotsa or just Stoner/Desert Rock in general sometime!

    • @Fivehe
      @Fivehe 7 лет назад +3

      Yeah Qotsa/Kyuss seem well known but too rarely discussed/analyzed

  • @DeadBeatSage
    @DeadBeatSage 6 лет назад +2

    Wonderful tune. Very emotional and illustrating everything in bold strokes. The nerd in me calls this the Gray Jedi anthem.

  • @KebDrajver
    @KebDrajver 7 лет назад +63

    When talking about Fleetwood Mac one should always at least mention Peter Green and his ingenuity, without him Fleetwood Mac brand would be far less interesting in later years... Oh and track no. 3 from Rumors, Never going back is a masterpiece on its own that deserves another video like this one :-)

    • @LiteralIyRyanGosling
      @LiteralIyRyanGosling 7 лет назад +2

      Never Going Back *Again

    • @jakecoleman5016
      @jakecoleman5016 5 лет назад +1

      People fail to realize a lot of what the Fleetwood Mac we know today rode on the coat tails of those guys! Peter is arguably one of the greats along with I believe Danny more in. Not taking anything from modern Fleetwood Mac but a lot of success needs to be contributed to those guys

  • @rjjeffreys
    @rjjeffreys 4 года назад +1

    You really do your research, and express your opinion based on much more than just your extensive music background. Well done, and I am now Subscribed!

  • @dirtydanthechicagokidwilso2721
    @dirtydanthechicagokidwilso2721 7 лет назад +69

    Do something on Peter Green. He needs more exposure

  • @dougarnold7955
    @dougarnold7955 5 лет назад +1

    That was a Beautiful critique... thanks. I always loved this song.

  • @JohnDoe-dh8xc
    @JohnDoe-dh8xc 7 лет назад +29

    Would love a video on The Dead Kennedys

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  7 лет назад +10

      I've actually got a DK video in the works now!

    • @JohnDoe-dh8xc
      @JohnDoe-dh8xc 7 лет назад +1

      Polyphonic Awesome! No one ever discusses them

  • @viadharmawheel
    @viadharmawheel 6 лет назад +1

    Well done. I always knew there was more to this song and you have analyzed it well.