Christine McVie: Losing Fleetwood Mac's Songbird

[@CMPProductions]

There was just something different about Christine. She seemed to always exude class and beauty in her performance and presence. She will be sorely missed.

[@f6strings]

totally agree with you...

[@TheUtuber999]

Yeah, she wasn't always coked-out like a certain other female bandmate.

[@tomgebarowski8156]

Absolutely right! R.I.P. Christine...

[@OFLHLGZ28]

Hear hear!

[@jaywarren2126]

Yes! Well said. Oh Daddy is so beautiful.

[@leeroggenburg1148]

Maybe the most underappreciated musician of the Rock era

[@lemonlime8949]

Underappreciated? Are you insane?

[@leeroggenburg1148]

@@lemonlime8949 I see manners were not featured in your upbringing, try next time to disagree as an adult would

[@MatthewC137]

I couldn't agree more. She was fantastic but received relatively little acknowledgement.

[@claypots47]

No autotune, no electronic beats, complex melody, simple piano accompaniment, Christine's evocative voice... "Songbird" is such a lovely piece of musical genius. Everything else she did in Fleetwood Mack always stands out. The soundtrack of my adolescence, nothing today compares or comes close. Today's music has become disposable; most will be forgotten in a decade from now, as the industry churns out more and more meaningless "hits". Fleetwood Mac and Christine McVie will live on. RIP to Fleetwood Mac's Songbird.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Dominion (2018)

[@philiponcale1820]

We're not very far away from hearing music that has no actual human beings performing on it. It will all be electronically arranged by artificial intelligence using music sampled from real music sources (including vocalists) as it's working reference base, and manipulated to target specific audiences in specific ways. High-end computer code writers and programmers are working on it now. It might be 10 years at most from reaching the point that most people won't even know it's not humans playing music.

[@ylnotixe]

Actual bass actual drums. Takes me back

[@jackterrywhite8767]

@claypots47 I think you'd really like Weyes Blood's last two records if you're looking for modern tunes with the timelessness you feel you're missing from music today. A great recent artist using the aesthetics of the singer-songwriterd of the 70's to craft thoughtful commentary on the modern world.

[@imranp2010]

Played this at my wife's funeral last year, she was only 45 we were together for 3 decades. First and only song that came to my mind when I had to decide!

[@jameshenz1780]

💞🙏🙏💞.

[@williamhively3295]

I’m sorry for your loss.

[@gordongately6724]

As did I,, thirty-five years together.

[@vaughanbranch8376]

Peace and condolences my friend. What a beautiful decision. So sorry for your loss.

[@b0bthebuilder198]

🙏🙏🙏♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@ianjohnson2866]

Christine tells the story of writing Songbird, how it came to her at 3am one morning and in half an hour she had the whole song, chords and all. She fortunately had a piano in her room and ended up playing it all night so as not to forget it until she could get into the studio later that morning!! Extraordinary person and what a beautiful song. Again Rick, I love your completely infectious enthusiasm!!

[@Chesterton7]

One of the most beautiful songs.

[@danacoleman4007]

It seems all the best songs come that way.

[@paulg123]

Soft, smokey and seductive. Her voice was like your morning coffee. A warm blanket on a cold night. A soft kiss from your loved one. Watching a gentle snowfall from your porch, drinking hot chocolate. Her talent goes beyond her voice, beyond her keyboard playing. I always thought of her as the quiet one, playing on the side of the stage while the others, with their drama and strong presence, diverting the audience's attention to them. She will be greatly missed. I'm sure she is resting and singing in peace to an audience as gentle as her. ❤

[@alvon911]

Well said.

[@CB-jm2fx]

Perfect

[@edwardskol1812]

Nailed it

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Well said!!!!

[@jp2246]

Wow, accurate, poetic...well said

[@kpcallahan]

She was a magnificent talent - a calm center in a band that was constantly in some form of turmoil; she grounded them and she helped bring out the best in her bandmates. She will be missed but her music will outlive us all.

[@skarlottt]

I always thought that as well. Everybody else was drama

[@johnbrady1211]

It’s like she was the only adult in the room.

[@forakermm]

She was a true earth mother. No one like her and there never will be. I’m so glad I was born in the 60’s and grew up listening to her and FM.

[@ericpantalone5229]

Really this is the best pop rock album in history and arguably the only band in history with 3 consistent hit makers. And yes, that includes the Beatles. One could make the case that Christine's 3rd fiddle to Stevie and Lindsey is more impactful to the discography of the Fleetwood than George was to the Beatles, at least from a hit standpoint

[@cozmicpfunk]

I totally agree- F Mac's "Rumors" has become one of my all time favorited records- a Desert Island album for sure! I cry every time I hear song bird, it is just that moving of a song and vocal performance- Christine is so dearly missed

[@paulwalsh9680]

A lovely tribute. You may or may not know that Christine's father, Cyril, was a music teacher here in Birmingham UK. We were briefly taught by him back in '73/'74. He was incredibly proud of Christine. She had a beautiful voice and will be sadly missed

[@penponds]

Great connection. Thank you for sharing.

[@markbernd5866]

Her Grandfather was an organist at Westminster abbey and along with being a music lecturer, her father was a violinist so music was part of her life from the start.

[@jezjukes]

Alright mate, which school was that?

[@paulk9985]

@@markbernd5866 Her mother was a psychic, named Tee.

[@Dreyno]

@@jezjukes He taught at more than one school. According to Wiki St. Peter’s College in Saltley and St. Phillip’s Grammar, both in Birmingham.

[@kenherbst9460]

One of THE unique voices in pop/rock. You always knew immediately who was singing when she opened her mouth. To have THREE iconic voices in the same band is very rare.

[@kesleycottrell1416]

My wife would sing Song Bird as a lullaby to our kids. It always made me smile. My kids didn't know how cool their Mom is.

[@judgegixxer]

This teared me up. I was born in 71' and she's one of the 1st voices I was ever conscious of. I remember laying in bed at night as a little kid listening to this from my parents having it cranked up on the house stereo in the livingroom. RIP Christine, you were great.

[@skarlottt]

70 kid here. Same

[@scott3331]

1969

[@beachcomber4141]

Your telling my story brother!! 71 here too with parents and other family wearing out the Rumors album. Definitely some of the first music I was aware of.

[@dugwug7703]

I think we may have grown up in the same house! I too was born in January of 71. Fleetwood Mac was an absolute staple in our house. I learned to operate my dad's turntable as a first grader! I would play Fleetwood Mac on my own .... as a 7 year old! Christine is my favorite!

[@Contextcatcher]

Most beautiful lovesong ever made. It feels real and honest.

[@08thriver]

It takes a very special woman to allow another woman to come in and be front and center. Not only did Christine embrace Stevie Nicks, she was the guiding light for the whole band. It always amazes me how incredible their voices were together, and also how they each seemed to let the other shine. Fleetwood Mac was a soap opera, for sure, but the love for each other always came through. What a legacy to one of the best bands ever.

[@koolkitties8552]

Christine said she didnt like be a front woman so she let Stevie

[@caffiend.]

Wonderfully put.

[@martinbennett9578]

"Whats she doing on my stage"- Christine Mcvie

[@brittscott4673]

Christine joined CF leetwood Mac in 1970 and was married to the basist John Mcvie.The band was at a studio in Los Angeles and the person who ran the studio was letting Mick Fleetwood hear some songs recorded at his studio so he could hear the sound quality and it turned out that what he let Mick hear Lyndsey and Stevie they were a singing/songwriting duo at the time.Mick asked how he could get in touch with them because he wanted Lindsey and Stevie in Fleetwood Mac.I think he wanted Lindsey mainly,but they were a couple he and Stevie so Lindsey would only join if Stevie could join also and the rest is rock history.

[@andystokes8702]

@@brittscott4673 What a great loss it would have been in Lindsey agreed to join without Stevie. Just imagine all the wonderful music we would not have got as a result.

[@karlmann2047]

These artist we grew up with, you never think of them growing old. 💔

[@1957PLATO]

True, and then we look in the mirror and wonder, where have all the years gone ?

[@virginiaf.5764]

That's because we never think of ourselves as growing old. The boomer generation will always be rock and roll.

[@1957PLATO]

@@virginiaf.5764 True, that.

[@lepermessiah9309]

True. Im a metallica fan and james and kirk can't be near 60

[@gabrielpaiva9070]

Everyone gets old but that's the worst part an artist has to live. 😢

[@davidoran123]

Christine was, well, Perfect. Her voice, her piano and her songwriting . Amazing

[@Tomloser4321]

You do you know that was her name before she married John......Christine Perfect who actually shows up of the last Lp featuring the great Peter Green. She's featured on keyboard on "Oh Well Part 2"

[@davidoran123]

@@Tomloser4321 Yeh, I know, great isn't it!

[@b0bthebuilder198]

And her real last name was. Perfect.

[@smichelle65]

The earthiest, most chill member of Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks called her the Earth Mother of the group, a very fitting description. This really hurts; I've been a huge Fleetwood Mac fan for 40 years. RIP Christine.

[@Mark-eu4di]

I agree, it’s like a piece of my life was just lost. 💔 She was like family, though never meeting her, very sad.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

​@Mark-eu4di I feel the exactly the same way. I absolutely heartbroken that Christine died. I have loved her and Fleetwood Mac for 40 years.😢💔

[@D_Tuned]

Christine's songwriting can't be overstated. She wrote half of the top ten hits from Rumours with Stevie and Lyndsey pitching in the other two. Her voice, keyboard work and melodic choices are everlasting. RIP Christine. You will always be a part of the upbeat music of my childhood.

[@Michael-cb5nm]

Don’t you mean, “can’t be overstated”?

[@D_Tuned]

@@Michael-cb5nm Thank you Michael. Corrected.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

[@TripleBerg]

She was so good at modulation of her voice. Like bending strings on guitar but with her vocal cords. She truly used her voice as a beautiful instrument. Wouldn’t get that finesse and harmonics with auto-tuning today.

[@kingstumble]

I used to know Chris when she was in Chicken Shack and I was playing in another band in the Black Country (UK.) We shared an old Ford Transit to a gig once. She was the sweetest, nicest person you could ever wish to meet.

[@kbtube8125]

. ."sweet, wonderful you" . . . . .best opening line for a song ever. i can't even listen to it these days. tears me right up.

[@beccawecca916]

Tears are streaming down my face. I'm 37, I was 19 when my mother died. My mother was born in 1951, went to Woodstock in 1969, marched with Dr. King, even traveled in a hippie bus from Carolina to San Francisco... She was a true gypsy soul, wild and free, yet on some level ironically desperate for stability and roots... But love defined her. Love for every woman and man. She taught me everything I know about acceptance and loyalty to a fault. She had so much pain in her life, from its very beginnings all the way through to the end. My fate has followed in those footsteps unfortunately. Fortunately, I have the teachings of having seen it played out before my eyes to learn from, my fate not yet so soon to be written. Somehow, I've mever heard this song until it came on a radio station just a bit ago. It touched me, I had to come to google to see what was the story behind the lyrics. Your video came up, and I am struck by all the comments similar to mine, talking about personal stories of love and loss, joy and pain. So I decided to share mine as well... May we all be blessed to know in our hearts, the peace to be found in the ultimate nature of life and love 💙

[@timmoye5706]

Strange how we miss people when they're gone, but during their lifetime they do't get as much recognition as they deserve compare to others who are more dramatic. Christine did have such a pleasant coolness to her. What a fine example for us all.

[@beholden2874]

It seems that that’s a recurring theme in life we don’t appreciate people when they are here as much as when the die. We take people for granted.

[@alvaroLguevara]

Got a ton of attention when they were hot. No one gets attention, once your not.

[@LordHasenpfeffer]

I've *always* told people about how Christine was my favorite member of the band.

[@fiddleandfart]

Yes, true about the retrospective appreciation thing - but actually Christine was pretty well-recognised and highly-regarded throughout her career - which is why we all feel painfully her loss! Great, as usual, for Rick to share his thoughts!

[@LordHasenpfeffer]

@@fiddleandfart 100%

[@philiplavere]

Her vocal delivery was such a magical blend of joy and pain, sorrow and hope. One of a kind and unmatched.

[@billweaver6092]

Where would we be without mindless trolls.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Dominion (2018)

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

[@adamplace1414]

I'm one of those people who always seemed to gravitate toward Christine's songs most out of the whole Fleetwood Mac discography. RIP.

[@brianhenry9291]

Christine was Fleetwood Mac! The voice, the songs. So brilliant.

[@stevew5146]

If a woman said to you, I love you, I love you, I love you, like never before, you'd be a fool not to take her as your wife. Thank you Christine for the love.

[@willudallmusic]

I am obsessed with 'You Make Lovin Fun'. It rarely gets mentioned, her swagger in singing the verse, and the insanely beautiful chorus, plus the performance of all the band. RIP ❤

[@madnessbydesign1415]

'You Make Lovin Fun' and 'Over and Over' always kill me with the background harmonies. So lush and beautiful... :)

[@mayasanders1046]

I love the beginning "Sweettttttttttt...." Just beautiful I think of floating around in a field of lillies somewhere

[@chrishyde1216]

Fabulous song which , as a guitarist, I regularly play and one of my favourite Mac songs. Apart from Christine McVie's top class writing and performance, one of many examples of Buckingham's brilliant accompaniment.

[@andocobo]

It’s a great song for sure

[@svyt]

Those perfectly airy backing vocals behind the verses - I just float away on them, every time. RIP Christine.

[@markdavich5829]

Makes me particularly sad that when these great musicians pass that there are no artists of this caliber to drive music forward - We are now and will continue to be less than we were with each loss.

[@jameshenz1780]

Well said! 💞😩💞

[@raymondminty4923]

We will see them all go in the next couple of decades,no Zeppelin, Floyd, Beatles ,Stones all of them. U2 and Metallica are getting on too. No cure for time.

[@MW-dd8vk]

Plenty of amazing musicians out there right now. they just don't get the same recognition however the songs they make will be remembered more in the future

[@randallr.p.mcmurphy863]

I think Gene Simmons recently touched on this when interviewed by Dan Rather. The music business is officially dead because of the internet and no more CD's/Albums. And, how the artists don't get paid like they used to. We're stuck with Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. No more album artwork, no albums with multiple hits etc. We older people are so lucky we lived through the music business golden years up to the 1990's.

[@MW-dd8vk]

@@randallr.p.mcmurphy863 If you look outside the top 40 you’ll realise there’s more to it than Justin Bieber and the current crop of Pop music, just my 2 cents

[@laurasweet326]

I have been listening to Fleetwood Mac for 45 years (since I was about 8 or 9) and I never tire of their songs. Learning that Christine had passed was a gut punch - like losing an old friend. Her magnificent songs and sweet melancholy voice will ring out for all eternity. RIP to a legend.

[@46miles]

"...was a gut punch...." Exactly how I felt! Great voice, great songs! RIP Christine! Long Live Rock!

[@robertschofield9621]

Pal well said I am the same, I just did not want to know this person was missing. In my files on computer I have always had one dedicated To Fleetwood Mac and knowing these are the first of many entries to come, hopefully not for many years yet, the emptiness of Christine being gone is just a real tragedy. So talented, so cool, and the epitome of English class, what is also forgotten is that in her prime Christine could go toe-to-toe with any woman in the world for beauty. Just watch videos of Mirage or Tango In The Night. But like Peter Green Christine served the band and fans, not any personal ego, and that is why we will always love and adore such a gorgeous, selfless, kind woman, Christine in the year of my Father's passing I have been in tears since yours

[@warrenfourie511]

I’m 44 and have loved Fleetwood Mac since I first heard everywhere on my uncles copy of tango in the night when cds were new. 3 of the best songwriters in rock history, each totally unique married to the best rhythm section in all of rock. Johnny is a monster! I have listened to all the classic lineup FM albums dozens and dozens of times by now and never tire of them. They’re always interesting and fresh. They’ve been the soundtrack to my life in so many ways.

[@ecentricbirdlady]

@RobertSchofield Thinking of you and the loss of your dad. I too lost both my parents in 2022. Expected. Held it together for months, listening to Christine's music to get me thru. Losing her totally unexpectedly, 10 days after my mom's first 'gone' bday, was like a punch to the heart. I sobbed! Never saw it or my reaction coming. Deep grief. Hope u r holding strong.

[@grouchypete1]

Wish we could appreciate female artists here before they pass.

[@nigelbarker8726]

I saw Christine with Chicken Shack at the Bluesville 68 club in Bradford in 1969, and again at the Nelson Imperial in the post Peter Green, pre Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac. What a talent!

[@vautrain]

I think in many ways she defined the Fleetwood Mac sound perhaps more than any other member. Her voice and her songwriting were so smooth and elegant. RIP Christine McVie, and thank you for sharing your talents with the world.

[@bradyreed3457]

The passing of a rock star is always a saddening shock, but I don't often mourn them. However, Christine McVie was quite the exception. The image of this lovely woman at the piano singing her beautiful "Songbird" will stay with me always, and I don't think I can hear it again without shedding a tear.

[@audaciousred]

Yes. I feel the same way. I never understood people being upset when a famous person died since they didn't know them. I understand now I keep listening to Oh Daddy & Brown Eyes

[@cynthiaklenk6313]

Brady, the reason she is mourned as someone special to you is because she was able to touch your heart. I don't think I'll be able to sing and play Songbird again for a very long time. You can't sing and cry at the same time. Its funny a lot of times when you are playing a gig - people aren't always too attentive. But when I would sit down at the keyboard to play this song - it was silence. Merry Christmas - may your heart be filled with joy, and you and your family have every happiness.

[@gusthomas]

I agree 100%. The last time I felt so bad about a rock star passing was John Lennon.

[@cryptogold8753]

It’s amazing how some artists just hit you straight in the chest. It’s not about range and technique, it’s about connection. You know the ones that have it because you feel it and you can’t always explain why you feel it but you do and it’s magic 🙏

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

[@johnhaller7017]

The chorus of 'You Make Loving Fun" soars upwards, effortless, like an eagle rising on a thermal. Christine always gave the impression of modesty, but with it came the certainty that every note that she played or sang, was in exactly the right place and that I would fall for her over and over again. Magic, musical alchemy. Don't break the spell.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Dominion (2018)

[@geoffsides408]

Christine McVie.... The BEST voice in that band and the only one of the group that seemed to have her head screwed on straight.... R.I.P. Our beautiful Songbird and thank you for the amazing music you left with us.

[@devinjeffrey275]

She was part of my childhood… Her voice always warmed my heart ❤️🙏🏼 Thank you Christine :)

[@bobbyboykin7137]

Im 59 and couldnt have said it better. RIP Ms. Perfect.

[@philrougier5533]

I was lucky enough to see Fleetwood Mac live at Wembley Stadium a while back. The highlight was Christine McVie coming out on her own during the encore to play Songbird. Truly delightful. She will be greatly missed...

[@richardrobinson4020]

in 1984 I drove about 2000 miles and I listened to this album over and over and over again. I never tired of it. It always drew me in for one more time.

[@netdude21]

Nice tribute Rick. She will be missed. She was an incredibly talented, beautiful musician, the backbone of Fleetwood Mac. Her music will live on forever. R.I.P Christine our Songbird 🌹

[@thebandplayedon..6145]

Incredible Record, beautiful talent. Thank you for the recognition of her passing, this loss was overlooked seemingly for the most part. My local Radio Station said, "Christine Mcvie of Fleetwood Mac has died, She was 79." That was the whole story. That's just shameful.

[@TheBadTrad]

I was in love with her as a kid, and I’ve always vastly preferred her voice to Stevie’s. What an amazingly talented lady. She’ll be missed greatly! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@timw1066]

Nothing against Stevie but I've always agreed with that. Such a smooth,incredibly inviting voice. RIP Christie

[@neillenet291]

Agreed, always preferred Christine's voice.

[@ricklee9473]

Her voice was sooo warm , l group her with Marilyn MaCoo for just absolute, natural pitch and tambre . Unbelievable talent to this day. !!! Rest peacefully Ms.McVie , hopfully now you can see the ocean of appre iation for your contributions.

[@mikekokomomike]

I always thought Stevie sang a little " sharp" on pitch. And Karen Carpenter had great pitch.

[@zenlandzipline]

Nicks is the GOAT. Well, she sounds like one, anyway.

[@cindybogart6062]

I loved the way she sang. Her voice was different than the usual singer. She will be missed. ❤

[@Nonniewantsmore]

I always also loved Eva Cassidy’s version of Songbird as well. RIP to both great voices.

[@MrCherryJuice]

I am surely not the only one in tears while watching this. There was always something very disarming and engaging about Christine McVie, her songwriting, singing and playing. Though her songs and singing were her calling card, she was actually a very accomplished if understated player. And she had studied art. There was more to her than many fans likely realise. But now she is gone. And oh how we miss her already....

[@jonmason4791]

Right there with you 😢♥️

[@p3deep]

I fully agree. She had a regal aura about her.

[@FernandoLichtschein]

You are not.

[@nashvillan76]

Well said!

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Yup

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Fleetwood Mac is one of my favorite bands, Their music just hits a certain mood. Christine's passing is a huge blow.

[@djardine2520]

She had a wonderfully warm, rich voice and her songs were primarily hopeful and loving. McVie leaves a rich musical legacy.

[@djmdStreets]

It's so hard not to tear up listening to Christine's amazing, soulful and beautiful voice without tearing up. I have loved her from the moment I first heard her sing and I always will. RIP Sweet Angel

[@acousticarchivefortwayne930]

Christine McVie was such an excellent song writer. A realist and romantic, so tender and strong. "The Way I Feel" from the album "Mystery to Me" is another fine example of her talent. Her music and lyrics are a straight shot from a true heart.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Dominion (2018)

[@pablopicasso3122]

In the last week I’ve been incredibly depressed with her passing, but her music raises my spirits. It’s amazing how a deceased person can still have the ability to fill a room with light and vitality, but that’s what the legacy of her songs will be. And what. a. life she lived. The bullpen feels empty now, and this world feels all the lesser for her passing.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

ALWAYS loved her Fleetwood Mac songs best, her voice was enchanting, her harmonies with Stevie Nicks were beyond heavenly. RIP songbird, go play it again everyone

[@Mastercreek]

Simply one of the best songwriters and female vocalists ever

[@robertmitchell2196]

Everyone loves Stevie's unique voice, but Christine's voice was smooth as silk. And she could play and sing at the same time effortlessly. And I did appreciate her while she was alive. I saw a clip of them playing without her and it was good, but there was a bug hole without her. She will be missed for sure. Rip my lovely Christine.

[@christopherkuefler9839]

I’m at work tearing up to how beautiful this song is and her wonderful voice! One of the best albums of all time.

[@Rob-fd6si]

I have nothing to add to these comments than to say that I loved her. I broke down when I heard of her passing. Seemed like a milestone of my own life. She was so special.

[@RealWallyGator]

😆

[@hollybeary]

I did the same when I heard the news of her passing.

[@chriscoughlin9289]

Likewise. Especially tough coming pretty close on the heels of Greeny's departure. Rareified company indeed. I call myself lucky to have shared an era with them.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

I did too! She's been in my life musical for over 40 years. This is hit so hard. I'm so broken-hearted 😢💔

[@HendrixFreakazoid]

Yeah man my face was flooded hard like it hadn't been since I lost my best friend a bunch of years ago she had a warm way about her along with her one of a kind voice that would slowly but surely get hold of you and there's just nothing you can do or would want to do but surrender. She was beautiful in every way and I adored her to no end.

[@FRESHNESSSSSS]

Man, I'm not normally one for sentimentality over someone I've never met, but this one hit me. I think above all with Rumours, it was just so raw, human, and authentic. They exposed it all, all of the anger, sadness, vulnerability, and hope. It's relatable to anyone who's experienced any kind of breakup whether you're 15 or 60. And that's before you even get into the musicianship of the album. Just unreal. RIP Christine.

[@alans1313]

well put,,im 60 and that album as just massive in the day,,,and the music lives on,,for us to love

[@dorarie3167]

That song is an understated tranquil gem on an album containing a number of more energetic tunes. It’s so pure and simple, so heartfelt and languid. Lovely. 😢

[@kemlay2451]

she was reason i listened to fleetwood mac.

[@trecchannel4205]

That second For you keeps bringing tears to my eyes. What a talent. What a songwriter. RIP

[@freefallin6871]

The first Mac song I recall hearing as a child was "Over My Head". That song made me a Mac fan back in '75, and it was Christine's voice I'd never forgotten. Such an accomplished woman who had one hell of a ride. Forever a songbird.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

"You can take me to the paradise ..." -- Ah, hooked from measure one.

[@nadinerogers5653]

She was the queen of a catchy tunes and layered harmonies. And by all accounts a genuinely nice person, too.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

I was gutted when I heard the news, She had such a great voice

[@damouze]

Christine McVie had something special, and as much as she sometimes was overshadowed by the other members of the band, it often was with her own songs that she shone. "Songbird" is definitely one of my favourite songs, and to me she was always very much underrated. She will be sorely missed.

[@gfhfolktrio]

Thank you Rick, Christine was always my favorite.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

She was my favorite, too.

[@nickavenoso7851]

Christine was the heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac to me. A lot of my favorite Mac songs are Christine compositions. She was the one who kept the band together and tight-knit during troubling times. She just had such a gift for creating unforgettable melodies. It’s such a shame that we lost her. We’re losing and we’ve lost a lot of my favorite musicians. Christine, Alan White, Neil Peart, etc. These past couple of years have sucked for the music community.

[@gokulkrishna8136]

My favourite song by Christine is "Say You Love Me". The melody, lyrics, bassline, harmonies in the chorus, the tempo, all of it is just so beautiful! R.I.P Christine!!🙏 You're immortal just like so many other artists who are not with us anymore.

[@vautrain]

It’s a wonderful song. I also have a soft spot for Warm Ways and Over My Head, both of which are sublime.

[@DDKaraokeOutlaw]

@Randy A Same here.

[@charlie172011]

Over My Head is also goated.

[@konstantinov]

Mine is 'HOLD ME" pop perfection, with aces Lindsey production

[@andrewmcinnis1123]

Probably my favorite as well! I love the banjo laid down by Lindsey Buckingham! 🥰😊

[@charlestompkins8431]

She was amazingly talented and so beautiful too. The world lost a great one. May she rest in peace.

[@kroberts5698]

In my 50’s, of course I’ve heard Fleetwood Mac numerous times over the years, bought Rumors CD a few days ago..I’m floored; what a great album, the amount of talent in this band is incredible.

[@toddmurphy664]

Indeed! Fleetwood Mac is incredible and Rumors is one of the greatest albums of all time. Christine was so awesome. I wish she could stay longer.

[@johns9349]

I've always LOVED Christine Mcvie. Her music is gorgeous. When I heard the news I was shocked. Even months later, when I hear her songs, my eyes fill with tears. She was so beautiful. Her spirit comes right through her music and you feel like you know her. So human. So beautiful. So much to give and share. She will be missed.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

Beautiful said! I couldn't agree more. I'm so heartbroken that she's gone 😢💔

[@jaimeparedes9188]

Christine had such a mellow and soulful voice. All of the good ones are leaving us. RIP, Christine.

[@jackwalker1822]

Everyone talks about Rumours which of course is a great classic album. Maybe I am the only one who actually likes the white Fleetwood Mac album better. From Christine, Warm Ways, Over My Head, and Say that you Love me, and I think she co-wrote I'm So Afraid. Saw FM in 1975 and 1980 two unforgettable concerts. Maybe Stevie and Lindsey were more flashy or out there on the edge, but Christine's songs could just fill us with an inner joy, the joy of love. I truly like every song she wrote, all the way back to the beginning. Yes she will be missed but we have her music to listen to forever.

[@chrisb3738]

I got a hold of the "Bare Trees" album as a kid. Listening to those songs - including Christine's "Spare Me a Little of Your Love", got me interested in music. On that album and many others, she had her songs as lead, but also blended her voice perfectly into songs Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch wrote. Something she'd continue doing for a long time.

[@toddblickenstaff607]

I loved Bare Trees, and Future Games as well. In fact, my favorite Christine McVie song ever is “Show me a smile” from Future Games. Christine’s voice backed by Danny Kirwan’s majestic acoustic and electric lead guitars is breathtaking. Fleetwood Mac fans who have not heard this earlier work don’t realize that Christine McVie and Danny Kirwan were both artistic geniuses, and primary architects of the so-called Fleetwood Mac “California Sound” three years before anyone ever heard of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

[@rckrtcrg1246]

Thank you for mentioning her earlier work. I was a fan of the band before Buckingham/Nicks joined and was always drawn to Christine's contributions.

[@RAllenTucker]

I was hooked on her vocals with "Mystery to Me". Keep on Going was the hook.

[@polara01]

Over my head will always be my favorite from her. She had the unique ability to sing a melancholy ballad but still implant hope in it.. truly one of a kind writer, singer and musician.. she was the heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac nothing will ever be the same now similar to when John Bonham from Zeppelin died, sadly it's all over but what great memories we have..

[@davidcox3076]

Underrated song. Such a warm and rich vocal delivery.

[@zucchinigreen]

That's a fave and "Everywhere" on Tusk. Love her voice on that soooo dreamy. Rest well Christine.

[@andresmontrone2765]

Chistine and Fleetwood Mac will forever remain on the top one of my life music list. She wrote amazing songs (Songbird, Don't Stop, You Make Loving Fun, Everywhere, Little Lies, etc) and her sweet voice will never be forgotten.

[@jeffschielka7845]

R.I.P. Christine. You will be SO missed. The Ultimate Stage is getting so crowded. ⚘⚘⚘🕊🕊🕊

[@justinm1766]

Bach is up there still schooling them all.

[@Juanma.L-Ch]

Thank you so much Rick. C. McVie really deserved this from you.

[@peterdavis8585]

The Bare Trees album got me onto her gifts. She was a significant figure in the rock canon.

[@tl4340]

Rick's response to hearing about Christine's death was similar to mine. On the edge of tears, realizing the magnitude of the loss and how much her music meant to me personally.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

I have been absolutely heartbroken since she died 😢💔

[@shspurs1342]

The first time she played this song. It made grown men cry and weep like they were babies again.

[@danielmoss2394]

She’ll be missed. I’ve always said that she was the soul of that band. What a talent that we can experience in perpetuity.

[@SRSOSChannel2]

She was a treasure. That deep voice. So haunting. RIP Christine Perfect.

[@stuchatterton6550]

She was a viola when others were violins.

[@chrossphyre]

Rumours will always be my pick for the best album of the last century. Born of malice and stupor, this is music that forced itself out of turmoil on to the page and into the starving ears of my generation. The lyrics are timeless, the hooks intense and the musicianship unparalleled. The sound is distinct and never to be successfully replicated. Christine's crystalline vocals balancing and playing off of Nick's smoky vibrato. Fleetwood captaining the beat along with McVie's groove that plays every note in the scale, leaving Buckingham to fly free and soar, just like the songbird of the title. There will not soon be their like again.

[@leonardomartinsdacostarodr6946]

I was born on 1977...Rumours was one of the best albums on that Year...

[@alkholos]

I adored Ms. McVie from the moment I first saw the cover of "Kiln House," even before learning that she could sing, play piano, and write. I had followed Fleetwood Mac since the earliest years of Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and all the rest. She was very clearly a great genius: Artist, singer, musician par excellence. I saw the band play maybe a dozen times over the years. Her songs all seemed to have an underlying sadness from which her inspiration flowed. She was simply amazing and beautiful. I'm sorry I never got to meet her. I'm sure I would have been reduced to a babbling idiot in her presence.

[@user-wn5ld9ny1i]

It feels so wrong to me to be living a life without Christine McVie in it. Long time admirer here 😒

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

I couldn't agree more. 😢💔

[@aaron4331]

Her rendition of "Songbird" from Fleetwood Mac's concert "The Dance", recorded live in 1997, is my favourite version. In fact, that whole concert is breathtaking. Highly recommend a watch. RIP Christine.

[@gustafcederborg9744]

One of the best live albums of all time imo

[@m1nn1s]

Love Christine Forever 💖 Lived close to her Kent retreat, uk 🇬🇧

[@singtweetypie]

It's an absolutely stunning song - one of my favourites. I love that Eva Cassidy recorded 'Songbird' and did such justice to it. RIP Christine McVie and Eva Cassidy - two incredibly talented musicians.

[@jeffpeterson2012]

Christine was thee ultimate musician/bandmate. She was shadowed by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey but was never bitter or obtuse . She wrote beautiful amazing songs. Say that you Love Me, Little Lies and Everywhere are Classic Fleetwood Mac Classics. Her harmony with Lindsey was Amazing

[@stevewelsh8560]

that song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it, she was class, RIP Miss Perfect.

[@tprice5010]

Her voice reminds me of my early school days. Spinning those records.

[@beachcomber4141]

Those haunting harmonies during the Chorus of You Make Loving Fun ALWAYS give me chills. She was so unique. Yeah, very sad she passed away. What amazing music she wrote.

[@brianmasinelli9694]

My favorite. I've never heard the word " believe " sung so beautifully.

[@beachcomber4141]

@@brianmasinelli9694 Yeah man, the way she hits the syllables "I never did...." Timeless.

[@dr.ulyssesswlabr6642]

One of the three main songwriters of the great Fleetwood Mac, she was immensely talented and hugely underrated as a songwriter and vocalist - amazing unique voice! Sadly, virtually no one recognizes her as one of the original female rock pioneers. RIP Christine you left us with incredible melodies and memories!

[@AndreDMalan1966]

Just knowing she's not here has touched me so deeply. I wamt to cry just watching this... Just shows how deeply she touched our lives. MHDSRIP

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

I feel exactly the same way😢💔

[@tomsawyer5902]

As I rapidly approach my 60th birthday, I find myself shell shocked with the loss of another musical artist. Like Tom Petty, Neil Peart, & Eddie Van Halen, this one really hurt. Thank you for posting this tribute to a wonderful artist with such a beautiful voice.

[@sinisterminister6478]

I hit 60 just a couple of days ago myself. It really hits home that we are getting old when all of out favourite performers and idols start passing away. I however try to live by the maxim " growing old may be mandatory however growing up is purely optional. I've played guitar on and off most of my life, I won't dignify my meager skills by calling myself a musician, and I still have the long hair, boots and leather jacket. It drives my wife of 33 years nuts. She constantly tells me to grow up and act my age. LMAO.🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍

[@TheGodParticle]

I know the feeling, I so hate growing older. Cheers

[@LavenderLori406]

Definitely tough year

[@stephj6551]

Yep me too, just got to 60 but man what great music we grew up with.

[@JillCrato]

I'll be 60 in 2024. Losing my musical idols is brutal! I remember how hopeful I felt as a teenager in the late 1970s.I believed I could help make the world a better place. Christine's music and lyrics kept me going.We as a generation are losing too many of our musical icons.It's soul crushing! I wish I could make our losses stop!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

RIP Christine - an immensely talented musician and writer - and brought up in my neck of the woods (West Midlands, UK - Birmingham to be exact)……..another one of the good ones gone!

[@williambill5172]

What a crushing loss!

[@tjs114]

Few people in the world live up to their name. Christine Perfect, later McVie, is definitely one of them. It is hard to accept that she's now gone and that she was actually the oldest of the 5 most recognized members of Fleetwood Mac.

[@stevehartsell4123]

Rick I'm 57...this is actually my favorite song from those yrs. . RIP Christine

[@DanielinLaTuna]

My introduction to Christine was in college. I was listening to a low power AM station across the river from Portland Oregon. She was with Chicken Shack and the song was “I’d Rather Go Blind”. She put so much soul into the song, the lyrics were absolutely believable. I spent weeks chasing down the album

[@Dogdrum]

That was a great rendition of Etta James' classic. I heard CS' version before I even knew who Etta James was.

[@vindivergilio3482]

RIP, Christie