This Fleetwood Mac Performance Leaves Me Speechless with Stevie Nicks singing "Silver Springs".

The last acoustic performance of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac left me eagerly awaiting more! From the version of "Silver Springs" you all recommended, this live version leaves me on the verge of tears. I. Need. So. Much. More. Of. This!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Fleetwood Mac performing "Silver Springs" for the first time.
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Performed by Fleetwood Mac - Words and Music by Stevie Nicks
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[@TannerHemmingsen]

The way Stevie and Lindsey just stare at each other during the end of the song is still one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

[@ladylisaromance8129]

Same!

[@gregsteele806]

The live version of "Landslide" from this concert is the one that really gets me.

[@RichardinNC1]

Landslide shows the love and respect they once had. Silver Springs shows the hurt that was still there.

[@dss427]

Silver Springs was a breakup song about Lindsay Buckingham. Because it was dropped from their album is a big reason they broke up. From an interview of Stevie with People Magazine: “I went to the studio and [bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham] were in the parking lot, and I got out of the car and they said, ‘We need to talk.’ That's never good,” she recalls to PEOPLE ahead of the release of her Rumours-inspired Barbie doll. Nicks quickly learned that the duo had confronted her to share that they were scrapping her haunting masterpiece - which also happened to be about her recent split from Buckingham, 73. “Do you mean ‘Silver Springs,’ probably the best song I've ever written?” she remembers saying to the pair. “And they're like, ‘Well, yeah. Let's move on with that.’” The slow-build song was axed to make room for “I Don't Want to Know,” another, much shorter product of Nicks’ pen - and one that she was both less fond of and less emotionally attached to.

[@mrufino1]

The look between the two of them in this song from this performance is what inspired “Daisy Jones and the Six” according to the author.

[@damongray8530]

Christine McVie never gets enough credit for her keys. The opening is stunning, and her support of the guitar is wonderful throughout.

[@phillipbarker4757]

Everyone in this version of the band played a vital role.

[@alkholos]

Christine was a giant for FM. Often the glue that held the band together, she was generous in sharing the stage with Stevie (a lesser talent, IMO). I'm starting to warm up, thanks to Liz here, to Ms. Nicks. I've long thought of her as a lightweight, harmless element of a truly great band. I've followed FM since even before their beginning as a John Mayall fan.

[@ocsteve3]

This band fell together and is gob smacking, the level of talent each member brings.

[@atquinn1975]

​@@alkholos Interesting take. Everyone in FM was vital, but I don't think they would have had their success without Stevie Nicks. She's a great singer with the best and most unique voice of the 3 vocalists. The songs would have still been great without her as McVie and Buckingham were stronger songwriters. But she had that front-person charisma that every great band needs.

[@Adasteia]

Christine was a very shy person about stage presence but what a Magnificently Talented, Class Act Lady ! 🍃🌸🍃

[@sunshinefogleman127]

Lindsey's guitar solo is his reply to Stevie, and it is full of love, remorse, and tenderness.

[@jamesbatcho]

I've heard it said by someone else that his guitar solo is his apology to her.

[@johnh.blevins5927]

Sounds right to me also.

[@jasonw8283]

I sounds pretty correct

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Nah... breaking that woman's heart was the absolute wisest business decision he ever made... earned him (and everyone else in the band) truckloads of cash. Every time Stevie's heart was broken, they would all call their accountants to prepare them for another huge infusion of dough.

[@MrRazzio]

@@jamesbatcho it's definitely an apology, but he's also telling his side of the story and what he went through too.

[@MareZ777]

Old chick here….back in the late 70’s we couldn’t just pull up a song on Spotify. In order to get this beautiful song, I had to sneak into a “head shop” ( where they sold bongs and weed pipes) . They had a small vinyl record section in the back. This song was on the B-side of a 45. I paid probably $2.00 at most. I put the 45 in my backpack and biked all the way home on my 10-speed bike. I played this song over and over on my crappy little record player. Back then, it was like finding gold ! Few people even knew about this song bcuz it was never released on their album. Finally, years later, Stevie re-recorded this treasure and released it to the world. THANK YOU for FINALLY reviewing this masterpiece. Lifetime Stevie Fan ❤

[@caps689]

A few people? GYOW sold almost a million 45s - all people had to do was flip it over.

[@chrisross-fd3fo]

I wish i had known...j was never a fan of 45s..but if they had hidden gold like that it would be worth it. As far as your original..replier..turn it over wouldnt have been anyones problem. Back then i could have told to you Stevie Nicks bra size but that 45 was not exactly common knowledge to the 15-20million who bought Rumours..because honestly who buys an album and later the 45 with the same song and an unknown b side and generally B-sides were well ....right B sides...Go Your Own Way is one of my favorite songs ever.. Id think all-timeTop Ten Outros. SilverSprings is a really good song..Id think all-time Top Ten Stalker/Fatal Attraction Songs..Im not sure Lindsay Buckingham gets away with writing those lyrics..I did see him backing slowly away at the end and running down the street with his fiddle guitar strapped to his back .I lost sight when he ducked into a little Bodega...Fiestawood Macket

[@MareZ777]

@@chrisross-fd3fo 😅😅😅 I think that Bodega was somewhere along Sunset Blvd 😂. Thank u for commenting on my first “replier”. I was thinking of responding back to him, but realized that would be 10minutes of my life which I would never get back . He is all over this post correcting everyone’s recollection 🤯. So glad I discovered SS way back then. It’s a gem. Anyways, Cheers 🍻

[@chrisross-fd3fo]

@@MareZ777ty that was sweet.,Cheers...Also i hadnt realized how early SS was written so ill give Stevie a pass lol..its not like she was the 27 cats lady...who just finished up with her 7 yr career at the animal rescue resale store she began after a 26 yr marriage in which the first 14 months was blissful and the last 11 were spent eyes fixed on her husband living in the detached garage with his blanking blank Amiee there for last 3

[@peterdoe2617]

Old dude here....a few gemstones I've come to find (I'm german. So these might not all be familiar with you. Hopefully.) The album Buckingham Nicks, for sure. Before they came to be members of Fleetwood Mac. The album First Base by Netherland's band Babe Ruth. Janita "Jenny" Haan is so amazing! Try: "The mexican". White Bird by "It's A Beautiful Day". Also released on the solo album from David LaFlamme. The album Black Magician by Rumplestiltskin. A "supergroup", consisting of Clem Cattini on dr, Herbie Flowers bg, Peter Lee Sterling voc (aka known as Daniel Boone with his song Beautiful Sunday) The album 666 by greek band Aphrodite's Child with Irene Papas as a guest singer on "eternity". I learned to dance "free" to the song "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Eumir Deodato. At a party on a farm. A friend had brought his PA in his small Mercedes truck. 2x 1900W. Both towers of speakers taller than us. Police came early, next morning. Citizens from a town, some 3mls away had conplained about "the noise". Haha! We've achived a similar kind of attraction here on my brother's 18th birthday, back in 1981. We where listening to some great music. The city of Pinneberg was, too! (Living up on a hill, here.) Try find the song Boureè by the great Jon Lord. It's on his album Sarabande. Some new stuff: Revenant by The Warning. I'm athesist. But...still... Pau (the drummer) is singing. Angelic voice! Food for ears, I hope!

[@trouty42]

Stevie thundering away at Lindsay is so powerful and beautiful. I don't think enough people give credit to Lindsay for supporting her here. He doesn't run away and hide from her, he gives her his eyes and he plays an absolutely gorgeous guitar solo. There are some that think he must feel attacked but I love how he accepts her completely in her moment of absolute power.

[@LoveBaseballLove]

"Thundering away" love that 👏

[@timtam79]

He gets put through the wringer by Stevie's fans but it takes two. He was instrumental in starting her career. I still think that despite their bickering today, there is great emotion and love that translates through their music. I do wish they would both stop talking trash about one another.

[@c.p.rodecki4742]

The way they sang this song to each other at the end is gripping. In that moment there was no audience, no bandmates, just the two of them and the message and stories moving between them.

[@lisaw5604]

This was the third concert. Stevie hadn't been thrilled with the other performances and told Lindsey (who was in on production, btw) that she could do it better. And... She hit it out of the park with Lindsey and the rest of Fleetwood Mac. It was real feelings from long ago, brought out for us to see for brief period of time.

[@theshadowfax239]

He's a professional, and they both know how to play up the drama on stage to get the fans eating out of the palms of their hand. They do it all the time.

[@fractaljack210]

They left this masterpiece off the album, Rumours, and the decision left Stevie devastated. It's a brilliant song.

[@chrisbodi6470]

It was a crime not to include it but supposedly the run time had no room for it, so “I Don’t Want To Know” took its place. Interesting, a song they never played live!

[@fractaljack210]

@@chrisbodi6470 An awful decision. I remember reading an interview with Stevie and she was gutted. I've heard other reasons than just length kept it off the album--behind the scene politics, but that was long, long ago and my memory may be spotty.

[@stlmopoet]

Which may explain why I've only recently heard of it.

[@jnagarya519]

Yeah, drama queen Nicks throwing a tantrum.

[@ChadTheAlcoholic]

Which made this performance perfect. It could never had been captured in this way

[@tracyspringer434]

RIP Christine McVie. Fly high you beautiful "Songbird!"

[@cklux2011]

A great privilege of my life was being at this concert filmed on a soundstage at Warner Bros in front of a live audience.

[@callalacey]

Wow!

[@davemiller6545]

Praise to the camera crew and producer for capturing this for us all.

[@arianazagarella7315]

I remember as a kid watching this on tv with my parents and thinking about how awesome they were

[@Not_A_Cat]

The more they hurt each other, the better their music got. Rumours. Nuff said.

[@moi01887]

There's a lot of music written about love, but the best seemingly comes from pain. Though often the two are the same thing.

[@crimfan]

I have a really hard time imagining being professionally connected for decades to the ex I had that level of intense feelings for to say nothing of the emotional vulnerability of songwriting or performing.

[@Clearanceman2]

@@crimfan The show must go on.

[@crimfan]

@@Clearanceman2 That may be but there's a reason LB quit in 1987 and then got fired in 2018. I saw an interview a while back with Stevie Nicks where she was asked whether it was a situation of "beauty and the beast". Her reply was "in all honestly, we're both beasts." All the drugs can't possibly have helped.

[@brettconnerley8670]

It’s fascinating to me that a group could write all these songs about each other, make it damn clear it’s about the other person, and still be able to record it and perform it.

[@lennyj3300]

The way Stevie shoots daggers with her eyes at Lindsey gives me chills every time

[@jnagarya519]

And his response is that she only wanted to "shack" up -- no commitment. But she certainly wanted his commitment.

[@annalouks]

Glad I wasn’t on the other side of that stare.

[@MatthewC137]

No one tops Gemini women in pettiness and jealousy.

[@jnagarya519]

@@timtam79 Oh, of course: he controlled her decisions, not she -- because she's "liberated" and a "strong women" -- therefore he is responsible for her actions. And I note that she kept her "visions" to herself -- while he did the opposite. So she knew where he stood, but she refused him the equivalent. Who was "controlling" -- him being open about his position, or she with a multi-foot thick wall of head-games and manipulations? And he was so controlling that she --- it was Mick Fleetwood's band? -- later fired Buckingham from the band. Has she grown up since then?

[@jnagarya519]

@@timtam79 A person can have a "perspective"; that does not _ipso facto_ mean the perspective is defensible. Her blaming him for her decisions and actions is when so-called "freedom" is actually irresponsibility. He should have dumped her for that. Instead, later, because HE was "controlling," SHE fired him from Mick Fleetwood's band.

[@matthewsikorski4627]

I have heard this song hundreds of times, but seeing Stevie and Lindsay interact during this song takes it to an entirely new level.

[@analogblues]

The way she shouts "Was I just a fool?!!" kills me every time.

[@rickp786]

Silver Springs was the B side to Go Your Own Way if you're old enough to remember 45 records. It was not on the album. Stevie, Lindsey, and Christine brought it to a new level in The Dance. One of their best performances ever.

[@lindagardenlady]

Here and remember!! ❤❤❤

[@user-nb7yj4mn2y]

Yep still have hit and wore the b side out and the a side was no slouch.

[@steveandme63]

That's how if first experienced it, on a 45 B side. It blew me away. It's been my favorite of since the 80s. Yes, I think there is a note of vengeance and bitterness but not as much as in the orginal because her voice has mellowed over time. Still, the obvious anguish is heartbreaking even now.

[@nancythompson4252]

Stevie gave the rights to the song to her mom and her mom never got a penny before The Dance.

[@robertthurman9866]

Where I lived Silver Springs was #5 on the charts (Go Your Own Way #1) Go sold out and had to be repressed, and they decided to put Go on both sides. As soon as it was announces Springs was not going to make the album there was a huge rush as everyone went out to buy the single (all of which was credited to GO). But it left room for The Chain, so it worked out.

[@denniswarren]

One of the best live performances ever recorded

[@analogblues]

Agreed! I get choked up in the finale. Such gut-punch lyrics paired with incredible singing.

[@theringleader]

I don't think this band style and vocals will ever be repeated. great to have lived it.

[@danielasalomao3258]

Stevie Nicks is a world treasure. Amazing singer and songwriter...I used to sing it to my now husband we were boyfriedn and girfriend as a young couple, when I was really scared of falling in love and so, broke up with him. 18 years after, we got together again and got married, thanks to Stevie`s lovely and powerful spell song Silver Springs...I sang it over the years as a mantra

[@romemancer7905]

Guys walk away from Women because they give up on trying to work them out...real life romance is not like a song....18 years is far too long that you took from him...your lucky he took you back...i stopped dating at 40...now im 60 and wonder what it would have been like to find a gentle caring soulmate...when i was young !

[@wumpyaz]

Stevie was the "IT" girl for me growing up in the 70's. For such a disfunctional band, they were amazing.

[@FHLeghorn]

McVie was the powerhouse talent. She just wasn’t as pretty.

[@tracycampbell3060]

I remember when Rumours hit the world. Stevie Nick's was a movement on her own, she sent the band into the stratosphere. Definitely the IT girl of the 70s. Others like Ann Wilson and Linda Ronstadt and Olivia Newton John were phenomenal singers too

[@KC-pc8ou]

The Who and Fleetwood Mac were both amazing bands with lots of internal conflict, struggle within the band ... And bands that monopolized on this conflict, especially in the live show.

[@VulcanKing67]

@@FHLeghorn No! Christy was an amazing talent for sure but Fleetwood Mac had been around for a long time before Stevie and Lindsy joined and they hadn't had any hits. They didn't go platinum until the writing of both Lindsy and Stevie and the emotional power and distinctiveness of Stevie's voice.

[@valor555]

Stevie is still very much an "IT" even to this day that woman is a queen. (And that is taking nothing from Christy who was a queen in her own rights

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

To really appreciate Stevie's vocal abilities, please watch Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" performance from the "Midnight Special" next

[@BigBSinclair]

That is an amazing performance!

[@davidmoss1896]

Rhiannon has to be done in this channel

[@TheRickurb]

Awesome jam

[@TheRickurb]

I think they actually hugged at the end of that? Not sure though.

[@chipsterb4946]

YES! That performance is astounding.

[@dmwalker24]

I've never seen another group of people so willing to stand on a stage in front of an audience, and lean into their trauma, and their remaining love for each other. Without shame, embarrassment, or concern for what people might think. They seem compelled by the history, and the connection, regardless of consequences either good or bad.

[@edster612]

Just absolute brilliance. And Lindsey's guitar work is so underrated. His talent for songwriting and weaving that fluid guitar in and out of the spotlight is legend. No flash, all substance.

[@firecracker8071]

Perfection ❤❤❤❤

[@StLProgressive]

It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this performance, I’m always in tears by the end. Stevie lets him have it, and he just nods at her, like ‘come on, let it out.’ That wasn’t contrived, not even a little. There’s another performance of this song out there from the same tour where she does lose it at the end. I understand. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over the heartbreak of leaving an almost 30 year marriage bc he cheated. I’m right there with her, ever single time.

[@rhkips]

The only thing harder than performing genuine emotion, is performing THROUGH genuine emotion. Stevie's strength and fortitude transcend humanity.

[@SalGomez]

I was there that night on the Warner Bros Lot for this concert. It was a magical night. This song, Stevie is singing about Lyndsey and their heartbreaking relationship & break-up. And when you see her looking at him singing in that powerful emotional voice and he's looking back at her....Oh my, and caught on tape for us to see and feel forever. I'll never forget that night.

[@analogblues]

Silver Springs is one of the greatest live performances I've ever experienced. It's pure heart and soul.The lyrics are haunting, poetic, and visceral. Stevie is a powerhouse and a legendary singer. Your reaction was up to the task of this great song, Elizabeth. Thank you for appreciating its awesomeness!

[@zciwonapo]

There is another live video of this song being performed on KZbin where Stevie loses it at the end, Lindsey goes over to hug her, and Christine has to sing the last line to complete the song. Chilling.

[@floyd6545]

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to find it. Thanks for the info.

[@kbrewski1]

Is it a pro shot live video, or audience shot?

[@zciwonapo]

@@kbrewski1 audience

[@StoneE4]

@@zciwonapo How about posting the title of the video, a link to the video (if that's allowed on this channel), or the KZbin video ID?

[@caps689]

@@StoneE4 AFAIK it's not on video but audio and it's Lindsey who sings the last lines. It was the second to last date on The Dance tour.

[@thesouthernwake]

Next Stevie: Rhiannon live in her youth in the late 70s - Absolute force of nature.

[@MarkCox21125150]

100% !

[@robbynew100]

Amen to this! Those Rhiannon performances are the best

[@PaulMclauchlin]

1 million times YES!!!

[@verrilli]

Yes, the 1976 Midnight Special performance is amazing.

[@apparition13]

Live, Midnight Special, 1976. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naCufmqgqLSqqMk My Fleetwood Mac live performance rankings, 3. The Chain, the version you reacted to earlier. 2. Silver Springs, the version from this reaction. The same video as "The Chain" you reacted to. 1. Rhiannon, the 1976 Midnight Special performance. Later performances are much different. Still remarkable, but not extraordinary in the way the 1976 version is. The rumor I've heard is that she changed how she sang to protect her voice since the intensity she reaches in '76 was too much.

[@simbaliten]

This song, specifically this live version will forever live rent free in my head, and it will never stop giving me goose bumps and tears in my eyes. I haven't loved and lost like that, but unreciprocated love is also painful and this just punches my gut every time (and I love it!) One of the best songs/performances ever.

[@Progressive_Canadian]

I love the way Stevie and Lindsey rehash their old relationship on stage whenever they're together. Some feelings just can't go away.

[@Cadinho93]

The moment when Stevie Nicks turns to Lindsey Buckingham and screams "never get away" over and over gives me chills every time! Also, everything on the "Rumours" album is written from one member to another, back and forth. Both couples in the band were splitting up as they were making this album and basically created a masterpiece.

[@johnpavlovitzofficial5565]

"Never get away!" One of the most emotional musical moments captured on video.

[@phillipbarker4757]

@@johnpavlovitzofficial5565 It’s almost like a scene from a Shakespeare play. Wink wink

[@glennburch1081]

This was, hands down, the most beautiful guitar solo by Lyndsey Buckingham that I have ever heard in my 67 years of life!

[@MarissaM312]

Stevie and Lindsey will be doing this dance for many more lifetimes…

[@ldc7478]

One of the best live performances of a song EVER! So thrilled that you chose this one to react to!

[@MrCfors]

I love your facial expressions when hearing Stevie’s voice. You just get wrapped up in her voice like a snuggly hug and can’t help falling in love with that woman and her soulful amazing voice. One of the best rock singers ever. One of the best bands ever.

[@tommysettles6706]

This song hits my heart, particularly since Christine's passing. We'll never see her like again.

[@Dr.K.626]

Stevie Nicks' fast vibrato gives her voice such a beautifully unique, easily recognizable quality.

[@SkipMDMan]

That's exactly what it is, a cry from deep inside. Breakups fueled the best ever work Fleetwood Mac ever did. There were only two women in rock that I wanted to just sit on a couch with them, having a nice cabernet sauvignon and let them sing to me. That's Stevie Nicks and Grace Slick

[@marybrant9586]

Not Ann Wilson, too?! 😊

[@kbrewski1]

If we're restricted to 2 and the 70s, it would be Stevie and Linda Ronstadt at her barefoot and no panties under a mini skirt best.

[@richardthomas7504]

I'd have to include Suzi Q and Stevie

[@deependz3231]

Replace Grace Slick with Linda Ronstadt.

[@audiobrian1]

Joni for me, please.

[@mikesitter5209]

Probably top three greatest live performances of all time, just for the weight of the message and who's delivering it. Stevie Nick's doesn't even care where she is and is probably only slightly aware of her surroundings once she starts singing. Perfection.

[@bellaimages]

Oh the piano! Christine McVie was such a great musician and singer too. The entire band! They were magic together!

[@Wishpool]

I'm not even 2 mins in and bawling. This song is so heartfelt, emotional, and special. It gets me every single time!

[@ciao_knives7604]

I could never decide if i liked the studio version or the live version more, but this is one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

[@jnewmark41]

AGREED......EVER

[@Khal03]

That whole show at USC was amazing. It's where I first found Fleetwood Mac. 1998

[@cliffsmelley5026]

They’re both great, but I love young Stevie’s voice.

[@ciao_knives7604]

@cliffsmelley5026 yes I love the raw emotion in her voice in the studio version

[@mrufino1]

Agreed. I like this arrangement overall a little better, but both versions are amazing.

[@frugalseverin2282]

This performance brings tears to my eyes every time. Stevie was quite hurt when the song was cut from the studio album for lack of space, it ended up a b-side. Lots of emotion in this band at the time. In the CD age it got restored.

[@katttaylor5976]

@@frugalseverin2282 I thought it should have been there over several others in the LP.

[@demokraatti]

It’s a quite fine group of musicians. Stevie’s voice has tons of personality, Lindsay is one of the most musically gifted guitarists and Mick’s drumming is always great. Great musicianship combined with all that chemistry between the members of the band is a such a brilliant combination.

[@michelleferranti9468]

It’s amazing that this song is so angry, yet they also sang Landslide that same night and they were hugging each other at the end of the song. True talent

[@simbaliten]

The whole gig is definetly worth a watch! It's here on YT, I put it on one evening and just had a great time. And the sound is amazing!

[@ToddRichmond]

The rhythm section is so brilliant - they provide a dynamic foundation that lets the vocals do their emotional magic.

[@lymphomasurvive]

There's a reason Peter Green chose them. And his playing left space to breathe.

[@analogblues]

Yes! Thank you for giving props to the rest of the band and their exceptional skill. The rhythm is masterfully done here.

[@deantait8326]

The rhythm section Mic and John, the only 2 remaining original members and of course who the band was named after. Mic Fleetwood and John Mac- vie

[@markmm1066]

John McVie is a true bassist's bass player. He plays only what the song requires and nothing more. He is frequently understated, but provides the bedrock the rest of the band launched from.

[@mjoliver3263]

@@markmm1066As a bassist I totally agree.. perfect example of not overplaying .. tasteful notes .. more tasteful space.. true pro

[@jodale1972]

Their live performances of "The Chain" from 1982 and 1997 and the way they fuel each other in their ad-libs and emotion is truly incredible. The 1982 live performance may be one of the most visceral performances I have ever seen. The amount of primal emotion during that performance is very uncomfortable to watch while at the same time, being extremely beautiful. But the 1997 performance feels quite different in that it feels more painful and regretful but is equally beautiful. One of my all time favorite bands.

[@andyd1190]

Your reaction to this song is exactly why people should ALWAYS see things through another person's eyes

[@jmazoso]

Saw this tour, it was amazing. 20 feet from stage right, right to the side of Christine's piano. Seeing Mic and John smoking in the tunnel during the Lindsey and Stevie's set by them selves. And a super drunk lady on the front row, right where the spotlights would light her up . It was great. My sister's first ever concert. You need to get Stevie on for Tea-time

[@Toasterfinal5]

They are incredibly talented song writers & musicians. They take their life’s ups and downs and turn it into something so musically beautiful. RIP “Christie” McVie.

[@c.p.rodecki4742]

I remember seeing the VH1 Behind the Music on Fleetwood Mac and they described that while Christine and John kept their divorce private, Lindsey and Stevie made their breakup public by bleeding on vinyl with these amazing songs.

[@kdee8166]

This song shakes me to the core every time. So much emotion and meaning.

[@analogblues]

That's a great way of describing it. I feel the same way. Shaken.

[@briangpz]

Lindsey Buckingham's finger style technique will never be duplicated. A true original in the world of guitar.

[@firecracker8071]

Amen!!

[@sevierhere]

Hi, his wonderful style is what you get from a self taught guitarist. :)

[@dgemini2]

One of the best live concert albums ever. The mixing, the performances, their vocal blend, the instrumental arrangements. It's just seamless.

[@Lionize728]

Anyone who thinks this is just theatrics must not be aware of the last time these people got together 10 years earlier (10 years AFTER "Rumours.") Lindsey and Stevie got in to a physical altercation at a band meeting (hitting, choking!), Stevie screaming "You broke my heart!" that was followed by Lindsey leaving the band. Coupled with the history of the song rarely being performed live and being left off the LP if you think the emotions should have been gone by then you just don't get it.

[@BryanAlaspa]

This song Stevie wrote for Lindsey Buckingham and when she sings it direct to him in this performance....it gets me every time. He broke her heart and those words are right from her heart to him.

[@timtam79]

@@BryanAlaspa Did she not break his, too? Some things are not meant to be.

[@spacemissing]

The members of Fleetwood Mac are all consummate professionals. When it is time to perform they Perform, no matter what. That is one of many reasons for their greatness.

[@rdirizarry1]

This entire live album is one of my favorites of all time. It’s incredible.

[@michelpater4562]

Christine miss you every day ❤ can not wait for what is going to happen surprise us Elizabeth. Greetings from Michel from the netherlands.

[@cheesecrackers3928]

You are so lucky hearing all this music for the first time.

[@paulridenour1086]

Sara is my favorite. The melodic phrase towards the end where she sings "It doesn't matter anymore" is just fantastic.

[@WereMike]

An amazing song made all the more powerful and poignant because as fans, we know the history of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and this song puts their hearts out for all to see, the lyrics and passion in their voices as they lock eyes on each other. You can almost see the hurt, pain, love, loss, forgiveness, and beauty of a shared life and art pass between them as they sing and make amazing music. Everyone on stage is an ex of each other in one way or another and they still can come together and make this kind of magic. Wow.

[@Joe-YamahaR6]

Hey, yes, you've described it perfectly. Those emotions between Stevie and Lindsey were always there, accompanied by a lot of pain. It's their private thing - we as fans of Fleetwood Mac should respect that and be grateful for the great music this band has given us over almost 6 decades. The Chain is a union of 5 diamonds. No matter who was missing at any time, they were missed and came back. We have already lost Christine, and yet she is in our hearts. But it was made clear with this that life is finite... so all FM fans should appreciate who from "The Chain" is still with us. Her great songs and music connect us too.

[@drewcifers8thcircleofheck307]

The terrible breakup that led to some of the best music ever written.

[@jeffmcclure4047]

You need to dig more into the Christine singing lead, Stevie's is a great singer but so is Christine. Songbird is still my favorite song of theirs.

[@brettconnerley8670]

The talent in that band was amazing. Stevie gets a lot of credit, mostly deserved, but Lindsay was the secret sauce for her songs, arranging them and producing them. Plus, he’s a stellar guitarist

[@rickjames4434]

Rhiannon on the midnight special in my opinion is one of the all time great live performances - stevie takes it to another level

[@rorybisson756]

another commentor in another video reaction of this song called Mick Fleetwood "the kind of happy Elmo, we need" and honestly I cant unsee it. he was so happy to have his friends back at all the same time and all in the same place.

[@bluedingo1186]

Fun fact: Jim Henson modeled Animal after Mick Fleetwood

[@DJHolte]

Mick always struck me as just sort of the happy goofball in the group. Although he also had an affair with Stevie, after she broke up with Lindsey (and after she broke up with Don Henley). Stevie said her affair with Mick was "doomed" and caused a lot of pain for everyone (especially Lindsey), but that it was also a "great love affair" and that she wouldn't trade the experience in a million years.

[@caps689]

@@bluedingo1186 Looks like him as well but Henson modeled him after Keith Moon

[@caps689]

@@DJHolte Mick had just re-married Jenny and Lindsey was the best man. Stevie was also seeing other people during the affair. Mick used to have home videos up on YT of them all during a break in the tour in Hawaii with Micks wife and young daughters. Stevie's also said the affair wouldn't have happened if they were always the last at the party and coked to the gills.

[@weefek]

The fact they hated and loved each other so much made their music so much better, as bad as that is. She literally is fighting through tears.

[@alanjarman5943]

I recently saw a documentary piece with Stevie. Silver Springs was a road sign she saw on the tour buss as they were traveling in rural New York and she perceived it to be an idyllic little town she could have called home with Lindsey, if only...

[@laurahigdon4741]

Such a classic song. Beautiful harmonies and haunting lyrics. Stevie’s finest song IMO

[@larrylysse]

Profound observation about AI never being able to duplicate a vocalist's emotional connection to a song, and performing it as Stevie Nicks did. The entire band was aware of the emotional impact and played their instruments with the same emotion. Brilliant performance. Brilliant analysis.

[@analogblues]

Agreed! And for the audience, too. When you know real human heartache is what led to the song and its performance, it takes the experience to another level for the people listening. AI can never offer that.

[@spookytooth69]

The best song ever cut from an album.

[@jadewickenheiser6776]

They have been my favorite band since first hearing them as a little tot in the 70s.

[@ulyssesfilmchannel]

I’ve always loved Stevie and this is an awesome performance of a fantastic song, but let’s also appreciate how Lindsey can play and harmonise so beautifully while having all that emotion directed at him too. I couldn’t handle it - it breaks you up just watching it as an audience member.

[@teknotony]

Probably the most heartfelt performance ever ... Beautiful

[@bydavidmitchell]

The most haunting live performance, without a doubt. The eye contact between Stevie and Lindsey is incredible. I've never seen anything like it before. And what an incredible song! Wow. I'm glad you reacted to this song. It's my favourite live Fleetwood Mac song.

[@christianm7220]

I LOVE watching Mick play the drums. He plays with such abandon! The look of JOY on his face when she paused the video tells the story perfectly. Also, why, oh why do people not get that Linsay is staring right back at her without wavering? That his eyes are piercing also.

[@saxonwarrior388]

Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac are MAGIC!!

[@MrEricPymm]

"They like to use each other as fuel"....brilliant observation

[@RBCharger]

Tears came to my eyes as soon as I saw Christine McVie. Stevie Nicks is my favorite vocalist ever.

[@Rollin_L]

Whether it is the music or the lyric, the emotional trauma of loss can be an amazing creative inspiration. Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, as well as Christine McVie, wrote some magnificent songs out of the heartbreaks (and joys) they experienced. I saw them in the early 1980s, and will never forget what a brilliant concert they put on. The most popular song of the late Victorian period was The Lost Chord, an 1860 poem by Adelaide Proctor that Arthur Sullivan had tried to pen a tune for, but for years was not satisfied with his efforts. Then in 1877, at the bedside of his dying brother Frederic, Sullivan found his way at last. He didn't even intend it to be sold commercially, this before the days of recordings. After a couple of prominent singers of the day introduced it, it became the best selling sheet music for decades.

[@stephenriggs8177]

Lindsey is a hugely underrated guitarist. You should check out Never Going Back Again or Big Love, two songs where he essentially accompanies himself. 😏

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest bands.

[@LalaLunatyc]

Another super emotional one is them performing “Say Goodbye”. It gets me every time.

[@slw59]

I first saw Fleetwood Mac in 1975 when I was 16 at Loyola Marymount University's gymnasium in L.A., right after their self-titled black & white album was released. We sat on the basketball court floor and admission was $2. One of my fondest concert experiences.

[@stephenriggs8177]

Some of Stevie's best songs end with an outpouring of lyrics that flow out, almost trancelike. This is one. Angel is another.

[@thomasdempsey721]

Love Angel...."track a ghost thru the fog....try hard but you'll never catch me....yeah!"

[@lk..1754]

Sisters of the moon is another great song, especially the live version from ‘82

[@michellepetrillo2235]

Oh yes! This is going to be awesome! The way Lindsey shoots ‘daggers’ from her eyes at Lyndsey shows how painful the breakup was, and how much she loved him. I absolutely LOVE this song! ❤🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT]

My son, who is a trained musician, describes the kind of creativity which is demonstrated by Fleetwood Mac and other great bands which have decades of performance and creative experience together as "lightning in a bottle," and I think that expression captures the essence of this song and performance perfectly. How else can you describe magic with words?

[@mehere8-32]

The professionalism that prouced this song DESPITE all the personal drama is OUTSTANDING. Thank you AND them as well.

[@solleytara]

Lindsey is an unbelievable guitar player ❤

[@presley36477]

My band used to cover this with myself on harmonies and the drummer doing vocals. She and I would both have chills after and it's not even about us. We both mentally went to this performance. So glad to finally see this one on the channel. ❤

[@genecase9464]

This was how you perform a song live on stage. Every part of it is BETTER than perfect.

[@jasonwilliams6005]

The entire "The Dance" concert is one of the greatest live recordings ever. Brilliant from start to finish.

[@MikeB-in1nd]

Great singer she and Fleetwood Mac owned the 70’s!

[@maryvallas772]

The way she actually steps towards him when she's asking, "Was I just a fool?" 😳🤯😵 Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! She's still really devastated! 😭😭😭😭😭 If you really want to have a new appreciation for guitar and see an absolute master at play, watch their live version of Big Love. It's just Lindsey on stage playing, and it absolutely boggles the mind how one man can be picking such a very complicated melody AND bass line at the same time, nevermind along with those vocals!!! You want to see connected? Watch! 😂

[@liryns]

I saw Stevie Nicks live back in February. Even now, every song tugs at my heart.

[@jch13213]

This particular live concert film cemented their place in history. It's both a perfect comeback, and a distillation of what the band had been and still was.

[@WallOfScience]

I'm still waiting for a reaction to the original Fleetwood Mac, back when they were a rock and roll / blues band. I bet you'd love some of their early work!

[@gloriagaddy]

"Man of the World" and "The Green Manalishi" are both great.

[@AZMikey]

Ditto. Some really great bluesy stuff in Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Under appreciated definitely.

[@lynnbier2868]

Albatross!

[@vonVile]

Elizabeth, please listen to Lindsay Buckingham (the guy Stevie is with) singing the songs "Big Love" and "Go Insane" on acoustic guitar solo in concert. It is awesome!

[@ljc1520]

True dat! 👏🏻

[@KainGerc]

his live version of 'Big Love' is insane!

[@timtam79]

YES!

[@scionofdorn9101]

Fleetwood Mac is epic level music. They’re absolutely legendary. This is the kind of music, along with hard rock, guitar rock (Clapton, Nugent, Frampton, Boston, etc.), and southern rock (ZZ Top), that I grew up with. Bands like this were the soundtrack of my late mother and my late uncle’s lives, and therefore my early life. I eventually migrated to heavy metal, and so did my mother in my trail. But we never forgot these classic bands, and her radio seldom shifted from our local classic rock stations. Little wonder I picked up a guitar myself, like my uncle before me. Playing guitar for my mother in the last, painful, disease crippled years of her life was one of the few worthwhile things I’ve accomplished. I wish she were still here for me to play for. I had so many songs left to learn just for her. She loved Deff Leopard, and I was planning to study their music for her, but I never got the chance. Death beat me to her. I’ve barely touched my instruments since she passed, despite buying my first 7-string recently. I should probably change that. Keep playing in her memory, but damn I wish I could still play for her. She and my cat were all the audience I’ve ever needed. Now they’re both gone. Ah well, the musings of the old. These bands bring back memories of a youth that seems so very far away. Except when I play…

[@filton12]

Loved your reaction, love the band. A quick shout out for Christine McVie, an awesome vocalist and lyricist in her own right too. Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Sweet Little Lies, all great songs by her.

[@DJMaul1031]

If you can watch this performance and not want to give Stevie a huge hug after, your soul is dead.