I defy anyone not to be moved by this song. The lyrics, the vocals, that guitar solo. It’s just a powerful piece of music, and I admit I listened to it a lot when I was writing the second half of my book trying to capture the mood of the characters as things began to fall apart for them.
Fleetwood Mac remains one of the great rock bands, imho. They were old-school, but with a poetic romanticism that explored the light and some very dark places. Few artists before or since have so much range. I was actual lucky enough to see them in concert many years ago at Jones Beach Theater, which is a concert venue on the seaside in NY. I was mildly obsessed with their music anyway, but they happened to put on an amazing show, as you can guess from the video above. Still one of my all-time favorite bands, and this song still packs a punch no matter how many times I hear it.