Lyric:- I know you're hopin' to find, someone who's
gonna give you piece of mind, when times go bad, when times go rough -
Buckingham
Song Choice:- Well here's the first of my blogs from my
second Classic Album series of Daily Thoughts. And what a classic album it is
too...Selling over 40 million copies worldwide (at least four to me over the
years), it sounds today as wonderful today as ever and listening in glorious
2015 with crystal clear acoustic dynamics, without the annoying scratch in You
Make Loving Fun, makes for an even better listening experience. Buckingham's
songs were always the best F-Mac songs IMO. I admit that at 14, I was more
interested in how fit Stevie Nicks was on the cover and still am at 53 but have
grown up enough to appreciate that Christine McVie was a much better singer, if
not looker!
Anyway, it's the lyrics that I love about the album
opener and considering the song was recorded back in the long hot summer days
of 1976, they still stand strong. When you listen to the album now, and I hope
you do, it's like opening a fine bottle of 1976 vintage where you can simply
pour out the feelings of that long hot summer and drink in the warmth and
heart-breaking emotions that the whole album delivers, time and time again.
Getting that 'Piece of Mind' that Buckingham is
singing of for you will hopefully take less time than the passing of time since
'Rumours' release. Of course for some it will never come and if you are out
there trying to find it, time away from everyone always helps straighten out ones thoughts
and straighten out the road ahead. My greatest times for doing just that have
been on the road running back to back multi-day ULTRAs where it's just you,
your body and your thoughts versus, funnily enough YOURSELF. It's where
determination takes over I've found.
Recently I've been questioned about my own process of
needing people when times are good, bad, or when times are rough. My answer has always been to 'Toughen up Buttercup' as I tend to dig in
and get on with it, which isn't probably the best way I'm reliably informed.
What do you think?
More 'Rumours' tomorrow...
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