"Save me a place/I'll come running if you love me today" The original recording has been included on recent expanded reissues of Rumours.
Ultimately, "Silver Springs" found its well-deserved day in the sun, with the live version from 1997's The Dance earning a GRAMMY nomination. Gentle-as-a-feather dynamics support throughout, propelled by Buckingham's delicate guitar swells and shimmery harmonics. Tackling a relationship situation from a "what could have been" scenario, Nicks stitches pretty imagery ("I would be your only dream/Your shining autumn ocean crashing") together with stern warnings ("I will follow you down until the sound of my voice will haunt you"). The song was tracked but ultimately left on the Rumours cutting-room floor in favor of "I Don't Want To Know," and later relegated to a B-side on the "Go Your Own Way" single. "Silver Springs" glistens as an example of just how deep the wellspring of songwriting ran in Fleetwood Mac. "You could be my Silver Springs/Blue-green colors flashing" "In many ways, it is the band's manifesto." "Silver Springs" ( Rumours B-side, 1977) "Something magical was happening while the band was playing down the song - I could see that they had started to feel the excitement, too," said producer Ken Caillat in his 2013 book, Making Rumours. The stronger link in "The Chain" is the spooky jam that commences at the three-minute mark and twists and turns until fade-out. Buckingham's dobro lines, John McVie's thundering bass, Fleetwood's inventive percussion, the harmonic blend of Buckingham and Nicks, and Christine McVie's reverb-drenched background vocals muster a musical depth not found elsewhere on Rumours. "The Chain" is literally a team effort, with all five band members receiving songwriting credit and shining as an ensemble. "And if you don't love me now/You will never love me again/I can still hear you saying/You would never break the chain" In this case, the couple (presumably Buckingham and Nicks) is so happy together on Mondays but come Fridays they take a bad turn - positing how intense feelings can turn on a dime. (Check Buckingham's deft slide guitar break as well.) Despite the track's upbeat nature, upon closer listen there's a troubling relationship issue at play, a theme the group would explore ably on Rumours. Tuneful pop sensibilities and hooks abound, led by Buckingham's animated voice, showers of heavenly harmonies and a rock-steady rhythm section. "Monday Morning," the first track on Fleetwood Mac, offered listeners a satisfying taste of the new Buckingham/Nicks-fronted lineup.
"Monday morning you look so fine/Friday I got travelin' on my mind"Īs the saying goes, first impressions are everything.