Loved this reaction vid. Slight correction, though: To most longtime Fleetwood Mac fans (and I believe to most critics and those in the industry as well) Christine and Stevie were considered the Co-Lead Singers. Together they carried the majority of the vocal weight of Fleetwood Mac.
She was the lead singer. The band had three. Keep diving, because her list of singles from the band, and songs like Songbird that aren’t singles, are all sublime.
Until I heard Songbird I was okay now I can't stop crying. Missing her so much already. Xoxox Love you always Christine .. Heaven gained a songbird through eternity .
She was the Lead Singer on many songs. She had the final say in Buckingham and Nicks joining the band. Fleetwood Mac was around 10 years before they ever joined. Over My Head, You make Loving Fun, and many others were her writing and singing.
She was the one that said that Fleetwood Mac was greater than the sum of it's parts. Lindsey, Stevie, and Christine all put their unique song styles on each album. And it just worked like no other group made it work. She was a true artist in every Sunday of the word. Rest in Peace Christine😇❤️🎶
FM had 3, not 1or 2, songwriters, each with their own style. Christine more than held up her end, and her keyboard and voice, singing lead or backup, was always a perfect fit.
Fleetwood Mac was 4 groups in one. Buckingham had his style when he sang lead, Nicks had her style and McVie had hers. And when they all sang a song together, it was yet another style of sound. All of her songs in Fleetwood Mac were all uplifting songs, which gave Fleetwood Mac a nice balance. McVie, Buckingham and Nicks were all asked to be in the group by Mick Fleetwood.
Thank you Jamal for playing this song in particular in tribute to Christine. The first time that I saw Fleetwood Mac back in 1980, they closed out the concert with this song. Though it was such a soft song, it was extremely powerful. From that moment on, it became my favorite Fleetwood Mac song and a song I would always associate with Christine McVie. Such a beautiful song and such a beautiful voice. Rest in Peace Christine. You will be missed.
I’m so thankful I heard her close out the night with this song. I used to cry because if it’s beauty, now I’ll cry because we lost our song bird ❤! So beautiful!
This has been a truly heartbreaking week losing Irene Cara and then the legendary Christine McVie within days , hard to process , but as they say, God don’t make mistakes . Truly thankful for Christine McVie for sharing her great gifts to the world , your musical legacy will last for eternity , rest in love. Praying for her family and her Fleetwood Mac family..🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Fleetwood Mac closed all of their shows with this song. I used to sing at a piano bar and we always closed out the night singing this song. When a dear friend passed away, a bunch of us did a karaoke benefit for his family and I closed my set with this song. One of my all-time favorites. RIP
Thanks Jamel for playing this song! I'm sure she can feel the love from everybody, she's probably saying Thank You! She was the lead singer before Stevie and Lindsey joined the band!
Jamel, I so greatly appreciate your understanding of how much a song like this means to we "old timers". That kind of empathy is greatly needed in today's world.
Christine McVie was so underrated and underappreciated. She wrote many of the songs for Fleetwood Mac, and actually wrote and sang lead vocals on 15 of their songs. Thanks for the tribute for her, Jamel! Great reaction! Rest In Peace, Christine. 💙✌
RIP Christine...ALWAYS loved her songs more than Stevie NIcks' or Lindsey Buckingham's...she and Stevie harmonizing was beyond heavenly. Christine was elegantly sexy too...perfect song to say goodbye to her
@@michaelasay8587 YES!!! nicks can’t play any instrument (except the tambourine) and has always relied on others to put her poems to music, but people don’t realize that. Christine has such a soulful, soaring, pitch-perfect voice. She writes the entire song, and can play various instruments. Sadly, Nicks can only sing about 4 different notes. Christine is the heart, soul and sound of Fleetwood Mac. When she quit the band the first time, FMacs hits dried up. Interesting right?
Everyone was chillin during it because Songbird closed out side one of Rumors...the biggest selling album of all time before Thriller came out....everyone remembers the calm after the storm of Go your own Way just finished playing...huge moment...Chris always closed out Fleetwood Mac concerts with just her and a grand piano doing songbird 💖
You owe it to yourself to listen to Fleetwood Mac music back to 1971 to thoroughly enjoy Christine's talents. Some songs never released are unbelievable. We lost something special today. RIP Christine. RIP Fleetwood Mac... the chain is now broken.
Everyone waited for her too sing this song at their concert. It was a must song and it was a popular funeral song over in the UK. RIP Christine. They were all songwriters so they would do 2 or 3 each on every album so they could all be heard. And that was her nickname..songbird
In a BBC interview, she said the song came to her in a dream. That she got out of bed and went straight to the piano and played the entire song lyrics and all. What a talent. RIP Christine McVie
I'm sorry, but this is not entirely correct. The original on Rumours had Lindsey playing guitar on it also. There's some old tour recordings of Lindsey and John playing on it also. Eventually live it became just Christine on piano. 'You Make Loving Fun' was the song written for the lighting director. 'Songbird' came to her when she could not sleep one night. There were at least 10 takes of the song done for Rumours, as evidenced by disc 3 of the Deluxe issue of Rumours - that said, it's likely they chose a complete through take.
@@alextirrellRI yes, I have the Deluxe issue. What I meant was there was no interruption in the track. I believe it was done on a stage as well, but forget those details for sure. You are correct about You Make Loving Fun, thank you.
@@alextirrellRI my understanding was the album version was recorded at USC away from the studio, with just Chrissie and a concert grand and three mics.
This was the song usually ended the concert. Seemingly under appreciated, yet many of her songs became hits. Also, there is a great album with Lindsey Buckingham, the guitar player and Christine done in 2017 that is well worth a listen. They compose, play, sing, and they duo tour with a band a la Hall and Oates. Totally worth a listen.
I just realized that all my fave Fleetwood Mac songs are those of Christine Perfect McVie. She was beyond humble and immensely talented. 🕊️🌹RIP SONGBIRD🌹🕊️
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Jamel for reacting to this priceless track from Christine! It truly shows what a beautiful and talented "Songbird" she was! Love your reactions, keep em coming!
When I hear her voice, I always think that Christine was well named originally, before she married John and took on "McVie". Her birth name was "Christine Perfect". R.I.P. the writer of some of the most beautiful songs in modern music.
This has really hit me hard. I knew Chris when she was in Chicken Shack and I was playing in another local band. Everyone knew each other. We shared the same transport to a gig once, crammed into an old Ford Transit. She was the nicest person you could ever wish to meet.
Thank you so much for playing this song and trubute to Christine. She was such a beautiful voice and so talented. I cried the first time I heard her sing this song in the 70's. I'm crying right now again. RIP Christine. I know you're in heaven singing with the angels. We will miss your your voice. 😢😢🙏🙏💕💕
❤❤❤RIP..our Beautiful Songbird Christine...and thank you for shareing all your wonderful melody"s of comfort and happiness...the world will always think of you every time we hear them play...now go and fly to where only Angels sing..
Christine's art makes me feel like I am between melancholy and hope.. The whole group brought something special to the ensemble. bass, drums, keys, strings and vocals. I grew up with Fleetwood Mac churning out hits. Because of Christine's passing, I've been revisiting their music in the last few days. I may listen to "Everywhere" again tonight. I have more tears to shed. love
Fleetwood Mac has 3 lead singers. Christine, Stevie and Lindsey. The band often closed concerts out with Christine singing "Songbird", which had become her nickname and Mick Fleetwood (a co-creator of the band) coming to escort her off the stage. Also, she was the longest tenured vocalist of Fleetwood Mac. Stevie and Lindsey arrived after Christine and kept leaving for solo projects and returning.
Christine, Stevie and Lindsay shared the vocals..... They all had incredible talent. I'm 57 and grew up my childhood and early teen yrs in Southern California.. Back then it was Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles that reigned Supreme... What hits me most is that she was 79 yrs old. Stevie is 74 and Lindsay 73...wow it really brings about ones own mortality... All my idols are passing away , but will remain forever young in their music.... RIP Christine
She was one of the lead singers of the Rumours era. There was no lead singer in this line up. They split songwriting and vocals between them. Stevie said in past interviews that Christine never wanted to be out front. She didn’t dance around the stage like Lindsey and Stevie. That said she had more hits than the others. She wrote love songs and toe-tapping pop. Watching the World Series, her song “Everywhere” was everywhere. I think it was the latest jingle for one of the big car companies. Inevitably, there will be griping that she was undervalued compared to Stevie. The $$$ don’t show this, nor do the words. Stevie was happy to spin around the stage. Christine was happy to sing and play keyboards. They were very close friends. Together, Chris, Stevie and Lindsey were top in 3-part harmony.
Thank you for taking the time to make a tribute to her. A lot of these 80's singers have passed away now, I remember when they were so young, it is hard to believe they were getting up age.
Prolific rock n roll legend, and the most elegant of rock stars. The Mac had so many singles and what half were Christine? One of the queens of rock n roll. Total class. RIP Christine.
So very sad to hear about Christine McVie's passing yesterday. What an incredible singer/songwriter/musician. Thank you for all the decades of beautiful music. RIP, you will be greatly missed.
Hello from Cody wyoming! You're my favorite reactor of all time. Thank you for paying respect...God Bless. Please please never stop, you get me through my day sometimes you're amazing! Say hello to your beautiful wife😊
Have you ever stood on a beach with your feet in the soft sand, anticipating the crash of a powerful wave? The roar reaches you first, way before the turbulence. Foaming, hissing salt water tries to push you over but you resist and stand strong. That is when we feel most powerful. But the ocean waits for no one, it goes home when it wants. So, we struggle to stay. Christine too, had come as a roar, she crashed all around us. So, now she is going home and her pull on us, is making us unsteady, like never before. ❤
Ihre unaufgeregte, wunderbare Stimme ist wie eine sanfte Massage für die Seele. Ihre Kompositionen, umgesetzt mit dieser "Supergroup" Fleetwood Mac", sind bewegend bis hinreißend. Eine großartige Musikerin, die ich seit meiner Jugend (70er Jahre) stets gerne gehört habe, verlässt die Bühne für immer. Danke, Christine!!!
You are the best of the best RU-vid reviewers honouring one of the best rock icons ever . Songbird is a most beautiful song . Christine rest in peace ❤..
Watching from the UK… I think it’s fair to say Christine McVie is very understated, from what I’ve read she never really cared much about the fame, it was always about the music, she’s very English in a classic sense of the term.
Fleetwood Mac is one of my favorite bands. Christine's voice is part of my DNA since I was 4 years old. I've been bawling since yesterday. She is a legend and beautiful inside and out. RIP Christine the Sondbird ❤️❤️❤️
So, sooo beautiful. Christine was such a beautiful spirit along with her stunning musical talents and voice. Thank you Jamel for posting and reacting to this - brought me to tears..🦋
Christine's voice always moved me in a deeper more profound way than any of the other voices in Fleetwood Mac. They were all Great but there was always something So beautiful and True about Christine. May God bless you and love you as you pass over.
Tears in my eyes, memories of my sister who passed away come flooding into my head. She was older than me and too cool to hang out with her little brother when we were younger, I can remember her listening to this song in her room as I would pass by. We got closer later in life but she had terminal cancer and passed a few years ago, I miss her terribly and have a lot of regrets.
Jamal, my brother in music. You've done a great job, with the way you've shown the love & respect we all feel for Christine & the appreciation of her talent. Along with her family, I can't imagine the devestation & loss that the rest of the band must be feeling. When Freddy passed, John Deacon was affected by the loss so much, that after playing with Brian & Roger at Freddys tribute concert at Wembley stadium, he not only left Queen, he left the music business all together. Cheers to all. Peace out.
Thank you for this Jamal. I hadn't cried for the loss of such a beautiful soul (who's music shaped my music taste as a child right up through adulthood) until now. We are losing so many generational artists over the past few years which is hard for those of us who grew up listening to them. The band will never be the same without Christine, but thankfully we will always have the music to remember her.
I had the privilege of seeing FM in Portland when this song was released in the 70's...and it was the absolute highlight of the concert. I can remember seeing the entire band standing nearby offstage watching her do"Songbird" add the finale... and it wad spellbinding...RIP Christine....
Thanks for posting this song today. Her solo albums vary in pace and have an 80s sound to them. This is a solo performance during a Fleetwood Mac concert.
To think this was a live performance and it sounded like it was done in the studio. Christine wrote this song; she had amazingly beautiful voice. Thank you for the music, Christine!
I heard the sad news yesterday and was really crushed. I was a 70s kid and grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac and the songs Christine wrote and sung were some of my favorites. "Over My Head" in particular is a gorgeous song. It was really touching to read that Stevie Nicks said she's lost her very best friend.
I wouldn’t say she wasn’t the lead singer. They basically sang the songs they wrote whether it was Stevie Christine or Lindsey. It’s like saying who is the lead singer of the Beatles. Some of their biggest hits have a Christine on lead vocals
You hit it right Jamal! Stevie Nick's voice is mystical. Christine's is like the mom singing you to sweet sleep - it's like all the problems in the world slip away...
Thank you for doing this! Fleetwood Mac was one of my favorite groups when growing up in the 70s! Her passing was devastating to me. When I listened to your reaction video, I literally started to cry. R.I P. Christe. 🙏❤️
I was listening to Fleetwood Mac before I was born. One of my Dad's favorite bands, I remember in the 70s he had a buttercup yellow coupe DeVille. Everytime he picked me up for his visitation weekend, he had the rumors 8 track playing. The bank has been the fabric of my life now some 50 years later. I balled my eyes out watching the 2023 Grammys, and watching the tribute for her. She is and was a special song writer. RIP Songbird 💕🙏
We remember Peter Green but the "modern" Fleetwood Mac was Christine McVie. Another true great has left this world. We wish her all the the love in the world. RIP @ChristineMcVie
This song is on the Rumors album. The band recorded the album in Sausalito Ca., Marin County but when it came for Christine to record this song she oped to get away from the band and business and went across the bay to Berkeley and set up recording gear with producers in a performing arts theatre in the U.C. campus, just her and the piano. I didn't know until years later this was the story and the reason it personally hits me is because this beautiful song was recorded just blocks from my home growing up. RIP to a classy lady and incredible angelic talent.
Christine McVie was the heart of Fleetwood Mac 💓 That was off their Rumors album that came out in 1975 ! I've been a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac's since I was 12 I'm now 61 😢
Jamel, THIS song strikes me as the underlying vibe of your sharing and what this channel has been about, ... at least to me. Thank you for reaching into our homes since our shut in times of COVID. Finally, I absolutely love Christine's line about all the love in the world ... wishing it FROM myself. Goodnight Christine. What a gift. "Just be a good human"
