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Happy New first of all!

I spent a portion of last night watching "Classic Albums--Fleetwood Mac--The Making of Rumours." Netflix doesn't stream it, apparently, so I got it the old fashioned way via DVD disc. But if you can tune out the French, you can watch it for free on YouTube here.

We all always knew about the circumstances of the making of "Rumours" -- the making and breaking of relationships -- and this is the retrospective source for all that. All of the band members survived and matured over the years (the documentary is 18 years old (1997) and covers events 20 years earlier). Last I checked, they were all still alive so perhaps it's time for an updated version. The original Fleetwood Mac had its origins in the Rolling Stone age of rock, but the highly balanced male/female version came together 40 years ago which is within living memory.

As in the other editions of this series, each song's story is told and I have to admit coming away with more respect for Stevie Nicks than before. I went in with highest regards for Christine McVie and the storytelling didn't disappoint. Her beautiful song "Songbird" is reprised:

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Was this the original version of the "miffed missive with a message for men" that Adele and Cher cobbled onto much later? I think yes but without the knife-twisting. There was something kinder and gentler about the 1970s.