Dreams

Happy 75 To STEVIE NICKS!

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26 May 2023

Arresting songwriter
Magnificent voice
Gold dust woman
Femme fatale
Graceful gypsy
Gorgeous lady

Stephanie Lynn Nicks was born on
26 May 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Happy 75 to the natural-born pop star.

For two years (1972/1973) she formed a duo with her boyfriend
Lindsay Buckingham. Together they released one album called
Buckinham Nicks in 1973.

In 1974 Nicks and Buckingham (awesome guitarist) joined Fleetwood Mac who,
after their blues legend Peter Green left, became a pop/rock band, mind you,
a brilliant one. Between 1975 and today the group released 8 studio albums
with, of course Rumours as their multi-million selling magnum opus in 1977.
Stevie made as many solo albums herself.

Three big STEVIE moments.

– RHIANNON –
(Written by Nicks. On FM’s eponymous 1975 LP)

– DREAMS –
(Written by Nicks. From the ‘Rumours‘ album)

– THE DEALER –
(From her 2014 solo album 24 Karat Gold)

STEVIE NICKS: Facebook – Instagram – Bio – Discography

Trippy ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Share Their Spacey Cover Of FLEETWOOD MAC Classic ‘DREAMS ‘

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New striking strokes

14 May 2023


(Press photo via website AC)

Baltimore’s trippy 4-piece ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
(active since 2003 / 11 studio LPs) had their most
recent album Time Skiffs in February last year.

They just shared their cover of Fleetwood Mac‘s 1977
classic DREAMS from their mega-blockbuster LP Rumours.

Oh yeah, I love AC’s experimental, spacey approach à la Oklahoma‘s
crackbrains The Flaming Lips but nobody can top the original with that
warm and sensual voice of the wonderful celeb Stevie Nicks.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

ORIGINAL

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Facebook – Instagram

FLEETWOOD Topped The UK Album Charts This Day 45 Years Ago With ‘RUMOURS

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Back in time

28 January 2023

While punk was busy to explode in the UK and the USA in 1977, massive bands and artists still dominated the charts. Like FLEETWOOD MAC II (the original, blues-oriented, band was formed in 1967 by Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer and John McVie. After Green and Spencer left the late great Christine McVie joined in 1970 on keyboards. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks came in 1974).

45 years ago, on 28 January 1978, their masterpiece LP RUMOURS hit the spot
on the UK Album Charts. The longplayer has sold over 40 million copies worldwide
since its release.

Singles/clips: Go Your On Way / Dreams / Don’t Stop

– GO YOUR OWN WAY –

– DREAMS –

– DON’T STOP –

Full album

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FLEETWOOD MAC: Website – Facebook – Tour


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ST. VINCENT And STAY HUMAN Have DREAMS

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Alluring singer-songwriter ST. VINCENT did a weeklong residency on American
TV show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Last Friday she covered Fleetwood
Mac‘s 24 Carat gold hit DREAMS (more than 1 billion streams on Spotify) from
their 1977 juggernaut LP Rumours.

St. Vincent was joined by the house band STAY HUMAN .
The Latin jazzy-soul rendition was quite notable.

Check it out…

The original

ST. VINCENT: Facebook

‘DREAMS’ By FLEETWOOD MAC – No 1 In The UK This Day In 1977

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Top singles from the past…

18 June 2021

Band: Fleetwood Mac
Active: 1967–1995, 1997–present
17 studio albums

Single: Dreams
Written by Stevie Nicks
B-side: Songbird
Written by Christine McVie

Released: 24 March 1977
Score: No in the UK 43 years ago today,
also No 1 in the US (their only #1 hit in
their native country)

Album: Rumours

Sing it Stevie…

FLEETWOOD MAC: Facebook

HISTORY – 2 April 1977…

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2 April 2019

While punk was busy to explode in the UK and the USA in 1977, massive bands and artists still dominated the charts. Like FLEETWOOD MAC II (the original, blues-oriented, band was formed in 1967 by Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer and John McVie. After Green and Spencer left Christine McVie joined in 1970 on keyboards. Lindsey Buckingham (guitar) and Stevie Nicks (vocals) came in 1974). After a first, self-titled LP with the new crew (1975) they scored a monstrous success with the follow-up RUMOURS. An outstanding – classic – pop & rock album thanks to the varied and fertile input of the different singer/songwriters in the band and the fact that the breakdown of their private relationships led to several, captivating songs.

On 2 April 1977, 42 years ago, the LP hit the spot of the US Billboard albums chart and stayed there for 31 consecutive weeks! The longplayer has sold over 40 million copies worldwide since then. After a couple of stops and restarts in the past the group (minus Lindsey Buckingham) is back touring again this year.

Three highlights: Go Your On Way / Dreams / Don’t Stop

– GO YOUR OWN WAY –

– DREAMS –

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– DON’T STOP –


FLEETWOOD MAC: Website – Facebook – Tour

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JAPANESE BREAKFAST Covers THE CRANBERRIES’ Debut Single ‘DREAMS’ Beautifully…

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‘Dreams‘ by JAPANESE BREAKFAST
Original by THE CRANBERRIES

Michelle Zauner from Philadelphia indie rockers Little Big League has been covering
THE CRANBERRIES‘s 1992 twinkling debut single DREAMS live with her solo project JAPANESE BREAKFAST for a couple of years. And now she recorded and released her touching interpretation of that melancholic beauty for Spotify’s singles series. Here is
the sparkling version…

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‘Dreams’ was on the Irish pop rockers’ 1993 debut album 
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

Here’s THE CRANBERRIES original version…

Rest in peace, Dolores O’Riordan…