How Christine McVie wrote the song that gave Fleetwood Mac their future

Where do Fleetwood Mac begin? For purists, it’s with Peter Green. For others, it’s the arrival of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Some would even argue that Bob Welch was the catalyst that defined the band. But if we’re talking about the moment that the Mac became the movable feast of dysfunctional relationships and shimmering pop masterpieces, it would be September 1975, with the release of Over My Head. The Christine McVie song was a bellwether and blueprint for everything that would follow. The band’s first Top 40 hit in America, it fades in, like an unveiling of something new. Pedaling on a single chord, it has the gauzy feel of one of those spring-winter fulcrum days, all blue sky and possibility, with a hint of a chill. “You can take me to paradise, then again you can be cold as ice,” McVie sings, matching the mood. “I’m over my head, but it sure feels nice.” #christinemcvie #fleetwoodmac #stevienicks #mickfleetwood #lindseybuckingham #s #johnmcvie #classicrock #rumou