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'Songbird'
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Rumours
A-side'Dreams'
ReleasedFebruary 1977
RecordedMarch 3–4, 1976
StudioZellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California
GenreSoft rock
Length3:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christine McVie
Producer(s)Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
Fleetwood Mac US singles chronology
'Go Your Own Way'
(1976)
'Songbird'
(1977)
'Don't Stop'
(1977)
Fleetwood Mac UK singles chronology
'Don't Stop'
(1977)
'Songbird'
(1977)
'You Make Loving Fun'
(1977)
Rumours track listing
Side one
  1. 'Second Hand News'
  2. 'Dreams'
  3. 'Never Going Back Again'
  4. 'Don't Stop'
  5. 'Go Your Own Way'
  6. 'Songbird'
Side two
  1. 'The Chain'
  2. 'You Make Loving Fun'
  3. 'I Don't Want to Know'
  4. 'Oh Daddy'
  5. 'Gold Dust Woman'
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'Songbird' is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song first appeared on the band's 1977 album Rumours and was released as the B-side of the single 'Dreams'. It is one of four songs written solely by Christine McVie on the album. McVie would frequently sing the song at concerts.

‎The inspiring story of Joe Sacco and his part in the greatest battles of World War II, from Omaha Beach to the liberation of the concentration camp at Dachau, Germany. In his riveting debut, Where the Birds Never Sing, Jack Sacco recounts the realistic, harrowing, at times horrifying,. The award-winning novel Each Little Bird That Sings (2005) is the rare example of fiction for young readers that tackles a difficult and even taboo topic with humor, grace, and without flinching. Written by acclaimed author Deborah Wiles, the novel combines the tear-jerker and coming of age modes to tell the story of a preteen growing up in a. Till the stars fall around me and find me alone When the sun comes a-singin’ I’ll still be waitin ‘For Jean, Jean, roses are red And all of the leaves have gone green While the hills are ablaze with the moon’s yellow haze Come into my arms, bonnie Jean. Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife; Without you I’d have had a lonely life.

Background[edit]

The song came to Christine McVie as the band was finishing up a recording session at the Sausalito Record Plant.[1] McVie wrote the song in half an hour around midnight, but didn't have anyone around to record it. To ensure she did not forget the chord structure and melody, she remained awake the entire night.[2]

Producer Ken Caillat loved the track and suggested she record it alone in a concert style approach. Their first venue of choice, the Berkeley Community Theatre, was unavailable, so the band instead booked the Zellerbach Auditorium for March 3, 1976.[3] To create the appropriate ambience, Caillat ordered a bouquet of flowers to place on McVie's piano. He then requested three spotlights to illuminate the flowers from above. When McVie arrived at the auditorium, the house lights were dimmed so her attention was immediately brought to the illuminated flowers on the piano.[4]

For the recording session, 15 microphones were placed around the auditorium to capture the performance.[3] The recording session went into the next morning due to the difficulty of recording the song live in one take.[4] Lindsey Buckingham strummed an acoustic guitar offstage to keep the tempo.

Personnel[edit]

  • Christine McVie – piano, vocals
  • Lindsey Buckingham – acoustic guitar

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions[edit]

Eva Cassidy version[edit]

Eva Cassidy's version was released in 1998 on her posthumous compilation album of the same name Songbird. Despite being released two years after her death from melanoma, the album eventually reached number 1 in the UK in 2001.[6] 'Songbird' finally charted in the UK in September 2009 at number 56, after a contestant (Shanna Goodhead) performed the song on The X Factor.

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Willie Nelson covered 'Songbird' on his own 2006 album Songbird, making it the second album to be named after the song. The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard 200.

References[edit]

  1. ^'Ken Caillat Revisits Rumours'. GRAMMY.com. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. ^'Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Talk Duets Album'. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ abBosso, Joe (February 7, 2012). 'Fleetwood Mac's classic album Rumours track-by-track: Songbird'. MusicRadar. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ abRuntagh, Jordan (February 3, 2017). 'Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours': 10 Things You Didn't Know'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^'British single certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Songbird'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2019.Select singles in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type Songbird in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
  6. ^The Official UK Albums Chart Top 75, August 25, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  7. ^'British single certifications – Eva Cassidy – Songbird'. British Phonographic Industry.

External links[edit]

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Summertime withers as the sun descends
He wants to kiss you, will you condescend?
Before you wake and find a chill within your bones
Under a fine canopy of lover's dust and humourous bones
Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
Eternity stinks, my darling, that's no joke
Don't waste your precious time pretending you're heartbroken
There will be tears and candles, pretty words to say
Spare me lily-white lily with the awful perfume of decay
Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I'm forgiven, the birds will still be singing
It's so hard to tear myself away
Even when you know it's over
It's too much to say
Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I'm forgiven, the birds will still be singing

The Birds Will Still Be Singing
Words byDeclan MacManus
Music byDeclan MacManus
Performed byElvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet
Produced byKevin Killen, Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet
MusiciansElvis Costello - voice
Michael Thomas - violin
Ian Belton - violin
Paul Cassidy - viola
Jacqueline Thomas - violoncello
RecordedSeptember 14-October 1, 1992, Church Studios, London
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1993
AlbumsThe Juliet Letters, 1993
CollectionsExtreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997
Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album, 2015
Length4:27

First known performance:
July 1, 1992, London, England
Last known performance:
October 20, 2014, Paris, France
(85 known performances)


Covers

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Felipe Cadenasso and Cuarteto Filarmónico performed live, 2012, Santiago, Chile 2012infoProgrammeFelipe Cadenasso
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Diana Gonnissen and I Musici Brucellensis performed live, 2011, Brussels and Etterbeek, Belgium 2011imusicibrucellensis.comdianagonnissen.be
Katarzyna GroniecListy Julii 2009KatarzynaGroniec.pl
Tini Kainrath and StringFizz The Juliet Letters 2005Tini KainrathStringfizz
Ines Agnes Krautwurst, Stephan König performed live, 2009, Leipzig, Germany 2009YouTubeinfo
Kerry-Anne KutzThe Juliet Letters 2006AllmusicAmazon
Vittorio Matteucci and Quartetto Paul Klee performed live, 2009, San Gaetano, Padova, Italy 2009vittoriomatteucci.comiquartettopaulklee.it
Michelle Murray and David MurrayThe Juliet Letters 2006AllmusicAmazon
Steve NieveCostello: A Collection Of Unfaithful Music 2015Mojo4music.comDiscogs
Steve Nieve instrumental, performed live, 2020-03-19, The Daily Improvisation, France 2020Facebook - 2:42
Tom NorrisTom Norris Sings The Juliet Letters 2011Wikipediasoundcloud.com
Anne Sofie von Otter & Brooklyn RiderSo Many Things - bonus track 2016YouTubeAllMusicAmazon.uk
Elena Rivera y el Cuarteto LatinoAmericanoThe Juliet Letters 2019press releaseYouTube
Drew Sarich and The Dead Poet Quartet performed live, 2010-12-12, Porgy and Bess, Vienna, Austria 2010YouTubeWikipedia
Tomer Sharon & Israel Contemp. String Quartet performed live, 2007, Jewish Community Centre, Vancouver, Canada 2007websiteYouTubeimdb.com
Sol String Quartet and Paul Villaluz performed live, 2008-12-06, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas 2008YouTubelasvegassun.com
Spectrum Ensemble and Bavat Marom performed live, 2013 2013bavatmarom.comYouTube
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Internal links

  • Elvis Costello Home Page: The Juliet LetterslyricsInfo page
  • LyricsCovers

External links

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