Stevie Nicks Demanded Lindsey Buckingham Remove a Line From ‘Go Your Own Way’ About Their Breakup but He Refused
Fleetwood Mac released āGo Your Own Way,ā a song written by Lindsey Buckingham somewhat about his relationship with Stevie Nicks. One problem that Nicks had with the song, however, was lyrics that werenāt true to their life. Hereās what we know about the Rumours original.Ā
Fleetwood Mac released āGo Your Own Wayā on their album āRumoursā
Fleetwood Mac released āDreams,ā āGypsy,ā āGold Dust Womanā and other fan favorites. Included in Rumours, āGo Your Own Wayā was written by Buckingham. The song details a relationship between two people where one person gives the other permission to move on.Ā
āYou can go your own way,ā the artists sing in the chorus. āGo your own way / You can call it another lonely day / You can go your own way / Go your own way.ā
Stevie Nicks wanted Lindsey Buckingham to remove the āshacking upā lyrics from āGo Your Own Wayā
āGo Your Own Wayā mostly told the story of his relationship with Nicks ā even if the songās story wasnāt entirely true. Although Nicks asked Buckingham to remove the line, āPacking up, shacking upās all you wanna do,ā he refused.
āHe knew it wasnāt true,ā Nicks said to Rolling Stone, according to Music Spotlight Magazine. āIt was just an angry thing that he said.āĀ
Nicks wasnāt cheating on her relationship with Buckingham, although their romantic involvement ended. However, this wouldnāt be the only time Buckingham wrote about Nicks. āSecond Hand Newsā included the line, āOne thing I think you should know, I aināt gonna miss you when you go.ā
According to Spotify, the track was produced by Christine McVie, John McVie, Ken Caillat, Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dashut, and Nicks. The track holds over 685 million Spotify plays, making it one of the most popular songs from Rumours.
Stevie Nicks wrote āStorms,ā āDreams,ā and āSisters of the Moonā
Much of Nicksā and Buckinghamās personal life was illuminated through music. āDreams,ā written by Nicks, was about the end of her relationship with the songwriter. āStormsā was written about Nicksā relationship with band member Mick Fleetwood.Ā
In Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac, Buckinghamās then-girlfriend, Carol Ann Harris, shared her perspective on music written by Nicks (and edited by Buckingham).Ā Ā Ā
āHe tore it apart,ā Harris wrote, according to Music Spotlight Magazine. āBy the time he was finished dissecting everything in detail about what was wrong with the song, he smiled serenely and said, āI like it, Stevie. It just needs some work.ā The end result was always the same: a snarling, vicious battle over her music.ā
Music by Fleetwood Mac is available on most major streaming platforms.Ā