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Fleetwood Mac — Landslide
Album: Fleetwood Mac
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Released: 1975
Length: 3:13
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I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Till the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older too

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older too
Oh, I'm getting older too

Ah, take my love, take it down
Ah, climb a mountain and turn around
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring you down
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring you down
Oh, the landslide will bring you down
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Minority opinion: Fleetwood Mac just never really landed with me. Can't say why, exactly. This song is okay, but prolonged overplaying for many years has killed it for me. Sorry.
Posted 4 months ago by TurtleMan    [ Reply ]
As an older lady,  this song is like me looking in a mirror.  The tears come but oh my lord, Stevie nails the situation for so many of us.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Tear Jerking.
Posted 2 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
I don't award tens too often, but this is purely a great song. 
Posted 2 years ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
 jimlandwehr2582 wrote:

From London Grammar to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Two magical voices back to back. Thank You, RP.



Interesting. Same sequence 6 months later. I wonder if Bill re-uses playlist chunks--or just knows what a great segue these two songs create. 
Posted 2 years ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
 pannaramma wrote:

I like this song alot. What do you all think of Billy Corrigan's version?


It's fine. The guitarwork is great, but the vocals are typical Billy, so it kinda averages out. He's a talented guy that Corgan, but don't tell him I said so.  ;p
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
From London Grammar to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Two magical voices back to back. Thank You, RP.
Posted 3 years ago by jimlandwehr2582    [ Reply ]
 rabaak wrote:

Even thought they were vastly more popular, I think the group went downhill when Stevie Nicks showed up.




So Lindsey was ok I guess?  It was a package deal.  And this is from a guy who remembers Bob Welsh being in the band.
Posted 3 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

Hey!!  Me too!! 


One of those songs that just lends itself to being covered. Stevie's is my first love and I bow low to her writing skills! The Chicks version is sublime indeed and I love the Smashing Pumpkins version.
Posted 3 years ago by carntsleep    [ Reply ]
Even thought they were vastly more popular, I think the group went downhill when Stevie Nicks showed up.
Posted 3 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
Goose bumps every time I hear this song.
Posted 3 years ago by ironqs    [ Reply ]
Tears flow
Posted 3 years ago by Internazionale    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Is there a song more pathetic and lame ... ever? 

The first season of your life you're in are you?  That's okay.  You can feel this way if you like.  We all do.  You'll change.  We all do, too.  

Highlow
American Net'Zen

Posted 3 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
Is there a song more pathetic and lame ... ever?
Posted 3 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
IMHO the best of Fleetwood Mac was before Buckingham and Nicks joined. This song is one of the exceptions to that rule.
Posted 3 years ago by wendyleefrancis1    [ Reply ]
A 10 with a tear
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
What a great group!
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Long Live                                                                                                                                      Radio Paradise
My rating is                                                                                                                          8 - Most Excellent 
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
 dc_zee wrote:

....and I was about 16 when the song spoke to me.  I thought I was 'getting older too'.  Ah, the eyes of youth!

 
Good one :)

On the other hand, getting a year older when you're 16 is a 6,25% increase. The same at age 50 is only 2% so there is some truth in it :)


Posted 6 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:

Stevie was 26 when she wrote this.

 
....and I was about 16 when the song spoke to me.  I thought I was 'getting older too'.  Ah, the eyes of youth!


Posted 8 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
The original and the best. How many times do I have to buy this album? Not that I mind ..
Posted 8 years ago by jab49    [ Reply ]
Beautiful! Puts me in a state of bliss.
Posted 8 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Have the vinyl, cassette, and CD
Posted 9 years ago by Chrisjea    [ Reply ]
Very beautiful, Stevie  {#Daisy}
Posted 9 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
I was listening to this CD in the car today and thinking "Damn, that's a beautiful song".
That "and I'm getting older too" line gets me every time.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
great song
Posted 9 years ago by MarysCatGrowl    [ Reply ]
This song gains more meaning to me as I get older.  
Posted 9 years ago by JustJeff    [ Reply ]
Stellar song from that year! I'd built a Gaudi-like treehouse with killer views on 3 levels; this was forever on my little boom-box up there.
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
amazing first time i heard it and every time since
just one of those compositions that is simply that
a tone poem
a composition and ballad which has withstood time and will continue
Posted 10 years ago by johnk3go    [ Reply ]
Beautifully plaintive.
Posted 10 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
There's a special place in my heart for this one.
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 Beastie wrote:

I always think of my Dad, who died recently, when I hear this song. It is so odd to hear she wrote it for hers. I guess it makes sense...

 
I miss my dad everyday. 
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:
This has always been my favourite Mac song.  So gentle and sweet.  I saw an interview where she said she wrote it to her Father, and it's about growing up.

 
I always think of my Dad, who died recently, when I hear this song. It is so odd to hear she wrote it for hers. I guess it makes sense...
Posted 10 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
This one of my favorite songs. Ever.
Posted 10 years ago by onlylynne    [ Reply ]
This has always been my favourite Mac song.  So gentle and sweet.  I saw an interview where she said she wrote it to her Father, and it's about growing up.
Posted 10 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
Truly beautiful song, but wasn't Stevie Nicks like, 22 when she sang about "getting older?" Was life expectancy THAT much lower in the 70s?
 
No...but you could say she was livin' life in the fast lane back then...{#Motor}

Who knew she'd live so long.  But then again...we all think that way, eh? 
Posted 10 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
 coachc wrote:
Dixie Chicks version blows this out of the water.

 
WRONG!
Posted 10 years ago by teleskialaska    [ Reply ]
Many great versions of this song out there...this is still my favorite. {#Daisy}
Posted 11 years ago by dw    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Sometimes, after all the craziness and fear and dread the world throws my way, a song like this just gentles me.  I can close my eyes, almost feel the sun on my upturned face, and believe that things will be better tomorrow. {#Sunny}
 

miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Sometimes, after all the craziness and fear and dread the world throws my way, a song like this just gentles me.  I can close my eyes, almost feel the sun on my upturned face, and believe that things will be better tomorrow. {#Sunny}

 

Believe and Love
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
This is one of the cases (there are many) where I fell in love with a song (Smashing Pumpkins) only to learn it was a cover...

I am hopelessly biased to the cover in this case...it gets a 10.   I give this a 9.  Probably no justice in that...so it goes....
  
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]

beautiful song from a truly great album...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
This would make a good Budweiser commercial song............

If you are a Stevie fan, no other version can compare.
This is the definitive performance.


Everyone in the dojo loves this song. 
Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
can I give it a 2 and a 9?
Posted 11 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
 coachc wrote:
Dixie Chicks version blows this out of the water.
 
Really?  I think if you are going with a cover of this then it should really be Smashing Pumpkins 
Posted 11 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 coachc wrote:
Dixie Chicks version blows this out of the water.
 
- not -
Posted 11 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
One of those songs that makes me stop whatever I'm doing and just sit and listen...
Posted 11 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
Dixie Chicks version blows this out of the water.
Posted 11 years ago by coachc    [ Reply ]
 Dyn0hub wrote:
TOO SLOW!
 
Funny, I've always thought it was just a little bit too fast. 
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
Truly beautiful song, but wasn't Stevie Nicks like, 22 when she sang about "getting older?" Was life expectancy THAT much lower in the 70s?
 
Stevie was 26 when she wrote this.
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
one of my fav's by them since i was a little girl.
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
TOO SLOW!
Posted 11 years ago by Dyn0hub    [ Reply ]
We're all getting older all the time (even children). In fact, I'm now about 10 seconds older.

Sasha2001 wrote:
Truly beautiful song, but wasn't Stevie Nicks like, 22 when she sang about "getting older?" Was life expectancy THAT much lower in the 70s?
 


Posted 12 years ago by alph    [ Reply ]
Timeless
Posted 12 years ago by garycha    [ Reply ]
Subtly brilliant.  
Posted 12 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Truly beautiful song, but wasn't Stevie Nicks like, 22 when she sang about "getting older?" Was life expectancy THAT much lower in the 70s?
Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite Mac song. Makes me sleepy.
Posted 12 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Unquestionably my fav FM song
Posted 12 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
It's finger-pickin' good, Lindsey.
Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Classical, beautiful, exellent!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Drones on and on...I just never felt this one.
Posted 13 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
1 2

Definitely a track I never, ever need nor want to hear again. 
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 hcaudill wrote:
Can I say something heretical? I like the Dixie Chicks cover better. 
 
Hey!!  Me too!! 
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 anotherlistener wrote:
Unlike certain bands, example: Genesis, the Mac, at least to my ears, made good music throughout their various incarnations.  I started listening to them at the Kirwin and Welch stage and progressed backwards to the older blues driven Mac while at the same time moving to the Pop rock of the Buckingham/Nicks era.  I don't have a favorite, it's all good.
 
I agree wholeheartedly!  And many of their albums, this included, are worth their weight in gold!


Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 hcaudill wrote:
Can I say something heretical? I like the Dixie Chicks cover better. 
 
I'll second that.  But I can't ignore that the D Chicks' version sounds fresh to me, while this one still has faint echos of its exhaustive airplay decades ago.  If I heard both versions anew at roughly the same time, this softer, subtler version may get the nod.  Without question though, the cover made me listen to the song with new ears and made me realize just how good it was.  Leo Kottke's version of 'World Turning' did the same, though In that case I definitely prefer Leo's version.
Posted 13 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I vary rarely post a negative comment, but here comes one now ...

I cannot stand the "newer" version of Fleetwood Mac.  Most of my buddies listened to them because girls listened to them and Stevie Nicks was hot.  I missed the melodies and rythms with the Bob Welch-Christine McVie lineup, and still do.

Bashing Rumours and this album successfully is like swimming upstream in a flooding river.
 
Bill has asked me to ask you....."to never ever post a negative comment"
Got it!
Good!

Posted 13 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
 hcaudill wrote:
Can I say something heretical? I like the Dixie Chicks cover better. 
 
yup, me too. I actually checked to see who this was - thought it sounded a bit "off" because I'm so used to the Dixie Chicks version!
 
Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
quite simply beautiful
Posted 13 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]

One of my favorites...  Stevie's voice really shines in this one.


Posted 13 years ago by Gatlinburger    [ Reply ]
Can I say something heretical? I like the Dixie Chicks cover better. 
Posted 13 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
One of the best efforts from the Buckingham-Nicks incarnation of FM. Love that acoustic guitar.
 
Yuppers.

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Sometimes, after all the craziness and fear and dread the world throws my way, a song like this just gentles me.  I can close my eyes, almost feel the sun on my upturned face, and believe that things will be better tomorrow. {#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Blah give me something off bare trees or Mytery to me
Posted 13 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
One of the few Fleetwood Mac songs I find listenable.
Posted 13 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
One of the best efforts from the Buckingham-Nicks incarnation of FM. Love that acoustic guitar.
Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Come on, Bill—some of us have 10K things to do to get ready for Thanksgiving. Can't you pick up the pace?
Posted 13 years ago by mbpalladino    [ Reply ]
yes, yes and more yes.
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
A touching and timeless little ditty.
Posted 14 years ago by garycha    [ Reply ]
 bbHappy wrote:

Yeah, I know what you mean. This song always makes me want to put a bullet in my brain, but in a good way. 
 

{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Nice song, very nice voice she has!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 dyharenas wrote:


You speak with wisdom...this track always makes me arch my back...in a good way
 
Yeah, I know what you mean. This song always makes me want to put a bullet in my brain, but in a good way. 
Posted 14 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love it...

 
 

Ditto....
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 anotherlistener wrote:
Unlike certain bands, example: Genesis, the Mac, at least to my ears, made good music throughout their various incarnations.  I started listening to them at the Kirwin and Welch stage and progressed backwards to the older blues driven Mac while at the same time moving to the Pop rock of the Buckingham/Nicks era.  I don't have a favorite, it's all good.
 

You speak with wisdom...this track always makes me arch my back...in a good way
Posted 14 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
Unlike certain bands, example: Genesis, the Mac, at least to my ears, made good music throughout their various incarnations.  I started listening to them at the Kirwin and Welch stage and progressed backwards to the older blues driven Mac while at the same time moving to the Pop rock of the Buckingham/Nicks era.  I don't have a favorite, it's all good.
Posted 15 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I vary rarely post a negative comment, but here comes one now ...

I cannot stand the "newer" version of Fleetwood Mac.  Most of my buddies listened to them because girls listened to them and Stevie Nicks was hot.  I missed the melodies and rythms with the Bob Welch-Christine McVie lineup, and still do.

Bashing Rumours and this album successfully is like swimming upstream in a flooding river.
 
I'll see your criticism and up you one, 'cause I started losing interest when Welch came in.  Penguin was forgettable; Mystery to Me was pretty good.  Then it all started going bland and pop-ish, and I just stopped listening, basically.

Posted 15 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I vary rarely post a negative comment, but here comes one now ...

I cannot stand the "newer" version of Fleetwood Mac.  Most of my buddies listened to them because girls listened to them and Stevie Nicks was hot.  I missed the melodies and rythms with the Bob Welch-Christine McVie lineup, and still do.

Bashing Rumours and this album successfully is like swimming upstream in a flooding river.
 

Go for it.  I think that every iteration of Mac had its merits, but yer entitled to your view.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
I vary rarely post a negative comment, but here comes one now ...

I cannot stand the "newer" version of Fleetwood Mac.  Most of my buddies listened to them because girls listened to them and Stevie Nicks was hot.  I missed the melodies and rythms with the Bob Welch-Christine McVie lineup, and still do.

Bashing Rumours and this album successfully is like swimming upstream in a flooding river.
Posted 15 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Simply awful! 
Posted 15 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
This song grows more meaning to me as I grow older.  I hate to admit that I'm getting older, though.
Posted 15 years ago by JustJeff    [ Reply ]
 hunthunthunt wrote:
Best break-up song EVER!
 

No, that would be "Free Fallin' " by Tom Petty. {#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
Beautiful!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This song gathers more meaning for me as I grow older.  I hate to admit that I'm growing older, but if I was it would gather more meaning...  I've always loved Stevie Nicks.
Posted 15 years ago by JustJeff    [ Reply ]
OK, I'm back on board with this. It happens that I spent a part of this last weekend rereading Mick's intriguing autobiography, Fleetwood, and can handle revisiting this now in light of the historical picture.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Lindsey Buckingham is an excellent musician.
Posted 15 years ago by inmanart    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:


Let's hear some real FM... (read: Peter Green). Or at least the Lindsey B. tracks; like many hear-in , I've had enough of Stevie to last the rest of my life.
 
I understand what you say here, but you do also realize, I hope, that not every listener to this station has your history. There is always a population of your fellow humans who have not heard these songs on the radio all through the 1980s and 1990s, etc. It is also worth noting that there are some very good piece of music that, through no fault of theirs or of their composers, have been overplayed. This in itself does not diminish the inherent qualities in these pieces. It is a bit like the same damned articles that get written in magazines and newspapers, over and over. It can be annoying if you are one who has read these pieces or their close relatives for years, but there is always a new cohort of younger folks who have not been exposed to these things. I do note that you emphasized that this refers to your life, which suggests that you do get my point.
Posted 15 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Yay! And thank you for playing the original version, instead of the inferior live version that was getting a ton of airplay more recently!!
Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
I loved it when Xena did this one Saturday Night Live as "Stevie Nicks Burrito Emporium". Damn funny stuff.
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised to see Bill plays this fairly regularly; this is the first time I've heard it on RP. Straight to 9, along with anything else from this album.
Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 zoombeautiful wrote:
this is christine, not nicks... christine writes and sings this on this album.. i think much better than the later remakes, including nicks' which i think is emotionally sloppy compared to christine's original version which i adore - definitely THANKS for playing it
 
Sorry. Wrong on both counts.

Posted 16 years ago by medoras    [ Reply ]
 OmegaConcern wrote:
Oh, dear God, no. Not Meatwood Flack!
 

Let's hear some real FM... (read: Peter Green). Or at least the Lindsey B. tracks; like many hear-in , I've had enough of Stevie to last the rest of my life.
Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
A nice crisp version!  This gorgeous piece is rightfully copied many, many times.  Many of the covers are good, too.
Posted 16 years ago by realsleep    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:
Nicks really stinks this one up. Do people really think her alcohol and tobacco ruined voice is nice to hear?
 

and yet she can create a classic like this with her ex-beau Lindsay in spite of her partying. What masterpiece have you created lately, buttmunch?{#Ass}{#Beat}{#Razz}{#Moon}{#Yell}{#Foot-in-mouth}{#Snooty}{#Silenced}{#Eyes}
Posted 16 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:
Nicks really stinks this one up. Do people really think her alcohol and tobacco ruined voice is nice to hear?
 

Well yeah, actually.............
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Nicks really stinks this one up. Do people really think her alcohol and tobacco ruined voice is nice to hear?
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
zoombeautiful wrote:
this is christine, not nicks... christine writes and sings this on this album.. i think much better than the later remakes, including nicks' which i think is emotionally sloppy compared to christine's original version which i adore - definitely THANKS for playing it
Wrong! It's Stevie.
Posted 16 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
randomprime wrote:
I've never liked Stevie Nicks, however I really like this.
this is christine, not nicks... christine writes and sings this on this album.. i think much better than the later remakes, including nicks' which i think is emotionally sloppy compared to christine's original version which i adore - definitely THANKS for playing it
Posted 16 years ago by zoombeautiful    [ Reply ]
oldviolin wrote:
Mirror in the sky what is love?
Indeed. Can the child in my heart rise above? A testament to the fragility of the human heart and the depths of a soul.
Posted 16 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Best break-up song EVER!
Posted 16 years ago by hunthunthunt    [ Reply ]
Mirror in the sky what is love?
Posted 16 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Ugh. I hate Stevie Nicks' voice. Okay, I can wait for the next song...
I've never liked Stevie Nicks, however I really like this.
Posted 16 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
Great tune. Universal theme. Too many people get it though.
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Oh, dear God, no. Not Meatwood Flack!
Posted 16 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
There are artists I never really got until I was an adult. Artists like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen. And like Fleetwood Mac.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
RobRyan wrote:
This is a gorgeous song, one that makes me stop working, turn up the volume, close my eyes, and listen.
Exactly. Stops me in my tracks every time.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
stevie nicks at her best...that raspy voice just nails the meaning of this song...one that means so much to me, too, in the stage of life i'm in right now...
Posted 16 years ago by johngf    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
You mean when she wrote it?
I guess my comment should have been more specific...I do know she wrote it. What I should have said was it was really her signature song (my boob).
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
This is a gorgeous song, one that makes me stop working, turn up the volume, close my eyes, and listen.
Posted 16 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
so nice to hear this today... Thanks Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by jameyp    [ Reply ]
Wow ... tingles ... There's a 10 for ya.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
If you listen hard you can really hear the pills shaking around inside her..like a giant maraca....still like it though
Posted 16 years ago by Jakeethan    [ Reply ]