Witness One Woman ’ s Margarita-Fueled Discovery of the Meaning of Fleetwood Mac ’ s Rumors —and Maybe Life Itself

One woman’s recent journey through Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 opus Rumors led to a truly wholesome moment online. Raven Baxter, who goes by @ravenscimaven on X (formerly Twitter), shared on Tuesday night that she heard one of the hit songs from Rumors, “Go Your Own Way,” and was shocked to learn about the drama behind it and the whole album. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Two margaritas deep, I heard a song playing called you can go your own way, and I was like wow they are really singing their ass off. Looked it up it’s two band members breaking up I am in TEARS! YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY 😭😭 watched the live performance. he can’t even look at her— Dr. Raven the Science Maven (@ravenscimaven) April 3, 2024 Rumors, which was an instant hit upon its release, came as multiple interpersonal relationships between Fleetwood Mac’s band members went sour: Stevie Nicks’ relationship with Lindsey Buckingham had ended; the group’s namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood had learned his wife had cheated on him; and the late Christine McVie and John McVie divorced in 1976 after eight years of marriage, and still worked together on the album. All of this turmoil was channeled into what is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time, sitting at No. 7 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. Baxter’s post went viral, and she continued to add to the thre...
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