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234. Fleetwood Mac The Chain (1977)
from the album Rumours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo

Key lyrics:
And if you dont love me now
You will never love me again

Rumours is the definitive soft rock album, but that does not mean it goes easy. The Chain is the most confrontational song on the worlds most celebrated breakup album. The only song written by the band as a whole, The Chain finds all three vocalists harmonizing words clearly aimed at other members. This is a group with nothing left to lose; why not provoke each other and turn it into art?

The intro is perfect, a slowly-plucked country tune, set apart from the rest of the song by a brief pause which leads straight into the vocals. This is a Wild West showdown of broken hearts, each singer trying their best to sound the most aggrieved. Theres a percussive kick underlining much of the song, simple yet evocative. The song then ends on an extended outro that edges into hard rock territory, merging perfectly as the vocals come back into the mix. The Chain is pop rock distilled into raw emotion, flowing between several ideas with perfect execution. The power of the harmonies here cannot be understated. Harmony typically means unity, and few bands have subverted this idea so effortlessly. This is a group trying their best to work together, The Chain intentionally showing the seams.

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