Fleetwood Mac – Go your own way Live 1979
The ultimate break-up song. The ultimate pop song. “Go Your Own Way” has such a passionate, furious driving beat that takes you to such a climactic explosive high, only to bring you down with the realization that it’s really about the heartache of ending a relationship with someone you love. This song perfectly captures these feelings of hurt and anger.
“Go Your Own Way” was written by Lindsey Buckingham during the Rumours sessions. Lindsey has said he usually does not write the lyrics to his songs first, but rather initially has the music track in place prior to adding the lyrics. Lindsey’s passionate guitar playing is what brings his feelings into his songs, while the addition of the lyrics creates a delicate balance between this guitar playing and putting his feelings into words. “Go Your Own Way” is a truthful song with intense emotions of love and fury that originate from the heart.
The song reflects the feelings he had revolving around the ending of his relationship with fellow band member and romantic partner at the time, Stevie Nicks. The music and lyrics show a man plagued by anger, confusion, and disbelief. Through Lindsey’s eyes, he paints quite a different picture of what breaking-up feels like than what Stevie has portrayed about the same relationship in her songs at this time (see the mysterious “Dreams” and the haunting “Silver Springs.”)
“Loving you, isn’t the right thing to do, how can I ever change things that I feel.” Lindsey is trying to convince himself that his love for Stevie is not good for him. By doing this, he will feel comfortable with the break-up, although, in his heart, he does not entirely believe this, saying he can never change the fact that he still loves her.
“If I could, maybe I’d give you my world. How can I, when you won’t take it from me.” Lindsey would give anything to Stevie – his heart, his soul, in essence, his “world” – if only she would stay. But she doesn’t and he acknowledges this. “Maybe” is the key word here. Lindsey is offering her his world, but not all of it. He is still saving something for himself, possibly as a way to keep control over the relationship or to keep his self-respect. Stevie wants her independence though, and for reasons best know to her, she leaves. Lindsey does not understand why Stevie does not want to be part of his world.
Stevie probably did not want to hurt or necessarily leave Lindsey, but she went her own way for reasons best known to her and that he may not have understood. The consequence of her leaving left Lindsey very hurt and confused and he lashed out at her in this song. In between the verses of anger and betrayal are ones of questioning and pain. Although the lyrics in the song are mostly acrimonious, for Lindsey, they were truthful. It is ironic that such a bitter song is really and truly a love song, shouting out final pleas for the woman he loves.
http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/interpretations/g/goyourownway.htm
Written by lindsey buckingham.
Loving you
Isnt the right thing to do
How can I ever change things
That I feel
If I could
Maybe Id give you my world
How can i
When you wont take it from me
You can go your own way
Go your own way
You an call it
Another lonely day
You can go your own way
Go your own way
Tell me why
Everything turned around
Packing up
Shacking up is all you wanna do
If I could
Baby Id give you my world
Open up
Everythings waiting for you
You can go your own way
Go your own way
You an call it
Another lonely day
You can go your own way
Go your own way
Duration : 0:3:5
Didn’t mean it …
Didn’t mean it literally!
Hardly, if none of …
Hardly, if none of them are related
co co co co …
co co co co coooocaaaaine lol
It cant be that bad if it inspired such amazing songs…
the affair hadnt …
the affair hadnt happened yet when this was written, this was written by lindsey as a reposte to stevies dreams and kind of finalised their split after stevie took the line about shacking up very badly
best fleetwood mac …
best fleetwood mac song ever!!!
Thats what cocaine …
Thats what cocaine will do
Is this from a dvd …
Is this from a dvd or something?
the bass line is …
the bass line is fuckin’ badass!!!
Stevie actually did …
Stevie actually did have a very short affair…a very incestuous group all things considered.
Pop song???
This …
Pop song???
This is ROCK N ROLL!
when I found out …
when I found out his name was Lindsey I thought I’d search it up cause my friend’s name is Lindsey and I was like OMG because she has the same birthday xD
omg that’s my …
omg that’s my brother’s birthday and two of my cousin’s birthday!! wieeeeerd!!
DAMN RIGHT!
RIGHT!
um…host this …
um…host this wasnt a pop song…lol its the 70s it was rock!
Happy Birthday …
Happy Birthday Lindsay Buckingham (03/10)
there was a version …
there was a version i have only just found that is a cover of this, by wilson phillips, or something. Doesn’t touch this version XD.
he was writing …
he was writing about his breakup with Stevie that began when they started recording for Rumours. The song was about a breakup, not an affair. lol
yup, i never even …
yup, i never even knew fleetwood mac exsisted til about 6 months ago wen my stepdad was listenin to thm in th car n he told me all about them. I loved this song immediately cos i could relate to the lyrics n he told me what lindsey wrote it about! lol
wow she NEVER had …
wow she NEVER had an affair with Mick Fleetwood! lol
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
who did!? lol
who did!? lol
no offense, but …
no offense, but this arrangement sucks…they arn’t even singing in sync
Instant Classic
Instant Classic
she rocks that …
she rocks that tambourine!
Crap vocals by teh …
Crap vocals by teh guy thats why