{"id":676246,"date":"2026-05-31T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/676246\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:55:23","slug":"the-dirty-fleetwood-mac-song-stevie-nicks-refused-to-sing-in-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/676246\/","title":{"rendered":"The “dirty” Fleetwood Mac song Stevie Nicks refused to sing in 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stevie<\/p>\n

Credit: Far Out \/ YouTube Still<\/p>\n

Sun 31 May 2026 14:05, UK <\/p>\n

Three things are certain in life \u2013 death, taxes, and the fact that Lindsey Buckingham will always have something snidey to say about Stevie Nicks<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Despite reaching the pinnacle of rock stardom together in Fleetwood Mac, the pair were never exactly well known for seeing eye to eye \u2013 to put it lightly \u2013 with their feud broiling all the way from their disastrous breakup in the 1970s until 2018 when Buckingham was ultimately fired from the group.<\/p>\n

Their relationship became one of the defining storylines of Fleetwood Mac\u2019s history. Even when they managed to share a stage and create music together, personal tensions often simmered beneath the surface, providing inspiration for countless songs and fuelling decades of public fascination.<\/p>\n

But even long before then, they never quite mastered the art of subtlety when alluding to their grievances with each other. Take the song \u2018Come\u2019, for example, from the 2003 album Say You Will. It\u2019s a rarer occasion, at least from that era, that the album was dominated by Buckingham\u2019s vocals, and indeed on this song. But it wasn\u2019t necessarily by choice. As it turns out, the reason Buckingham took the lead was that Nicks flat-out refused to sing it.<\/p>\n

By the time Say You Will arrived, Fleetwood Mac\u2019s internal dynamic had already shifted significantly. Christine McVie had stepped away from the group, leaving Buckingham and Nicks to occupy even more creative space, which inevitably placed greater focus on their complicated working relationship.<\/p>\n

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Buckingham asserts himself as being a pioneer of innovation in the studio, and although it seems that Nicks was intrigued by the idea, he claims that she never had the guts to go through with it. Speaking at the time of the album\u2019s release, he sermonised his feelings by saying: \u201cStevie sees herself as being defined within a certain set of boundaries, outside of which things probably don\u2019t ring true to her, or to the people who listen to what she does. But at the same time, I think she\u2019s intrigued by the idea of pushing the envelope, especially on this album. She never wants to go too far with it, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her issue with \u2018Come\u2019 arose with respect to its smutty inferences. \u201cI asked her to sing on the song, and she wouldn\u2019t. I think she thought it was dirty,\u201d Buckingham explained. Without knowing Nicks\u2019 true reasons for not wanting to sing the song, it is difficult to say whether her former bandmate\u2019s claims stand up to contention, but regardless, it didn\u2019t stop him from speculating a bit more and, of course, having a bit of a dig. He just can\u2019t help himself.<\/p>\n

Further reading: From The Vault<\/p>\n

Buckingham continued: \u201cThat tells you something about someone who has been a rock icon but, in some ways, is still quite a conservative person. And I don\u2019t see her as someone who has lived her life very conservatively. So, there\u2019s an interesting dichotomy there.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he is known for his somewhat exorbitant opines, there is some element of truth in what Buckingham is saying. Maybe the constant clashing of dichotomies, personalities, and tensions became too much to bear as the process for Say You Will reached its conclusion because not only had the album marked the first foray after Christine McVie\u2019s departure from the band<\/a>, but it was indeed the final original record Fleetwood Mac ever produced.<\/p>\n

In this context, it seems a little oddly suspicious that \u2018Come\u2019 never made it onto a Fleetwood Mac setlist and was rarely performed live, bar from Buckingham\u2019s own solo live album, One Man Show, in 2012. Although it\u2019s far from a terrible song, it\u2019s pretty clear that it must\u2019ve gone down as a bit of a lead balloon with the rest of the band. Stevie Nicks refusing to sing explains a lot \u2013 because evidently, it was her who really wore the trousers.<\/p>\n

Whether or not that conclusion is entirely fair, Nicks\u2019 influence within Fleetwood Mac was undeniable by this stage. Her ability to shape decisions, directly or indirectly, reflected the stature she had earned after decades as one of the band\u2019s most recognisable and commercially important members.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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