Monday Morning (Fleetwood Mac song)


"Monday Morning" is a 1975 song written and sung by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. It is the first track off the multi-platinum selling album Fleetwood Mac. It was later included on the 2002 compilation album, The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac. Reviewer Matthew Greenwald deemed the song "a brilliant opening to a brilliant album" which he attributed to Buckingham's "strong pop instincts and craftsmanship".

Background

Like "Rhiannon" and I'm So Afraid, "Monday Morning" was intended for a second Buckingham Nicks LP, but the album never came to fruition as their label, Polydor, dropped the duo from their roster before they could record a follow-up. Those three songs were presented to the rest of Fleetwood Mac on Buckingham's 4-track tape machine during the 1975 recording sessions of Fleetwood Mac. While drummer Mick Fleetwood immediately took a liking to the demos, bassist John McVie was initially hesitant to venture away from the band's blues roots. Producer Keith Olsen convinced McVie that the band would be more successful embracing pop rock, quipping "It’s a much faster way to the bank".
During live performances from 1975-1978, Buckingham performed an intro that would later become the melody of "Tusk". The song was performed on all tours from 1975-78. It reappeared on the Unleashed Tour in 2009 and later the An Evening with Fleetwood Mac Tour in 2018-19.

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