Their harmonies really make you notice how much “Rhiannon” sounds like Nirvana’s greatest song, “Heart-Shaped Box,” except not even Kurt would try to get away with rhyming “darkness” and “darkest.”ĩ. That Stevie-Christine split-screen duet in the third verse.
I think she just said this song is about a sandwich?” They have no idea what they’re in for.Ĩ. These people have heard “Rhiannon” on the radio, but they don’t know Stevie’s name. She and Lindsey just joined Fleetwood Mac the previous year. Keep in mind, the audience has no idea who Stevie Nicks is. Stevie’s opening words: “This is a song about an old Welsh witch.” Translation: This “Rhiannon” is a totally different beast from the smooth studio version you’ve heard a million times. Here are 17 reasons why this performance proves Stevie is simply the coolest thing in the universe.ġ. Behold: This insane clip of Fleetwood Mac doing “Rhiannon” on The Midnight Special, 1976. If you want to make the case for Stevie Nicks as the most powerful American rock singer of the Seventies, here’s your Exhibit A.
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