Vor 45 Jahren brachte die britisch-amerikanische Rockband Fleetwood Mac deren 11. Studioalbum «RUMOURS» auf den Markt.
Mit weit über 40 Millionen verkauften Exemplaren gehört das markante Album zu den weltweit erfolgreichsten. Die erste Single «Go Your Own Way» wurde ein Weltklassiker, ebenso die Songs «Dreams» oder «The Chain».
Mehr über die Erfolgsband Fleetwood Mac findet man in der 2014 von Mick Fleetwood & Athony Bozza erschienenen Biographie: «Play On»
«Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar:
that wet, splashy sound.»
(Dick Dale: *04.05.1937 | †16.03.2019)
«Schöne, zeitlose Musik die entspannt und groovt –
und die vor allem voller Träume, voller Enthusiasmus und Lebensfreude ist».
(Redaktion CHANNEL21, 2024)
«Oh, Sherrie, our loveHolds on, holds on»
(Lyrics from «Oh Sherrie», 1984)
«Nobody on the roadNobody on the beachI feel it in the air – The summer’s out of reach»
(Lyrics from Song: «Boys of Summer», 1984)
«…But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands…»
(Lyrics from «That Was Yesterday», 1984)
«You know, rock ‘n’ roll is not a job.
It’s a passion.
It’s a way of life. It’s a religion.»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«It’s gonna be a long, hot summer
This place is like a burning hell
Get ready for a long, hot summer…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Long Hot Summer», 1992)
«Don’t be lady…
..Be a legend!»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star»
(Lyrics from «Waiting For A Star To Fall», 1989)
«Ten miles east of El Paso I drive through the night…»
(Lyrics from «Ten Miles», 2018)
«Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothin› (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothin›, chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)»
(Lyrics from «Money For Nothing», 1985)
«He’s just another power junky
Just another silk-scarf monkey
You’d know it if you saw his stuff
The man just isn’t big enough»
(Lyrics from «King Of Hollywood», 1979)
«Life is funny.
If you don’t laugh, you’re in trouble.»
(Drummer of Foo Fighters)
«Seems it never rains in southern California…»
(Lyrics from «It Never Rains In Southern California…», 1972)
«If you′re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair»
(Lyrics from Song: «If you′re going to San Francisco»,1967)
«for bloody sake turn off the news turn on some music»
(unknown)
“I am a golden god!”
(Founder of Led Zeppelin, 1968)
«And I remember how you loved meTime was all we had until the day we said goodbyeI remember every moment of those endless summer nights»
(Lyrics from «Endless Summer Nights», 1987)
«Die Rede ist von Adult Orientated Rock…
kurz: „AOR“ oder Melodic Rock.»
(Blog: «AOR«,2023)
«…On the beach,
you can live in bliss.»
(Founder of the Beach Boys, 1961)
«We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile – We didn’t have much time
Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky…»
(Lyrics from «Smoke on the water», 1972)
«I’m making music because music makes things better
and it makes people happier.
That’s good enough for me»
(Founder of: Crosby, Stills and Nash, 1968)
«Hey Bernadette, Say Bernadette
Hear what I say, and don’t forget»
(Lyrics from «Hey Bernadette», 1985)
«Back at the hotel, our windows were openThe sounds from the street so far belowWe made love on the white bedsheetsAs the radio played our favorite song…
…Sunset Boulevard«
(Lyrics from «Sunset Boulevard», 2018)
«I see glitter – I see people – I see freaks – I see life on Sunset Boulevard…»
(Lyrics from «Sunset Blvd», 1978)
«We are Motörhead…
And we play rock and roll.»
(Founder of Motörhead, 1975)
«We can be heroes,
just for one day…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Heroes», 1977)
«Es spielt keine Rolle, ob Sie Stil, Ruf oder Geld haben.
Wenn Sie kein Herz haben, sind Sie nichts wert.»
(Louis de Funes: *31.07.1914 | †27.01.1983)
«I have one message for young musicians around the world.
Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.»
(Joe Cocker: *20.05.1944 | †22.12.2014)
I say, «Hey!» (Hey!)
It′s another nice day
Another nice day in L.A.
(Lyrics from «Another Nice Day in L.A.», 1991)
