Silver Springs
Fleetwood Mac * Track #12 On Rumours
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Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac
Performed by
Fleetwood MacWrited by
Stevie NicksAbout
Written during the sessions for Rumours, the Stevie Nicks-penned “Silver Springs” was left off of the record due to time constraints. It was included as the B-side to the album’s lead single, “Go Your Own Way,” to which it’s something of a response.
Years later, the song drove a deeper wedge in an...
Silver Springs Lyrics
[Verse 1: Stevie Nicks]
You could be my silver spring
Blue-green colors flashin'
I would be your only dream
Your shinin' autumn ocean crashin'
[Refrain: Stevie Nicks]
And don't say that she's pretty
And did you say that she loved you?
Baby, I don't wanna know
[Verse 2: Stevie Nicks]
So, I begin not to love you
Turn around, see me running
I say, "I loved you years ago"
Tell myself you never loved me, no
[Refrain: Stevie Nicks]
And don't say that she's pretty
And did you say that she loved you?
Baby, I don't wanna know, oh, no
And can you tell me, was it worth it?
Baby, I don't wanna know
[Chorus: Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham]
Time cast a spell on you
But you won't forget me
I know I could have loved you
But you would not let me
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks]
Time cast a spell on you
But you won't forget me
Well, I know I could have loved you
But you would not let me
I'll follow you down
'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you
Oh, give me just a chance
You'll never get away from the sound
Of the woman that loved you
Was I just a fool?
I'll follow you down
'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you
Give me just a chance
You'll never get away from the sound
Of the woman that loved you
[Outro: Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham]
Time cast a spell on you
But you won't forget me
I know I could have loved you
But you would not let me
I'll follow you down
'Til the sound
Silver Springs Q&A
Who wrote Silver Springs's ?
Silver Springs was written by Stevie Nicks.
Who produced Silver Springs's ?
Silver Springs was produced by Fleetwood Mac & Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut.
What did Fleetwood Mac say about "Silver Springs"?
As documented by Rolling Stone, Stevie Nicks said:
I wrote ‘Silver Springs’ about Lindsey [Buckingham]. We were in Maryland somewhere driving under a freeway sign that said Silver Spring, Maryland. And I loved the name. ‘Silver Springs’ sounded like a pretty fabulous place to me. ‘You could be my s...
Why didn't "Silver Springs" appear on all versions of the 'Rumours' album?
As documented by Rolling Stone, Stevie Nicks explained in the 2013 Rumours reissue liner notes:
They took me out to the parking lot and said, ‘We’re taking “Silver Springs” off the record because it’s too long.’ Needless to say, I didn’t react well to that. Eventually, I said, ‘What song are you go...
What has producer Kevin Caillat said about the song?
Caillat told the Recording Academy:
To me it was one of the best recordings I’ve ever done. It’s just really brilliantly beautiful. [But] it was another slow song, another rock ballad with a big ending, and we already had those.
What has the media said about the song?
Rolling Stone named it the #14 greatest Fleetwood Mac song, saying:
Inspired by a road sign she spotted on tour, Nicks intended this simmering requiem for her romance with Buckingham to be her crowning moment on Rumours. ‘As far away as Lindsey goes from me, he’ll never get away from the sound of m...