Never Going Back Again (track)
by Fleetwood Mac

Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac
Year: 1977
From the album Rumours (track #3)
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Rumours (11 tracks) « Previous track (#2)
Dreams
This track (#3)
Never Going Back Again
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Don't Stop

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From 12/06/2013 20:21 | #96570
I don't know why, but I love the lyric "You don't know what it means to win", especially the way it's sung. (Edited)
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From 05/16/2016 04:07 | #166115
People are really harsh at rating on any album on this website. Songs (imo) should not be getting rating of 50 and below if they have been given an 80 and 85 before. And any song on an album THIS good should be getting below 80. It's absurd! I don't like a lot of rock albums, but THIS is just outstanding! And this song is probably one of my favorites after second hand news, dreams, and i dont wanna know.
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From 06/09/2017 17:22 | #192295
An excellent bridge from Dreams to Don't Stop. Beautiful and moving guitar work. (Edited)
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From 12/02/2012 02:09 | #56396
Such a great acoustic song! Lindsey Buckingham is extremely underrated as a guitar player and as a song-writer. (Edited)
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From 08/02/2012 20:01 | #47683
One of lindsey's best and more underrated songs. A great acoustic number. (Edited)
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