Songbird (track)
by Fleetwood Mac
Songbird appears on the following album(s) by Fleetwood Mac:
- Rumours (track #6) (this album) (1977)
- 25 Years - The Chain (track #53) (compilation) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2026 07:38 | Deckard | 443 | 68/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 19:16 | Steppenwolf666 | 10,784 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 00:19 | HAMEDNIKKHAH | 38 | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.5/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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Because of the lyrics, the music, and the voice of Christine McVie, Songbird is a sheer work of beauty. Stevie's astounding voice may he unique, but Christine's got the better voice. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/02/2012 02:16 | #56399
If there's one song that can make me cry, it's this one. (Edited)
One of the best moments on the album.
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It’s one of four songs written solely by Christine McVie on the album.
She frequently sang the song at the end of Fleetwood Mac concerts. Her former husband, John McVie, recalled that "When Christine played 'Songbird', grown men would weep. I did every night." I totally get that. It’s an achingly beautiful song
It doesn’t get much simpler than this song and it gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it. I adore this track (Edited)
GandalfORiley345 06/14/2014 15:02 | #114439
Interesting, good, I have to say is good
