The story behind Fleetwood Mac’s 1997 ‘Silver Springs’ performance that inspired 'Daisy Jones'
The story behind Fleetwood Mac’s blistering 1997 ‘Silver Springs’ performance https://t.co/V80aKq5Jwz
- The Independent (@Independent) March 15, 2023
Fleetwood Mac’s 1997 performance of the song Silver Springs is going viral as Daisy Jones and the Six fans jump into the drama that inspired the show.
The performance at the reunion show The Dance, in which former lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham passionately sang the song to each other, was described by Nicks, "In six weeks of rehearsal, it [performing Silver Springs] was never like that. Only on Friday night did we let it go into something deeper. When we went on Friday, I knew we’d bring it out in case it was the last thing we’d ever do. I wanted people to stand back and really watch and understand what [the relationship with Lindsey] was."
Sam Claflin, who plays band frontman Billy Dunne in the series, told Elle magazine that a friend also sent him the performance ahead of his audition for the role: “He was like, ‘Just channel this, mate.’”
“It’s so electric, the chemistry between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, knowing what Fleetwood Mac had been through in that moment and knowing the history behind it and the history behind them as a couple, their relationship, it just carries so much more weight,” he added, saying he and costar Riley Keough tried to channel that passion and energy in their performances.
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