Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)
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| "Rhiannon" | ||
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| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| from the album Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Released | 1975 | |
| Recorded | February, 1975 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:12 | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Writer(s) | Stevie Nicks | |
| Producer(s) | Fleetwood Mac and Keith Olsen | |
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| Fleetwood Mac singles chronology | ||
| "Warm Ways" (1975) |
"Rhiannon" (1976) |
"Say You Love Me" (1976) |
"Rhiannon" is a popular single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1975. In writing it, Stevie Nicks was inspired by the story of Rhiannon of Welsh mythology. The song was the first example of Nicks' prolific songwriting and singing within the band. In later years, Nicks' songwriting and singing would become even more important in the band's oeuvre. "Rhiannon" was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its U.S. chart peak was in June 1976, when it hit #11.[1]
Waylon Jennings covered this song in his 1985 album Turn The Page.
[edit] Lyrics
The following is the original version of "Rhiannon".
'Rhiannon
Rhiannon rings like a bell thru the night
And wouldn't you love to love her
She rules her life like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover
All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven
Will you ever win
She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind...
Would you stay if she promised you heaven
Will you ever win
Will you ever win
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
[edit] References
- ^ Rock Movers & Shakers by Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, 1991 Billboard Books.
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