Day 12 – A song from a band you hate

(Link to song)

Song: "Tusk" - Fleetwood Mac, Tusk (1979)

Alright, so, rather than just hatin' on the Eagles some more, I decided to have a bit of fun with this selection. I decided that I was going to find a song that I liked from a band I hated. There is no better place to look for these types of songs than the Fleetwood Mac catalog. About 95% of their songs infuriate me. They're either too mellow and ethereal ("Landslide"), too overblown ("Don't Stop") or feature excessive use of Stevie Nicks (everything else). Yet, there a few songs here and there that just work for me. As classic rock songs go, you can do much worse than "Rhiannon." A few of Lindsey Buckingham's "grr, I'm angry!" songs are also enjoyable. But "Tusk" takes the cake when it comes to inexplicably wonderful tracks. It's goofy, corny and indulgent. But it's fun as hell and when the bass suddenly comes sneaking in the back door, I start grinning like a lunatic. The marching band is coming! The marching band is coming!

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