“Don't Stop” by Fleetwood Mac

"Don't Stop" is the sunniest thing on Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours, and it has a sting in its tail. Christine McVie wrote it after splitting from bassist John McVie, eight years into their marriage, and pointed it squarely at him; he didn't catch on that it was about him until it was out in the world.

She trades lead vocals with Lindsey Buckingham over a bouncing, bar-room keyboard figure, with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie keeping the shuffle tight, the man it was written for playing bass on it. The original backing track, laid down in March 1976, was just the rhythm section, an electric guitar and electric piano, and Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut produced alongside the band. In America it followed "Dreams" as the third single and climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100.

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