“Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks wrote "Gypsy" around 1979 and first demoed it in early 1980 with Tom Moncrieff, meaning it for her solo debut, Bella Donna. Instead it ended up with Fleetwood Mac on Mirage, their 1982 album and their thirteenth in the studio, and went out as its second single. Losing Robin Anderson, a dear friend, to leukemia gave the song a heavier weight for Nicks, who began dedicating it to her on stage.

Lindsey Buckingham produced it with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut, and the band wraps her in soft focus: Buckingham's guitar shimmering, Christine McVie's keyboards glowing, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood rolling underneath. It went to 12 on the Hot 100 and topped contemporary hit radio, and in 2017 Nicks cut an acoustic version as the theme for the Netflix series Gypsy.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.