![]() We’re not sure why the video for this track is set on an abandoned farm, but we’ll try and put that in the past. ![]() Opening with a chanted “Why don’t you ask him if he’s going to stay?” before moving into a shriek of “Just tell me that you want me”, it’s paranoid, aggressive, and totally brilliant. ![]() The track set the record for the highest number of musicians performing on a single, and considering that it came in the wake of ‘Rumours’, still went to #6 in the UK. That drum tattoo you hear at the start of ‘Tusk’? It’s actually the University of Southern California’s Trojan Marching Band. “I’m not a child any more, I’m tall enough to reach for the stars.” It’s not easy, it’s always complicated, but that’s how life is sometimes, they sing. Melancholic harmonies between Nicks and McVie lament the loss of innocence, but also look forward to change and growth. Out of kilter with ‘Tusk’s mainly new-wave vibe, ‘Beautiful Child’ is a sweet respite towards the end of the album.
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