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Credit: Far Out \/ Mick Fleetwood<\/p>\n
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Performing live has been a constant in Mick Fleetwood<\/a>\u2018s life and is almost second nature to the drummer. Since the 1960s, he\u2019s been an active performer, yet there\u2019s one song that Fleetwood has played to audiences more than most and one that still frightens him to this day.<\/p>\n Although Fleetwood is an assured drummer who could likely perform most of a Fleetwood Mac set in his sleep, \u2018Oh Well\u2019 is a notable exception. The track derives from the Peter Green-era of the band and has remained a constant in their set despite Green leaving Fleetwood Mac in 1970. It\u2019s a song designed to be performed live and has remained a stalwart of their setlists throughout the group\u2019s lineup changes.<\/p>\n \u2018Oh Well\u2019 was first released on the US version of their third album,\u00a0Then Plays On, and despite not being a hit single, it later garnered a reputation as a fan favourite. In total, Fleetwood Mac have performed the song live on over 770 occasions, which makes it their ninth most-played track.\u00a0<\/p>\n Its staying power is also a testament to Peter Green\u2019s songwriting. Although Fleetwood Mac would eventually reinvent themselves as polished pop-rock giants, \u2018Oh Well\u2019 remained one of the clearest links to their blues roots, proving versatile enough to survive every major lineup change the band experienced.<\/p>\n However, Fleetwood remains fearful every time they play \u2018Oh Well\u2019. While some may assume he would have decided to drop \u2018Oh Well\u2019 from the setlist, he instead uses his trepidation to spur him on and finds it inspiring. During an interview with\u00a0Music Radar<\/a>\u00a0about his favourite Fleetwood Mac songs, the drummer explained why it never fails to make him feel alive when on stage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first side was what we played on stage. I didn\u2019t think it would be a hit, and I used to hate playing that one because we played the part that wasn\u2019t as good.\u201d<\/p>\n Mick Fleetwood<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cIt\u2019s two minutes of madness that I love. It\u2019s a stop-and-start song, and to this day, I get the heebie-jeebies thinking that I\u2019m going to mess it up \u2013 which is good because that\u2019s the child in me,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n Fleetwood added: \u201cThe structures that I was able to put together make it something that is very unique. It\u2019s become a real staple of the diet, way more so than I ever realised with our contemporaries and the best of the best \u2013 they\u2019re absolutely fascinated with this song.\u201d<\/p>\n Although \u2018Oh Well\u2019 is one of Fleetwood\u2019s favourites, the late Green held a less favourable opinion of the song. During an interview with Mojo in 1996, he explained why he preferred \u2018Oh Well (Part Two)\u2019, which has never been performed live by Fleetwood Mac.<\/p>\n He told the magazine: \u201cThe best bit was Part 2 on the other side of the record. You miss the best bit, the Spanish guitar break. The first side was what we played on stage. I didn\u2019t think it would be a hit, and I used to hate playing that one because we played the part that wasn\u2019t as good. I wanted a bit of moody guitar playing. They wanted the bit that was easy to do, that everyone knew.\u201d<\/p>\n The duo\u2019s opinions on \u2018Oh Well\u2019 highlight the musical differences between the pair, which would also preempt the direction that Fleetwood would guide the band<\/a> in following Green\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n The differing views of Fleetwood and Green ultimately reflect two sides of Fleetwood Mac\u2019s identity. Green saw \u2018Oh Well\u2019 as only half of a larger artistic statement, while Fleetwood embraced the raw energy that made it such a compelling live piece. Between them, those perspectives explain why the song has endured: it bridges the band\u2019s blues beginnings and its later evolution, remaining one of the few constants across every era of Fleetwood Mac.<\/p>\n Listen to \u2018Oh Well\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
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