The new Amazon streaming series that is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 Novel of the same name, is inspired by the romantic tumult of Fleetwood Mac. Since the show was released, viewers have flooded social media in order to identify a Fleetwood Mac performance that had served as the basis for the book.
Daisy Jones & the Six follows the rise of the fictional ’70s rock band, which is led by frontman Billy Dunne and frontwoman Daisy Jones. Their chemistry propels them to success and threatens to derail the band, as they work through their emotions through music.
Which all sounds similar to Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham and a track from 1977 titled Silver Springs. Silver Springs has lyrics such as, “Time cast a spell on you / But you won’t forget me / I know I could have loved you / But you would not let me.” “You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loved you.”
Jenkins Reid confirmed the inspiration back in 2019 saying, “It’s not lyrically based on ‘Silver Springs’ at all, and it wouldn’t sound anything like it, but that concept of a woman’s right to be angry is absolutely based on Stevie Nicks singing ‘Silver Springs’ at Lindsey Buckingham during their reunion [album and] show, The Dance.”
Adding, “The couple of clips from that show I saw as a teenager were why I started listening to Fleetwood Mac, They were always, for me, more than just music. I have always been very moved by Stevie Nicks singing that song the way she did then.”
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