Fact #95554
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Short story:
Fleetwood Mac release a new single, Tusk, in the USA.
Full article:
Mick Fleetwood : This came from a riff we used to jam on in soundchecks. When we started the album we worked on it but everybody lost interest in it. It went in the dustbin for about a year until I pulled it out again. I took it with me to Normandy as a rough track and had the idea of using a brass band and about 45 drummers.
When I said I wanted to record the USC Marching Band at Dodger Stadium they were sure I'd gone round the twist, so I paid for it myself.
We even filmed it, and they really thought I'd blown it, way off the deep end. Despite having virtually no lyric, it became one of our biggest hits. It really worked and it's a glorious noise, something I'm very proud of. I still find it on juke-boxes. And later, we got to play live with the marching band which was marvellous. (Source : interview with Johnny Black, 1995)
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When I said I wanted to record the USC Marching Band at Dodger Stadium they were sure I'd gone round the twist, so I paid for it myself.
We even filmed it, and they really thought I'd blown it, way off the deep end. Despite having virtually no lyric, it became one of our biggest hits. It really worked and it's a glorious noise, something I'm very proud of. I still find it on juke-boxes. And later, we got to play live with the marching band which was marvellous. (Source : interview with Johnny Black, 1995)