Monday Morning by Mark49

Mark49 - Monday Morning

Mark49

Sep 25, 2025 08:14pm

<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/IJAE/a4eeca73af_4RZL_media.gif">"Monday Morning" is a 1975 song written and sung by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fleetwood Mac</a> guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Buckingham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lindsey Buckingham</a>. It is the first track from the multi-platinum, second eponymous album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac_(1975_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Fleetwood Mac</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a> The song was included on the band's 2002 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compilation_album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">compilation album</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Fleetwood_Mac" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac</a>.Like "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhiannon_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rhiannon</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_So_Afraid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">I'm So Afraid</a>", "Monday Morning" was intended for a second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Nicks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Buckingham Nicks</a> LP, but the album never came to fruition as their label, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydor_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Polydor Records</a>, dropped the duo from their roster before they could record a follow-up.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a> Buckingham said that there was originally some uncertainty surrounding the prospects of these songs given their lack of a record deal.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-Rodgers-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a>"Monday Morning" was among the songs presented to the rest of Fleetwood Mac on Buckingham's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">4-track</a> tape machine during the 1975 recording sessions of Fleetwood Mac. While drummer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Fleetwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Mick Fleetwood</a> immediately took a liking to the demos, bassist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McVie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">John McVie</a> was initially hesitant to venture away from the band's blues roots. Producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olsen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Keith Olsen</a> convinced McVie that the band would be more successful embracing pop rock, quipping, "It’s a much faster way to the bank".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a> An earlier take of the song found on the 2018 deluxe edition of Fleetwood Mac had a less prominent bassline; the bass guitar's presence was increased on the final version.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a>In an interview with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Rodgers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nile Rodgers</a>, Buckingham said that the song "was very reflective of the early dynamic that was later to become a hallmark of Fleetwood Mac, which was couples breaking up, the angst of having to push forward." He believed that the song foreshadowed some of the band's interpersonal struggles and mentioned that the lyrics related to the fluctuations of his romantic relationship with Nicks.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-Rodgers-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a><blockquote>The song really was just addressing the fact that maybe on Monday everything was great, but by Friday things weren’t so great. As can be the case with relationships in general.</blockquote><blockquote>Matthew Greenwald of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">AllMusic</a> described the song as "a brilliant opening to a brilliant album" which he attributed to Buckingham's "strong pop instincts and craftsmanship".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard</a> called the song both "buoyant" and "surging".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a> Bud Scopa of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rolling Stone</a> thought that "Monday Morning" had the most "initial appeal" of Buckingham's compositions on Fleetwood Mac's 1975 eponymous album.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Morning_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Paste</a> ranked the song number 30 on its list of the 30 greatest Fleetwood Mac songs, calling it a "bold first offering from Buckingham"</blockquote>