Murrow Turning Over in His Grave
| "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" | |
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| Song by Fleetwood Mac from the album Say You Will | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:12 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Writer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham |
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham |
| Say You Will track listing | |
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"Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" is the second track on Fleetwood Mac's 2003 album Say You Will. It was written and sung by Lindsey Buckingham.[1][2]
Structure
The song features Buckingham singing the two verses in a falsetto with the chorus being composed of many overdubbed vocals. Considerable studio production manipulation is used to give the song a synthetic and technological mood. The song's closing section features a distorted guitar solo of over 90 seconds while three separate guitars accompany.
During a live performance for a SoundStage DVD in 2004, the song was performed with only two guitars, while Lindsey Buckingham sang in his normal vocal range.[3]
Meaning
Lindsey Buckingham has said that the song was written to reflect his belief that Edward R. Murrow, an iconic journalist in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, would be greatly dismayed by the present-day media.[4] Murrow was a great believer of honesty and integrity in delivering news to the people of the world. He said "to be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful."[5]
Personnel
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Mick Fleetwood – percussion, drums
- John McVie – bass guitar
References
- ↑ Say You Will (2003) review - Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ Murrow Turning Over in His Grave lyrics - The Nicks Fix
- ↑ LINDSEY BUCKINGAM MURROW TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE YouTube. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Edward R. Murrow, Welcome To the Full-Spin Zone - The Washington Post
- ↑ Boiko-Weyrauch, Anna. "Edward R. Murrow". FASPE Journalism. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
