"Immigrant Song" was inspired by the band's trip to Iceland: "We did come from the land of the ice and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be cancelled. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. ‘Immigrant Song’ was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different"
"Seven Nation Army" was originally a placeholder name for the riff Jack White composed, but the name stuck so he wrote lyrics around it. It's what he called the salvation army when he was a kid
"Seven Nation Army" was originally a placeholder name for the riff Jack White composed, but the name stuck so he wrote lyrics around it. It's what he called the salvation army when he was a kid
Fleetwood Mac wrote "The Chain" by piecing together several song fragments they had individually been working on. the intro is from a song that Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks wrote before they joined the band, the instrumental bridge is from an unreleased song Christine McVie wrote, John McVie composed the iconic bass line, Lindsey Buckingham wrote the guitar solo, Stevie Nicks wrote the lyrics, and Mick Fleetwood put everything together. This linking together of songs inspired the band to name it "The Chain"