Why DREAMS by Fleetwood Mac is Perfect

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Singing while playing guitar is one thing, not stopping playing guitar to tell the story? that's a superpower.

This format is next level. Not a single falter, stutter or hesitation. I have no idea how you pulled this off, Mary, but it's incredible.

One of the most impressive things I've ever seen. Musicians understand how incredible this performance is. The narration on top of perfect playing and pitch? Standing fucking ovation.

What a wonderful way to spend 12 minutes. Thank you, Mary.

This is pro musician being a pro musician...songs are more than the notes , they are a story and a journey ....god bless you Mary ...

Even Arlo Guthrie would have to applaud this performance. Singing, telling the story, and playing simultaneously is the pinnacle of guitar music. It’s why many of us learned the guitar in the first place. It’s like juggling 10 balls. Few can do it.

One uninterrupted take for 12 minutes of talking while playing, without a single verbal stumble. That's impressive. Every time I talk while playing, I end up more singing than talking. 😅

It is SO important that people know the story behind this iconic piece. As new generations are introduced, and older ones fade away it is covers like this that preserve the past in a way that keeps it meaningful for the future. THIS WAS EPIC - Thank you.

This is the first Mary Spender video I've watched, it magically landing in my feed while I'm sitting here ill with the flu, desperately wanting a mug of coffee I've yet to go to the kitchen to make. The video title intrigued me, then the opening notes captured me, soothing my symptoms and obliterating all thoughts of coffee for these 12 minutes. What a wonderful way to emphasize the simplicity of those two chords by playing them uninterrupted (well, except for that A minor) throughout the video, making the story of the song part of the song itself, another piece of magic right there. These peaceful and fascinating 12 minutes truly made me feel better and have given me not only the energy needed to type this, but also to go make that mug of coffee. Thank you so very much for this magical, melodic, medicinal video.

Shattered and deeply moved by the story, the flawless one take. Wow Mary, you keep growing....

This is possibly the most mesmerizing tutorial I've ever watched. What a fantastic way to teach two chords that hold some of the biggest gravitas of melody and poetry. ❤

Through all the muck on the internet, here shines the reason it should exist. Enriching the lives and deepening the souls of others. I am so glad this found me at this time on this day.

Your thoughtful and creative presentations of merging story telling with song are never lost on me, Mary. Such a brilliant way to pay homage to one of the most mesmerizing and emotionally impactful tunes of all time.

Crikey how can you play the guitar and sum up Fleetwood Mac all at the same time with Dreams thrown in ! Some people would read a Auto Que but your are simply winging this live ! Outstanding ! This is the future of music :) This is so Deep :)

Wow, Mary Spender you are a story teller - I loved the delivery and analysis of Dreams. You carried the simplicity of the song through the complexities of Fleetwood Mac’s turbulent lives and brought a deeper understanding of the creative process; the sweat, the toil, the pain, the heart ache and the love, and encapsulated it all in the simplicity of the very song that gave life to it all. Huge respect for Fleetwood Mac especially Stevie Nicks, you and your story-telling. You really brought it to life! Fantastic video. Thank you 🙏😃👍👍👍

she provided so much imagery that it feels like she’d been cutting to pictures and footage the whole video. thank you mary

CAPTIVATING. I've never had someone singing tell me a story and hold my attention for this long. Beautifully done. Stunnin

This is fantastic! I don't usually like Dreams covers, because it is such a simple song the vocal in many ways is the song, and so much of Stevie is in it that it usually doesn't sound right. But you have this feel for it that makes it obvious that you have your own relationship to the song. It's still you singing it - and your voice is magical - but you also pull in that same ethereal softness combined with the desperate resilience that Stevie had to bring the song to life in the first place. I love hearing your thoughts about music, thank you for sharing the story this way, that was a brilliant performance.

Jeeze Mary! What an insightful, penetrating narrative - while not missing a beat with backdrop guitar! Not many could pull this off - especially in ONE take! You are unbelievable!! 👏🙏👍