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Brown Eyes

Fleetwood Mac
Track 13 on Tusk 

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Oct. 12, 19791 viewer9.8K views

Brown Eyes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You look at me with those brown eyes
What do you want to do?
Do you have to have me
The way that I want you?
I want you

[Chorus]
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la

[Verse 2]
When you look at me with those brown eyes
What do you want to say?
And are you just another liar?
Will you take me all the way?
All the way?

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
[Outro]
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la
Sha la la, sha la la, sha la la, la la la la

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What did Fleetwood Mac say about "Brown Eyes"?
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Lindsey Buckingham shared in the liner notes:

I don’t remember Peter Green coming in [at the end of the song], so I don’t think I made any judgement on whether to use it or not. Mick would ultimately have had the decision to use his playing or not. And it was Christine’s song to do with as she wished.

Mick Fleetwood added:

Peter was living in L.A. then and hanging out at my house a lot. He was still as he is now, changed, but he used to pop into the studio occasionally. I don’t know if he was that interested or not, but he did play on this song, which I love. Classic, slinky, killer stuff from Chris. The band’s playing really shines. I can’t recall why we only used Peter at the very end, but it’s great that he’s on here, because it’s Peter and it’s his band.

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