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Tommy Carcetti

(44,342 posts)
Wed Dec 3, 2025, 09:08 AM 4 hrs ago

Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain' Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life

https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/

BOSTON—Prematurely assuming he had reached the end of the 1977 rock masterpiece, local man Peter Verran, who thought Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” was over, was reportedly in for the thrill of his fucking life Monday. According to eyewitnesses, Verran incorrectly understood the receding guitar licks and cymbal crashes just before the three-minute mark to be the song’s conclusion, and was unaware that a suddenly resurgent bass line would soon escort him on the single most exhilarating sonic journey he would experience in the entirety of his time on earth. Sources confirmed that while Verran had enjoyed the insistent, toe-tapping melodies of “The Chain” so far, he remained completely oblivious to the mind-blowing guitar solo and electrifying vocals that would imminently surpass the emotional highs he had felt while skydiving, attaining orgasm under the influence of ecstasy, and witnessing the birth of his firstborn child. After reaching the song’s actual end, Verran is said to have entered a state of trancelike, beatific bliss upon realizing that even though he already felt as if he had seen the face of God, side two of Rumours was just fucking getting started
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True story, I know I had heard "The Chain" before, but I don't ever recall hearing the solo at the end until this week when I heard it on the radio.

And it absolutely slapped so hard that I immediately had to go to Youtube to listen to it again...which is where I discovered this recent piece from The Onion.

Anyways, enjoy. (Solo begins around 2:45)

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