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"Tusk" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP of the same name. The song peaked at number eight in the United States for three weeks, reached number six in the United Kingdom (where it was certified Silver for sales of over 250,000 copies), number five in Canada, and number three in Australia.
The song "Tusk" is about the University of Alabama Football Team, and its former Head Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. The "He" in the song refers to Paul "Bear" Bryant and the fact that he was the winningest coach in College Football history and refused to concede his title as such to anyone else.
“Tusk” was written and recorded during a tumultuous time for Fleetwood Mac. The band had just gone through a major lineup change, with the departure of key members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know. How an in-studio bathroom replica, juvenile dick jokes, and a Peter Green guitar cameo informed the band's sprawling, experimental follow-up...
Tusk is the twelfth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released as a double album on 12 October 1979 in the United States and on 19 October 1979 in the United Kingdom [6] by Warner Bros. Records.
This song, released on the album of the same name, earned Fleetwood Mac and the marching band from University of Southern California a record for the most artists present on one single in the top...
Written solely by Lindsey Buckingham, the lyrics of “Tusk” possess an enigmatic quality that invites interpretation. The song opens with the resolute declaration, “Why don’t you ask him if he’s going to stay? Why don’t you ask him if he’s going away?”
The "Tusk" is slang for penis, so the song is basically about sex. When Stevie Nicks heard the album was going to be called Tusk, she objected, but Mick Fleetwood really wanted to use the title, so he ignored her and she dropped the subject.
In late-’70s Britain, writes Nicks’s biographer Davis, “Fleetwood Mac, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and all the older musicians were mocked for being out of...
Written during a time of internal conflict for the band, it can be interpreted as an anthem of struggle, both personally and collectively. Curious about the layers beneath the beat? Keep reading, and let’s unwrap the story behind “Tusk.”