The players: It’s a well-known rock story, but here’s the gist of it. During the recording of the landmark 1977 album Rumours, everyone in Fleetwood Mac was going through a painful romantic breakup. Members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were breaking up with each other, members Christine McVie and John McVie were about to divorce, and drummer Mick Fleetwood was in the process of divorcing his wife (who was not a member of the band).

"Second Hand News"
By Buckingham, About Nicks
Essentially, it's an "oh well, we're done, and what can I do?" kind of thing. Buckingham is at peace with the breakup. For now.

“Dreams”
By Nicks, About Buckingham
Nicks later called this a “philosophical,” thoughtful, and reflective take on the end of her relationship with Buckingham.

“Never Going Back Again”
By Buckingham, About another woman but really about Nicks
Buckingham says it was about a one-night-stand with a groupie…whom he hooked up with immediately after his tumultuous breakup with Nicks. He’s “never going back again” to that random girl, see, but really it’s more like, “OH STEVIE WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME?”

“Don't Stop”
By Christine McVie, About John McVie
A joyful song explicitly about hope, it’s actually about trying to pick yourself up and look toward the future with hope after a messy divorce.

“Go Your Own Way”
By Buckingham, About Nicks
Something of a response to “Dreams,” it’s more angry and bluntly matter-of-fact than pensive. “Loving you isn’t the right thing to do”? Harsh.

“Songbird”
By Christine McVie, About John McVie
The meaning: love is a beautiful thing, even if it ends, and ends tragically

“The Chain”
By All Five, About All Five
Because everyone was breaking up with everyone else, they all wrote this song about breaking up with each other, and about each other. That sounds like a pleasant day in the recording studio.

“You Make Loving Fun”
By Christine McVie, About another man but really about John McVie
As the McVies were beginning to split apart, Christine McVie began an affair with the band’s touring light technician. The song is about him, he who makes loving fun. John McVie, what with the divorce and all, presumably made loving not fun.

"I Don't Want to Know"
By Nicks, About Buckingham
Gah, get a room.

“Oh Daddy”
By Christine McVie, About everyone else
It’s a thank you note/letter of fondness to Mick Fleetwood (nicknamed “Daddy”) for being the glue that kept the band together during the rocky Rumours time.

“Gold Dust Woman”
By Nicks, About Nicks
Despite the occasional witchy dalliance to put Buckingham in his place, most all Stevie Nicks songs are about Stevie Nicks.