 Mystery To Me (1973) [ larger cover art ] |
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Written by Bob Welch.
It's the same kind of story
That seems to come down from long ago
Two friends having coffee together
When something flies by their window
It might be out on that lawn
Which is wide, at least half of a playing field
Because there's no explaining what your imagination
Can make you see and feel
Seems like a dream
(They) got me hypnotized
Now it's not a meaningless question
To ask if they've been and gone
I remember a talk about North
Carolina and a strange, strange pond
You see the sides were like glass
In the thick of a forest without a road
And if any man's ever made that land
Then I think it would've showed
Seems like a dream
(They) got me hypnotized
They say there's a place down in Mexico
Where a man can fly over mountains and hills
And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine
And he never will
Now you know it's a meaningless question
To ask if those stories are right
'Cause what matters most if the feeling
You get when you're hypnotized
Seems like a dream
(They) got me hypnotized
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 23, 2013 - 09:34 Everybody in my church loves this song, and this treasure of an album... |
| grant | Posted: May 19, 2013 - 10:22 An early 70's AM radio staple from my youth . . . |
| spiggy | Posted: Feb 18, 2013 - 04:24 merkin_muffley wrote: Not heard this before and its good, has a Steely Dan feel to it. plus 1...not heard before either, but goes to show the depth of variety in Fleetwood catalogue |
| merkin_muffley (Down the rabbit hole.....) | Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 06:49 Not heard this before and its good, has a Steely Dan feel to it. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 19:01 schayler wrote: SUCH an outstanding song! Makes me stop and listen every time I hear it. Yes! Me too. |
| emmidad (Los Gatos, CA) | Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 14:06 This one needs the volume up all the way. Love it! |
| MirageRF (Clemmons, NC, USA) | Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 14:05 " A strange pond in North Carolina." That's supposed to be a secret! Forget what you just heard. |
| spicemeister | Posted: Dec 06, 2012 - 07:49 A gift to old style jocks everywhere! What a glorious song..bring it up under the final :14.5 sec. fade of the previous tune and you can do magic with the right combo! A segue for the ages. Anyone else going to catch the tour? |
| schayler (Denver) | Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 05:10 SUCH an outstanding song! Makes me stop and listen every time I hear it. |
| quietman | Posted: Oct 15, 2012 - 18:39 Great memories of college. Will never get tired of this. Thanks, Bill, for keeping this in the mix, and in the process, introducing it to a whole new generation. |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Oct 15, 2012 - 18:36 My favorite Mac track from the best version of FM. |
| TomJB (Shelburne, VT) | Posted: Oct 15, 2012 - 18:34  |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 20:43 This song is soooo good it makes us tear our clothes off and dance... |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 07:12 This past weekend my partner and I drove down to the coast to catch some of the swell from Tropical Storm Leslie. As we were driving back I diverted off the new 4-lane into the old road, and drove past the "place in North Carolina" mentioned in the song. Nowadays I'm driving a nicer car than my old VW, but with the surfboards on top and this song on the radio, it was a nice trip back into the past. No sign of Satan at the tramping grounds, however. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:35 coloradojohn wrote: How well I can recall a journey made across the frozen Great Plains in a blizzard around Thanksgiving of '92, in the steady old smoothly purring '61 Impala; the special brownies were kicking in, the ex- who was then a new and mostly good wife was installed next to me calmly embroidering an exquisite lace tablecloth for my mother's coming birthday, and when this number came on, she said, "who is singing?" and I told her and she said that they were known in Mexico but not so much for this earlier stuff which she said that she really liked and I had to agree it was absolutely fabulous and was glad I'd known it when it broke. The ice flying by underneath us was slippery but navigable in The Long Iron Beast, and when they closed I-70 we drove on up to I-80 and with the help of such amazing music as this — we were well hypnotized as this album played through at least twice — made our way all the way over and then down to KC as planned. 17 hours later, on arrival, my eyes felt like someone had taken them out and rolled them across a machine-shop floor and my shoulders were tied in knots, but a long sleep put me right and ready to Feast like a Chieftain. Some of those people, things, and connections live on only in memories, but that's the way it is. RIP, Bob Welch, and Thanks!  Nice memories, man - thanks for posting :) |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:34 First time I have ever heard this! Not a FM fan, but this is brilliant! |
| kysmet (Central Florida) | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:34 coloradojohn wrote: How well I can recall a journey made across the frozen Great Plains in a blizzard around Thanksgiving of '92, in the steady old smoothly purring '61 Impala; the special brownies were kicking in, the ex- who was then a new and mostly good wife was installed next to me calmly embroidering an exquisite lace tablecloth for my mother's coming birthday, and when this number came on, she said, "who is singing?" and I told her and she said that they were known in Mexico but not so much for this earlier stuff which she said that she really liked and I had to agree it was absolutely fabulous and was glad I'd known it when it broke. The ice flying by underneath us was slippery but navigable in The Long Iron Beast, and when they closed I-70 we drove on up to I-80 and with the help of such amazing music as this — we were well hypnotized as this album played through at least twice — made our way all the way over and then down to KC as planned. 17 hours later, on arrival, my eyes felt like someone had taken them out and rolled them across a machine-shop floor and my shoulders were tied in knots, but a long sleep put me right and ready to Feast like a Chieftain. Some of those people, things, and connections live on only in memories, but that's the way it is. RIP, Bob Welch, and Thanks!  |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 09:24 How well I can recall a journey made across the frozen Great Plains in a blizzard around Thanksgiving of '92, in the steady old smoothly purring '61 Impala; the special brownies were kicking in, the ex- who was then a new and mostly good wife was installed next to me calmly embroidering an exquisite lace tablecloth for my mother's coming birthday, and when this number came on, she said, "who is singing?" and I told her and she said that they were known in Mexico but not so much for this earlier stuff which she said that she really liked and I had to agree it was absolutely fabulous and was glad I'd known it when it broke. The ice flying by underneath us was slippery but navigable in The Long Iron Beast, and when they closed I-70 we drove on up to I-80 and with the help of such amazing music as this — we were well hypnotized as this album played through at least twice — made our way all the way over and then down to KC as planned. 17 hours later, on arrival, my eyes felt like someone had taken them out and rolled them across a machine-shop floor and my shoulders were tied in knots, but a long sleep put me right and ready to Feast like a Chieftain. Some of those people, things, and connections live on only in memories, but that's the way it is. RIP, Bob Welch, and Thanks! |
| kenhull | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 09:18 Love this song! Thanks for having it on the playlist RP! |
| Bobert_ParkCity (Actually, No longer in Park City Utah) | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 09:17 Just chill, still. |
| ottovonb | Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 15:49 A song almost 40 years old - FORTY! - and it's as captivating as ever. Thanks for the great songs Bob and r.i.p. brother. |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 15:48 nagsheadlocal wrote: Given the general mess of Fleetwood Mac's career, it's always been convenient to divide it roughly into three parts with the blues-rock of the Peter Green years and the pop of the later band as bookends. The mid-career albums, with Welch's songwriting and Danny Kirwan's silvery guitar work, were always the most interesting to me. I can remember skateboarding in college with "Bare Trees" blasting out the window of my apartment. "Heroes Are Hard To Find" is a little gem of an album, and unjustly forgotten. My favorite version of FM as well. RIP Bob. |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 15:48 nagsheadlocal wrote: "Hypnotized" is on my Top Ten list of songs I just don't get tired of hearing.  |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 15:47 Always been a favorite of mine. RIP Bob Welch... |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 13:11 Probably my FAVORITE Fleetwood Mac song, and definitely the one that got me into them, and kept me into them (at least this period of them and earlier stuff) after they went way over the top...Bob Welch was to me the best and most stabilizing thing for them, and at the same time, he supplied the catalystic vision and trippiness that took them where I loved and appreciated it all most. Also loved his Ebony Eyes and Sentimental Lady, that together with Seals & Crofts painted portraits of an era precious and etched in Time... Bob, you shall SHINE ON! |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 05:35 Given the general mess of Fleetwood Mac's career, it's always been convenient to divide it roughly into three parts with the blues-rock of the Peter Green years and the pop of the later band as bookends. The mid-career albums, with Welch's songwriting and Danny Kirwan's silvery guitar work, were always the most interesting to me. I can remember skateboarding in college with "Bare Trees" blasting out the window of my apartment. "Heroes Are Hard To Find" is a little gem of an album, and unjustly forgotten. |
| oldviolin (Esse Quam Videri) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 16:04 Well I know I'm not the only one To ever spend my life sitting playing future games |
| tdelora | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 15:58 Thanks for playing this classic. Lives can continue in other ways. |
| a_conway | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 15:54 Just learned Bob Welch has died. R.I.P. Love this song! |
| Dave_Mack (Ball of Confusion) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 15:51 xtalman wrote: RIP Bob Amen. This is my favorite song of his. |
| BKardon (Louisville, CO) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 15:51 Love this tune, and the FM era it came from. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 15:50 RIP Bob |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: May 10, 2012 - 20:49 kenhull wrote: Can't find it on iTunes to buy. How can I get this song? The CD is available on Amazon. No MP3 version of the album, tho'. Curious. The album isn't bad. It's one of the better 'tweeners sandwiched between the Peter Green/Danny Kirwan era and today's band. |
| Bobert_ParkCity (Park City Utah) | Posted: May 10, 2012 - 20:42 Tweener mac - it not Live at the Boston Tea Party and it sure isn't Rumors. Just right, for a Goldilocks like me. |
| kenhull | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 11:22 Can't find it on iTunes to buy. How can I get this song? |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 11:06 absolutely incredible... this whole album is a treasure... |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 11:05 Gold, Jerry...that's GOLD!!! |
| LizK (Houston, Texas) | Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 18:22 Never heard this before. It's MacWonderful! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Dec 04, 2011 - 04:50 Art_Carnage wrote: They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will Now there are some really crappy lyrics. It's like he just gave up half way through. twcarlin wrote: Never read Carlos Castenda did you? Apparently not. |
| dpvest (northern cali) | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:21 I didn't realize this was fleetwood mac. great sound. the song seems to stir an inexplicable sense of nastalgia. no real memories, just a longing...nice segue to stephen marley too! |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:16 Shame on me: I hear this song for the first time, I believe. Sounds good to me! The song reminds me of another song by someone else, but whom? |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:15 hey Bob Welch... |
| twcarlin (too far, and not far enough) | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:13 Art_Carnage wrote: They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will Now there are some really crappy lyrics. It's like he just gave up half way through. Never read Carlos Castenda did you? |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:12 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| gatorade (Peninsuland) | Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 00:38 Back when they were GOOD...feeling it again...got me hypnotized. |
| Tamster (Thousand Islands Canada) | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 19:42 F Mac always eluded me but I love this song ! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 19:36 What a dream... we be dancing... love it... |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 14:47 They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will Now there are some really crappy lyrics. It's like he just gave up half way through. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 14:44 helgigermany wrote: Nice! Yes, this song is fantastic... this whole album is great stuff... |
| Dave_Mack (Still hangin' in the Twilight Zone) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 14:40 Such cool drums in this one. And he keeps that riff going through the whole song! |