10 Greatest Diss Tracks In Rock History

Rumors by Fleetwood Mac is a practical masterclass on how to write diss tracks. Made as 80% of the band were going through breakups with each other, the emotional toll was bound to turn up in the lyrics one way or another. Though there were some gentle offerings like Songbird and Dreams, Go Your Own Way is a lot more salty than some may have realized.

On the surface, most of this is your typical break-up song, as Lindsey Buckingham outlines that his relationship with Stevie Nicks isn't the right thing to do. That kind of wordplay is pretty straightforward, but it gets a little more uncomfortable when you start to listen a little closer. As the song goes along talking about how Buckingham would give the world for this relationship, he twists a knife a little further on the second verse.

Setting the scene for the moment where everything went wrong, Buckingham off-handedly says that "shacking up is all {she wants to do." Never before in a rock track has anyone been this bluntly honest about sexual prowess, and yet Buckingham doesn't want to mince words about his former lover sleeping around. Despite having some of the greatest ear candy in the business, it's songs like this that gave Fleetwood Mac the title of being a walking soap opera for a while.