# Mick Fleetwood knew nothing could follow a 1969 Fleetwood Mac song: “There’s no coming back”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mick-fleetwood-knew-nothing-could-follow-a-1969-fleetwood-mac-song-theres-no-coming-back/
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:55:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T12:39:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mick-fleetwood-knew-nothing-could-follow-a-1969-fleetwood-mac-song/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Peter Green’s Les Paul returned to the stage with Mick Fleetwood.
- Kirk Hammett played it at a 2020 tribute to Green.
- Fleetwood said “The Green Manalishi” had to close the show.

## Summary

Mick Fleetwood recalled the emotional impact of performing with Peter Green’s famous Gibson Les Paul, now owned by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett. The guitar’s return to the stage more than 50 years after Fleetwood last played alongside it made a tribute to Green especially meaningful.

Hammett performed “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)” at a 2020 celebration of Fleetwood Mac’s early years, held months after Green’s death. Fleetwood said Hammett’s performance with Billy Gibbons was chosen to close the show, adding that “there’s no coming back” after the song. Green’s guitar is known for its distinctive out-of-phase tone, created by the reversed magnetic polarity of its neck pickup.

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