Murrow Turning Over in His Grave

[6] Buckingham mentioned in an interview with Performing Songwriter that "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" is about the concentration of media ownership.

Especially in the world today, where all the media is basically owned and controlled and edited to a certain point of view, in the name of objective news, by all the same people who are tied in with another company.

"[7] While "Murrow Turning Over In His Grave" did not appear on any of the setlists for the Say You Will Tour,[8] Buckingham performed the song in 2005 as part of a Soundstage TV special.

He said of its recording: "This song has elements of something quite traditional and recognizable in an almost generic sort of way, yet it departs from that at the chorus when you're suddenly into this weird Brian Wilson/Yardbirds acid thing.

Lindsey Buckingham has said that the song was written to reflect his belief that Edward R. Murrow, an iconic CBS News journalist in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, would be greatly dismayed by the present-day media.