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“The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)“ is a song written by Peter Green and recorded by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as a single in the UK in May 1970 and reached #10 on the British charts. The song was written during Green’s final months with the band, at a time when he was struggling with LSD and had withdrawn from other members of the band. “Faced with the band’s refusal to give away all monetary gains, Peter Green decided to leave Fleetwood Mac, but not before writing the haunting ‘Green Manalishi,‘ which seems to document his struggle to stop his descent into madness.“ While there are several rumours about the meaning of the title “Green Manalishi”, one referencing a mysterious LSD drug called “Green Manalishi” associated with the drug scene of... Read on...