Which Eagles song is your favorite?

[ailsagirl]

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My favorite has to be Hotel California. Not only is it a fantastic song, the lyrics could stand on their own as a poem.
There's something to be said for rock singers who have college degrees (esp. in English).


On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
'This could be heaven or this could be Hell
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain
'Please bring me my wine
He said, "we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said, "we are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax," said the night man
"We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave"

[OrwellwasRight]

1. I can't tell you

why . . . (see what i did there? )

[ailsagirl]

2. Hee hee

Good one!

[elleng]

4. Got it???

[Skittles]

6. Seven Bridges Road

[cyberswede]

16. Fantastic harmony.

Great tune!

[ailsagirl]

22. Love harmonies!

[GeorgeGist]

7. Desperado.

[JudyM]

15. +1, beautifully expressive and I love to play it on guitar.

[CanSocDem]

24. First time...

...I've seen the live performance. Outstanding. Thanks for posting.


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[CherokeeDem]

36. My favorite, as well....

Love Henley, love this song.

[ailsagirl]

8. Great choices, all!!

[MH1]

9. The Last Resort.

Hands down.

[ailsagirl]

12. Oh, yes!!

[lastlib]

33. I could give this a thumbs-up!

Good Tune! Says a LOT about our society!

For me personally, it's this one:

"Lay Down your law books, now, they're no damn good!" hits me below the belt. (I basically had to throw away law school, thanks to that dipshit Reagan.)

[Tom_Foolery]

10. Victim of Love...

And


Those Shoes

And many more!!

[ailsagirl]

11. Good ones!!

[Dracaena]

38. I must concur with Tom_Foolery

Victim of Love is one of my all time favorite Eagles songs.

[Generic Brad]

13. It's a Toss Up

Either "The Long Run" or "Already Gone".

[ailsagirl]

14. Love those too!!

And I just remembered Lyin' Eyes and New Kid in Town

[gratuitous]

51. Not much of an Eagles fan

But "The Long Run" is my favorite of theirs. I didn't much care for it when it first came out, but it has grown on me over the years.

[UTUSN]

17. Well, there's *that* one. Other, "Lyin' Eyes." n/t

[cemaphonic]

18. I am told that when I was 4, I would sing along with "Take it to the Limit"

and jump up and down.

These days, probably "Seven Bridges Road."

[ailsagirl]

20. Did we neglect to mention "Take it to the Limit?"

Love that song too

[Mendocino]

19. Already Gone

Not so much for the lyrics, but the groove, the song rocks.

[ailsagirl]

21. Yep, that's another one

[ailsagirl]

23. "One of these Nights"

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Cover of "Tequila Sunrise" - by Alan Jackson

from the "various artists" country music album Common Thread as a fund-raiser for
The Walden Woods Project https://www.walden.org/
Winner of the CMA Award for Album of the Year 1994

[CherokeeDem]

37. This is a fantastic album....

Great covers....

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

26. This one!

[ailsagirl]

28. Ah, yes!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

27. Life in the Fast Lane

I also like Don Henley's Heart of the Matter too.

[ailsagirl]

29. I'm not familiar with that one

But I'll bet it's great. I like "Boys of Summer" and "End of the Innocence," too (though sad)

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. Heart of the matter w/ lyrics

[BlueStateLib]

30. "Already Gone" but every song on their greatest hits album is great

Side one
1. "Take It Easy"
2. "Witchy Woman"
3. "Lyin' Eyes"
4. "Already Gone"
5. "Desperado"


Side two
1. "One of These Nights"
2. "Tequila Sunrise"
3. "Take It to the Limit"
4. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
5. "Best of My Love"

[Owl]

31. Lyin' eyes

[ailsagirl]

32. Definitely!

Great song!

[Warren DeMontague]

39. I HATE THE FUCKIN' EAGLES, MAN!

look, someone had to say it.

[ms liberty]

40. #2 is Seven Bridges Road - it's the harmonies...

#1 is Journey of the Sorcerer and it is currently my ringtone. It is also the theme song to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the BBC teevee series).

[ailsagirl]

41. Their harmonies rock!!

[jmowreader]

42. I like "Take It Easy"

Public opinion poll: When he was standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, such a fine sight to see, a girl, my lord, in a <---> Ford slowed down to take a look at him.

Was she driving:

a "flatBED" Ford

or

a "flatHEAD" Ford?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_flathead_V8_engine

[anneboleyn]

46. In general, the Don Felder songs (as in "Hotel California") Henley and Frey picked on Felder

ruthlessly but his talent (and his mad guitar skillz w/Joe Walsh) is just amazing.

[anneboleyn]

47. I remember reading somewhere it was inspired (in part) by Vertigo. I love that film, and I love

to think of images from the film as I listen to this rock masterpiece..."this could be heaven or this could be hell..."

[ailsagirl]

48. Interesting. I did not know that.

Anything Hitchcock I love, but I think Vertigo was his ultimate film.

I never tire of it.