Possibly my favorite Eagles song, this underrated track may be Don Henley's greatest ballad. "They call it paradise, I don't know why / You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye."įrom "The Last Resort," off "Hotel California" album Who could've guessed a sizable pop audience freaked out by the likes of Sid Vicious or the Ramones would clamor for the soothing California sound crafted by the Eagles, keeping them rich and healthy decades after the "new kids" burned themselves out? - C.S.ĥ. I'm betting the allegory of "New Kid in Town" wasn't lost on the Eagles as they watched the punk revolution of the mid-1970s overturn the world order and threaten to relegate them to dinosaur status. Who doesn't know the giddy delight of being the fresh face that everyone's dying to meet, just as we're all acquainted with the sobering sting of being yesterday's news when the next best thing pushes us into the background.
"They will never forget you till somebody new comes along."įrom "New Kid in Town," off "Hotel California" album (1976) A track off the band's debut album, it's a message that seems to have come from sneaking into our collective souls, and then gently lifting us back up with harmonies to remind us "Still we must go on." - K.M.Ĥ. Glenn Frey wrote the lovely lyrics, but it was founding member Randy Meisner's vocals who so beautifully mined the simplicity of the words to make the song drift over you like a veil of melancholy. "Most of Us Are Sad," from "Eagles" album (1972) "Most of us are sad / No one lets it show / I've been shadows of myself / How was I to know?" Who among us hasn't wished to stay asleep when a wonderful, sweet dream is rudely interrupted by reality and everyday life? - J.S.ģ. This lyric conveys the sentiment of a brokenhearted man reminiscing about an ex-love and wishing to escape his current situation by staying in that dream just a little longer. 1 hit and third single off the album, this sweet, melodious track often is played to demonstrate love and affection, despite actually being a breakup song. "I'm going back in time and it's a sweet dream / It was a quiet night and I would be all right if I could go on sleeping."įrom "Best of My Love," off "On the Border" album (1974)
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