“Josie” by Steely Dan
The Steely Dan gang was quite young, i.e. in their late twenties, when this song (“Josie”) came out. And they use the occasion to celebrate the subject, that being the titular Josie. It has been suggested, by one notable...
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“Learn to be Still” by Eagles
We already know based on past research that when it comes to dropping palpably-deep lyrics, few rock musicians, if any, are as consistently effective as Don Henley. In other words, in tracks like “Learn to Be Still” for...
“New Kid in Town” by Eagles
Even without resorting to the Eagles’ explanation of “New Kid in Town”, it becomes pretty obvious what they’re speaking to. And that would be how baseless, if you will, infatuation actually is. To illustrate this point, in...
“The Heat is On” by Glenn Frey
In actuality, the lyrics of Glenn Frey’s “The Heat is On” are very ambiguous, being centered on the concept of ‘the heat being on’. To say something “is on” not only means it’s happening in...
Eagles
Hardly has it been recorded in the history of music that a group, after 14-years of hibernation, resurfaces in the industry to make an outstanding progress by becoming the pacesetters of country-rock music in...
