Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Eagles

King of Hollywood

Eagles

Eagles’ “King of Hollywood” Lyrics Meaning

Asylum Records released “King of Hollywood” on 24 September 1979 as part of The Eagles’ LP “The Long Run”. That was actually the last studio album the group put out before going on an extended hiatus in 1980,...

Josie

Steely Dan

“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...

Learn to be Still

Eagles

“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

The Eagles

“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

Glenn Frey

“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

The Eagles

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...

Midnight Flyer

The Eagles

“Midnight Flyer” by Eagles

The way the lyrics read is as if the titular “Midnight Flyer” is actually a train.  And the singer is looking forward to boarding this vehicle in search of his destiny. That is to say...

Eagles

The Eagles

Eagles’ “Doolin-Dalton” Lyrics Meaning

This song is actually based on the story of the Doolin-Dalton Gang. The gang in question was a group of real-life outlaws who roamed the American Old West back in the late 19thcentury. And it is...