Soundtrack of My Life

"New Kid in Town" by the Eagles

Entry number 11, slightly delayed.

"New Kid in Town" by the Eagles

There's talk on the street, it sounds so familiar
Great expectations, everybody's watching you
People you meet, they all seem to know you
Even your old friends treat you like you're something new

Johnny come lately
The new kid in town
Everybody loves you
So don't let them down

You look in her eyes, the music begins to play
Hopeless romantics, here we go again
But after awhile you're lookin' the other way
It's those restless hearts that never mend

Johnny come lately
The new kid in town
Will she still love you?
When you're not around...

There's so many things you should have told her
But night after night you're willing to hold her, just hold her
Tears on your shoulder

There's talk on the street, it's there to remind you
Doesn't really matter which side you're on
You're walking away and they're talking behind you
They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along

Where you been lately?
There's a new kid in town
Everybody loves him don't they?

And he's holding her
And you're still around...
There's a new kid in town
Just another new kid in town...

Everybody's talking 'bout
The new kid in town
Everybody's walking like
The new kid in town

There's a new kid in town
(I don't want to hear it)
There's a new kid in town
(I don't want to hear it)

There's a new kid in town
(Everybody's talking)
There's a new kid in town
(People started walking)
There's a new kid in town

The Eagles are one of my all time favorite bands. I never get sick of listening to the complex harmonies and flawless guitar work. You've probably noticed by now that vocal harmonies and guitar are my weaknesses. (Please don't use this against me.) This song in particular is underrated, in favor of their more well-known songs like "Hotel California", but it deserves more attention. It's written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and J. D. Souther. Yes, it took three people to write this masterpiece. Unfortunately, Glenn Frey, who founded the band, passed away in 2016 and even the other band members have said that the band will never be the same. However, the Eagles are still together and making music with two new members to replace Frey, one of which is his son. According to the info underneath the video, they're currently touring right now.

Like most bands of their caliber, the Eagles had their share of the sex, drugs and drama that's typically associated with Rock & Roll. In fact, by the time they recorded their last album, there was so much animosity between the members that they couldn't stand to be in the same room together, even for long enough to record. Their parts had to be recorded in separate locations and then patched together. It still amazes me that these men who apparently hate each other can sound SO good together. You'd never know it by the way they play together and blend their voices. I would assume that it would come through in the music and things would sound disjointed and not as cohesive, but perhaps that's not the case when you're a professional.

To be fair, this is the studio version, and it could have been recorded before there was trouble in paradise. I suppose some things must have been resolved if they can stand each other enough to go on tour together now.

Anni