...I'll admit it, "The Henely" gets it! ...his tunes lasted longer, and have more introspective meaning.....*EDIT* ...here's the tunes.... (cont.) The Heart Of The Matter Sunset Grill The End Of The Innocence Long Way Home The Boys Of Summer The Last Worthless Evening New York Minute All She Wants To Do Is Dance I Will Not Go Quitetly Taking You Home ...YOU pick...... ; ) .....
I definitely prefer Don's solo work to the others. "The Heart of the Matter" is my favorite of his solo songs. He and Mike Campbell sure did well together.
Don Henley- Heart Of The Matter: "There are people in your life Who've come and gone They let you down You know they've hurt your pride You better put it all behind you baby ' Cause life goes on You keep carryin' that anger It'll eat you up inside "
@@edryba4867 I think it Heralded the coming of CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and many other media outlets, and maybe a few of the daytime talks shows we have like The View 🤔
B.S. News never goes out of style; like tabloid magazines, there's always fools to buy and believe their tripe. CNN/ MSNBC/ FOX. But it is awesome how CNN is tanking badly barely getting 440 million views a night. Don't even know how they stay in business. They will collapse, and good riddance.
This song is SO accurate. My husband interned in a newsroom back in the early 2000's and told me how demented the anchors and on-scene reporters are behind the scenes.
It got much worse after Obama repealed anti-propaganda laws/Fairness in Broadcasting Doctrines & reclassified news as "Entertainment " Prior to this, there were standards & liars could be sued. Now, there's no accountability. Obama also set up propaganda agencies that manufactured news for all outlets - TV, radio, print. Even network comedians are scripted. American journalists who spoke against him or the leftist agenda were jailed. 1000s of foreign propagandists were brought in & placed at every network, newspaper & even within government offices. "Divide & Destroy" - funded by Soros & CCP
Don Henley has an uncanny ability to create a heavy sense of nostalgia with his solo work. ESPECIALLY with End of the Innocence and Boys of the Summer. It’s fantastic sadness you can’t get enough of.
Love this song, and Lisa Marie Presley did a really good cover of it as well. She made it her own, which made a LOT of sense, considering what she experienced in her life
@@aprilgosa5779 agreed. That whole family has been tormented in ways that shouldn’t have happened. It’s why I tend to avoid listening to gossip when it comes to celebrities.
Great backstory, Adam. Interestingly, I learned as a kid what "Dirty Laundry" referred to, probably around the time the song came out. I believe I was in Sixth Grade and heard it on the school bus, which was tuned to the local hit station. I am going to say that I spent half my adult life working in the Broadcast News Industry as a Writer, Reporter and News Anchor. I will say that most of the staff who don't get face time -- Writers, Control Room Staff, Background and Ancillary Staff -- are pretty down to earth people. But unfortunately, there IS an Ego-Driven thing going on with a lot of people who are on camera. And depending on their organization, it becomes a bit of an Ego-Driven Cabal when you see certain veterans of the industry gathering together for a particularly big story. In other words: if you're from a lower-level broadcaster, the bigger fish will pay little attention to you and even look down their noses at you, UNLESS you assert yourself, as I often did. BUT... And this is important... The real veterans -- the top guys and gals -- are some of the most humble, grateful and accessible people. I had the opportunity to spend the first 6 months of my broadcasting career at Canada's national broadcaster. Their top news anchor was known all across the country. I used to see him in the elevator in the mornings. HE would greet me with a hello, how are you FIRST, before I could say anything to him. I also once had a job interview at their main competition. The news anchor -- a veteran female reporter -- was equally gracious to me that day. Meanwhile, it was the "bubble-headed young ladies" who would come in wearing short skirts, low blouses, and high heels to try to gain eyeballs. And, as we have seen, the concept of Dirty Laundry has been taken to extremes, where news media has created such a reality distortion field that it has caused mental health issues and division among people. FYI: Since getting laid off from the industry on November 28, 2011 I've never looked back. I will never again work for an industry that contributes nothing but constant misery and that has such a striking lack of integrity. Keep up the great work, Adam. I greatly enjoy your videos!
Wasn't an Eagles fan but loved the solo careers. I bought "Dirty Laundry" on 45 when it came out at age 13. That day I also bought "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, "Centerfold" by J. Gieles Band, "Hold On Loosly" by 38 Special, "Take It On The run" by REO Speedwagon, "Urgent" by Foreignor and the record I actually wore out and had to buy another "The Stroke" by Billy Squier. I think the 80's kids can figure out the year of all these hits.
Cool to hear the backstory behind this song. Nobody does “scathing” better than Don Henley and as pointed out, Dirty Laundry is even more appropriate today than when it was released. The organ really makes the tune, too. His 3rd solo album “End of The Innocence” is a personal fave, as well. While the Eagles story didn’t end well, we can be thankful for Don and Glenn’s solo careers and all the great music they gave us after the epic split. Thanks, Adam!
While I’m definitely no fan of the media, Don did get caught with two underage girls and cocaine in a hotel. The media is evil but Don Henley is not a good man.
My dad loved the lyrics to Dirty Laundry. Which was an uncharacteristic thing for him to say. That got me paying attention to song lyrics since I was a kid. Thanks Don Henley, thanks Dad.
My friend and I sang Dirty Laundry to a news reporter who was live on air! My friend and I were bored so we went to this press conference during "The Texas Standoff" in Ft. Davis, Tx. Mike Cox, the spokesman for Texas DPS was updating the situation on the manhunt of 2 individuals. It was plain and simple. This news reporter took it about 10 steps further and tried to instill panic and sensationalize the situation into something it wasn't. So yeah, we called him out BIG TIME by singing Dirty Laundry!
Don Henley had a great solo career. Can’t imagine the 80s without Girls of Summer, Dirty Laundry, and others. The Eagles arguably were as good apart as they were together. Glad we got both, glad they eventually got back together.
One evening I saw Henley being interviewed by one of the major networks. They treated him to a video of their own legion of talking heads set to his song, and he seemed very flattered and impressed by the effort.
Don Henley had the best solo career of all the Eagles members in my opinion. Boys Of Summer is one of my all time favorite songs, he also had a beautiful ballad on Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack Love Rules. No body ever talks about Love Rules and it's my favorite song on that amazing soundtrack because I could really relate to those lyrics.
Another great Henley soundtrack gem is "She's On The Zoom" from the Vision Quest soundtrack. The song sounds like a companion piece to "Johnny Can't Read."
One of my favorites by Don Henley. Prior to this song coming out, I was a dispatcher for a volunteer fire department. Would get a call from a newspaper writing, asking me about any big fires or bad auto accidents. Was getting tired of this solicitation, so I replied..."we saved two heart attack victims and safely transported several people to the hospital...does that count?" He uttered "nope" and hung up. Ticked me off...so when I heard "Dirty Laundry"...I just smiled all the way to the core. Thank you Don!!!
"It's interesting when people die" and "We all know that crap is king" are two of the best lines in all of rock music. (Another great line from Henley is, "Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac/ A little voice inside my said 'Don't look back, you can never look back.'")
The point of this song was lost on NO ONE back then. If we only had a time machine to see how far they've fallen SINCE the 80s! They were downright ETHICAL compared to now!
If they hadn't broke up and got back together, we wouldn't have Hell Freezes Over, the DVD. It's superbly recorded and preformed. It'll definitely make your hifi shine. If you get the dvd, it'll be the best one you own. I highly recommend it. Such a great band.
I watched him on the series: Storytellers. It's been awhile but I think he was talking about "Dirty Laundry" because he mentions growing up with Uncle Walt (Walter Conkrite) who had so much class and wasn't afraid to shed a tear over some tragedy that he was reporting on. Absolutely right about this being a song for our present day! Thanks man, you rock!
Love the Eagles. Love Don Henley. I've known for years Don writes some of the most intelligent lyrics in rock 'n' roll. Look at all of his solo work and analyze the lyrics it is just absolutely brilliant.
At this point, I think we all need to thank the talent magnet known as Linda Ronstadt. She had a nose for talent. Without her, there's no telling whether or not Henley and Frye would have ever met. Luckily, our ears were spoiled with the awesome music of the Eagles. 😀
I totally used this song to point out to my kids that media has been absolute garbage for a lot of years. The difference between then and now is that there used to be more good journalism based in facts rather then opinion based on personal feelings.
What I like about the trajectory of the Eagles and their subsequent solo careers is that we got all those great songs in the individual styles of each of the members, and now when they reunited, they play each other's solo pieces as a band in concert.
Joe Walsh's talkbox solo on Those Shoes is epic. His guitar solo on this song is really cool, too. Steve Lukather's guitar solo toward the end is underrated as well.
Those Shoes and Victim of Love must be played back to back for me. If hear one I must either look up the other youtube or scan through my playlist on my phone. They dovetail so well it's a natural.
"End of the Innocence" is high on my Henley list. And sure enough, you've got to give him credit for his post Eagles work. And should the Eagles have stayed together? No. Bad social mojo can't lead you to good art.
Dirty Laundry is true again now in 2023 , The media give us shit and expect us to believe it , I loved it when it first came out and I still love it now
WOW!!!! Don Henley actually allowed you to use his music in a video??? That's almost as rare as The Queen of England Knighting someone. As always Adam, GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!! P.S. In 1988, woman named Laurie Dann killed an 8 year old boy, just outside of Chicago. Some time later, a Chicago reporter "won" an award for her delivery of the story. When her name was announced, she was screaming and jumping for joy as she made her way to the stage to accept the award. I found her reaction to be so incredibly disgusting, that I never watched that channel's news ever again.
I think it was necessary, just like it was with Genesis and Fleetwood Mac, that Eagles split and did their own things and then got back together. It makes for remarkable group and solo appreciation by the members of the bands as well as by us fans! 🙂
Absolutely. It was well done and I enjoyed it without understanding it. That's kind of like enjoying "99 Luft Balloons" in German but not understanding it (but less abstract).
@@ProfessorofRock ONly Bernie Leadon among Eagles members didn't hit the Hot 100. Five members had top 40 hits, DOn Felder came within a couple of notches of having a top 40 hit, which would have given a sixth Eagle a top 40 solo hit
I really like Henley’s solo work. Boys of Summer is his biggest/best song. That being said, his blocking on RUclips really does makes him an a**hole. Sad on how many people will never hear his music. So sad.
This was a great song and one of the trailblazers of American new wave. It was so out of the ordinary for Don and it worked! As talented as all these guys are, I think the relationships at that point were so fractured that nothing good would’ve come of another few records I’m glad they had their solo careers to kind of jumpstart the band.
I like a lot of the solo work. Given where they were emotionally at the time, I don’t know what those potential albums would have been like. Individually, they released some great music from “Heavy Metal” to the “End of the Innocence” and a lot more.
Don Henley definitely had the best solo career out of all of the band members, aside from Joe Walsh who was not an original member of the group. The “End Of The Innocence” album was stellar and contained my all time favorite of his in “New York Minute”. Also as a correction to the year you had stated previously, it was on July 31st 1980 that Glen and Don had their huge blowup on stage.
Henley's lyrics are as poetic as Dylan's. All the songs of his solo career really capture an amazing essence. The sickness of fame in DL, Nostalgia in BoS and the disillusionment of the Reagan era in EoI. All have a timeless feel and sound as current today as they did back then.
Easily one of our best lyricists. I think it was Glenn who said no one could encapsulate a whole idea, a whole feeling or situation, in one line as well as Don Henley could.
"She can tell you about the plane crash / With a gleam in her eye" always makes me think of how the grotesque media reported 9/11 like violence porn. Likewise, the incredible Domino by Genesis, has some great lyrics that connect similarly: "Well now you never did see such a terrible thing As was seen last night on TV Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again Such a terrible thing to see"
I think the solo albums by Henley, Frey, Walsh and Meisner were quite good. They've grown on me over the years. Especially the work the Glenn Frey. I really enjoy his solo stuff these days and Henley released numerous classic prophetic hit songs.
The Hell Freezes Over tour was great! I saw the show at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, with the lead singer of a band I was in at the time. I rocked the tour shirt when I moved to England in 2002, but when I returned the following year, it stayed behind with other precious items. Still have the ticket stub, though, and fond memories of my only Eagles concert 🙂
At 19:51 that's a snippet of Joe Walsh's contribution to this song. One of my favorite guitar solos of all time, the manic playing and weird note runs perfectly compliments Henley's theme about the insanity that was taking over the media industry.
This is one of your best commentaries on one of my favorite songs by Don Henley and my answer is I'm glad that the Eagles did do their solo ventures because I can't imagine that the various ego's in that band would ever agree to some of the incredible music we were blessed with. So in short I'm happy that they did both. Imo.
Dirty Laundry was and still is needed to voice the invasion of privacy that the media of all sorts have on celebrities. I can think of several celebrities that had ruined reputations when they were juveniles. They then grew into adulthood fulfilling those reports. Sad that young people with lots of hopes and dreams can be manipulated that way. Glad Don, Glen, and the rest of The Eagles lineup took to the solo route for those 14 years before reuniting. Gave us individual views and creativity of each. And a reason to believe that something good can come from Hell freezing over.
I look forward to your posts. This was another great post. I appreciate the effort you put in each Post. Your love affair with music shows up in the quality of your work and you fans believe in your mission. Our History can be found in Music.
Don Henley's first 3 solo albums with the end of the innocence being my favorite shows off all of the humor, heart and intelligent insight that don brought to his previous band and what I love about dirty laundry is that screeching guitar solo in the middle and that powerful guitar outro and just how relevant is that song today
after years of listening to all of the members and the circus that ensued, I’m definitely in the Don Felder camp. he seems like a decent humble guy, unlike Fry and Henley. In the Eagles documentary, you could see the complete arrogance of both Henley and Fry. They just seemed like pretentious jerks. Not to mention, Henley and his escapades with underage girls and cocaine painted quite a picture of him so it’s amusing to hear him speak of “ dignity “. You throw a party, you should know everyone there because you’ll be held accountable if something goes down. Then he wants to blame it on a police set up? 😂 It’s the ole’ stupid games stupid prizes analogy. Was never really a fan of any of the Eagles solo works other than Joe Walsh. A few of Henley’s things were OK, and Felder never really put out much other than the stuff on the heavy metal soundtrack, which was pretty good, and didn’t like Glenn Fry’s solo stuff at all. All that being said, the Eagles are still one of my favorite all-time bands. When I was a little kid in the early 70s I discovered them and I’ve been a fan ever since. I use to consider the Eagles America’s version of the Beatles as far as iconic artists. That still may be the case, but Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are right up there as well.
Joe Walsh played the first solo but Toto founder & Guitarist, Steve Lukather played the second solo. In addition, Toto founder & late great drummer Jeff Porcaro played the killer drum track on "Dirty Laundry" as well. :-)
I feel like the news just never changed. It’s always been that way. My brother called a news station about an accident near our home and they asked did anyone die? My brother said no and they said well we don’t care. This was about 20 years ago.
Dad was a huge eagles fan. Took me to see them when they reunited in 94 for the Hell Freezes Over tour. He was bummed Stanley wasn’t back as take it to the limit would’ve been the ultimate to what was already a crazy lineup of hits from everyone’s solo stuff (Walsh, Fry and Henley were the standouts). We saw them first at the Orange Show Pavilion where he saw both US festivals, dad shared a bunch of stories. One more time at the rose bowl but that show was shorter with less solo stuff. Dad went from Covid a couple years now but I love to think back to those times.
Lots of solid biographical information here. Many Eagles fans have heard different versions of the breakup. It has been covered at different stages of the saga and from different character's perspective. Jumping off from Don Henley and where his head was at when Dirty Laundry was created was the right call. I really felt like The Professor had us in the backseat of that car eavesdropping on Henley and Kortchmar stirring up that secret sauce
Clearly Henley post Eagles Solo career. So many just brilliant timeless songs. And it was wonderful they were able to reunite in the 90s. Get Over it. Is another song that is more relevant today than the day it was written.
I feel if they would have continued recording as a group the songs and performances would’ve suffered greatly. They really needed a break from each other. The fan base was still there and we all benefited from each one’s solo success.
Henley knew that the "news as entertainment" was put in overdrive by the CBS program "60 Minutes". That was the beginning of the end of the Walter Cronkite model.
I think The Eagles did the right thing taking the 14 yr. vacation. If they hadn't, I think the music would've suffered because of all the disdain. The solo works were amazing! Adam, I'd like to see you do a vlog on Don Henley's song, In The Garden Of Allah. Another great song that's scathing and highly unrecognized.
Another amazing video. Im 53 and your channel takes me back thru time remembering all the great music I come to know and love thank you for doing what you do. Omfg, solid gold lol
Henley's solo stuff, especially End of the Innocence, which is a masterpiece album would've never happened if Eagles had stayed together. I'm personally glad it did. Plus the Hell Freezes Over reunion was legendary.
When my ex and I split up, people just had to say, "What about the kids?" My response was to ask which was better--to grow up in one unhappy home or two happy ones. If the Eagles had stayed together in that unhappy home, the quality of their music would have eventually started to suffer. Plus, we would be denied hits like this one, Boys of Summer, Smuggler's Blues, and Life's Been Good.
It’s so intrusive and annoying when people are asked when or if they are going to have kids, what they plan to do with their kids, etc. None of their freaking business.
I'm a 60s rock and roll kinda guy so a large % of the music you cover is news to me. That said, "Dirty Laundry" is a hit that really made an impression on me. I never would have connected it to the Eagles. Thanks. --Also, I appreciate your gifted ability to bring out the human interest element in the artist and the music that keeps me clicking on your channel, even when the artist/song isn't really my cup of tea. C F G + the truth, dude! :)
Henley has had the better solo career, and is the best vocalist, hands down IMO. When you look closer at Henley's body of work, numerous songs were written for him by other artists, and it helps make the case for Frey's body of work. It's easy to just crown Henley and forget that for a few years (84-85), Frey was by far the leader of the pack. Frey's "Smuggler's Blues" is a masterful song which exploded onto the scene with it's corresponding Mtv video and episode on Miami Vice, which if I remember...was the most watched show at the time. Glen Frey was on fire at one point with "The Heat is On", "You Belong To the City", and "Sexy Girl" which were all over the radio and Mtv.
Actually, I remember the eighties very, very well - and I remember the news presentations of that time. There has been some change in local news since, BUT, Henly's song was NOT ahead of its time, but simply a part of that time as much as it is a part of the present. Thank You for another wonderful video!
I don't think the prolific solo work from them would have been as trascendent as it is if they had stayed together. The were free to express themselves. For me, their group work or solo their work is at the same level of importance. Great Video Professor. Magnificent work
Henley was an amazing lyricist. He had an epic song to capture the dirty under belly of every decade: 70s: Hotel California 80s: New York Minute 90s: Garden of Allah 00s: Long Road Out of Eden
Loved them together and loved them individually. Dirty Laundry has a great vibe. I loved Randy Meisner, and would like to hear some more about him. I am one of those people who come to the comments immediately to find out who or what you are talking about because I have an issue with waiting. I don't even like wrapping presents because I can't wait to surprise anyone.
Don Henley is the entire package because he writes love songs yet he is very political. If you listen to “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” it is a scathing rebuke of the tendency of some in our society to think politics doesn’t matter. The video has a young woman dancing while menacing people in military outfits in a foreign land walk around. I love the video and song. I’m mystified that people criticize Don Henley especially more politically conservative fans for Don expressing his thoughts and feelings when that is what motivates his art. “Dirty Laundry” is a look at the hypocrisy of our media in a way that only Don Henley can provide.
Ah Yes, the Iggles. A soap opera disguised as a rock band. Greatness personified. Don Henley was a great songwriter. Glenn Frey also, but Henley seemed to be a cut above. Glad they got back together before Glenn passed. ❤️ Solid Gold reference and a Supertramp shirt for the win today too! Thanks Professor!
One of the best tracks of the 70s. But really why was a 16 year old overdosing on coke at this guy's house? Sometimes the media has legitimate questions and it's only because of KTLA hunting down the story he was even arrested at all
An underrated song on "End Of The Innocence ", imho, has Axl Rose, of all people, singing background vocals, "I will not go quietly ". A favorite at the time.
I prefer what they did as solo artists and their work. They play the stuff live as the Eagles anyway - Joe's Life's been good, Walk Away, Rocky Mountain Way, Fry's stuff and Henley's stuff. One of the best live band's I've seen, better than anticipated as was Fleetwood Mac.
I always considered the soundtrack for Fast Times at Ridgemont High to be a sort of eulogy for the Eagles. It has solo tracks from Henley, Felder, Walsh, and Schmidt, as well as "Take it Easy" composer Jackson Browne. I think I weigh in on the side of those who are glad the Eagles broke up. With the way they were going, I'm afraid that more studio work from them in the 80s would have been disappointing. Instead we got a lot of great and interesting music from every member of the band, and I treasure a lot of that music.
I knew this was gonna be about Dirty Laundry and it’s even more interesting to me bc I just quoted it literally yesterday…at the time I’m watching this video and writing this comment, the murder of those 4 students in Moscow, Idaho is all over the news, and just incessantly so. I’ve been watching a little here and there - there are at least 2 other interesting cases going on at the same time (Murdaugh and Daybell…I’m interested in all the court proceedings, so I end up coming across different segments on all these stories) - and I noticed the salacious glee w which people on the news are reporting on this tragic case. I also noticed how the same “expert commentators” appear on every segment of every show on every network chatting away about this awful case and I thought, “My god, how much money these people must be making off these murders”…and Dirty Laundry just popped into my mind… “…a gleam in her eye…”, “…it’s interesting when people die…”, and “…when it’s said and done, we haven’t told you a thing…” are some of the lyrics that came to mind… Of course, I have to say that the media consuming public - yes, including me - is partially responsible for all of this…if we didn’t watch all this crap 24/7, we wouldn’t need these people, but that’s a topic for another day, I suppose. The only criticism I have of the song is the line about the “bubble headed bleached blonde”…it smacks of misogyny that perhaps really wasn’t a thing back then but which has not aged well…otherwise, omg…what a fantastic song…love it!!! It’s sad the The Eagles broke up but man did we get some seriously amazing music from its members as a result!!! Thanks for yet another great video, and - at least for me - so timely!!! Wishing you all the best, Prof!!!
I like Boys of Summer from Building the Perfect Beast more in terms of a great song to listen too (plus it brings back a lot of memories), but of course this one has a brilliant and relevant message and is also super solid.
Awesome question, what would be better, eagles in 80s or combined (aka Don Henley and Glenn Frey) collective solo works. I'm surprised, but I think I'll keep the solo works. Both had some great stuff they probably never would have done as eagles.
Songs are supposed to elicit a memory for the listener. It brings you back to that point in time (good or bad) when you emotionally first heard the song. It is why we love music.
Dirty Laundry, hit close to home for me. In the 70’s I belonged to one of the largest Churches in the area. People from all over the world would and visit. In 1979 the perfect storm emerged and my church was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. CNN and other medias camped out across the street. I saw first hand families torn apart, friends divided, and how the media twisted and played with words. This song sang what I knew to be true. Thanks for the memories.
Yeah, local news is almost entirely dumb, but back when I was a teen in 1982, I sort of felt like Don was bellyaching here, especially given the rather nasty story about teenagers OD'ing in his house. I enjoyed the song more for its unique sound, rather than the lyrics. And I have to tell you, we didn't respect the media back then, either, so I'm not really on board with the "prophecy" thing.
Frey & Henley are jackholes personally, but geniuses musically. They just about proudly admited to such in "History of the Eagles." And I pretty much whole-heartedly agree with that self-assessment.
I love Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" and "Dirty Laundry". I've heard some great covers too. Being a kid of the 80's, I didn't know about the history and breakup of the Eagles. Great content as usual. Thank you.
This song is definitely applicable to today's media environment. However, if a 16 year old ODs in your house that really is on you, and if you're irresponsible enough for something like that to happen and you're one of the most famous people in the country, I really don't think you get to sanctimoniously lambast the media for reporting on it.
Poll: What is your pick for the best solo career and song from a member of the Eagles?
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
...I'll admit it, "The Henely" gets it! ...his tunes lasted longer, and have more introspective meaning.....*EDIT* ...here's the tunes.... (cont.)
The Heart Of The Matter
Sunset Grill
The End Of The Innocence
Long Way Home
The Boys Of Summer
The Last Worthless Evening
New York Minute
All She Wants To Do Is Dance
I Will Not Go Quitetly
Taking You Home
...YOU pick...... ; ) .....
I definitely prefer Don's solo work to the others.
"The Heart of the Matter" is my favorite of his solo songs. He and Mike Campbell sure did well together.
Don Henley "End Of The Innocent"
Don Henley- Heart Of The Matter:
"There are people in your life
Who've come and gone
They let you down
You know they've hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you baby
' Cause life goes on
You keep carryin' that anger
It'll eat you up inside "
Dirty Laundry speaks volumes about the state of the media, and I'm amazed at how relevant it still is despite being a 41 year-old song.
So very true... It's amazing just how prophetic he was 40 yrs ago about what the media would become.
I was just thinking this the other day listening to this song. Spot on today
It’s more relevant now than ever. And it did herald the beginnings of Fox “News”.
@@edryba4867 I think it Heralded the coming of CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and many other media outlets, and maybe a few of the daytime talks shows we have like The View 🤔
B.S. News never goes out of style; like tabloid magazines, there's always fools to buy and believe their tripe.
CNN/ MSNBC/ FOX.
But it is awesome how CNN is tanking badly barely getting 440 million views a night. Don't even know how they stay in business. They will collapse, and good riddance.
"Heart of The Matter" is Don Henley's masterpiece.
I agree with that!
"Dirty Laundry" is one of the best post Eagles songs that Don Henley ever did & it's still relevant to this day.
Exactly right! Thanks Scott!
No doubt- probably now more than ever!
E Celt it wasn’t an eagles tune, it was solo Don
Many of Don's songs post eagles were great.
@@Terk131 I've always liked "Sunset Grill."
This song is SO accurate. My husband interned in a newsroom back in the early 2000's and told me how demented the anchors and on-scene reporters are behind the scenes.
Almost like they’re normal people, even?
He must’ve worked at FAUX News then cuz not all networks are bad.
It got much worse after Obama repealed anti-propaganda laws/Fairness in Broadcasting Doctrines & reclassified news as "Entertainment " Prior to this, there were standards & liars could be sued. Now, there's no accountability. Obama also set up propaganda agencies that manufactured news for all outlets - TV, radio, print. Even network comedians are scripted. American journalists who spoke against him or the leftist agenda were jailed. 1000s of foreign propagandists were brought in & placed at every network, newspaper & even within government offices. "Divide & Destroy" - funded by Soros & CCP
Always loved this song. Never thought of it as ahead of it's time, just that the situation has "advanced from bad to worse."
well spoken!
Yes I think the same about most songs they say were "ahead of their time" it was just true then and is still true today.
So did I. Whenever anybody talks of the media like they are as pure as the wind driven snow I always remember this song.
Dirty Laundry is the most stark, blunt, and truthful song ever written. Unfortunately, it’s timeless!
Don’t forget about “Everybody Knows”
Don Henley has an uncanny ability to create a heavy sense of nostalgia with his solo work. ESPECIALLY with End of the Innocence and Boys of the Summer. It’s fantastic sadness you can’t get enough of.
Fantastic sadness! Love it!
Heart Of The Matter as well... Great reflecting music. Great call. \m/
4GOT About THE END OF INNOCENCE
Love this song, and Lisa Marie Presley did a really good cover of it as well. She made it her own, which made a LOT of sense, considering what she experienced in her life
It wells me up even more now. R.I.P. Lisa.
Oh! Thank you for posting this. I’m gonna check that out. R.I.P. beautiful Lisa Marie😢
Yeah and now that she is gone they still won't let her family grieve or her rest in peace without the speculation and crap
@@aprilgosa5779 agreed. That whole family has been tormented in ways that shouldn’t have happened.
It’s why I tend to avoid listening to gossip when it comes to celebrities.
I can't imagine the 80's without Henley and Frey's solo careers.
Great backstory, Adam.
Interestingly, I learned as a kid what "Dirty Laundry" referred to, probably around the time the song came out.
I believe I was in Sixth Grade and heard it on the school bus, which was tuned to the local hit station.
I am going to say that I spent half my adult life working in the Broadcast News Industry as a Writer, Reporter and News Anchor.
I will say that most of the staff who don't get face time -- Writers, Control Room Staff, Background and Ancillary Staff -- are pretty down to earth people.
But unfortunately, there IS an Ego-Driven thing going on with a lot of people who are on camera.
And depending on their organization, it becomes a bit of an Ego-Driven Cabal when you see certain veterans of the industry gathering together for a particularly big story.
In other words: if you're from a lower-level broadcaster, the bigger fish will pay little attention to you and even look down their noses at you, UNLESS you assert yourself, as I often did.
BUT...
And this is important...
The real veterans -- the top guys and gals -- are some of the most humble, grateful and accessible people.
I had the opportunity to spend the first 6 months of my broadcasting career at Canada's national broadcaster.
Their top news anchor was known all across the country. I used to see him in the elevator in the mornings.
HE would greet me with a hello, how are you FIRST, before I could say anything to him.
I also once had a job interview at their main competition. The news anchor -- a veteran female reporter -- was equally gracious to me that day.
Meanwhile, it was the "bubble-headed young ladies" who would come in wearing short skirts, low blouses, and high heels to try to gain eyeballs.
And, as we have seen, the concept of Dirty Laundry has been taken to extremes, where news media has created such a reality distortion field that it has caused mental health issues and division among people.
FYI: Since getting laid off from the industry on November 28, 2011 I've never looked back.
I will never again work for an industry that contributes nothing but constant misery and that has such a striking lack of integrity.
Keep up the great work, Adam. I greatly enjoy your videos!
Wasn't an Eagles fan but loved the solo careers. I bought "Dirty Laundry" on 45 when it came out at age 13. That day I also bought "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, "Centerfold" by J. Gieles Band, "Hold On Loosly" by 38 Special, "Take It On The run" by REO Speedwagon, "Urgent" by Foreignor and the record I actually wore out and had to buy another "The Stroke" by Billy Squier. I think the 80's kids can figure out the year of all these hits.
Marvelous list!
And if I were stranded alone on a desert island with a walkman, I could live happily with that as my rotating playlist! Classics, all!
@@notmyname3883 Walkman! Hell Yes!
Ah yes the good Ole days.
Cool to hear the backstory behind this song. Nobody does “scathing” better than Don Henley and as pointed out, Dirty Laundry is even more appropriate today than when it was released. The organ really makes the tune, too. His 3rd solo album “End of The Innocence” is a personal fave, as well. While the Eagles story didn’t end well, we can be thankful for Don and Glenn’s solo careers and all the great music they gave us after the epic split. Thanks, Adam!
Thanks ROBSTER! I agree on all accounts. Nobody does it like Henley!
@@ProfessorofRock “Gimme What You’ve Got” is another great example.
Elvis Costello can give pretty good scathe, too . . .
MY FAVORITE IS 'GET OVER IT'. APPROPRIATE TODAY
While I’m definitely no fan of the media, Don did get caught with two underage girls and cocaine in a hotel. The media is evil but Don Henley is not a good man.
Henley was and still is a very talented guy. Great songwriter. But, unfortunately, he’s a pompous egotistical malcontent.
Extremely talented.
Nothing has changed with the media and never will.
Mark Twain used to complain about them (newspapers) Wonder if it will ever change.
The song has aged like fine wine, and is more applicable today than the day it came out. Amazing.
It’s sad but true.
My dad loved the lyrics to Dirty Laundry. Which was an uncharacteristic thing for him to say. That got me paying attention to song lyrics since I was a kid. Thanks Don Henley, thanks Dad.
Dad knew the truth about the media!
Love the Eagles. I absolutely loved the song back in the day and love it more today. Give a million or more middle fingers to them now Don Henley!
And I will champion him on!
Boys Of Summer is one of the defining music of the 80s
The intro is just a killer
My friend and I sang Dirty Laundry to a news reporter who was live on air!
My friend and I were bored so we went to this press conference during "The Texas Standoff" in Ft. Davis, Tx. Mike Cox, the spokesman for Texas DPS was updating the situation on the manhunt of 2 individuals. It was plain and simple. This news reporter took it about 10 steps further and tried to instill panic and sensationalize the situation into something it wasn't. So yeah, we called him out BIG TIME by singing Dirty Laundry!
Bias is a real news epidemic. Glad you told him the truth!
Don Henley had a great solo career. Can’t imagine the 80s without Girls of Summer, Dirty Laundry, and others. The Eagles arguably were as good apart as they were together. Glad we got both, glad they eventually got back together.
*Boys of Summer
One evening I saw Henley being interviewed by one of the major networks. They treated him to a video of their own legion of talking heads set to his song, and he seemed very flattered and impressed by the effort.
I actually saw that and loved it!
Don Henley had the best solo career of all the Eagles members in my opinion. Boys Of Summer is one of my all time favorite songs, he also had a beautiful ballad on Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack Love Rules. No body ever talks about Love Rules and it's my favorite song on that amazing soundtrack because I could really relate to those lyrics.
Love Rules is a great song, no doubt.
Another great Henley soundtrack gem is "She's On The Zoom" from the Vision Quest soundtrack. The song sounds like a companion piece to "Johnny Can't Read."
@@lastguyminn2324 Yes. I forgot about that one.
One of my favorites by Don Henley. Prior to this song coming out, I was a dispatcher for a volunteer fire department. Would get a call from a newspaper writing, asking me about any big fires or bad auto accidents. Was getting tired of this solicitation, so I replied..."we saved two heart attack victims and safely transported several people to the hospital...does that count?" He uttered "nope" and hung up. Ticked me off...so when I heard "Dirty Laundry"...I just smiled all the way to the core. Thank you Don!!!
"It's interesting when people die" and "We all know that crap is king" are two of the best lines in all of rock music. (Another great line from Henley is, "Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac/ A little voice inside my said 'Don't look back, you can never look back.'")
I think it's "We all know that CRAFT is king".
@@cathylindeboo.9598 Nope, you can google it.... "We all know that CRAP is king". Seriously.
This has happened at school so many times. Instead of people acting ethically they just get straight to the crap, because the crap is king.
@@cathylindeboo.9598 Craft was king to Henley, that's why the line in the song is "we all know that crap is king." Prescient, look where we are now!
The point of this song was lost on NO ONE back then. If we only had a time machine to see how far they've fallen SINCE the 80s! They were downright ETHICAL compared to now!
Local TV news was never all that impressive. The influence of cable TV news hadn't yet begun though... At least there's still some strong print media.
Today’s society is truly wacked up. Truly damaged.
If they hadn't broke up and got back together, we wouldn't have Hell Freezes Over, the DVD. It's superbly recorded and preformed. It'll definitely make your hifi shine. If you get the dvd, it'll be the best one you own. I highly recommend it. Such a great band.
I watched him on the series: Storytellers. It's been awhile but I think he was talking about "Dirty Laundry" because he mentions growing up with Uncle Walt (Walter Conkrite) who had so much class and wasn't afraid to shed a tear over some tragedy that he was reporting on. Absolutely right about this being a song for our present day! Thanks man, you rock!
Love the Eagles. Love Don Henley. I've known for years Don writes some of the most intelligent lyrics in rock 'n' roll. Look at all of his solo work and analyze the lyrics it is just absolutely brilliant.
The 80s just wouldn't be the same without their solo stuff, especially Don's. "Boys of Summer" is easily in the top 10 for me. Great work Prof!
Agreed, can't miss the Grammy award winning best male vocal performance for The End of the Innocence either.
At this point, I think we all need to thank the talent magnet known as Linda Ronstadt. She had a nose for talent. Without her, there's no telling whether or not Henley and Frye would have ever met. Luckily, our ears were spoiled with the awesome music of the Eagles. 😀
It’s very sad that she lost her angel of a voice.
I totally used this song to point out to my kids that media has been absolute garbage for a lot of years. The difference between then and now is that there used to be more good journalism based in facts rather then opinion based on personal feelings.
What I like about the trajectory of the Eagles and their subsequent solo careers is that we got all those great songs in the individual styles of each of the members, and now when they reunited, they play each other's solo pieces as a band in concert.
Joe Walsh's talkbox solo on Those Shoes is epic.
His guitar solo on this song is really cool, too. Steve Lukather's guitar solo toward the end is underrated as well.
So many great aspects of this classic hit.
THATS MY FAVORITE EAGLES SONG. FELDER WROTE IT.
Steve Lukather was on it in the 80s.
@@lovly2cu725 Don & Joe are my favorite members of the band. Don & Glenn have been D bags for decades.
Those Shoes and Victim of Love must be played back to back for me. If hear one I must either look up the other youtube or scan through my playlist on my phone. They dovetail so well it's a natural.
Love the eagles loved all their music cried when Glen died don’t have any use for Don
"End of the Innocence" is high on my Henley list. And sure enough, you've got to give him credit for his post Eagles work.
And should the Eagles have stayed together? No. Bad social mojo can't lead you to good art.
Dirty Laundry is true again now in 2023 , The media give us shit and expect us to believe it , I loved it when it first came out and I still love it now
WOW!!!! Don Henley actually allowed you to use his music in a video??? That's almost as rare as The Queen of England Knighting someone. As always Adam, GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. In 1988, woman named Laurie Dann killed an 8 year old boy, just outside of Chicago. Some time later, a Chicago reporter "won" an award for her delivery of the story. When her name was announced, she was screaming and jumping for joy as she made her way to the stage to accept the award. I found her reaction to be so incredibly disgusting, that I never watched that channel's news ever again.
"Dirty Laundry" and "Boys of Summer" are two of my all-time favorite songs!! I love what Don Henley did in his solo career. He's straight up awesome!
Ditto on all counts. I’d rank “The Boys of Summer” as the best song made from 1980-today.
So many great songs from him.
End of the innocence is underrated. Great lyrics, Bruce Hornsby piano
I saw the "He'll Freezes Over" tour. It was great. At that time, Walsh was with the band. He was pretty funny. Awesome concert!
Cool!
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I think the best move they did was bring Joe on board. I was very surprised when it happened. Amazing player; funny guy for sure.
Couldn’t have picked a better name! 😂
I think it was necessary, just like it was with Genesis and Fleetwood Mac, that Eagles split and did their own things and then got back together. It makes for remarkable group and solo appreciation by the members of the bands as well as by us fans! 🙂
I remember when Dirty Laundry came out. It was a very weird song, but so catchy you couldn't turn it off. It's definitely on my 80s playlist now.
It's a true classic. His biggest solo hit!
....In me neck O' the woods, it rarely got Radio airplay, 'cause of the line "..crap is king..." ...NOW look what they say on the Radio! ...ha-HAA!!
Absolutely. It was well done and I enjoyed it without understanding it. That's kind of like enjoying "99 Luft Balloons" in German but not understanding it (but less abstract).
@@RBS_ Crazy what's on the radio these days! And on the charts. Kind of makes me sad actually.
@@RBS_ also the line: I just have to look good I don't have to be queer. LGBGT+ wouldn't let that fly. It's already edited out of airplay.
They're a group of accomplished artists. All of them had solo hits.
so true.
@@ProfessorofRock Hey ProRo 👋 what were you doing in Burbank?
@@ProfessorofRock ONly Bernie Leadon among Eagles members didn't hit the Hot 100. Five members had top 40 hits, DOn Felder came within a couple of notches of having a top 40 hit, which would have given a sixth Eagle a top 40 solo hit
They’re one of only a few bands with this distinction.
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I really like Henley’s solo work. Boys of Summer is his biggest/best song.
That being said, his blocking on RUclips really does makes him an a**hole. Sad on how many people will never hear his music. So sad.
This was a great song and one of the trailblazers of American new wave. It was so out of the ordinary for Don and it worked!
As talented as all these guys are, I think the relationships at that point were so fractured that nothing good would’ve come of another few records I’m glad they had their solo careers to kind of jumpstart the band.
That's right. Good call!
I agree. They parted their separate ways for valid reasons.
I like a lot of the solo work. Given where they were emotionally at the time, I don’t know what those potential albums would have been like. Individually, they released some great music from “Heavy Metal” to the “End of the Innocence” and a lot more.
Don is hands down the GOAT! Boys of summer had me wanting to play drums when I was a kid and then I wanted to sing like him!
Don Henley definitely had the best solo career out of all of the band members, aside from Joe Walsh who was not an original member of the group. The “End Of The Innocence” album was stellar and contained my all time favorite of his in “New York Minute”. Also as a correction to the year you had stated previously, it was on July 31st 1980 that Glen and Don had their huge blowup on stage.
Henley's lyrics are as poetic as Dylan's. All the songs of his solo career really capture an amazing essence. The sickness of fame in DL, Nostalgia in BoS and the disillusionment of the Reagan era in EoI. All have a timeless feel and sound as current today as they did back then.
Easily one of our best lyricists. I think it was Glenn who said no one could encapsulate a whole idea, a whole feeling or situation, in one line as well as Don Henley could.
We all could learn lessons from him.
Yeah but Dylan kinda became irrelevant and still is today.
"She can tell you about the plane crash / With a gleam in her eye" always makes me think of how the grotesque media reported 9/11 like violence porn.
Likewise, the incredible Domino by Genesis, has some great lyrics that connect similarly:
"Well now you never did see such a terrible thing
As was seen last night on TV
Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again
Such a terrible thing to see"
I think the solo albums by Henley, Frey, Walsh and Meisner were quite good. They've grown on me over the years. Especially the work the Glenn Frey. I really enjoy his solo stuff these days and Henley released numerous classic prophetic hit songs.
Glenn and Don’s solo work are really amazing.
Such a great song about the media that still holds up today. Giving them the proverbial finger and it was perfect.
INDEED! Thanks Di!
The folks at Apple News should hear this.
The news media is so one-sided today that the only reason I wake up to the news on the radio today is to get the weather. Don Henley got it right!
The Hell Freezes Over tour was great! I saw the show at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, with the lead singer of a band I was in at the time. I rocked the tour shirt when I moved to England in 2002, but when I returned the following year, it stayed behind with other precious items. Still have the ticket stub, though, and fond memories of my only Eagles concert 🙂
At 19:51 that's a snippet of Joe Walsh's contribution to this song. One of my favorite guitar solos of all time, the manic playing and weird note runs perfectly compliments Henley's theme about the insanity that was taking over the media industry.
Adam just said that Steve said that that was one of his own favorite guitar solos. To me that did not sound like Joe Walsh.
@@melanieshaw3210 Lukather performed the second solo in the song. Some great playing on that one too.
This is one of your best commentaries on one of my favorite songs by Don Henley and my answer is I'm glad that the Eagles did do their solo ventures because I can't imagine that the various ego's in that band would ever agree to some of the incredible music we were blessed with. So in short I'm happy that they did both. Imo.
And all the drama came to a peaceful stop.
Dirty Laundry was and still is needed to voice the invasion of privacy that the media of all sorts have on celebrities. I can think of several celebrities that had ruined reputations when they were juveniles. They then grew into adulthood fulfilling those reports. Sad that young people with lots of hopes and dreams can be manipulated that way. Glad Don, Glen, and the rest of The Eagles lineup took to the solo route for those 14 years before reuniting. Gave us individual views and creativity of each. And a reason to believe that something good can come from Hell freezing over.
I look forward to your posts. This was another great post. I appreciate the effort you put in each Post. Your love affair with music shows up in the quality of your work and you fans believe in your mission. Our History can be found in Music.
Thanks TINA!
Don Henley's first 3 solo albums with the end of the innocence being my favorite shows off all of the humor, heart and intelligent insight that don brought to his previous band and what I love about dirty laundry is that screeching guitar solo in the middle and that powerful guitar outro and just how relevant is that song today
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Steve Lukather nailed it on Dirty Laundry.
after years of listening to all of the members and the circus that ensued, I’m definitely in the Don Felder camp. he seems like a decent humble guy, unlike Fry and Henley. In the Eagles documentary, you could see the complete arrogance of both Henley and Fry. They just seemed like pretentious jerks. Not to mention, Henley and his escapades with underage girls and cocaine painted quite a picture of him so it’s amusing to hear him speak of “ dignity “. You throw a party, you should know everyone there because you’ll be held accountable if something goes down. Then he wants to blame it on a police set up? 😂 It’s the ole’ stupid games stupid prizes analogy. Was never really a fan of any of the Eagles solo works other than Joe Walsh. A few of Henley’s things were OK, and Felder never really put out much other than the stuff on the heavy metal soundtrack, which was pretty good, and didn’t like Glenn Fry’s solo stuff at all. All that being said, the Eagles are still one of my favorite all-time bands. When I was a little kid in the early 70s I discovered them and I’ve been a fan ever since. I use to consider the Eagles America’s version of the Beatles as far as iconic artists. That still may be the case, but Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are right up there as well.
Killer solos from Joe Walsh to boot !! Awesome song that was quite prescient back in 1982
Exactly! Good call David.
Joe Walsh played the first solo but Toto founder & Guitarist, Steve Lukather played the second solo. In addition, Toto founder & late great drummer Jeff Porcaro played the killer drum track on "Dirty Laundry" as well. :-)
Henley was all of us.
I feel like the news just never changed. It’s always been that way. My brother called a news station about an accident near our home and they asked did anyone die? My brother said no and they said well we don’t care. This was about 20 years ago.
@@Exorcist364xs the old aphorism "If it bleeds, it leads" says it all.
Dad was a huge eagles fan. Took me to see them when they reunited in 94 for the Hell Freezes Over tour. He was bummed Stanley wasn’t back as take it to the limit would’ve been the ultimate to what was already a crazy lineup of hits from everyone’s solo stuff (Walsh, Fry and Henley were the standouts). We saw them first at the Orange Show Pavilion where he saw both US festivals, dad shared a bunch of stories. One more time at the rose bowl but that show was shorter with less solo stuff. Dad went from Covid a couple years now but I love to think back to those times.
Lots of solid biographical information here. Many Eagles fans have heard different versions of the breakup. It has been covered at different stages of the saga and from different character's perspective. Jumping off from Don Henley and where his head was at when Dirty Laundry was created was the right call. I really felt like The Professor had us in the backseat of that car eavesdropping on Henley and Kortchmar stirring up that secret sauce
You've probably heard Flat Top by the Goo Goo Dolls but if not give it a listen...mixes well with your take on Dirty Laundry. Loved this song as well!
The balance between the driving organ vs the drums that are way back in the pocket gives this song such a great feel.
Bluesy badass riff.
Clearly Henley post Eagles Solo career. So many just brilliant timeless songs.
And it was wonderful they were able to reunite in the 90s. Get Over it. Is another song that is more relevant today than the day it was written.
Love it. I'm happy former Eagles members found solo success and then reunited
I feel if they would have continued recording as a group the songs and performances would’ve suffered greatly. They really needed a break from each other. The fan base was still there and we all benefited from each one’s solo success.
Spot on. 👏👏
Henley knew that the "news as entertainment" was put in overdrive by the CBS program "60 Minutes". That was the beginning of the end of the Walter Cronkite model.
So true.
Notable insight; I never thought of it that way. But I think you’re right.
I wish our generation had a Walter Cronkite.
Heart of the matter and end of the innocence are better songs imo
I think The Eagles did the right thing taking the 14 yr. vacation. If they hadn't, I think the music would've suffered because of all the disdain. The solo works were amazing!
Adam, I'd like to see you do a vlog on Don Henley's song, In The Garden Of Allah. Another great song that's scathing and highly unrecognized.
Another amazing video. Im 53 and your channel takes me back thru time remembering all the great music I come to know and love thank you for doing what you do. Omfg, solid gold lol
Thanks for watching OSCAR!
My aunt told me a lot of stories about Solid Gold.
Henley's solo stuff, especially End of the Innocence, which is a masterpiece album would've never happened if Eagles had stayed together. I'm personally glad it did. Plus the Hell Freezes Over reunion was legendary.
When my ex and I split up, people just had to say, "What about the kids?" My response was to ask which was better--to grow up in one unhappy home or two happy ones.
If the Eagles had stayed together in that unhappy home, the quality of their music would have eventually started to suffer. Plus, we would be denied hits like this one, Boys of Summer, Smuggler's Blues, and Life's Been Good.
Very true.
It’s so intrusive and annoying when people are asked when or if they are going to have kids, what they plan to do with their kids, etc. None of their freaking business.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I agree.
I'm a 60s rock and roll kinda guy so a large % of the music you cover is news to me. That said, "Dirty Laundry" is a hit that really made an impression on me. I never would have connected it to the Eagles. Thanks. --Also, I appreciate your gifted ability to bring out the human interest element in the artist and the music that keeps me clicking on your channel, even when the artist/song isn't really my cup of tea. C F G + the truth, dude! :)
Your hard work is so appreciated. You are hands down my fav sub. Rock on Professor!
Henley has had the better solo career, and is the best vocalist, hands down IMO. When you look closer at Henley's body of work, numerous songs were written for him by other artists, and it helps make the case for Frey's body of work. It's easy to just crown Henley and forget that for a few years (84-85), Frey was by far the leader of the pack. Frey's "Smuggler's Blues" is a masterful song which exploded onto the scene with it's corresponding Mtv video and episode on Miami Vice, which if I remember...was the most watched show at the time. Glen Frey was on fire at one point with "The Heat is On", "You Belong To the City", and "Sexy Girl" which were all over the radio and Mtv.
Love this band!! Such a talented group of artists!!🤘🔥
Eagles? Indeed!
They were all great musicians.
Actually, I remember the eighties very, very well - and I remember the news presentations of that time. There has been some change in local news since, BUT, Henly's song was NOT ahead of its time, but simply a part of that time as much as it is a part of the present. Thank You for another wonderful video!
Exactly.
I don't think the prolific solo work from them would have been as trascendent as it is if they had stayed together. The were free to express themselves. For me, their group work or solo their work is at the same level of importance. Great Video Professor. Magnificent work
Good point
It’s all about timing here.
Henley was an amazing lyricist. He had an epic song to capture the dirty under belly of every decade:
70s: Hotel California
80s: New York Minute
90s: Garden of Allah
00s: Long Road Out of Eden
Loved them together and loved them individually. Dirty Laundry has a great vibe. I loved Randy Meisner, and would like to hear some more about him. I am one of those people who come to the comments immediately to find out who or what you are talking about because I have an issue with waiting. I don't even like wrapping presents because I can't wait to surprise anyone.
Trying to get an interview.
@@ProfessorofRock that would be so GREAT!!
I don’t like surprises at all. The ones involving people. Of course Adam has great marketing tactics though.
Don Henley is the entire package because he writes love songs yet he is very political. If you listen to “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” it is a scathing rebuke of the tendency of some in our society to think politics doesn’t matter. The video has a young woman dancing while menacing people in military outfits in a foreign land walk around. I love the video and song. I’m mystified that people criticize Don Henley especially more politically conservative fans for Don expressing his thoughts and feelings when that is what motivates his art. “Dirty Laundry” is a look at the hypocrisy of our media in a way that only Don Henley can provide.
This is one of those songs where you just have to crank up the volume so the whole town can hear. 😎
Exactly.
Such an important message!
The Solid Gold Dancers ... I completely forgot about them! Lol Thanks!
Ah Yes, the Iggles.
A soap opera disguised as a rock band. Greatness personified. Don Henley was a great songwriter. Glenn Frey also, but Henley seemed to be a cut above.
Glad they got back together before Glenn passed. ❤️
Solid Gold reference and a Supertramp shirt for the win today too!
Thanks Professor!
the Iggles? Ha ha.
@@ProfessorofRock I wondered about that one too.
The Wiggles?
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One of the best tracks of the 70s. But really why was a 16 year old overdosing on coke at this guy's house? Sometimes the media has legitimate questions and it's only because of KTLA hunting down the story he was even arrested at all
An underrated song on "End Of The Innocence ", imho, has Axl Rose, of all people, singing background vocals, "I will not go quietly ". A favorite at the time.
All under Geffin at the time; Sheryl Crow also sings back-up on this album
I prefer what they did as solo artists and their work. They play the stuff live as the Eagles anyway - Joe's Life's been good, Walk Away, Rocky Mountain Way, Fry's stuff and Henley's stuff. One of the best live band's I've seen, better than anticipated as was Fleetwood Mac.
I always considered the soundtrack for Fast Times at Ridgemont High to be a sort of eulogy for the Eagles. It has solo tracks from Henley, Felder, Walsh, and Schmidt, as well as "Take it Easy" composer Jackson Browne.
I think I weigh in on the side of those who are glad the Eagles broke up. With the way they were going, I'm afraid that more studio work from them in the 80s would have been disappointing. Instead we got a lot of great and interesting music from every member of the band, and I treasure a lot of that music.
I knew this was gonna be about Dirty Laundry and it’s even more interesting to me bc I just quoted it literally yesterday…at the time I’m watching this video and writing this comment, the murder of those 4 students in Moscow, Idaho is all over the news, and just incessantly so.
I’ve been watching a little here and there - there are at least 2 other interesting cases going on at the same time (Murdaugh and Daybell…I’m interested in all the court proceedings, so I end up coming across different segments on all these stories) - and I noticed the salacious glee w which people on the news are reporting on this tragic case.
I also noticed how the same “expert commentators” appear on every segment of every show on every network chatting away about this awful case and I thought, “My god, how much money these people must be making off these murders”…and Dirty Laundry just popped into my mind…
“…a gleam in her eye…”, “…it’s interesting when people die…”, and “…when it’s said and done, we haven’t told you a thing…” are some of the lyrics that came to mind…
Of course, I have to say that the media consuming public - yes, including me - is partially responsible for all of this…if we didn’t watch all this crap 24/7, we wouldn’t need these people, but that’s a topic for another day, I suppose.
The only criticism I have of the song is the line about the “bubble headed bleached blonde”…it smacks of misogyny that perhaps really wasn’t a thing back then but which has not aged well…otherwise, omg…what a fantastic song…love it!!!
It’s sad the The Eagles broke up but man did we get some seriously amazing music from its members as a result!!! Thanks for yet another great video, and - at least for me - so timely!!! Wishing you all the best, Prof!!!
I like Boys of Summer from Building the Perfect Beast more in terms of a great song to listen too (plus it brings back a lot of memories), but of course this one has a brilliant and relevant message and is also super solid.
Boys of Summer is a wonderful song no doubt.
Awesome question, what would be better, eagles in 80s or combined (aka Don Henley and Glenn Frey) collective solo works. I'm surprised, but I think I'll keep the solo works. Both had some great stuff they probably never would have done as eagles.
Songs are supposed to elicit a memory for the listener. It brings you back to that point in time (good or bad) when you emotionally first heard the song. It is why we love music.
Dirty Laundry, hit close to home for me. In the 70’s I belonged to one of the largest Churches in the area. People from all over the world would and visit. In 1979 the perfect storm emerged and my church was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. CNN and other medias camped out across the street. I saw first hand families torn apart, friends divided, and how the media twisted and played with words.
This song sang what I knew to be true.
Thanks for the memories.
Yeah, local news is almost entirely dumb, but back when I was a teen in 1982, I sort of felt like Don was bellyaching here, especially given the rather nasty story about teenagers OD'ing in his house. I enjoyed the song more for its unique sound, rather than the lyrics. And I have to tell you, we didn't respect the media back then, either, so I'm not really on board with the "prophecy" thing.
Frey & Henley are jackholes personally, but geniuses musically. They just about proudly admited to such in "History of the Eagles." And I pretty much whole-heartedly agree with that self-assessment.
I love Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" and "Dirty Laundry". I've heard some great covers too. Being a kid of the 80's, I didn't know about the history and breakup of the Eagles. Great content as usual. Thank you.
Did you have some kinda accident on your left little finger?
This song is definitely applicable to today's media environment. However, if a 16 year old ODs in your house that really is on you, and if you're irresponsible enough for something like that to happen and you're one of the most famous people in the country, I really don't think you get to sanctimoniously lambast the media for reporting on it.