I'm absolutely astounded by the lack of comments on this song. Clearly one of the best Mr Henley has ever written. To me it shows how everything can change in a split second, it doesn't have to be a big event, but it can change your life forever. "There was no final scene, no frozen frame. I just watched it slowly fade away."
I also see it as somebody who has been hurt in love, and simply cannot move on. It's hard when you're on the receivng end and even though the other person has moved on, you're stuck in the rut. And how you're probably never going to lvoe anybody like you've loved that person. How it hurts seeing them with anybody else other than you.
Don Henley has created a masterpiece with this. This and Jackson Browne's 'Sky Blue and Black' are two of the most haunting songs ever.
I find this song haunting and mesmerizing. I heard it first in a live concert and I could hardly wait to buy the CD. As a psychology major, I tend to interpret it differently from most of you. I see this man as depressed about his lost love and slowly spiraling downward into state of craziness. I can visualize him sitting in the weeds watching all the critters around him, watching for his lost love, perseverating about his misery. The music is what I refer to as "circular"...spiraling, creating a sense of being caught in a pattern from...
I find this song haunting and mesmerizing. I heard it first in a live concert and I could hardly wait to buy the CD. As a psychology major, I tend to interpret it differently from most of you. I see this man as depressed about his lost love and slowly spiraling downward into state of craziness. I can visualize him sitting in the weeds watching all the critters around him, watching for his lost love, perseverating about his misery. The music is what I refer to as "circular"...spiraling, creating a sense of being caught in a pattern from which he cannot escape. I found it refreshing to hear that the Eagles meant it to refer to their own status of waiting to be revived. Isn't it great how music speaks to each of us in a personal way? I have loved the Eagles since I heard them in the 70s as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt (yes,I'm older than dirt), and I've followed them for years. This CD and this song are the best. The LROOE really demonstrates their great musical talents and versatility.
@Kyliec88 See my post above. I view this song as an allegorical message from America to us. Haunting all the same. As far as Jackson Browne songs go, I much prefer The Naked Ride Home as one that is haunting.
@Kyliec88 See my post above. I view this song as an allegorical message from America to us. Haunting all the same. As far as Jackson Browne songs go, I much prefer The Naked Ride Home as one that is haunting.
I'm absolutely astounded by the lack of comments on this song. Clearly one of the best Mr Henley has ever written. To me it shows how everything can change in a split second, it doesn't have to be a big event, but it can change your life forever. "There was no final scene, no frozen frame. I just watched it slowly fade away."
I also see it as somebody who has been hurt in love, and simply cannot move on. It's hard when you're on the receivng end and even though the other person has moved on, you're stuck in the rut. And how you're probably never going to lvoe anybody like you've loved that person. How it hurts seeing them with anybody else other than you.
Don Henley has created a masterpiece with this. This and Jackson Browne's 'Sky Blue and Black' are two of the most haunting songs ever.
I find this song haunting and mesmerizing. I heard it first in a live concert and I could hardly wait to buy the CD. As a psychology major, I tend to interpret it differently from most of you. I see this man as depressed about his lost love and slowly spiraling downward into state of craziness. I can visualize him sitting in the weeds watching all the critters around him, watching for his lost love, perseverating about his misery. The music is what I refer to as "circular"...spiraling, creating a sense of being caught in a pattern from...
I find this song haunting and mesmerizing. I heard it first in a live concert and I could hardly wait to buy the CD. As a psychology major, I tend to interpret it differently from most of you. I see this man as depressed about his lost love and slowly spiraling downward into state of craziness. I can visualize him sitting in the weeds watching all the critters around him, watching for his lost love, perseverating about his misery. The music is what I refer to as "circular"...spiraling, creating a sense of being caught in a pattern from which he cannot escape. I found it refreshing to hear that the Eagles meant it to refer to their own status of waiting to be revived. Isn't it great how music speaks to each of us in a personal way? I have loved the Eagles since I heard them in the 70s as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt (yes,I'm older than dirt), and I've followed them for years. This CD and this song are the best. The LROOE really demonstrates their great musical talents and versatility.
@Kyliec88 See my post above. I view this song as an allegorical message from America to us. Haunting all the same. As far as Jackson Browne songs go, I much prefer The Naked Ride Home as one that is haunting.
@Kyliec88 See my post above. I view this song as an allegorical message from America to us. Haunting all the same. As far as Jackson Browne songs go, I much prefer The Naked Ride Home as one that is haunting.