| Eagles – The Sad Cafe Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Okay, those are some deep comments folks. The truth is this song is literally about The Troubadour Bar in LA. Back in the early 70's there was something of a Folk/Country Rock Bohemian brotherhood happening there. It was very special. Back then you could literally go hang out with musical artists of the day (both up&coming and already-signed successful singer-songwriters). The time only lasted for a short while. Don is trying to capture that magical time when they were young, optimistic, knaive... this is a time that he can never go back to. It is a ballad expressing a nastalgic yearning for those years gone bye. The band & its members had changed a great deal from those days, and I believe it shows a maturing of these guys as the approach what they all probably realize is the end of the group. It is really serves as the perfect "swan song" for the eagles, a little more subtle but still much like the song "let it be" for the beatles. | |
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