Top 10 Eagles Songs
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00:05 De pays à rocher, ces oiseaux pouvaient voler au plus haut avec le meilleur de eux.
00:09 [Musique]
00:15 Bienvenue à WatchMojo.com, et aujourd'hui nous comptons nos choix pour les 10 chansons d'oiseaux.
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00:25 Pour cette liste, nous avons choisi nos entrées basées sur une combination des favorites des fans des artistes,
00:30 et leurs chansons les plus commercialement réussies.
00:32 [Musique]
00:35 Nous exclutons les outputs des carrières solos des membres ou d'autres projets,
00:39 ce qui signifie pas de James Gang, pas de Boys of Summer, et la chaleur n'est pas encore là.
00:44 [Musique]
00:55 Numéro 10, Lion Eyes.
00:56 [Musique]
01:04 Écrit par les leaders, Don Henley et Glenn Fry,
01:06 cette histoire de l'adulterie a été numéro 2 sur le chart de pop, et a aussi atteint le numéro 8 sur les charts du pays.
01:13 [Musique]
01:24 Fry et Henley ont eu le coup de l'oeil pour les chansons de Lion Eyes,
01:27 quand ils ont vu une jeune femme qui se battait, avec un vieux homme plus doux à un bar de resto.
01:32 [Musique]
01:37 Après avoir assumé que le couple était incompatible, et qu'il n'avait pas de personnalités magnifiques,
01:42 cette chanson a été née.
01:43 La chanson est accueillie par une jolie joue,
01:46 des guitaristes de l'époque Bernie Leden et Don Felder sur la mandoline,
01:50 et a gagné le Grammy pour la meilleure performance de pop en 1976.
01:55 [Musique]
02:11 Numéro 9, Tequila Sunrise.
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02:17 Une des chansons les plus connues de son album parent, Desperado,
02:20 qui porte un thème distinct de l'Ouest,
02:22 cette chanson de pays et de la folk a duré comme un favori des fans,
02:25 et une chanson de signature, malgré le succès de la limite des charts.
02:28 [Musique]
02:38 C'est aussi une des chansons les plus connues de l'équipe de 4 hommes originale de The Eagles,
02:42 écrite par Fry et Henley.
02:44 Le titre de la chanson est à la fois un nod à la boisson de la fois très tendue,
02:47 et une description poétique d'une longue nuit de boisson.
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02:58 Tequila Sunrise a été ensuite enregistrée par le chanteur du pays Alan Jackson,
03:02 en tribute à l'équipe,
03:03 et a aussi été inclus sur l'album de concert de l'équipe de The Eagles,
03:07 Hell Freezes Over.
03:08 [Musique]
03:24 No 8 - New Kid In Town
03:26 [Musique]
03:33 Sung and co-written by Glenn Fry,
03:35 this track deals with the band's feelings that their days in the limelight were numbered.
03:39 Oh, how wrong they were.
03:41 [Musique]
03:48 The song became one of two chart toppers from their Hotel California album,
03:52 and was their third overall number one hit.
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03:58 New Kid In Town features authoritative guitar work from Don Felder,
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04:04 moody electric piano and organ from co-guitarist Joe Walsh,
04:08 and bassist Randy Meisner playing the mariachi instrument,
04:11 "Guitarron Mexicano".
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04:15 All of which lend the track a warm, slightly south of the border feel.
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04:35 No 7 - Take It To The Limit
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04:44 Featuring a rare lead vocal from original bassist Randy Meisner,
04:48 this track is also notable for being the group's first and only A-side single
04:52 without Don Henley or Glenn Fry on lead.
04:55 [Musique]
05:05 Topping out at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100,
05:08 and number 12 on the UK charts,
05:10 Take It To The Limit became an instant classic.
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05:24 The soft rock number also quickly became a live staple,
05:27 which was a source of tension for the bassist,
05:30 who often felt forced to sing the song in concert.
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05:52 No 6 - Peaceful Easy Feeling
05:55 [Musique]
06:01 Penned by friend of the band Jack Tempchin,
06:04 who also wrote Already Gone,
06:05 this is one of the few songs in the Eagles' catalogue
06:08 to be exclusively written by an outsider.
06:11 [Musique]
06:23 Regardless, the laid-back track eased up to number 22 on the US charts,
06:28 and became a signature song not only for the band,
06:31 but also for the whole mellow decade.
06:33 [Musique]
06:43 Surprisingly, given the band's Cali cred,
06:45 this tune and the album from which it was spawned
06:48 were recorded entirely in London, England,
06:51 proving that California really is a state of mind.
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07:11 No 5 - One Of These Nights
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07:20 As the opening track to the album of the same name,
07:23 this rockin' tune announced the presence of Don Felder like no other.
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07:33 Although the guitarist had appeared on two tracks of the band's previous album,
07:36 On The Border,
07:37 the bulk of it was recorded prior to his joining as a full member.
07:41 Once firmly entrenched,
07:43 Fingers and his blistering guitar work
07:45 drove the group towards a harder rock sound
07:47 than fellow six-stringer Bernie Ledden was able to or interested in.
07:51 [Musique]
07:58 This new direction was rewarded
08:00 when the song became the band's second Billboard No. 1.
08:03 [Musique]
08:16 No 4 - Life In The Fast Lane
08:19 [Musique]
08:24 Although intended as a warning,
08:26 this groove rocker instead became an ode to the 1970s excessive lifestyle.
08:31 [Musique]
08:40 New boy Joe Walsh,
08:41 who had replaced founding guitarist Bernie Ledden,
08:44 quickly earned his keep by composing the track's signature riff during rehearsals.
08:48 [Musique]
08:54 Lyrically, meanwhile,
08:55 Glenn Fry's spark for the Top 20 US tunes
08:58 came while riding as a passenger in a speeding Corvette being driven by a drug dealer.
09:03 [Musique]
09:07 When asked to slow down,
09:08 the dealer said,
09:09 "Hey man, Life In The Fast Lane,"
09:11 giving Fry the song's title and a reason to change his pants.
09:15 [Musique]
09:31 No 3 - Desperado
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09:39 While it's one of the most recognized and most covered songs in The Eagles' collection,
09:43 the title track to the album of the same name was never actually released as a single.
09:48 [Musique]
09:55 And, though it was only included on The Eagles' second album, Desperado,
09:59 drummer and vocalist Don Henley actually began writing the soft rocker prior to the group's formation.
10:06 [Musique]
10:14 Later, with assistance from Glenn Fry,
10:16 the unfinished track would be dusted off
10:18 and became the first in a long line of songs by the Henley and Fry writing team.
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10:37 No 2 - Take It Easy
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10:46 Co-written with Glenn Fry's then downstairs neighbor Jackson Brown,
10:49 this country rocker was not only the band's first single,
10:52 but also a No. 12 Billboard Hot 100 hit.
10:56 [Musique]
11:02 As the song the group essentially built their career on,
11:05 Take It Easy also played a part in The Eagles' eventual reunion in 1994.
11:10 [Musique]
11:16 Country singer Travis Tritt recorded the classic for a tribute album
11:20 and requested the 1980 lineup of the band appear with him in the song's video.
11:24 [Musique]
11:31 Much to his and anyone else's surprise, they obliged.
11:35 Hell had frozen over.
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11:43 Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
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12:43 No 1 - Hotel California
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12:51 Picking our top spot and few by surprise, is the signature song of signature songs.
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13:02 Known as much for its fiery guitar shootout between Don Felder and Joe Walsh,
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13:08 as it is for its mystifying lyrics,
13:10 Hotel California was an enduring concert staple from the minute it dropped.
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13:20 While Felder initially wrote most of the music,
13:22 the song took on a whole new life when presented to and completed by Glenn Frey and Don Henley.
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13:39 As for what the chart-topping Grammy winner's about,
13:42 your guess is as good as ours, but we do know this much,
13:45 it is awesome.
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13:53 Do you agree with our list?
13:54 What's your favorite Eagles song?
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