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Eagles Song Survivor: Eagles Live Album
Time for the Eagles Live Album Survivor, where we vote off the song performances on the album until we get to the last one standing!
If you're new, for a basic overview of the game, see this post: Survivor Overview
I'm going to list all the songs performed on the album here. Vote for the performance that you feel should be eliminated from the list. The song performance that gets the most votes will be taken off of the list (or, in the language of Survivor, "voted off of the island.") Each round, one more performance will get axed, until there's only one left. Remember: you're voting for the one you think should GO, not the one you think should stay.
Note: Do not criticize how/why other people vote. Their reasons are their own and they are free to vote however they like. Also, never attack a fellow poster. You can disagree without making it personal. Sometimes these games can get heated, but remember... it's still just a game.
Each round will last 48 hours after posting to give people a chance to vote who don't post every day. That means that the first round will end at 8:00 Eastern time the day after tomorrow. If you miss a round, don't think you can't play. It's all good!
Since there may be discussion posts, be sure to make it clear when you are casting your vote. Once the board clock strikes 8:00 pm Eastern on the second day, no more votes will be counted for that round - even if it's only seconds after. Your votes also cannot be changed once you have voted, even if you change your mind or make a mistake. Once it's on the record, that's it - so be careful!
If you get confused about what round we are in, look at this post. I'll always update it to reflect the current round. Also feel free to post any questions if you don't understand what's going on.
If there is a tiebreaker, then ALL votes from ALL previous rounds are tallied and whoever has the most prior votes is eliminated. That’s the way it’s done on the real show, that’s the way it’s done here. If there is a complete tie with prior votes (Murphy’s Law), then I'll have a sudden-death trivia question ready. The tie-breaker question will be asked one hour after results are in, if there is need for it. The first person who answers it correctly gets to break the tie. The odds of that happening are slim, but you never know, and it's good to be prepared. The exception is the last round. If the tiebreaker does not resolve the last round, then the tie will be allowed to stand.
In order to avoid voter fraud and trolling, we require that you must be "a member in good standing" as defined by the Terms of Service for at least two weeks before the start of the game in order to cast a vote.
GAME OVER!
The winner is …
TAKE IT EASY!!!
Performances Eliminated:
All Night Long 2/08
Life's Been Good 2/10
I Can't Tell You Why 2/12
Saturday Night 2/14
Desperado 2/16
Life in the Fast Lane 2/18
The Long Run 2/20
Seven Bridges Road 2/22
Hotel California 2/24
Wasted Time 2/26
Take It to the Limit 2/28
New Kid in Town 3/02
Heartache Tonight 3/04
Thanks for playing and hope everyone enjoyed the game.
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Re: Eagles Song Survivor: Eagles Live Album
I vote for Saturday Night.
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I think we should get rid of the Joe solo songs. "All Night Long" is fun and energetic, but musically, it doesn't really have much going for it. Plus, it's not a real Eagles song.
I vote for All Night Long.
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I've listened to the album again over the last few days mainly to get a feel for these songs live again. I vote for 'I Can't Tell you Why' because its not that I don't like it but I just feel it doesn't really deviate in the live version compared to the studio version.
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I vote for All Night Long.
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I vote for All Night Long
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I vote for I Can't Tell You Why.
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I agree with Soda and vote for All Night Long.
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Originally Posted by
Glennsallnighter
I vote for 'I Can't Tell you Why' because its not that I don't like it but I just feel it doesn't really deviate in the live version compared to the studio version.
True, but do the others? I know he says "Southern California" instead of "Winslow, Arizona" for "Take It Easy"....
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I'm ok with All Night Long being eliminated. It's never been a favorite of mine as far as Joe's music.
However just a PSA, I'm already preparing my master plan for saving "Life's Been Good" when the time comes. :lol: It's so much better than the version on BSF IMO. Sorry Soda. :grin:
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Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
I'm ok with All Night Long being eliminated. It's never been a favorite of mine as far as Joe's music.
However just a PSA, I'm already preparing my master plan for saving "Life's Been Good" when the time comes. :lol: It's so much better than the version on BSF IMO. Sorry Soda. :grin:
Yeah - I'm trying to figure out my strategy for that one, too. Last time it didn't go so well for me!
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I vote for All Night Long
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I think most of the performances on the album are pretty close to the studio versions of the songs. The exceptions I can think of off the top of my head are The Long Run (extended guitar and sax solos), Life's Been Good (different arrangement altogether), and Take It Easy (extended guitar solos). I, personally, love these versions of the three songs.
And Soda, it'll be interesting to see what new strategy you'll deploy to try to get Life's Been Good voted off early. As usual, I'm with Austin - I hope the song lasts for a long time in the game. Like he said, the Eagles' arrangement of this song is awesome live, and this version, in particular, is far superior than Joe's original solo version. The Eagles own this song!
Anyway, there is no way I'm ready to vote for the gorgeous ICTYW at this point. But, I am also okay with All Night Long being voted off first. However, I'm going to vote strategically for my next least favorite performance ...
I cast my vote for Saturday Night.
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All Night Long or Saturday Night?
Austin says it's okay, so I'll go with All Night Long.
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I was hoping to get the chance to listen to this whole album before the game began, but since I didn't, I'll have to rely on my memory. ALL NIGHT LONG, it is, but there are a few others that I would've felt equally comfortable choosing. Unfortunately, since this one is going to go down, it would've made no sense for me to choose otherwise.
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Re: Results for Round One
The first performance to be eliminated in Eagles Live Album Survivor is All Night Long. "All Night Long" we love a longneck and a good ole song, but the tribe has spoken. You just weren’t able to take care of business and get the job done. You don’t have all night long, so please put a pinch between your cheek and gum and head off the island quickly.
Votes
All Night Long – 8
Saturday Night – 2
I Can't Tell You Why – 2
Vote Breakdown
All Night Long – sodascouts
All Night Long – New Kid In Town
All Night Long – takeiteasy
All Night Long – shunlvswx
All Night Long – Brooke
All Night Long – groupie2686
All Night Long – CainOH
All Night Long – scottside
Saturday Night – WalshFan88
Saturday Night – Ive always been a dreamer
I Can't Tell You Why – Glennsallnighter
I Can't Tell You Why – East Texas Girl
Performances Eliminated
All Night Long 2/08
Performances Remaining
Hotel California
Heartache Tonight
I Can't Tell You Why
The Long Run
New Kid in Town
Life's Been Good
Seven Bridges Road
Wasted Time
Take It to the Limit
Desperado
Saturday Night
Life in the Fast Lane
Take It Easy
Voting for Round 2 begins now.
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I vote for Life's Been Good
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Well, I'm going to test the waters of this....
Can we go ahead and get rid of the other solo song?
I vote for Life's Been Good!
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I sure hope not, Soda. First off, considering that we are voting on the performance of the song, IMO, this is one of the finest. most energetic performances on the album. And then, but, seriously folks (pun intended), calling this a solo song is a mere technicality. The song was released in 1978 and was immediately rearranged and inserted into the Eagles' set list, where it has remained ever since. So, the majority of fans associate the song with the Eagles. And, let's be honest, it's no accident that the song became Joe's biggest hit. It would have never been as successful had it not been for the exposure that it got because Joe's was in the Eagles. It has now become one of rock 'n roll's most famous anthems. So let's give this song the respect it deserves - even if you don't love it, it was and is one of the band's biggest crowd-pleasers in their live performances.
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Well said Dreamer. LBG is my favorite thing Joe ever did, and the Eagles version is just an amazing performance. I'm gonna hold my vote for a little while until I can make a strategic decision.
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Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
Well said Dreamer. LBG is my favorite thing Joe ever did, and the Eagles version is just an amazing performance. I'm gonna hold my vote for a little while until I can make a strategic decision.
It is a crowd pleaser live, but a lot of that seems to be based on Joe's personality and his comedic chops more than its musical virtues. The song is literally a joke, or more accurately, a series of jokes.
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Originally Posted by
sodascouts
It is a crowd pleaser live, but a lot of that seems to be based on Joe's personality and his comedic chops more than its musical virtues. The song is literally a joke, or more accurately, a series of jokes.
I guess I just don't look for deep lyrical meaning in music. I know I've shared a lot of it elsewhere on the board, but I like feel good, funny, party, upbeat, etc songs. To me that's just my style. I don't require much depth, after all I like Poison and KISS, so there you go. To me it's a great song and I could name 3 or so at least I'd like to see go before it. The fact it's a solo song doesn't bother me so much. It's much better as a band song, and I think an Eagles show without playing LBG is a travesty. Thankfully, they played it both times I saw them. I heard Joe play it solo live, nowhere near as good. It's a fun song, and I like that.
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I vote for Saturday Night.
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Me too, NKIT. Let's not let LBG go down yet. I don't think the lyrics are silly, I think they are funny and clever. But, the bottom line is the song is included on the 'Live' album and we are supposed to be judging the performances, not the songs. So, although Saturday Night is a lovely song, Life's Been Good is a far more engaging, fun, and energetic live performance.
I cast my vote for Saturday Night.
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I vote for Saturday Night.
Please help save Life's Been Good by voting for Saturday Night!
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Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
I vote for Saturday Night.
Please help save Life's Been Good by voting for Saturday Night!
Ehh you shouldn't can tell the others what they must vote!...or should you? 😳
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Originally Posted by
takeiteasy
Ehh you shouldn't can tell the others what they must vote!...or should you? 😳
Oh, you haven't been part of a Survivor contest before, have you? ;) There's a lot of vote lobbying going on during the contest. All in jest, mind you... maybe. :spin:
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Originally Posted by
takeiteasy
Ehh you shouldn't can tell the others what they must vote!...or should you? 😳
If you're new to these games (as it seems), I recommend looking for an old Survivor thread and reading the pages to get an idea for how they go. Lobbying and coalitions are all a big part of this game.
I'm not telling anyone to do anything, just asking that they join my coalition to save what I consider the better song, Life's Been Good.
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Originally Posted by
Ive always been a dreamer
Me too, NKIT. Let's not let LBG go down yet. I don't think the lyrics are silly, I think they are funny and clever. But, the bottom line is the song is included on the 'Live' album and we are supposed to be judging the performances, not the songs. So, although Saturday Night is a lovely song, Life's Been Good is a far more engaging, fun, and energetic live performance.
Well said Dreamer!
I have never ever cared for "Saturday Night". IMO it's just not all that special. Hearing on the HOTE tour had to be one of the most boring moments of that show. I really don't care for the Desperado album at all (my least favorite and IMO worst of their 70s work) and there was a bit too much of that in HOTE, probably because of the return of Bernie Leadon. Still, they did enough of the other stuff to make it ok.
Speaking on performance alone - LBG packs so much more entertainment and performance than SN. I'll take fun lighthearted silly songs over Desperado-era tracks with more lyricism any day of the week. My fun rocker side poking through I suppose. I've never been a deep tracks guy either - I like radio hits. I feel that the reason they are deep tracks is because they weren't as good as the hits, but that's just my opinion.
I never listen to the version of LBG on the original album anymore. It's Eagles Live for me. The combo of Walsh and Felder doing lead solos on that, plus band vocals and vibe just make it way better IMO.
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Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
If you're new to these games (as it seems), I recommend looking for an old Survivor thread and reading the pages to get an idea for how they go. Lobbying and coalitions are all a big part of this game.
I'm not telling anyone to do anything, just asking that they join my coalition to save what I consider the better song, Life's Been Good.
It seems that this time my irony didn't work properly... :huh: :hmm:
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Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
I vote for Saturday Night.
Please help save Life's Been Good by voting for Saturday Night!
Hi Austin - I agree with Dreamer. I love LBG too - it is a cute, silly song and that's all it is supposed to be. And, I think Joe's version with the Eagles is far better than the solo version on his album. I also think his version of RMW with the Eagles is better than his solo version. Save LBG please !
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Remembered everybody. In the rules, it says we are voting for the song performance not if you don’t like the song or it doesn't belong.
I'm joining Austin and voting for Saturday Night. I like Life's Been Good on the album. Joe naming his bandmates is my favorite which he still does today.
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Voting for I Can't Tell You Why
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I like Saturday Night, but Life's Been Good is a better "concert song."
I vote Saturday Night.
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Originally Posted by
shunlvswx
Remembered everybody. In the rules, it says we are voting for the song performance not if you don’t like the song or it doesn't belong.
Exactly shun. And up to this point, I haven't seen any arguments from anyone that claim Saturday Night is a better performance than Life's Been Good. The vote this round is extremely close, so I would make a plea to the remaining voters to align together and ...
SAVE LIFE'S BEEN GOOD!!!
VOTE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
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Originally Posted by
shunlvswx
Remembered everybody. In the rules, it says we are voting for the song performance not if you don’t like the song or it doesn't belong.
That's true and I appreciate the reminder. However, the rules also say "Do not criticize how/why other people vote."
This is Eagles survivor, and while I am certainly going to keep in mind the live performance aspect as this is the Live album, I first want to get rid of the Joe solo songs. That's my logic. You don't have to agree with my logic and I totally understand why you wouldn't, but in my mind, it's a valid reason to vote for them.
You know, thinking of what was said earlier about lyrics, one thing that I really appreciate about Saturday Night is its evocative imagery and clever phrasing:
"The moon burned so bright and the time went so slow."
"The bluebird was high on the wing."
"Now there's boards on the window and dust on the floor."
"She passes her time at another man's side... and I pass the time with my pride."
"Somebody show me how to tell the dancer from the dance."
Word pictures, imagery, symbolism, clever phrasing.... and they're so young when they're writing this. Mature beyond their years.
I really feel like you can hear this come through in their PERFORMANCE on the Live album. Seriously, Don's sensitive lead vocal really sells it, with just the right amount of harmony.
SAVE SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
VOTE FOR LIFE'S BEEN GOOD!!!
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I've read both Soda and Dreamers pleas to save each song. Its close but my heart is moving in favour of Saturday night. I was so thrilled when they included it i the History tour. So in This round I will rather reluctantly vote off Lifes Been Good