Is it just me, or do you have a snarky asshole attitude?
Maybe it's just me.
I don't recall what the chorus was for "Sad Cafe," but it was something. And it wasn't the Eagles that did the gig that night at The Golden Bear, or whatever club it was. It was Henley, Waddy Wachtel on lead, Don Francisco, I think, on percussion, a couple of others...
A lot of big L.A. acts played small clubs here and there around town (e.g., Neil Young at The Ash Grove or even at The Palomino, an old-time country hangout in North Hollywood. (The Tubes, famously, entered a "local talent" competition at The Pal under the name Fee Waybill And Heifer's Dream, and won.)
Anyway, at this mostly acoustic gig, Henley was singing lead and playing a Martin. It was a weeknight, and there were maybe 20 or 30 people in the audience, mostly musicians from Orange County and thereabouts. "Sad Cafe" hadn't been released yet, so people were hearing it for the first time. It was a really sad song; I thought it was maybe about The Formosa Cafe, which could be a really sad place, in a Blade Runner sort of way...