Eagles Song Survivor: The Long Run

[timfan]

hmmmm a tough decision this round...

I vote for The Long Run

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I'm just going to tell you why I like The Long Run the least. For me, it's just a little mundane compared to the others. Even ICTYW, the ballad of the bunch, has a lot more going for it than TLR. And In The City? Come on guys, it's no contest. TLR just trudges along - ITC rocks! And it is an Eagles song!!!

See this is why what each of us think is "best" is so subjective. I totally disagree with PM here. For me it is almost the exact opposite. Where PM sees The Long Run as "a little mundane compared to the others", I would give that description to In the City. Now, I like the song and it does rock musically, especially live, but I don't think it is a standout. To me, it is repetitive, particularly the chorus, and the lyrics and melody are nothing more than average whereas, I love the music in The Long Run, and the lyrics, harmonies, and melody are exceptional. There is no way that song just trudges along for me.

To answer ltl, in the end, I do usually do try to vote objectively as I possibly can for what I think is the best song. I don't even always necessarily vote for my favorite song. My criteria for what I think is the best overall is based on the music, lyrics, melody, vocals, and harmonies. If all things are equal, I take into consideration who wrote the song or if it is a cover. This is what works for me, but, obviously, there are others that would totally disagree with my 'method'.

ETA: Forget to mention that I also consider the arrangements of songs when trying to determine what I think is 'best'.

[EagleLady]

I don't see what's Mundane about ITC. ITC To me, Describes the feeling I have for whatever City I'm in, if I am down or something. It's catchy, Rocks live, and has a great chorus.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well EL - for me personally, any chorus that says nothing other than "In the city, oh oh; In the city, oh oh" honestly is not what I consider to be great. But, that's just me. As I said, it's mostly subjective.

[Wildthyme]

Reluctantly, I have to vote for The Long Run this round...

[whitcap]

I vote for In the City.

[Peekaboo]

I've always liked In The City but I never fully appreciated it until I saw it performed live for the first time just a little over two years ago. I think it's a good song on the album but to see it performed live is in a completely different league. Joe totally rocks on this song and it was that live guitar solo that won me over. That being said, I really enjoy the song and put it in my top 5 out of all of Joe's songs but I have to vote for In The City during this round. With ICTYW being immune it's next on my list. ITC is in my top 3 for this game but i just can't vote for TLR or HT right now unless I'm voting for one of those two songs for the win.

[UK TimFan]

My vote is for 'In the city'.

[TimothyBFan]

Well EL - for me personally, any chorus that says nothing other than "In the city, oh oh; In the city, oh oh" honestly is not what I consider to be great. But, that's just me.

ME TOO!!! :thumbsup:

[pueblo47]

My vote goes for In The City

[Prettymaid]

Pueblo's vote has tipped the scale...:-(

Anybody else wanna save ITC :shy:?

Ticky, where are ya when I need ya?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going out to dinner this evening, so I may be a little late posting this round's results. I'll get them up ASAP.

I'm going to go ahead and vote now since I won't be around at 8:00. It doesn't matter this time anyway because my vote is not going to change no matter what happens between now and then. Well PM - sorry but I can't be here for ya this time. I have to try to save The Long Run. Quite simply, when I put it through my 'test', it comes out as the better song in every category for me. So ...

I cast my vote for In the City.

[Eve]

In the City

[AmarilloByMorning]

The Long Run.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

The tribe has spoken and the next song to be eliminated from The Long Run Survivor is “In the City”. Well, “In the City”, we’ll be looking for you somewhere out on that horizon, but when you’re down, that’s where you’ll stay. You must please leave the island immediately.

Votes
In the City – 11
The Long Run – 9
Heartache Tonight – 1

Vote Breakdown
In the City – tequila girl[
In the City – TimothyBFan
In the City – Brooke
In the City – eaglesvet
In the City – Troubadour
In the City – whitcap
In the City – Peekaboo
In the City – UK TimFan
In the City – pueblo47
In the City – Ive always been a dreamer
In the City – Eve
The Long Run – Pretty Maid
The Long Run – EagleLady
The Long Run – sodascouts
The Long Run – Koala
The Long Run – WalshFan88
The Long Run – Glennsallnighter
The Long Run – timfan
The Long Run – WildThyme
The Long Run – AmarilloByMorning
Heartache Tonight – EaglesFanatic

Songs eliminated:
The Disco Strangler 09/26
Teenage Jail 09/28
The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks 9/30
The Sad Café 10/3
King of Hollywood 10/5
Those Shoes 10/7
In the City 10/9

Songs remaining:
The Long Run
I Can’t Tell You Why
Heartache Tonight

Well … we’re down to the last three – it is each song for itself now. There are no more immunity questions.

Voting for Round 8 begins now.

[EagleLady]

I vote off Heartache Tonight

[luvthelighthouse]

Oh crud, I forgot to put my vote in this afternoon. I'm would NOT have voted for ITC... so I'm sorry to see it go. My vote would not have changed the outcome, so I guess it's not that big of a deal. If my vote had mattered...I would have been very angry at myself. (I'm sure PM would have been angry at me too)

Final three. All great songs. I need to give them all a listen once more to see which ones I would like to stay.

[Peekaboo]

I love I Can't Tell You Why but I wanna see The Long Run and Heartache Tonight battle it out for the top spot. My vote is for I Can't Tell You Why.

[tequila girl]

I'm with Jess on this one - but i'd really love to see The Long Run Win................

so i'm voting for I Can't tell You Why

[Glennsallnighter]

Well I know what I want to win too out of the 3 that are left. And as my daughter Timtot would abslolutely SLATE me for voting off ICTYW, I'll very reluctantly vote off 'The Long Run' this round! (sorry Lou!)

[Prettymaid]

Oh crud, I forgot to put my vote in this afternoon. I'm would NOT have voted for ITC... so I'm sorry to see it go. My vote would not have changed the outcome, so I guess it's not that big of a deal. If my vote had mattered...I would have been very angry at myself. (I'm sure PM would have been angry at me too)

Never! I might joke around but I would never seriously get upset about a game. Plus I love ya too much, LTL.

Besides, I can listen to ITC whenever I want and love it as much as I want! :nahnah:

Now, back to business. Hubby and I watched F1 Friday night and I paid particularly close attention to the remaining three songs.

ICTYW is a beautifully sung and arranged song. I absolutely love the guitar solo at the end. It deserves to stay this round.

Heartache Tonight rocks. I like songs that rock.

Maybe I was too harsh on TLR last round. I just wanted to make the differences in the songs clear. I haven't changed my mind though.

I vote for The Long Run.

[EaglesFanatic]

It's too bad that ITC is voted off, but I can understand why it was. It's very catchy, but really simple. I hate to say that I agree with Dreamer regarding the frivolousness of the chorus.

I'm tenaciously voting for Heartache Tonight. It's a great song, I love it! But certainly not my favorite on the album.

[Koala]

I cast my vote for The Long Run.

[timfan]

No question for me here... I vote for the Long Run

[Brooke]

No question for me either.

My vote is for I Can't Tell You Why.

I love the rockers too much! They are much more fun! :partytime:

[EagleLady]

ICTYW is lovely though. Be a shame if it left.

[pueblo47]

My vote goes to The Long Run.

[WalshFan88]

I vote off The Long Run.

[AmarilloByMorning]

I vote for I Can't Tell You Why.

[timfan]

I suspect the last round is going to be an interesting one!

[eaglesvet]

It's a tough choice, but someone (all of us) has got to make it...
I vote off I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY.

[Troubadour]

This is really, really tough.

The Long Run is the title track of the album and, to me, an important lyric in encapsulating the journey of the band. It's got an upbeat sound, and I love Don's vocals. I get a kick out of watching him perform it live now. He gets really into it towards the end, and it makes me realise that it's actually a very soulful track.

Heartache Tonight is a song that you just have to turn up. Glenn's voice is perfect for it - smooth but rocky and bluesy. I love the slow drum/clapping sound at the beginning and the singalong feel. It's another awesome song to hear live, and when it gets to the "we can beat around the bushes" part, you can't help but rock along with it! It's pure Eagles.

I Can't Tell You Why is a stunning soul ballad. It has a gorgeous, moody feel to it and Tim's clear vocals are a perfect complement to his deep bassline. I love the lyrics, and I enjoy the extended instrumental period at the end of the song... It's sexy and tender and you can't help but drift away a little bit. Again, it shows you how much soul the Eagles actually have.

I am finding it very hard to separate these last three. Maybe one last listen will help!

[TimothyBFan]

As much as I love the last three songs, including the one I am voting for, it's just a no brainer for me on which one I need to vote for now. And if this one goes, the last 2 is a win win situation for me really. I won't care which way it goes after this round.

I vote for The Long Run.

[luvthelighthouse]

PM, thank you for your understanding... I did not want to see ITC go either, but like you said, we can enjoy it when we want! :thumbsup:

Troub, I agree with pretty much everything you said about the final three. Two days ago, I was sure how I wanted the final three to go. (Even though a three-way tie would have worked too:)) However, last night, I gave them a final listen. To my surprise, I changed my mind. This round is easier than I thought!

I vote for The Long Run to go this round. You are a fantastically wonderful song, with much meaning behind you... you are not forgotten.

[Troubadour]

Alright, I guess I have to make a decision sometime! So... with regret, I vote for Heartache Tonight. I had a final listen to them earlier and, I don't know, my heart was telling me to vote this way. I think all the songs are equal in merit, but it just comes down to how I FEEL about them.

[whitcap]

I vote for the Long Run.

[TimothyBFan]

As I always do, I have music going. Today it's the radio. This morning they played Heartache Tonight, now they are playing The Long Run and I just want to yell at the radio, "STOP IT---I've already voted you off!!!!" :hilarious: It really is a great song!

[Troubadour]

LOL, Willie! I know. I listened to the final three earlier, made my decision to vote off Heartache Tonight... then realised, ten minutes later, that I was singing HT to myself. Haven't been able to get it out of my head since. Talk about a guilt trip!

[UK TimFan]

I vote for 'The long run'.

[AzEaglesFan]

I guess I will go with Heartache Tonight, but I really like that song. dang:-(

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well this round is really hard for me, too. I love all of these songs and glad that they are the ones that remain standing in the final three. I wish this round could end in a tie between TLR and ICTYW, but that's not the way the game works, is it? :wink: So based solely on my general preference for uptempo songs over ballads ...

I cast my vote for I Can't Tell You Why.

[Eve]

I vote "I Can't Tell You Why."

[Ive always been a dreamer]

The tribe has spoken and the next song to be eliminated from The Long Run Survivor is “The Long Run”. Well, “The Long Run”, you handled some resistance, but couldn’t go the distance. You just couldn’t make it in the long run, so please leave the island immediately. The remaining two songs can please come forward for the final round.

Votes
The Long Run – 10
I Can’t Tell You Why – 7
Heartache Tonight – 4

Vote Breakdown
The Long Run – Glennsallnighter
The Long Run – Pretty Maid
The Long Run – Koala
The Long Run – timfan
The Long Run – pueblo47
The Long Run – WalshFan88
The Long Run – TimothyBFan
The Long Run – luvthelighthouse
The Long Run – whitcap
The Long Run – UK TimFan
I Can’t Tell You Why – Peekaboo
I Can’t Tell You Why – tequila girl
I Can’t Tell You Why – Brooke
I Can’t Tell You Why – AmarilloByMorning
I Can’t Tell You Why – eaglesvet
I Can’t Tell You Why – Ive always been a dreamer
I Can’t Tell You Why – Eve
Heartache Tonight – EagleLady
Heartache Tonight – EaglesFanatic
Heartache Tonight – Troubadour
Heartache Tonight – AzEaglesFan

Songs eliminated:
The Disco Strangler 09/26
Teenage Jail 09/28
The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks 9/30
The Sad Café 10/3
King of Hollywood 10/5
Those Shoes 10/7
In the City 10/9
The Long Run 10/11

Songs remaining:
I Can’t Tell You Why
Heartache Tonight


We’re at the last round. This round is special, so it’s done differently. We’re not going to vote for the song we want to go. We’re going to vote for the song we want to win. This is how they do it on the real show, after all.

Once again...

VOTE FOR THE SONG YOU WANT TO WIN.

Voting for the final round begins now.

[whitcap]

I Can't Tell You Why for the win!

[WalshFan88]

Heartache Tonight to win.

[Prettymaid]

I'm so happy that ICTYW made it to the final. This says volumes about how important Timothy is to the Eagles. Journalists may misspell his name or not even mention him, but we fans know and love him and his contributions to the band.

That being said, I have to vote for the rocker, Heartache Tonight for the win. Troub already mentioned the drum/hand clap opening. Glenn's vocals are amazing, the harmonies are great and the overall energy of the song is contagious. As soon as you hear the opening riff you want to jump up and start moving. It's just a great song.

[pueblo47]

Heartache Tonight for the win.

[timfan]

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY to win!!!

[Eve]

Heartache Tonight to win.

[EagleLady]

I Can't Tell You Why for the win

[Troubadour]

I'm sad to see The Long Run go and, although I didn't necessarily imagine I'd be voting for this song to win, it would be cool if it did. I have to be true to my last vote, so...

I vote for I Can't Tell You Why for the win.

[EaglesFanatic]

I can't Tell You Why for the win!

[AzEaglesFan]

Heartache Tonight

[UK TimFan]

I vote for I Can't Tell You Why for the win.

[Peekaboo]

I'm sad that The Long Run didn't make it to the final round :cry: but both HT and ICTYW are very much deserving of the top spot. I've been debating with myself over which I liked best out of TLR and HT but since TLR is out it's now an easy choice for me. I gotta go with the rocker :rockguitar:.

HEARTACHE TONIGHT for the win!!!!!!

[Glennsallnighter]

Somebody's gotta vote this song
Before the night is through
ICTYW is gonna be undone,
There's nothin we can do!

Lotsa people need to vote for this
Even if it takes all night
Well I gonna go and take this chance
Hope it works out right


I'm gonna vote for 'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar: I know,
I'm gonna vote for 'Heartache Tonight':rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' , :rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar:
I know, Lord I know,

Its brilliant, and IT ROCKS! In Dublin, Christchurch, Belfast, London, Melbourne, its fantastic to watch live. And I love Glenn :heart:s little 'Break My Heart' at the end. Also his 'Thank You Dublin'

Definitely, its THE song on TLR for me

[Koala]

I vote for HEARTACHE TONIGHT for the win!!!

[Peekaboo]

Nicely done, GA. :thumbsup:

[tequila girl]

I'm gutted the The Long Run has gone...........

so now my vote has to be Heartache Tonight to win!

[timfan]

I think it's gonna be a close one.... :razz:

[TimothyBFan]

I know this will surprise all of you, but .......


I vote for I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY!!! http://bestsmileys.com/love1/10.gif :love::drool: http://bestsmileys.com/love1/1.gif:hug: http://bestsmileys.com/love2/6.gifhttp://bestsmileys.com/love1/5.gif:iloveyou::smitten: http://bestsmileys.com/love1/20.gifhttp://bestsmileys.com/love1/3.gif:heart:http://bestsmileys.com/love1/25.gifhttp://bestsmileys.com/love1/20.gif http://bestsmileys.com/love2/14.gif

[Glennsallnighter]

Love your emoticons Willie!

[Glennsallnighter]

Nicely done, GA. :thumbsup:


Thanks Peek!

And TF I think you're right! Closer than you might expect!

[sodascouts]

Very clever GA - I was trying to fit your post-chorus comment to the melody as well! :lol:

Well, I'm sorry to have missed the last round, but as my fave is still in the game it's no sweat.

As much as I love I Can't Tell You Why with its smoky vocals, great melodic interplay, and those slow, sensual guitar solos...

I cast my vote (to no one's surprise) for the awesomeness that is known as

HEARTACHE TONIGHT!

Because I am pressed for time, I'm going to copy and paste my description from the "Celebration of the Long Run" thread to explain why it should win:

Here we have the highlight of The Long Run which is right up there with the Eagles' best work. This song showed they could still pull it out. What's not to like about it? Glenn's vocal is off the chain - no wonder he won a freaking Grammy for it! The way he growls "Heartache Tonight" and belts out that chorus, the way he sings that "We can beat around the bushes" segment, even his whoops at the end.... they all exude vitality and energy; it's the way he sings the entire song. It's downright exciting to listen to it. It makes you wanna crank the volume up and rock out, singing along at the top of your lungs. The catchy guitar riffs, the way the guitar starts up, then backs off and sneaks back in as you move towards the chorus at which point it comes back full blast, the part where the music drops out and the vocals go acapella with just the beat, the use of the handclaps... everything about this song works. To this day it's a showstopper that brings the house down. To put it simply: Heartache Tonight ROCKS MY WORLD!!

[Brooke]

No doubt about it for me. Timothy does a wonderful job with ICTYW, but my heart is with the rockers. All of the final three could be in the #1 spot.

I second all the good stuff everyone has said about Heartache Tonight. It's a wonderful, feel good song and Glenn does it soooooooo well! :drool:

I VOTE FOR :band: :guitar: :rockguitar:

HEARTACHE TONIGHT

FOR THE WIN! :thumbsup:

[eaglesvet]

Somebody's gotta vote this song
Before the night is through
ICTYW is gonna be undone,
There's nothin we can do!

Lotsa people need to vote for this
Even if it takes all night
Well I gonna go and take this chance
Hope it works out right


I'm gonna vote for 'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar: I know,
I'm gonna vote for 'Heartache Tonight':rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' , :rockguitar:
'Heartache Tonight' :rockguitar:
I know, Lord I know,

Its brilliant, and IT ROCKS! In Dublin, Christchurch, Belfast, London, Melbourne, its fantastic to watch live. And I love Glenn :heart:s little 'Break My Heart' at the end. Also his 'Thank You Dublin'

Definitely, its THE song on TLR for me

Wow, this was very creative!!

I already knew my vote was gonna go to
Heartache Tonight!!!

[luvthelighthouse]

I only changed my mind two nights ago.

I love, love, love ICTYW. Those opening notes, the smokey sound, the smooth vocals, the bass line... so many wonderful things to say about this song. I only wish it had more lyrics. (I'm greedy that way)

However, that whole hand clapping, sing with me HT really gets you in the mood to party!

Both excellent choices... and I don't think my vote really matters at this point anyway... unless a six more people vote....

I cast my vote for the winner to be Heartache Tonight!

[Wildthyme]

My vote goes to HEARTACHE TONIGHT for the win!!!

[UK TimFan]

Although voting hasn't yet finished, I think I'm going to start :weep:, and I probably won't stop before Christmas.
Tim can rock with the best of them when he's given the chance. As those of us who've seen and heard 'Parachute' live will testify.

(Though I suppose most of you must love him in a way because he did make final two. :))

[luvthelighthouse]

LOL, I thought the game ended tonight! Last round I was too late... this one, way early.

It's not over yet!

[Wildthyme]

Although voting hasn't yet finished, I think I'm going to start :weep:, and I probably won't stop before Christmas.
Tim can rock with the best of them when he's given the chance. As those of us who've seen and heard 'Parachute' live will testify.

(Though I suppose most of you must love him in a way because he did make final two. :))

I absolutely love Timmy and if ICTYW was competing for the win against any other song except Heartache Tonight it would have my vote in a hot second. But HA is pretty much my favorite Eagles song so what choice do I have? :rofl:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

As much as I love I Can't Tell You Why with its smoky vocals, great melodic interplay, and those slow, sensual guitar solos...

I cast my vote (to no one's surprise) for the awesomeness that is known as

HEARTACHE TONIGHT!

Because I am pressed for time, I'm going to copy and paste my description from the "Celebration of the Long Run" thread to explain why it should win:

Here we have the highlight of The Long Run which is right up there with the Eagles' best work. This song showed they could still pull it out. What's not to like about it? Glenn's vocal is off the chain - no wonder he won a freaking Grammy for it! The way he growls "Heartache Tonight" and belts out that chorus, the way he sings that "We can beat around the bushes" segment, even his whoops at the end.... they all exude vitality and energy; it's the way he sings the entire song. It's downright exciting to listen to it. It makes you wanna crank the volume up and rock out, singing along at the top of your lungs. The catchy guitar riffs, the way the guitar starts up, then backs off and sneaks back in as you move towards the chorus at which point it comes back full blast, the part where the music drops out and the vocals go acapella with just the beat, the use of the handclaps... everything about this song works. To this day it's a showstopper that brings the house down. To put it simply: Heartache Tonight ROCKS MY WORLD!!

What she said!!!

I've said this before - I don't have a single favorite Eagles song. However, this song is always near the top of the list for me. Therefore, to quote Soda further ...

I cast my vote for the awesomeness that is

HEARTACHE TONIGHT!!!

[sodascouts]

Well, the tribe has spoken and it's time to announce the winner of The Long Run Survivor. Let's all congratulate our top vote getter...

HEARTACHE TONIGHT

Votes
Heartache Tonight - 15
I Can't Tell You Why - 7

Vote Breakdown
Heartache Tonight - WalshFan88
Heartache Tonight - Prettymaid
Heartache Tonight - pueblo47
Heartache Tonight - Eve
Heartache Tonight - AzEaglesFan
Heartache Tonight - Peekaboo
Heartache Tonight - Glennsallnighter
Heartache Tonight - Koala
Heartache Tonight - tequila girl
Heartache Tonight - sodascouts
Heartache Tonight - Brooke
Heartache Tonight - eaglesvet
Heartache Tonight - luvthelighthouse
Heartache Tonight - Wildthyme
Heartache Tonight - Ive always been a dreamer
I Can't Tell You Why - whitcap
I Can't Tell You Why - timfan
I Can't Tell You Why - EagleLady
I Can't Tell You Why - Troubadour
I Can't Tell You Why - EaglesFanatic
I Can't Tell You Why - UK TimFan
I Can't Tell You Why - TimothyBFan


Songs eliminated:
The Disco Strangler 09/26
Teenage Jail 09/28
The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks 9/30
The Sad Café 10/3
King of Hollywood 10/5
Those Shoes 10/7
In the City 10/9
The Long Run 10/11
I Can't Tell You Why 10/13

Congrats, Heartache Tonight!

To celebrate, watch a video of the Eagles rocking this song!

Heartache Tonight (Christchurch 1995)
Download .mpg (50 megs) (http://www.glennfreyonline.com/multimedia/live/HeartacheTonightChristchurch95.mpg)
Download .wmv (11 megs) (http://www.glennfreyonline.com/multimedia/live/HeartacheTonightChristchurch95.wmv)

Or listen to them doing it in Osaka, Japan in 1979:
http://www.glennfreyonline.com/multimedia/MP3/HeartacheTonightOsaka79.mp3


Thanks to everyone who participated for making this a Survivor for the history books!

[sodascouts]

And more video fun!

This will undoubtedly be taken down soon, so enjoy it while you can!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlpPu80vWuw

[Glennsallnighter]

Awwww Congratulations to Heartache Tonight and well done too to a very worthy runner up!

Love the vids. Do we have it from Dublin in 92?

[sodascouts]

Not that I can find on the internet - sorry!

[EagleLady]

Congrats to Heartache Tonight :-(

[Prettymaid]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight and to the runner-up, I Can't Tell You Why. For some reason I feel like ICTYW was the underdog to The Long Run, and I like rooting for the underdog. Here's to a fun and interesting game! :soda:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight!!!

Just in case I didn't make myself clear before, I absolutely LOVE this song. :wink: To me, it is definitely one of the top five songs in the band's entire catalog - just a cut above most of the rest. Nothing against the other songs, but I honestly would have been shocked if it had not won this game. I really do love The Long Run and I Can't Tell You Why as well, but my guess is The Long Run would not have won this game against Heartache Tonight either. All you have to do is listen to the audience's reaction at a live show to see how much most people love this song.

One thing I forgot to post earlier is about how much my young niece and nephew love the song. Whenever it plays when we are riding in my car, my 5-year old niece thinks Glenn is singing "There's going to be a party tonight". It makes her 8-year old brother really mad that she keeps messing the song up when she is rocking out to it. :lol:

[EaglesFanatic]

Congrats to Heartache Tonight :-(
EL, I love your enthusiasm! :lol: I thought ICTYW should have won, but Heartache Tonight is a great song too! Congrats HT :applause:

[Koala]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight

[TimothyBFan]

Congrats to Heartache Tonight!!! Tho it's not the song I voted for, it was still a win/win for me!! It was my 2nd and as I said from the get go, I really didn't care which of those 2 songs won. LOVE them both!!

[Brooke]

CONGRATS TO HEARTACHE TONIGHT! :rockguitar::band::guitar:

Love it, love it, love it! Well done! Any of the last three could have won for me, but HT is my favorite from this album. We made it come out right! :wink:

Thanks for a fun game once again, Soda and Dreamer! :thumbsup:

[Troubadour]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight!

[TimothyBFan]

I was just cleaning out some stuff and found my few brief notes I took for this game. Never even looked at them because I knew exactly how I wanted it to go down.

Here's what they say....

Those Shoes-love the tune. Wonder if they had someone in mind when it was written. Love the way the line "You want someone to talk to. They just want to get their hands on you." is said.

In The City-Tho the harmony is good, I find it a bit boring.

The Long Run-Each voice is so distinctive. Can pick out each voice and who it belongs to. Was he thinking of a certain debutante in Houston? Love the way "Long, long, long, long" keeps getting lower and lower at the end.

I Can't Tell You Why-Tim's voice is amazing...emotional and soulful. I remember the first time I heard it, I was "lost" in it. Sells it with the emotion in his voice. Remember realizing that my favorite song on the album was sung by that beautiful new bass player!

The Sad Cafe-Love the words and Don's voice. The Distinctive voices again. Love when can make out who each voice belongs to.

Heartache Tonight-Love the beginning, "Someone's gonna hurt someone before the night is thru". Grabs you right from the top! Love every word of this song. The Don't want the night to end feeling here.

Teenage Jail-All I can think of is, "what were they thinking".

King Of Hollywood-The sexy voice of Don helps sell this. You can feel the "sleaze" of this guy. Glenn and Don's voices mesh so well. Tho redundant, how can anyone hear "We gonna take care of ..." and not want to melt.

Disco Strangler-Not as bad as some people make it out to be. Some of the phrases..."And Rome is burning but that's alright"... WHAT?

Greeks Don't Want No Freaks-What the heck? "Half hour later, you were barfing all over your girlfriend's shoes." Seriously? How drunk/high were Glenn & Don when they wrote it? I remember I use to love the line, "found her in the bushes with the boys in the band." Yeah--- I wish!!! :lol:

[sodascouts]

LOL! That line you picked out in Disco Strangler is the only one I like.

"He's the filddler in your darkest night - and Rome is burning, but that's alright."

It refers to the old legend that the Roman emperor Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. I almost made that one of our Survivor immunity questions, in fact.

If the song is presenting the disco phenomenon as strangling rock'n'roll, one could interpret the "Rome is burning" reference as a metaphor for the blithe lack of concern about the obliteration of good music from the consciousness of the disco-lovin' populace. Just guessing. If I'm right, though, it was very cleverly done. I give "Disco Strangler" props for that, and that alone. lol

[Peekaboo]

I'm so very happy that Heartache Tonight won!!! One of my favorite parts of the song is around the 2:40 mark when Glenn sings "Somebody" and at the 2:55 mark when he sings "Everybody". I often rewind those parts because I just LOVE his voice right there. There's something about the way he sings those two words that just makes me melt every time. Glenn's voice throughout the song is superb and for me this song goes down as one of Glenn's best on lead vocals.

I'd also like to give ICTYW a big round of applause. Although I'm partial to the rockers this song is one of the best of all of the Eagles ballads and it held strong against one of their best rocking out songs. :applause: :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight.

I had two songs in mind to win for the final round. In the City (my first pick) and Heartache Tonight. Since ITC didn't win, I'm glad Heartache Tonight did. :)

[Prettymaid]

Congratulations to Heartache Tonight.

I had two songs in mind to win for the final round. In the City (my first pick) and Heartache Tonight. Since ITC didn't win, I'm glad Heartache Tonight did. :)

Yeah WF88, some people just can't appreciate the finer things in life! :wink:

[WalshFan88]

Yeah WF88, some people just can't appreciate the finer things in life! :wink:

:D In the City is great, definitely one of my favorites and my favorite from that album.

[Freypower]

Just a quick note of congratulations to this wonderful, superb song. I haven't read the whole thread yet but I just had to say I am so glad it won so thanks to everyone who voted for it. :yay:

[Troubadour]

I hopped online, glimpsed your name, and thought I was seeing things!

WELCOME BACK, JULIE!!!

We've missed you.

[Freypower]

Thanks Lou!

If I had played my elimination order would have been:

Teenage Jail
The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks
The Disco Strangler
The Long Run
In The City
I Can't Tell You Why
Those Shoes
The Sad Cafe
King Of Hollywood
Heartache Tonight

I wish I shared the enthusiasm for ITC & TLR but I am afraid I don't, whereas I worship KOH & see Sad Cafe as very underrated.

[sodascouts]

So glad you're back, FP! Dreamer and I were just saying at lunch how much we missed you and that we hoped you'd be back soon. Looks like our wish was granted!