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Sunday, March 18, 2012

New Featured Unknown/Underrated Song--"Desperado" by the Eagles

The Eagles' chart record of singles can only be topped by a handful of artists in the Rock Era.  But what makes the group so special is their albums, which contain scores of more great tracks.  We'll feature several more of their songs in the weeks to come.  The requirements for this feature are two:  The song can not have made the Top 10 and it must be a track so good that it should have made the Top 10.


This song was never released as a single, but is one of the most popular among Eagles fans.  You can now access this track as well as all the others that are included in the feature at any time by clicking "Unknown/Underrated" at the top of the web site.
"Desperado"
Eagles

Words by Don Henley, Music by Glenn Frey


Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late

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