Eagles Song Survivor: One of These Nights

[UK TimFan]

I vote for 'After The Thrill Is Gone'.

[UndertheWire]

Lyin' Eyes

I like it, but it's long and I heard it too often all those years ago.

[scottside]

I vote for "After The Thrill Is Gone."

[Brooke]

Take It To The Limit

[sodascouts]

Back just in time to try and save the best Eagles song EVER, TITTL!

I cast my vote for After the Thrill is Gone.

[DivineDon]

Take It to the Limit

Sayonara, because you are over the limit!

I swear, between it and HC, I want to kick the radio when they come on station. IMHO, they are so overplayed, it's not even enjoyable anymore.

I feel the same way about Lyin' Eyes! I skip it when it comes on the CD so I'm voting for it.

(I love all the rest, it's going to be VERY difficult)

[all eagles]

[quote=sodascouts;307802]Back just in time to try and save the best Eagles song EVER, TITTL!

Couldn't agree more (Randy on lead)

[Fleurette767]

Now we're to the up part of the game. I'm voting for After the Thrill Is Gone. A lovely song, but fare thee well.

TBH I'm not sure how I'm going to rank the other three (the "hits"), if those are the ones indeed left.

[L101]

I'm voting for Lyin' Eyes. Its just a bit too long and overplayed at this stage but I can't believe all the votes ATTIG is getting !! I suppose it was good that it lasted this long ......

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well it looks like ATTIG is going down this time. As much as I love this very underrated song, it’s only fitting that we are heading for an exciting final showdown between the 'big three' hits on this album. IMO, we should just declare a three-way tie at the end of this round. But, of course, that ain’t the way we play the game here.

Around where I live, I haven’t noticed Lyin’ Eyes getting any more air play than OOTN or TITTL. After 40 years, I guess you could say all of these classic songs are overplayed, but that doesn’t bother me personally if they are great songs, which all of these amazing tunes certainly are. Since Lyin’ Eyes is getting a fair number of votes in this round, I will say a few words in its defense though. To me, this song tells a fantastic story and the way the lyrics flow is perfect in setting the tone of the song. Then, there are the gorgeous vocals and harmonies. I love the sophisticated layering of their voices and the way they build, along with the instrumentation, as the song progresses. In addition, the subtle nuances and variations in each chorus is another thing that sets this song apart and makes it so brilliant. Sometimes Grammy awards can be meaningless, but in this case, I believe they got it right on by honoring this song as ‘Best Pop Vocal by Group, Duo, or Chorus’. So, yeah, the story may be a little long, but to me, this is a flawlessly-crafted and arranged song that every aspiring songwriter might want to study very closely. Every facet of this song complements the others.

So, since I don't believe ATTIG needs my vote, I'll once again vote strategically ...

I cast my vote for One of These Nights.