View Poll Results: Poll: Which of these four Eagles rarities (and one potential change) should be added?

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  • Good Day in Hell

    1 10.00%
  • King of Hollywood

    4 40.00%
  • Outlaw Man

    4 40.00%
  • The Sad Cafe

    1 10.00%
  • Walk Away (replacing Funk #49)

    0 0%
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Thread: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

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  1. #1
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    Default Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    Narrowing it down on my compilation, which of these four Eagles rarities (and one possible change) do you feel should be on my compilation? (You can vote for multiple songs)

    BTW...listening to Waiting in the Weeds for the first time on Eagles Sirius XM radio right now...I now agree it is a must-add, and a song that I agree holds up very well today. I hope they put it in their last tour, when it would be as fitting as ever. I feel it could make a great closer for the last disc once I reorder the tracks, as FreyFan suggested. That song will be added, as well as Midnight Flyer, The Last Resort, and Smuggler's Blues.

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    Default Re: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    I think you already have Outlaw Man, which makes King Of Hollywood an easy choice. I love all the guitar work, not just the solos. The subject matter is still topical.

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    Default Re: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    Quote Originally Posted by UndertheWire View Post
    I think you already have Outlaw Man
    Crap...how could I forget that...now I'm forgetting songs I added on my OWN compilation, lol

    King of Hollywood is looking to be an obscure classic that has some fans, and could very well be the final addition. However, there seems to be quite a few people outside of this board who love The Sad Cafe...my father, when I was visiting him out of town last week, even asked me about that song a week or so ago when I had the Eagles playing on Spotify...

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    Default Re: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    I like The Sad Cafe but not as much a King of Hollywood. Perhaps you could add both.

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    Default Re: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    Quote Originally Posted by UndertheWire View Post
    I like The Sad Cafe but not as much a King of Hollywood. Perhaps you could add both.
    Upon rereading, looks like I unintentionally worded it like I was only going to add one or the other. What I meant is that I was likely going to add both, just that Sad Cafe was ahead of King of Hollywood in the votes...that's what insomnia can do to your thinking, lol...

    I am also considering replacing Funky New Year with either Good Day in Hell (if it finishes last in the votes) or possibly Chug All Night, All Night Long with Help Me Through the Night, and The Girl from Yesterday with I Don't Want to Hear Anymore.

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    Default Re: Poll: Narrowing it down on songs to add/changes to my Eagles compilation

    I love King Of Hollywood musically, including the vocals from Don and Glenn. But lyrically I don't care for it anymore. When a musician takes a person from another profession (obvious target: the movie world) and bashes him, I find it pretty lame since musicians aren't above treating other people badly when they feel they have "made it" and therefore are entitled to a higher status in the society. The guy in the song is talking to a woman in a condescending way, but were they above that kind of behavior themselves - at least when it came to groupies? I get the same feeling when I hear "Filmstar" by Suede (a band I love). It could as easily be called "Rockstar".

    I guess I'd vote for KOH nevertheless, although GDIH is very important in the Eagles history, because it was the first song Don Felder played on (with fire).

    EDIT:

    I know that the subject matter in KOH is not the same as a rock musician and groupies, but when it comes to feeling you're above someone and treating them accordingly, they are similar. KOH's subject matter does seem relevant at the moment, but there seem to be more recent stories about musicians treating women badly. But I guess there aren't many rock musicians who would write a song about rock musicians being *******s to women - except when they brag about it in a humorous way.
    Last edited by chaim; 11-26-2017 at 09:08 AM.

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