Desperado (song)
| "Desperado" | ||||
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| Song by Eagles from the album Desperado | ||||
| Released | April 17, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock Style | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Writer | Glenn Frey and Don Henley | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
| Desperado track listing | ||||
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"Desperado" is a soft rock song by the Eagles, an American rock band, written by group members Glenn Frey and Don Henley. It first appeared on the 1973 album Desperado, and has later appeared on numerous compilation albums although it was not a single.
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic described the song as one of the band's best, saying that it showed the strength of Henley's and Frey's co-writing, but also called it a "painfully slow ballad."[1]
Media accounts indicated that "Desperado" was the favorite song of military hero Pat Tillman. A taped version of the song was played at a memorial service in his honor in 2004[2].
Country singer Clint Black sang "Desperado" on the Eagles tribute album "Common Thread: Songs of the Eagles."[3]
Linda Ronstadt included a version of the song on her 1973 album "Don't Cry Now"[4] and often performed the song when she collaborated with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra[5]
[edit] In television
The eighth-season Seinfeld episode "The Checks" features the original Eagles version of the song prominently. It is mysteriously shown to have a profound and mesmerizing effect on Elaine Benes's current boyfriend Brett, who drops everything and listens in a trance-like state any time he hears it. Elaine's attempts to get him to pick a new tune ("Witchy Woman") for their coupling lifestyle or to share "Desperado" with her prove futile.
In the episode "Helen's Story" of the British series Accused a verse of the song is sung a capella by Helen's husband.
The bootcamp section of The X Factor U.S. 2011 featured a group performance of the song. The group was composed by Dani Knights, Cari Fletcher, Paige Ogle, Chelsea Musick, Ben Rue, Skyelar Anderson and Leroy Bell. Melanie Amaro performed the song during the show's second week of live performances.
Johnny Cash recorded a cover for his album, American Recording IV: The Man Comes Around, released in 2002
[edit] References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Desperado review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36196. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2004/may/04/sports/sp-tillman4
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Common-Thread-Eagles-Various-Artists/dp/B000002L1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327981120&sr=8-1
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Cry-Now-Linda-Ronstadt/dp/B002UPQ1TM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1327982226&sr=1-1
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJN7Zy2PzQI
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