THE EAGLES - LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

THE EAGLES

SONGWRITERS: DON HENLEY; GLENN FREY & JOE WALSH

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: HOTEL CALIFOORNIA

LABEL: ASYLUM RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL

YEAR: 1976

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. The founding members were Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals). With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. Their albums Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California rank first and third, respectively, among the best-selling albums in the United States, with 38million and 26million album units in sales. The Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 150million records, including 100 million sold in U.S alone. They were ranked nº 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Their debut album, Eagles (1972), spawned three top 40 singles: "Take It Easy", "Witchy Woman", and "Peaceful Easy Feeling". Desperado (1973) was less successful, only reaching number 41 on the charts; neither of its singles reached the top 40. However, its songs "Desperado" and "Tequila Sunrise" became two of the band's most popular tracks. On the Border (1974) added guitarist Don Felder and produced two top 40 singles: "Already Gone" and the Eagles' first number one, "Best of My Love".

Their 1975 album One of These Nights included three top 10 singles: "One of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and "Take It to the Limit", the first hitting the top of the charts. Guitarist and vocalista Joe Walsh also joined the band in 1975, replacing Leadon. The Eagles continued that success and hit their commercial peak in late 1976 with the release of Hotel California, which would go on to sell more than 26 million copies in the U.S. alone and more than 42 million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California". Meisner left the band in 1977 and was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit. They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run, which spawned three top 10 singles: "Heartache Tonight", "The Long Run", and "I Can't Tell You Why", the lead single being another chart-topping hit.

The Eagles broke up in July 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the álbum Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They toured consistently and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden, their first full studio album in 28 years and their sixth number-one album. The next year they launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in support of the album. In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the band's documentary release, History of the Eagles.

Following Glenn Frey's death in January 2016 and a one-year hiatus, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey's songs.

"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band the Eagles on their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was the third single released from this album, and peaked at Nº. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He was a hard-headed man

He was brutally handsome, and she was teminally pretty

She held him up, and he held her for ransome in the heart

of the cold, cold city

He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude

They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude

They had one thing in common, they were

good in bed

She'd say, 'Faster,faster. The lights are turnin' red."

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lose your mind, mm

Are you with me so far?

Eager for action and bot for the game

The coming attraction, the drop of a name

They knew all the right people, they took

all the right pills

They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills.

There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face

She pretended not to notice, she was caught up

in the race

Out every evening, until it was light

He was too tired to make it, she was too tired

to fight about it

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lse your mind

Life in the fast lane, everything all the time

Life in the fast lane, uh huh

Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst

They didn't see the stop sign,

took a turn for the worst.

She said, "Listen, baby.You can hear the engine

ring.We've been up and down this highway;

haven't seen a goddam thing."

He said,"Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."

"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."

They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around

and got lost

They didn't know they were just dyin' to get off

And it was life in the fast lane

Life in the fast lane