Each of the members has pursued a solo career, with Don Henley’s the most successful commercially and critically. In the ’90s, after what they considered a "14 year break", the band’s sound was frequently cited as an influence by young country stars, many of whom contributed tracks to the album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles (#3, 1993), which won Album of the Year at the 1994 Country Music Associations's CMA Awards. That same year, the Eagles revival culminated in the band’s reunion tour and album.
The group originally coalesced from L.A.’s country-rock community. Before producer John Boylan assembled them as Linda Ronstadt’s backup band on her album Silk Purse (1970), the four original Eagles were already experienced professionals. Bernie Leadon had played in the Dillard and Clark Expedition and the Flying Burrito Brothers; Randy Meisner, with Poco and Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band. Glenn Frey had played with various Detroit rock bands (including Bob Seger’s) and Longbranch Pennywhistle (with J.D. Souther, a sometime songwriting partner), and Henley had been with a transplanted Texas group, Shiloh. After working with Ronstadt, Henley and Frey decided to form the Eagles, recruiting Leadon and Meisner.
Intending to take the country rock of the Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers a step further toward hard rock, the Eagles recorded their first album with producer Glyn Johns in England. Take It Easy (#12, 1972), written by Frey and Jackson Browne, went gold shortly after its release, as did their debut album of the same name. (Another single, Witchy Woman, reached #9 that year.)
Desperado was a concept album with enough of a plot line to encourage rumors of a movie version. The LP yielded no major pop hits, but its title track, Desperado, a ballad penned by Henley and Frey, has become a classic rock standard covered by Linda Ronstadt among others.
With On the Border, the Eagles changed producers, bringing in Bill Szymczyk (who worked on all subsequent albums through 1982’s Greatest Hits, vol. 2) and adding Don Felder, who had recorded with Flow in Gainesville, Florida (and who once gave guitar lessons to another Gainesville native, Tom Petty), then became a session guitarist and studio engineer in New York, Boston, and L.A.
The increased emphasis on rock attracted more listeners - mid-’70s hits included Best of My Love (#1, 1975), One of These Nights (#1, 1975), Lyin’ Eyes (#2, 1975), and Take It to the Limit (#4, 1975) - but alienated Leadon. After One of These Nights, Leadon left to form the Bernie Leadon–Michael Georgiades Band, which released Natural Progressions in 1977. (Leadon went on to become a Nashville session musician, and in the ’90s formed Run-C&W, a jokester group who played a blend of country and R&B.)
Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh, who had established himself with the James Gang and as a solo artist. His Eagles debut, Hotel California, was their third consecutive #1 album (the second was their record-breaking 1976 greatest-hits compilation). New Kid in Town (#1, 1976), the title cut Hotel California (#1, 1977), and Life in the Fast Lane (#11, 1977) spurred sales of more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Meisner left in 1977, replaced by Timothy B. Schmit, who had similarly replaced him in Poco. Meisner has released two solo albums, Randy Meisner (1978) and One More Song (1980). (In 1981, he toured with the Silveradoes; later, in 1990, Meisner reemerged in the group Black Tie, alongside Billy Swan and Bread’s James Griffin.) Henley and Frey sang backup on One More Song, and in the late ’70s they also appeared on albums by Bob Seger and Randy Newman. In 1981 Henley duetted with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks on the #6 single Leather and Lace.
Between outside projects and legal entanglements, it took the Eagles two years and $1 million to make the multiplatinum LP The Long Run, their last album of all-new material. Parting hit singles included Heartache Tonight (#1, 1979), The Long Run (#8, 1980), and I Can’t Tell You Why (#8, 1980).
Walsh continued to release solo albums, though his biggest single to date has been 1978’s cheeky Life’s Been Good (#12). Felder and Schmit also put out their own albums and contributed songs to film soundtracks. Schmit’s second LP, Timothy B, included Boys Night Out (#25, 1987).
In 1982 Don Henley and Glenn Frey both embarked on solo careers. Frey charted with The One You Love (#15, 1982) and Sexy Girl (#20, 1984) before a movie proved his ticket into the Top 10: The Heat Is On, featured in Beverly Hills Cop, shot to #2 in 1985.
Frey followed this success by becoming an actor, making a guest appearance as a drug dealer on the popular TV series Miami Vice. The episode was based on a track from his album The Allnighter, Smuggler’s Blues, which consequently reached #12 (1985). Later in 1985, Frey’s You Belong to the City hit #2. While still dabbling in acting with roles in the short-lived TV series South of Sunset, the movie Jerry Maguire, and a guest spot on the Don Johnson post–Miami Vice series Nash Bridges in the ’90s, Frey also cofounded a music label, Mission Records, in 1997.
Ultimately, though, Henley was the ex-Eagle who garnered the greatest chart success, and the most critical acclaim as well. His Dirty Laundry (from his first solo effort, I Can’t Stand Still) made it to #3, but the 1985 album Building the Perfect Beast was to be his true arrival as solo hitmaker and respected singer/songwriter. The kickoff single, The Boys of Summer, went to #5 - supported by an evocative black-and-white video that fast became an MTV favourite - and earned Henley a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male; the hits All She Wants to Do Is Dance (#9, 1985) and Sunset Grill (#22, 1985) followed. A third album, The End of the Innocence, produced a #8 title track, End of the Innocence, and the additional singles The Last Worthless Evening and The Heart of the Matter, which both hit #21. The LP won Henley another Grammy, in the same category as before.
In the early ’90s, Henley sought release from his Geffen Records contract, initiating a long and bitter legal dispute. After participating in the release of a solo best-of album in 1995, Henley was freed from his contract. Five years later, he released a studio album of all-new material, Inside Job (coproduced by former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch), and embarked on a solo tour to support it. Henley had married for the first time in May 1995 and had three children before releasing Inside Job. This life-altering change for the longtime bachelour resulted in a new theme in his songwriting; several of Inside Job’s tracks were clearly about marriage and family, including the gentle ballad Taking You Home (#58 pop, #1 Adult Contemporary, 2000). Much of the rest of the album, however, still explored Henley’s cynicism toward the business world and the media.
In 1990 Henley founded the Walden Woods Project, dedicated to preserving historic lands around Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts (where Henry David Thoreau and others reflected and wrote), from corporate development. Among the singer’s various fund-raising means were holding charity concerts, featuring other top rock artists, and donating proceeds from some of his own recordings, including a reggae version of the Guys and Dolls standard “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” (1993). In 1993 the Walden Woods Project got a big boost from Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, coorganised by Henley and featuring Clint Black, Trisha Yearwood, Travis Tritt, and others.
In 1994, after years of fielding off reunion rumours, Henley, Frey, Walsh, Felder, and Schmit - who had appeared together in the video for Tritt’s version of Take It Easy - hit the road for a massively successful tour, the third-highest grossing concert tour of that year. The tour went on hiatus toward the end of 1994, due to Frey’s gastrointestinal surgery, but it continued in 1995. In November 1994, the band released Hell Freezes Over, which featured four new songs, including the singles Get Over It (#31, 1994), Love Will Keep Us Alive (#1 Adult Contemporary, 1994), Learn to Be Still (#15 Adult Contemporary, 1995), and 11 of the old hits culled from the band’s 1994 live appearance on MTV. Within months the reunion LP had sold more than 10 million copies and gone to #1 on the pop album chart.
In 1998 the Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. All seven members of the band performed together for the first time at the induction ceremony. The core members of the group - the ones who had recorded and toured together in the mid-’90s - reunited again for a few concerts at the end of 1999, including a New Year’s Eve show in L.A. A four-CD retrospective set, Eagles 1972–1999: Selected Works (#109, 2000), was released in November 2000.
Don Felder was fired from the band in 2000, leaving Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit as the remaining members of the band.
In 2007 they released a double album Long Road out of Eden, logically followed by a world tour, which was, regardless of people's opinion on the new album, a guaranteed sold-out event. The base line-up on this album is Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. Also performing on the studio recording are Steuart Smith (guitar, keyboard, mandolin), Scott Crago (percussion) and Will Hollis (keyboard).
On January 18, 2016, it was announced that Glenn Frey had died at the age of 67 in New York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia.
Get Over It
Eagles Lyrics
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A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work; you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing
Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, get over it
It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak
You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass
Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it
Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it
Get over it
The song "Get Over It" by Eagles is a satirical take on the attitude of people who have a tendency of shifting the blame to others and complaining about their problems but do nothing about them. The lyrics express frustration with people who constantly play the victim and complain instead of taking responsibility for their lives. The opening lines of the song illustrate this sentiment when the singer turns on the TV and sees people who are always crying and blaming others for their problems. It paints a picture of a world where everyone is looking for someone else to blame.
The use of the phrase "get over it" throughout the song is a challenge to listeners to stop complaining and move on. The song asks people to stop playing the victim and stop blaming others for their problems. The line "You don't want to work, you want to live like a king / But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing" is a reminder of the harsh realities of life, that we have to work hard to achieve our dreams and not expect them to be handed to us on a silver platter. The song takes a dig at people who are always complaining and points out how counterproductive this attitude is.
In addition, the song's bridge makes fun of people who wallow in guilt and pain and wear it like a badge of honor. The singer points out that complaining and blaming others for one's problems do not help and instead bring everyone else down. The song's message is clear: stop blaming others for one's problems, take responsibility for one's actions, and focus on moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I turn on the tube and what do I see
I turn on the TV and see many people blaming others for their problems.
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
Many people are complaining that they are not to blame for their problems.
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
These people are pointing their fingers at others instead of taking responsibility for their own issues.
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
These people waste their time pitying themselves instead of fixing their problems.
Victim of this, victim of that
These people blame external factors for their problems and don't take responsibility for their own life.
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat
These people complain about things that they cannot control.
Get over it
Stop complaining and take responsibility for your life.
You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
You blame your problems on a past accident that affected you.
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
You think that you would be happier if someone gave you money.
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
I agree with Old Billy that we should eliminate lawyers.
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
This line does not convey actual intentions and is only a humorous one-liner.
You don't want to work; you want to live like a king
You prefer living a luxurious life without putting in the work to achieve it.
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing
You cannot expect the world to provide you with everything you desire.
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
If you don't want to contribute or work hard, then it's better if you leave the situation altogether.
It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You keep complaining about your problems as if you are confessing them to someone.
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
You keep focusing on your failures instead of finding solutions to your problems.
Some call it sick, but I call it weak
Some consider your behavior sick, but I think it's just weak.
You drag it around like a ball and chain
You carry your problems with you like a burden and it's holding you back.
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You are dwelling in your negative feelings instead of moving past them.
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
You show off your problems to gain sympathy from others.
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
Your negative attitude is affecting others and bringing them down too.
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
You blame your present problems on past events and refuse to move on.
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass
This line is not meant to be taken seriously and is just a humorous exaggeration.
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
You are complaining and throwing tantrums about your problems.
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
You need to stop complaining and take action to fix your problems.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Cass County Music / Wisteria Music / Privet Music, Red Cloud Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GLENN FREY, DON HENLEY
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@josephmilsark123
Get Over It was released in 1994 on The Eagles comeback album Hell Freezes Over.
The song was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. This song proved that they could still write together after not doing so for 14 years.
The band member lineup consisted of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit.
As far as chart success goes, the song got as high as #31 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Glenn said that he and Don Henley were so sick of tabloid television and Glenn was so tired of professional victims everywhere he looked.
So Don Henley said, “I have a title - Get Over It.” Glenn said, “That’s a song! Let’s write it.”
You can find Get Over It on its parent album Hell Freezes Over as well as on the compilation albums Selected Works: 1972-1999 and The Very Best of The Eagles (released in Europe, Asia and Australia as Eagles: The Complete Greatest Hits)
@AliasMark69
"GET OVER IT"
I turn on the tube what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' don't blame me
They point their crooked little fingers everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this victim of that
Your momma's too thin and your daddy's too fat
Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' cryin' pitchin' a fit
Get over it get over it
You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
The more I think about it old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers kill 'em tonight
Don't want to work you want to live like a king
But the big bad world doesn't owe you a thing
Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play then you might as well split
Get over it get over it
It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick but I call it weak...
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Yeah you drag it around like a ball and chain
Wallow in the guilt wallow in the pain
Wave it like a flag wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter bringin' everybody down
Complain about the present blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child kick its little ass
Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' pitchin' a fit
Get over it get over it
Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime
So why don't you quit?
Get over it get over it
Get over it
@mikematusek4233
Nearly 30 years later this song still rings true for today.
@js6729
Rings true? Shit this song rings more true today than it did 30 uears ago by far lol
@AliasMark69
This entire concert was nothing short of AWESOME. Greatness from all of them.
@AliasMark69
Row "F".... center seat 37.... That was me for this tour. EAGLES are America's Greatest Band
@jenkitty6785
I got to see this concert with my mom and brother. One of the best times of my life. Mama loved this song.
@marcieharreld286
One of my all-time favorites!!!🎵🎼🎶🥁🎤🎙🎸🎹🔥🔥🔥
@altreichmacher
Ochhhhh,znów tego słucham,mój gitarowy majstersztyk !Greetings from Poland :)
@dantallman5345
Had forgotten this line. “I’d like to find your inner child and kick his little ass”….is a hell of a line!
Dirty Laundry, If Dirt Were Dollars, Gimme What You Got are other edgy songs.
@allisonlopez5089
Great tune and reaction. You did Carlos Santana, days ago. I forgot to mention a really good one Santana did with Rob Thomas called Smooth. I hope you enjoy it.
@AliasMark69
CRANK IT UP!!!. Hit the drums for this one...... AWESOME performance.