Henley songs about Stevie...

equeen102289 · #1 07-08-2005, 03:51 PM

I've read all the speculations about Life in the Fast Lane being about the whole love triangle between Don, Lindsey and Stevie. I've also read that some people believe Victim of Love is about Stevie. Does anyone know for sure what songs, if any, are about Stevie?? Are their any quotes from Don Henley himself??
I'm most curious about Wasted Time and The Last Worthless Evening. Anyone know when he wrote TLWE? I know it's on The End of the Innocence and that came out in '89, but maybe he wrote it in the 70's? Both songs just sound like they could be about her, IMO. What do you guys think?
And yes I know..their are quite a few people here who don't like Don Henley- and if you are one of those people, don't just post on this thread to say...I hate Don Henley and I have no idea. That's not what this thread is about.

jadegypsy · #2 07-08-2005, 04:40 PM

Hey, I don't think either of those are about Stevie, I remember reading in one of the Eagles books that both were about different girlfriends of his, neither of which liked the songs very much...

HenleyFan · #3 07-08-2005, 05:02 PM

None of Don's songs are specifically about Stevie...especially LWE.

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Originally Posted by equeen102289

I've read all the speculations about Life in the Fast Lane being about the whole love triangle between Don, Lindsey and Stevie. I've also read that some people believe Victim of Love is about Stevie. Does anyone know for sure what songs, if any, are about Stevie?? Are their any quotes from Don Henley himself??
I'm most curious about Wasted Time and The Last Worthless Evening. Anyone know when he wrote TLWE? I know it's on The End of the Innocence and that came out in '89, but maybe he wrote it in the 70's? Both songs just sound like they could be about her, IMO. What do you guys think?
And yes I know..their are quite a few people here who don't like Don Henley- and if you are one of those people, don't just post on this thread to say...I hate Don Henley and I have no idea. That's not what this thread is about.

pattymarkle · #4 07-08-2005, 07:06 PM

I had always thought that "Life in the Fast Lane" was about Stevie and Lindsey. And that thought of mine goes way back to like 1977.

I might should sneak over to Don's board to post this, but...

For my birthday a couple of days ago I told my kids I wanted the new Eagles DVD and I am really enjoying it. I have a new appreciation for those guys. I think I've watched Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good" about 30 times, just to hear this line...

I make hit records
my fans they can't wait
they write me letters
tell me Glen's great

It is also fun to sit and watch and imagine Stevie with Don, Stevie with Joe, and for extra points, Stevie with J.D. Souther.

Patty

sparky · #5 07-08-2005, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pattymarkle

It is also fun to sit and watch and imagine Stevie with Don, Stevie with Joe, and for extra points, Stevie with J.D. Souther.

Patty

OMG. She certainly DID the Eagles, didn't she ? Can you imagine the conversations these guys have had over a truckload of liquor and coke ? To be a fly on the wall.
Especially Don. That man has been, and from all reports still is, a world class womanizer.Sheesh.

pattymarkle · #6 07-08-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

OMG. She certainly DID the Eagles, didn't she ? Can you imagine the conversations these guys have had over a truckload of liquor and coke ? To be a fly on the wall.
Especially Don. That man has been, and from all reports still is, a world class womanizer.Sheesh.

That may well be, but Stevie is a world class mananizer.

That is one of the things I love about her. Because I do sit and think, as clearly I have no social life, how all of these guys would be as a lover.

Back in 2001, the Nicks Fix had that Survivor Contest and I was on the team that formed an alliance and we won. That was the one question we wanted to ask her and we didn't have the courage to do it.

"Of all the men you have loved, who was the best lover?" or "Can you just give us one word to describe each of these guys in bed?"

I'm so bad.

Patty

pattymarkle · #7 07-08-2005, 07:33 PM

Mental note to self:

If I am going to continue to say stuff like this, I need to have an alias.

Patty

sparky · #8 07-08-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pattymarkle

That may well be, but Stevie is a world class mananizer.

That is one of the things I love about her. Because I do sit and think, as clearly I have no social life, how all of these guys would be as a lover.

Back in 2001, the Nicks Fix had that Survivor Contest and I was on the team that formed an alliance and we won. That was the one question we wanted to ask her and we didn't have the courage to do it.

"Of all the men you have loved, who was the best lover?" or "Can you just give us one word to describe each of these guys in bed?"

I'm so bad.

Patty

That is QUITE bad. I don't think many of them are very attractive, so I never much wondered.

I am with you. Good for her that she wasn't shy. Far be it from me to diss anyone for having had a lot of sex. I only call Don a "womanizer" because I have heard from so many people that he isn't particularly kind to the women he hooks up with. The ones who aren't famous anyway.

LilyRose · #9 07-08-2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

That is QUITE bad. I don't think many of them are very attractive, so I never much wondered.

That's what makes me curious. They weren't too cute, so they had to have something

Susie

EnchantedSLN · #10 07-08-2005, 07:58 PM

I could swear I read an article/interview that tied Those Shoes to Stevie. I have never been able to track down that same article, however.

On a slightly different note, I've always thought that "Dear John" by Joe Walsh was for/about Stevie. That's pure speculation, though... based on little more than my interpretation of the lyrics and the timing of the album (and the little "Thank you Stevie" in the liner notes.)

dissention · #11 07-08-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pattymarkle

That may well be, but Stevie is a world class mananizer.

That is one of the things I love about her. Because I do sit and think, as clearly I have no social life, how all of these guys would be as a lover.

Back in 2001, the Nicks Fix had that Survivor Contest and I was on the team that formed an alliance and we won. That was the one question we wanted to ask her and we didn't have the courage to do it.

"Of all the men you have loved, who was the best lover?" or "Can you just give us one word to describe each of these guys in bed?"

I'm so bad.

Patty

You devil! I would have asked, though. I doubt Kinney would forward such a question, though he's probably as curious as the rest of us.

catinthedark · #12 07-09-2005, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HenleyFan

None of Don's songs are specifically about Stevie...especially LWE.

You sound so positive, and like, there's no question. Even Life in the Fast Lane?? Why are you so sure?

HenleyFan · #13 07-09-2005, 08:44 AM

I said "specifically" about Stevie. Life in the Fastlane may be about that time in Don's (and Glenn's) life, but Don has not written a song totally about Stevie. Not all songs have to be about one person...or even a famous person at that. Maybe the Eagles write songs differently than FM, but the songs start with a thought or a spark and then spiral from there. They're aren't meant to be taken literally.

I'm interested in the person who said that Don was still a womanizer. He's been married for 10 years...where is that coming from?

L&M

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Originally Posted by catinthedark

You sound so positive, and like, there's no question. Even Life in the Fast Lane?? Why are you so sure?

darklinensuit · #14 07-09-2005, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky

OMG. She certainly DID the Eagles, didn't she ?

According to that Cynthia McFadden interview the Fri. before 9/11 Stevie "did" four of them.

- Jake

catinthedark · #15 07-09-2005, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HenleyFan

I said "specifically" about Stevie. Life in the Fastlane may be about that time in Don's (and Glenn's) life, but Don has not written a song totally about Stevie. Not all songs have to be about one person...or even a famous person at that. Maybe the Eagles write songs differently than FM, but the songs start with a thought or a spark and then spiral from there. They're aren't meant to be taken literally.

Okay... I'm seriously not trying to be argumentative. I'm just wondering why you believe this? You answer like you've got "inside info" about what each of Don's songs has been written about. How do you know that none of his songs is about Stevie? She herself said at some point during the Two Voices tour that it was such a trip to sing Hotel California with him because they were singing about their lives - that they lived Hotel California together. And Life in the Fast Lane I maintain has got to be about Stevie and Lindsey...

Tone: purely curious. Not a single snark in it.