Eagles, “Busy Being Fabulous”
Monday, January 21st, 2008
One of the great success stories of 2007 was the massively popular Eagles album Long Road Out of Eden. In the seventeen years since their previous studio album, country music essentially adopted their California rock sound. In a weird way, listening to “Busy Being Fabulous” made me think to myself, “Oh. This is what Rascal Flatts is trying to do, but they keep messing it up.”
It’s hard to mess anything up when you have Don Henley singing lead, with Eagles harmonies behind him. The song is clever, but still understated, and it’s over far too soon. If they sold this CD somewhere other than Wal-Mart, I’d probably buy it.
Written by Glenn Frey, Don Henley & Steuart Smith
Grade: B+
Listen: Busy Being Fabulous
Category Single Reviews
Tags: Eagles
When they reunited for the Hell Freezes Over tour and record, they put out a few new songs, but none of them sounded like vintage Eagles. This single does. The harmonies, the country-flavored guitar work, and Don Henley singing like he never checked out of Hotel California.
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