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The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:06 pm
by Greybeard
The story of Harvey Weinstein as told by the Eagles.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfxfmi
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:50 am
by chasfm11
For anyone who doesn't recognize it (I didn't and I consider myself to be a big Eagles Fan), it is "King of Hollywood" from their 1979 Album The Long Run
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:06 am
by ELB
Egads. I am old enough that I bought that album new, and I do remember this song. Didn't know it was Harvey Weinstein they were singing about, but figured there was someone like him in LA.
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:23 am
by MechAg94
I didn't think H. W. was that old.
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:38 am
by RoyGBiv
MechAg94 wrote:I didn't think H. W. was that old.
He's 65... Older than me and I bought the album when it was released (1979).
The Eagles were well along their downward trajectory by '79, headed to a break up in '80.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5028
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:55 am
by Liberty
It is a dirty business, always has been.
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:00 am
by MechAg94
RoyGBiv wrote:MechAg94 wrote:I didn't think H. W. was that old.
He's 65... Older than me and I bought the album when it was released (1979).
The Eagles were well along their downward trajectory by '79, headed to a break up in '80.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5028
Okay, that puts him in his late 20's in 1979.
I really don't think his behavior is all that unique in the movie/TV industry. I figure there is worse behavior that happens.
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:31 am
by bblhd672
At the NYU Songwriter's Hall of Fame Masters Series, Glenn Frey said that King of Hollywood was about a TV/Movie producer named Robert Evans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans
Re: The Eagles' call out years ago
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:39 pm
by ELB
Harvey probably listened to it as a "how to", not a warning.