“All my people right here, right now, d’you know what I mean?” It’s my favourite line from my favourite Oasis song. Cocky and communal all in one. Relatable and untouchable at the same time. Noel and Liam Gallagher summed up in one almighty hook. Let’s hope D’You Know What I Mean makes the cut for…
Tag: Eagles
Glenn Frey Dies Aged 67 – 6 Of The Best Lesser-Known Eagles Songs
Following on from my New Zealand Herald tribute yesterday to Glenn Frey of The Eagles who’s died at the too young age of 67, I wanted to re-release this article from last year. It was my response to finally seeing The Eagles live in concert and now that we know Frey only had months to…
Wearing An Eagles T-Shirt To A Wedding – Rembering Glenn Frey, Dead Aged 67
Who wears an Eagles shirt to a wedding!? We were all thinking it. Actually, a bunch of us were saying it too. Friends of mine were getting married in gardens next to a beach on New South Wales’ Central Coast a couple of years back and amidst all the suits and gowns was a good…
6 Of The Best, Most Underrated Eagles Songs – Including A Heartbreaking Gram Parsons Tribute
The Eagles as they look today. Nearly a month late (apologies), here’s a list of my favourite half dozen underrated Eagles songs. I saw their first of two concerts in Auckland last month and while in part it was everything you’d expect from an Eagles show – perfect harmonies, precision of performance etc – there…
The Eagles Are Coming Back To NZ! Their Finest Ever Song Lyrically
The Eagles as they were in 1977. With news out today the Eagles are returning to New Zealand in 2015 for the first time in 20 years, here’s a song I rate alongside Lyin’ Eyes, Hotel California and The Last Resort as being amongst the band’s greatest epics. The only difference is Waiting In The…
The Meaning Of Don Henley’s ‘The End Of The Innocence’
On last night’s episode of The Two (myself and Pam Corkery, Newstalk ZB, Sundays 9pm-midnight) we ended the show with Don Henley’s melancholy masterpiece, The End Of The Innocence. The reason being was Henley’s 65th birthday and the fact it has always being my favourite of his solo works, but there’s also something about The…
