Hugh_Hoy Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Don Henley was one of the founders of the music group The Eagles (drummer and vocalist). Later went off on his own. This was one of his “classicsâ€. Figure it could apply here or in “cultureâ€. I love the beat, not to mention the truth in the song. 555555 This song was popular 30 years ago and not much has changed with respect to TV "news": carnage (Middle East/tsunamis), catastrophe (9/11/), celebrities/politicians (Michael Jackson; David Carradine). You get the picture. Link to YouTube perfomance, with lyrics below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bBWBG9r2o&feature=related I make my living off the evening news Just give me something, something I can use People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry Well, I could've been an actor, but I wound up here I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around We got the bubbleheaded bleach-blonde, comes on at 5 She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye It's interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet? You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry You don't really need to find out what's going on You don't really want to know just how far it's gone Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing When it's said and done, we haven't told you a thing We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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