"Sexy Girl" was lighter and more fun.
Eagles' "Doolin-Dalton" is a good a place to end this as any, a tribute to Frey's songwriting skills and vocal harmonies.
Glenn Frey died Monday at 67 from surgery complications. Frey made a bunch of money in the 1970s as a member of Eagles and did well with an '80s solo career, scoring his biggest hits with two #2 hits in 1985 - "The Heat is On" from the film Beverly Hills Cop and "You Belong To the City" from the TV show Miami Vice (Frey is shown above with Crockett and Tubbs). I actually prefer his solo career because it's not overplayed on the radio and seemed to have a little more musical creativity than "Heartache Tonight" (and since I come to praise not bury, I'll clench my fingers and not tap anything about rock's most moneygrubbing concert attraction). He was a talented man whose music I enjoy so here's my tribute: "You Belong To the City" was my favorite song of his, and one I was ironically playing on my mp3 player last night. I love the atmospheric arrangement, and that that insturmental coda on the end. This actually got played in its full 5-minute-plus glory back in 1985 on the radio probably due to Vice's popularity.
"Sexy Girl" was lighter and more fun. Eagles' "Doolin-Dalton" is a good a place to end this as any, a tribute to Frey's songwriting skills and vocal harmonies.
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