If there's a better rock song than Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good," I don't know what it is

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"In the City" by Joe Walsh is better, esp. when you hear it as it's playing over the end credits of The Warriors.

I still say that ending The Warriors with this song is like ending Scarface with "Margaritaville".

Pleasant Plains, Saturday, 9 February 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link

That "And Your Bird Can Sing" anecdote is possibly an urban myth. I first heard it in college c. 1988.

http://www.snopes.com/music/media/guitar.asp

Great story though. I hope it's true.

Jake Brown, Saturday, 9 February 2008 20:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Same here, I love Joe Walsh.

Bill Magill, Monday, 11 February 2008 17:03 (sixteen years ago) link

since most Americans vote for the candidate they'd most like to have a beer with, I'm surprised the "Joe Walsh for president" campaign of the late-70's didn't have more traction...

henry s, Monday, 11 February 2008 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link

he promised to make "Life's Been Good" the official national anthem, by the by...

henry s, Monday, 11 February 2008 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Reposting from Steve Kilbey's blog

we went to aa n na meetings
where we saw the occaisional famous druggie
joe walsh from the eagles visited me in my room
(this is true)
he used to visit any musicians staying at exodus
(and there were plenty)
i asked him how he liked the other guys in the eagles
who had recently reformed
he spun round n looked at me
"well, i hate the bastards but i aint drinkin'"

Elvis Telecom, Monday, 11 February 2008 19:20 (sixteen years ago) link

eight months pass...

Is Joe Walsh really the douche that he appears to be? Are "Life's Been Good" and "Ordinary Average Guy", contrary to their apparent messages, just swaggering ruminations on incredibly awesome he is?

Pantheism F. Mohair (res), Saturday, 1 November 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link

how incredibly awesome, that is

Pantheism F. Mohair (res), Sunday, 2 November 2008 06:06 (fifteen years ago) link

no youtube of the song, no cred

Kevin Keller, Sunday, 2 November 2008 06:22 (fifteen years ago) link

^^ the above use of an already existing ILX meme is proof that K.K. is a troll, jaymc take note.

ian, Sunday, 2 November 2008 06:24 (fifteen years ago) link

...or maybe i've just seen it used a lot of times?

Kevin Keller, Sunday, 2 November 2008 06:41 (fifteen years ago) link

four years pass...

i heard this song in an arby's the other day and suddenly it was like i was in the real world again

j., Sunday, 16 June 2013 04:34 (ten years ago) link

seven years pass...

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