The Song Fight Bulletin Board

Leaf wrote:...of course, this is getting reminiscent of the "prog fight" that never happened though... YYZ has turned into ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Yeah I was kind of wondering what happened to that as well. Last I remember Hans Grueber, the organizer of the fight, had something blocking his schedule and tried I guess unsuccessfully to hand it off to someone else. From there I think it just died. Did you ever work on that "Tom Sawyer" cover Leaf? Hell you ought to just for fun.

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:I'm curious, what type of cover is everyone thinking about doing? Straight forward? Completely re-tooled? I've got an idea for a completely rocked up version of the song I'm doing working in my head right now. I was just wondering what everone else's working ideas are.

I intend to treat my selected Eagles song with the respect it deserves.

I have yet to select a song.

I will do so... sometime... this week.

I must admit, I am more familiar with the reputation that the Eagles have rather than their music.

I'm not sure how these side fights work, but I'd be into kicking a version of Take It Easy. With my friends, the Beresfordians as guests, of course.

sausage boy wrote:
I must admit, I am more familiar with the reputation that the Eagles have rather than their music.

How can that be? Don't you ride in elevators?

heh heh...that's good!

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:

Leaf wrote:...of course, this is getting reminiscent of the "prog fight" that never happened though... YYZ has turned into ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Yeah I was kind of wondering what happened to that as well. Last I remember Hans Grueber, the organizer of the fight, had something blocking his schedule and tried I guess unsuccessfully to hand it off to someone else. From there I think it just died. Did you ever work on that "Tom Sawyer" cover Leaf? Hell you ought to just for fun.

Hey Kids - Deepest apologies for letting the progfight slide. However, this is certainly in a similar vein. Anywho, I'm (hopefully) halfway through jury duty...and cutting down to part-time at work, as it has turned into an all-consuming monster. Also wrapping up a few freelance projects and talking to new clients. I hope to have a completed King Crimson song by the end of the year, if I ever have time to play again. Maybe I'll put on my cheerleader costume and rally you all back to Xanadu in 2006.

Best wishes, I'll be checking in when I get the chance. Rock the Henley!

PS. I don't understand why Joe Walsh still plays with these clowns. He's so much better than the rest...did he blow his fortune up his nose, and needs the money? Seriously, the James Gang was so much cooler... 8)

Just making sure people are working on this, I know I am. Like a dog. Like a god damn dog. Like a god damn filthy no good mangy Texas dog.

Was a deadline ever set for this?

Cover the Eagles? As in, with a non-porous plastic bag so as to induce asphyxiation? sure!

Well if I were gonna do this I'd call "Bitter Creek" or "Outlaw Man". They stab it with their Steely Dan but they just can't afford to be Eagles' fans...

TheHipCola wrote:Was a deadline ever set for this?

WeaselSlayer wrote:November 30th is totally do-able for me.

Thanks Dan-O.

I think I'm gonna try to do a true-to-the original version of the song. Unless in the middle of it I realize it totally sucks, and then I might go the opposite way and totally screw with it.

WeaselSlayer wrote:Just making sure people are working on this, I know I am. Like a dog. Like a god damn dog. Like a god damn filthy no good mangy Texas dog.

Yes - I am 93.2% finished.
I've been working like a cute, fluffy puppy, happily licking my own testicles.

Luke....care to take this and edit it into your first post as a way of everyone seeing it up front?

Eagles Coverfight: Deadline 9:55am PDT Wednesday November 30th, 2005

Wanted hosting space for the Coverfight songs

Okay the running so far:

Any other takers??

Southwest_Statistic – Hotel California
j$ - Take it to the Limit (collab volunteers sought)
weasel Slayer – New York Minute
TheHipCola – The Disco Strangler
Dan-O From five-o – Tequila Sunrise
Egg – In the City
Jimtyrell – Desperado
Pegor – Witchy Woman
c hack - Victim of Love
stueym – New Kid in Town
Octothorpe - Life in the Fast Lane
Jack - Peaceful easy feeling
Albatross -Lyin' Eyes
Caravan Ray - One of These Nights
Boltolph - Bitter Creek
Smalltown Mike with guest the Beresfordians - Take it Easy
Leaf - Already Gone

stueym wrote:Luke....care to take this and edit it into your first post as a way of everyone seeing it up front?

I'd like to see your nice little discography worked into that initial post as well (and have the claimed songs underlined and labeled with the claimers).

Wow being stuck at CVG airport really does give you time to do meaningful things Ask and you shall receive:

EAGLES 1972
"Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Frey) - 3:29 Smalltown Mike & guests
"Witchy Woman" (Henley, Leadon) - 4:10 Pegor
"Chug All Night" (Frey) - 3:13
"Most Of Us Are Sad" (Frey) - 3:33
"Nightingale" (Browne) - 4:05 original release by Eagles
"Train Leaves Here This Mornin'" (Gene Clark, Leadon) - 4:07
"Take the Devil" (Meisner) - 4:00
"Early Bird" (Leadon, Meisner) - 3:00
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Jack Tempchin) - 4:16 original release by Eagles Jack
"Tryin'" (Meisner) - 2:50

DESPERADO (1973)
"Doolin-Dalton" (Jackson Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. Souther) - 3:26
"Twenty-One" (Leadon) - 2:11
"Out of Control" (Frey, Henley, Tom Nixon) - 3:04
"Tequila Sunrise" (Frey, Henley) - 2:52 Dan-O From five-o
"Desperado" (Frey, Henley) - 3:33 Jimtyrell
"Certain Kind of Fool" (Frey, Henley, Meisner) - 3:02
"Doolin-Dalton" [instrumental] (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) - 0:48
"Outlaw Man" (David Blue) - 3:34 original release by Eagles
"Saturday Night" (Frey, Henley, Leadon, Meisner) - 3:20
"Bitter Creek" (Leadon) - 5:00 Boltolph
"Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) - 4:50

ON THE BORDER (1974)

"Already Gone" (Jack Tempchin, R. Strandlund) - 4:13 original release by Eagles Leaf
"You Never Cry Like a Lover" (J.D. Souther, Don Henley) - 4:02
"Midnight Flyer" (P. Craft) - 3:58 [i]original release by Eagles[/i]The BeWells
"My Man" (Bernie Leadon) - 3:30
"On the Border" (Henley, Leadon, Frey) - 4:28
"James Dean" (Jackson Browne, Frey, Souther, Henley) - 3:36
"Ol' 55" (Tom Waits) - 4:22 originally released by Tom Waits 1973 on "Closing Time" NOT VALID FOR THIS FIGHT
"Is It True?" (Randy Meisner) - 3:14
"Good Day in Hell" (Henley, Frey) - 4:27
"Best Of My Love" (Henley, Frey, Souther) - 4:35

ONE OF THESE NIGHTS (1975)

"One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) - 4:51 Caravan Ray
"Too Many Hands" (Meisner, Felder) - 4:42
"Hollywood Waltz" (B. Leadon, Tom Leadon, Henley, Frey) - 4:04
"Journey of the Sorcerer" [instrumental] (B. Leadon) - 6:39
"Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) - 6:39 Albatross
"Take It to the Limit" (Meisner, Henley, Frey) - 4:48 J$
"Visions" (Felder, Henley) - 4:00
"After the Thrill Is Gone" (Henley, Frey) - 3:58
"I Wish You Peace" (Patti Davis, B. Leadon) - 3:45

HOTEL CALIFORNIA (1976)
"Hotel California" (Felder, Henley, Frey) - 6:30 Southwest Statistic
"New Kid in Town" (J.D. Souther, Henley, Frey) - 5:04 stueym
"Life in the Fast Lane" (Walsh, Henley, Frey) - 4:46 Octothorpe
"Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) - 4:55
"Wasted Time (Reprise)" (instrumental) (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) - 1:22
"Victim of Love" (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) - 4:11 c hack
“Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Walsh, Joe Vitale) - 4:05
"Try and Love Again" (Meisner) - 5:10
"The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) - 7:25

THE LONG RUN (1979)
"The Long Run" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 3:42
"I Can't Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey) - 4:56
"In the City" (Joe Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) - 3:46 Egg
"Disco Strangler" (Don Felder, Henley, Frey) - 2:46 TheHipCola
"King of Hollywood" (Henley, Frey) - 6:28
"Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, J.D. Souther) - 4:26
"Those Shoes" (Felder, Henley, Frey) - 4:56
"Teenage Jail" (Henley, Frey, Souther) - 3:44
"The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" (Henley, Frey) - 2:20
"The Sad Café" (Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther) - 5:35

OTHER
"New York Minute" WeaselSlayer

Ooh, it's all red and blue and bolded and pretty too.

I'm impressed.

i may end up doing a couple under different beards...........

some great stuff on that list.

twenty one
outlaw man
the greeks don't want no freaks

if no one claims them, i might.

stueym wrote:Wow being stuck at CVG airport really does give you time to do meaningful things Ask and you shall recieve:

<Mr. Burns>

Eeexcellent.

</Mr. Burns>

Wowww, thanks stueym for taking my idea and making it, like, legit. I think this is going to be great. Hopefully the Eagles will get the come-uppance they deserve (or respect... who knows).

StewyM/Luke: I have webspace sufficient for hosting anyone's songs who need it, and the page that'll house all the links and whatever else needs to be on it. Whenever people are finished and wish to get their songs to me, just send me a pm and I'll supply ftp info for just that.