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'''"Desperado"''' is a song by the rock-country band [[The Eagles]], written by [[Glenn Frey]] and [[Don Henley]]. It first appeared on the 1973 album ''[[Desperado (album)|Desperado]]'', and has later appeared on numerous Greatest Hits collections. Many artists, such as [[Clint Black]], [[Westlife]], [[Carpenters]], [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Japan]]ese singer [[Ken Hirai]], have covered the song.
'''"Desperado"''' is a song by the rock-country band [[The Eagles]], written by [[Glenn Frey]] and [[Don Henley]]. It first appeared on the 1973 album ''[[Desperado (album)|Desperado]]'', and has later appeared on numerous Greatest Hits collections. Many artists, such as [[Clint Black]], [[Westlife]], [[Carpenters]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], and [[Japan]]ese singer [[Ken Hirai]], have covered the song.


An interesting fact is that while this is regarded by fans as the Eagles' signature song, it was never released as a single.
An interesting fact is that while this is regarded by fans as the Eagles' signature song, it was never released as a single.

Revision as of 22:28, 17 May 2006

"Desperado" is a song by the rock-country band The Eagles, written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley. It first appeared on the 1973 album Desperado, and has later appeared on numerous Greatest Hits collections. Many artists, such as Clint Black, Westlife, Carpenters, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Japanese singer Ken Hirai, have covered the song.

An interesting fact is that while this is regarded by fans as the Eagles' signature song, it was never released as a single.

"Desperado" was voted #494 in the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

It was an object of humor in one episode of Seinfeld. Elaine dated a man who called "Desperado" "his song" and would ignore Elaine whenever it was played. Elaine tried to come up with a song to share. She chose "Witchy Woman", another song by the Eagles.