New Kid In Town, An Eagles Classic To Be Treasured
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Published on 10/7/2008
Smooth, soothing, relaxing, simply beautiful. All are adjectives that could be used to describe this great Eagles song. The highlight and strength of "New Kid In Town" is the arrangement of the singers' voices throughout. It was not an easy arrangement to make but it certainly turned out to be pretty much perfect.
Smooth, soothing, relaxing, simply beautiful. All are adjectives that could be used to describe this great Eagles song. The highlight and strength of this song is the arrangement of the singers' voices throughout. It was not an easy arrangement to make but it certainly turned out to be pretty much perfect. In fact, this song won the Eagles the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices in 1977. Even though this category has since been removed from the Grammy Awards, it is still a great recognition of the glorious arrangement of voices this song presents. Simply outstanding!
I know what you are all thinking right now, not another Eagles song. I'm not hiding from the fact that I love the Eagles, in fact, I was trying to resist writing about this song today and tried to focus on another song. It came to no avail so I thought that I should just spill the beans now with this post.
Lyrics-wise, the song deals with the idea of an impostor entering town aka a new kid, and how the entire town likes him but at the same time they follow him and watch his every move. This leads to a certain degree of fame for the new kid but at the same time the town talks behind his back causing some uncertainty. However, this fame will only last until a newer kid enters town and takes over the current new kid.
This song became the band's 3rd number 1 hit in the US and charted in the top 20 in the UK. I'm unaware of how it fared in other countries, so if you do know, please let me know by writing a comment down below.
While I've been focusing on the arrangement of the voices, I'm almost forgotten to mention the guitar playing going towards the end of the song. They are simply spectacular and just sound perfect for the song. You really can't fault their sound or their position in the song. The last singing of the chorus and fade out is simply wonderful and really lets out all the tension and emotion that had been building during the song.
It's my dream to write a song as good or even better than this song. This song is one of the songs that I've set as a benchmark in quality songwriting and composing. I hope this song inspires you to do the same, because this song is what good music is all about. If only there were more songs like these. Enjoy!
I know what you are all thinking right now, not another Eagles song. I'm not hiding from the fact that I love the Eagles, in fact, I was trying to resist writing about this song today and tried to focus on another song. It came to no avail so I thought that I should just spill the beans now with this post.
Lyrics-wise, the song deals with the idea of an impostor entering town aka a new kid, and how the entire town likes him but at the same time they follow him and watch his every move. This leads to a certain degree of fame for the new kid but at the same time the town talks behind his back causing some uncertainty. However, this fame will only last until a newer kid enters town and takes over the current new kid.
This song became the band's 3rd number 1 hit in the US and charted in the top 20 in the UK. I'm unaware of how it fared in other countries, so if you do know, please let me know by writing a comment down below.
While I've been focusing on the arrangement of the voices, I'm almost forgotten to mention the guitar playing going towards the end of the song. They are simply spectacular and just sound perfect for the song. You really can't fault their sound or their position in the song. The last singing of the chorus and fade out is simply wonderful and really lets out all the tension and emotion that had been building during the song.
It's my dream to write a song as good or even better than this song. This song is one of the songs that I've set as a benchmark in quality songwriting and composing. I hope this song inspires you to do the same, because this song is what good music is all about. If only there were more songs like these. Enjoy!