WCSX Classic Cuts : New Kid in Town
NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 05: Glenn Frey of the Eagles performs during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 5, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
WCSX Classic Cuts
Eagles: “New Kid in Town”
The Hook: Glenn Frey says it’s his favorite Eagles song that he sang, and that its vocal arrangement is the band’s best.
Album: Hotel California
Year: 1976
Writers: Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther
Stats: Topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Background: Glenn Frey says that “New Kid in Town” is more than just another Eagles number-one for him. He explains why.
Glenn Frey on “New Kid in Town.” OC:…I sang. :12
“Best vocal arrangement the Eagles ever did. We won a Grammy for Best Vocal Arrangement that year. There’s really some nice changes in the modulation. It’s my favorite Eagles record that I sang.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR_Ii0hXLEk
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