About the band: The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. They are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records, including 100 million albums sold in U.S alone. Their highest popularity was in the seventies, when they released six of their seven studio albums. The Eagles currently have four songs in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: the title track of their second album Desperado from 1973 is probably the most covered Eagles song of all time. In terms of subject it is a genuine cowboy song, fitting with their status as the leading country-rock group - in fact the album uses the old west cowboy as a metaphor for the rock star.It is a beautiful slow and deliberate ballad, with piano more dominant in the instrumentation than usual for this group. Run time 3:34.
