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Update: This version of the song keeps getting pulled from YouTube, so, you'll find and older version below just in case.
This recording is from the band's "Hell Freezes Over" DVD. It was a reunion for the group. Before filming the DVD/CD, they hadn't performed together in about fourteen years. They still pulled together a great show. I feel like you can reconnect with musicians you've played with in the past really quickly; it's a connection you don't ever lose. The Spanish guitar intro on this recording makes it a little spookier at the beginning than the studio cut.
Glenn Frey, founding member of the group, describes the origins of the song, saying, "The song began as a demo tape, an instrumental by Don Felder. He'd been submitting tapes and song ideas to us since he'd joined the band, always instrumentals, since he didn't sing. But this particular demo, unlike many of the others, had room for singing. It immediately got our attention. The first working title, the name we gave it, was 'Mexican Reggae'". The song was a huge hit for the group, and one of their most well known songs. It hit the top of the Hot 100 in 1977, and almost anyone who hears just the intro still today can name the song.
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