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Posted on 01/10/2021 5:32:17 PM PST by simpson96
"Life's Been Good" is a song by American musician Joe Walsh, which first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1978 film FM. The original eight-minute version was released on Walsh's 1978 album But Seriously, Folks..., and an edited 4-and-a-half minute single version peaked at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[1] remaining his biggest solo hit.
In the song, Walsh satirically reflects on the antics and excess of the era's rock stars, with nods to Keith Moon and others: "I live in hotels, tear out the walls/I have accountants pay for it all", and "My Maserati does one-eighty-five/I lost my license, now I don't drive". The automobile that Walsh himself owned at the time was a 1964 Maserati 5000 GT.
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good (1978)
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My husband knows to turn it up high when it comes on our playlist. I got to see Walsh a few years ago as the opener for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Superb show all the way around!
It always reminds me of being a kid and wandering through an old huge drainage pipe with my slightly older brother, near our back yard. When there was a bit of water in it, you could hit the sides of the metal with a stick and it would sound like that song. At least in my kid’s mind, that what it reminds me of. Ahh, the good ole days when you could run around a little neighborhood and not get into much trouble. Play until dark in the summer. Kids these days don’t get to have that kind of adventurous homemade innocent fun.
I saw Joe Walsh with his original group, the James Gang. It was 1969 when they played at my high school for a dance. Of course, it early in their career.
I bet those are some great memories!
On my way to PCB. I remember it going thru B’Ham.
Love that song....
Always sounded like “Called” but apparently it’s “Gold”. I also can’t hear the H in “hit records”. Sounds like “I make it records”.
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