After Eagles split up, frontman Don Henley tried his hand at a solo career and found some success. His biggest hit came in the ’80s with “Boys Of Summer,” with lyrics that both look back on a failed relationship and perfectly describe the final days of summer. But Henley has fellow musician Bob Seger to thank for what became the song’s finished version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike Campbell, the lead guitarist for Tom Petty, originally wrote the music for “Boys Of Summer” and presented it to Petty himself. However, Petty passed on it, as he felt it didn’t fit in with the album he was working on at the time, Southern Accents<\/em>. Campbell eventually played it for Henley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We sat at opposite ends of a long table, and he put the cassette on,” Campbell said in an interview with Classic Rock<\/em>. “He didn’t tap his foot or move his head. Just sat there, with his arms folded. He listened all the way through. I thought he hated it. He goes, ‘Okay, I\u2019ll see what I can do with that.’ And I left.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cBoys Of Summer\u201d Was a Hit for Don Henley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n