Heartache Tonight

Album: The Long Run (1979)
Charted: 40 1
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Bob Seger, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, John David Souther
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Comments: 23

  • Hershander - A Very Old Blues Groupie And Longtime Eagles Fan from Nc On The Beach In The Winter, Wi Way Up North In The SummerI know Frey sang this song but is it also he who says "Break my heart" toward the end - or is it one of the others?
  • Tony Nap from FloridaI miss Glenn Frey.
  • Mezzamd from Queenslandare they saying bruce
  • Markantney from Biloxi, MsJul 2014:

    Great list P.A. I'd add VHalen and FleetwoodMac. And to show how infected I am by my generation (grewup in the 70s-80s); I'd have to add Journey.

    Their "Lovin Touchin Squeezin" is a slightly better version of "Heartache Tonight" both are excellent though.
  • P.a from Co. Spgs., CoMost excellent song. Kind of retro. To me, as their "finale" album it's reminiscent of how the Beatles in the end flashed back to their roots, "Darling", "One after 909" etc. With the big creative tension the Eagles also had, 1980, I wonder if they didn't , at least subconsciously, think "let's start over, fresh" For me the ultimate American groups were The Eagles, The Doors, The Temptations, The Supremes and CCR. Man, such fine fine music.
  • Aaron from Austin, Tx> nady, adelaide, Australia wrote:
    > I used to think they were saying "Theres gonna be a party tonight, a party tonight I know" blahahaha

    Who didn't?
  • Molly from Niagara Falls, NyThe spoken part at the end is "Break my heart"
  • Johnny from Hershey, Pa, PaThere is a spoken phrase during the last guitar break. I have never been able to understand what the guy is saying. Anybody know what is being said and why it is in the rocording?
  • Ken from Louisville, KyJoe Walsh said it was his favorite track on the album. He said "Glenn sang his ass off on that song."
  • Beck from Columbus, OhFantastic song
  • Cynthia from Scranton, Palove this song! perfect to get you pumped up before a break-up! but only if youre the one doing the dumping!
  • Liz from Smallville, KsI used to think it was party too. lol
  • Nady from Adelaide, AustraliaI used to think they were saying "Theres gonna be a party tonight, a party tonight I know" blahahaha
  • Briar from Hazard, KyJohn Anderson covered this on Tribute To The Eagles
  • Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, MiI love this song,too.
  • Joe from Chicago, IlGreat song. Even though it was #1 for only one week, it sold 1 million copies.
  • Ken from Louisville, KyThis song was specifically written to be the opening song of the Eagles' 1980 tour. They wanted a song to get the audience pumped up right from the start, so they opened with the handclaps and solo drum beat, so the audience could join in.
  • Scott from Boston, MaFloyd, Duane Allman never sang vocals. Maybe you mean Gregg Allman, but I don't see the similarities. Just sounds like Glenn Frey to me. I can kinda see the guitar similarities, but even that's a bit of a stretch I think.
  • Floyd from Carrboro, NcThe vocals and guitar in this song sound like Duane Allman.
  • Al from Lafayette, LaThis song was ,I think, the first one released after the earth moving hit HC. The drive to reach ever higher, the tension of being, as a group, that successful is all very great. The desire for perfection and to out-do your last creation must have been enormous. Long Run, if it were released by any new band could have been more successful. However, measuring up to The HC album, it doesn't compare.
    Respectfully
    Al
  • Sara Mackenzie from Middle Of Nowhere, Flok, ok, i admit it: great song...guitar work at the beginning is AWESOME!!!!!!
  • Johnny from Los Angeles, CaYeah, this song is great. It deserves more comments. I didn't know the Eagles had that many problems and didn't release any studio albums. I thought they just had an lame decade with very little substantial work.
  • Pepper from Virginia Beach, Vagreat opening guitar
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