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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 05:12 PM
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Dirty Laundry - Don Henley perfectly describes the 'evening news'
DIRTY LAUNDRY

Don Henley - Eagles

I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry

Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry

Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down
Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down
Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down
Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em all around

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you ’bout the plane crash with a gleam
In her eye
It’s interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
Running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

You don’t really need to find out what’s going on
You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry

Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down
Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down

Kick ’em when they’re up
Kick ’em when they’re down
Kick ’em when they’re stiff
Kick ’em all around

Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When it’s said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!
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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 05:16 PM
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1. The evening news:
We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When it’s said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!
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ThePhilosopher04 Donating Member (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 05:52 PM
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2. It's hard to believe that song is over 20 years old now!!!...
Amazing no matter how much things change, they stay the same!
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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 07:52 PM
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3. The difference is that...
...now they work for RWing ideologues.
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U4ikLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 08:01 PM
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4. They use that tune on the "OutFoxed" DVD
I believe Don Henley let them use it for free...cool!!!
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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-04 08:06 PM
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5. Haven't seen OutFoxed yet...
...but I'm looking forward to it.

- Henley is a great guy and musician.
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