51 Best Eagles Songs

“Rocky Mountain Way” by Eagles

Song Year: 1973

Eagles' “Rocky Mountain Way” is a guitar-heavy track written by Joe Walsh and is a fan favorite. It's an uplifting, spiritual-minded track expressing liberation from daily struggles through constant reinvention and self-awareness.

The song has great energy and is perfect for hitting the open road with your buddies and going wherever it takes you. It's an anthem for the free-spirited traveler, and it's a reminder that life is about more than just getting from point A to point B.

“Life in the Fast Lane” by Eagles

Song Year: 1973

“Life in the Fast Lane” quickly became a staple rock song once it was released in 1973. It speaks of the excesses and pitfalls of living a fast-paced life and overvaluing wealth, drugs, sex, and other things that aren't bad on their own but can easily become “excessive.”

The track is an example of how the Eagles can take a seemingly generic topic, such as living in excess, and turn it into a melodic warning to the masses.

“Wasted Time” by Eagles

Song Year: 1976

“Wasted Time” is another track from Hotel California that carries a similar sentiment about being mindful of how you live your life and what you choose to value.

In this song, the narration is about a woman who feels saddened and regretful about her lost love. But the irony is that worrying and pondering the past wastes even more time.

By the end, the song suggests that even if something didn't work out between two people in a relationship, it's not necessarily wasted time as long as they learned something and can move on with newfound knowledge and perspective.

“Peaceful Easy Feeling” by Eagles

Song Year: 1972

“Peaceful Easy Feeling” is from their first album and is one of the Eagles' greatest hits, especially from songs between 1971 and 1975.

It was written by Jack Tempchin instead of any of the members of the band, but that doesn't take away from its greatness. It's about that feeling you get when you meet someone, and you feel like you've known them forever.

“Please Come Home for Christmas” by Eagles

Song Year: 1978

The Eagles knew how to write and perform great Christmas songs, and “Please Come Home for Christmas” is no exception. It's a beautiful, melancholic song about missing a loved one during the holidays.

The track is an excellent example of how much emotion music can convey and how some of the Eagles' most powerful songs are also their softest.

“Love Will Keep Us Alive” by Eagles

Song Year: 1994

You can be hungry, sad, downtrodden, and miserable, but once you find love – according to this popular track from the Eagles – it will help keep you alive.

“Love Will Keep Us Alive” is a lovely reminder about the power of love to heal, soothe, comfort, and bring joy into our lives. As the song states, love will keep us alive. We're a social species, and we all crave various forms of connections, so it's a simple but powerful truth.

“The Heart of the Matter” by Eagles

Song Year: 1944

“The Heart of the Matter” is a song by Don Henley from the Eagles, and it's a reminder that we must go to the heart of our matters and confront them head-on.

More specifically, this song tells the story of a lost love – a failed relationship – and how the narrator still misses and thinks about this person. However, it's crucial to learn to live without someone and through painful times in general, as they are inevitable in life.

“Pretty Maids All in a Row” by Eagles

Song Year: 1976

“Pretty Maids All in a Row” is a song by the Eagles that illustrates how it feels to meet up with old friends and lovers.

It paints the picture of the up and down emotions – feelings of happiness for the time spent with this person, but also the fact that the chapter is now closed, and it's important to move on. This was also notably the first song Joe Walsh sang after joining the band.

“Get Over It” by Eagles

Song Year: 1994

“Get Over It” was the first song Don Henley and Glenn Frey wrote on the second live album Hell Freezes Over. That said, it was their first songwriting collaboration since 1978.

The song mocks people who complain on T.V. and play the blaming game. Many of the Eagles' songs are empathetic to various emotional states, but this one has a more snarky tone, as it's directed towards privileged people who have nothing real to complain about.

“After the Thrill Is Gone” by Eagles

Song Year: 1975

“After the Thrill Is Gone” speaks to the dying dance club scene and conveys the sense of things that used to seem fun and exciting – going out, finding love, becoming successful – getting boring after a while.

Instead of chasing something new, you're just trying to ensure you're doing everything “right” to not lose what you've gotten, which feels sad.

“King of Hollywood” by Eagles

Song Year: 1979

“King of Hollywood” is from the Eagles' album The Long Run and narrates the life of a Hollywood producer as he speaks to a woman auditioning for a role, then goes back to his fancy living and feels ultimately unfulfilled.

This “point of view” approach in songwriting was unique and intriguing, giving listeners an inside look at the type of life they may not have even thought about.

“One Day at a Time” by Eagles

Song Year: 2005

“One Day at a Time” is a song sung by Joe Walsh for the Eagles Farewell 1 Tour.

The song is about growing and developing as a person as life goes on. It reminds listeners that life's all about learning from your mistakes and taking things one day at a time without putting too much pressure on yourself to be perfect.