Get over It (Eagles song)
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"Get Over It" is a song by the Eagles, released as a single after a fourteen year breakup. It was also the first song written by bandmates Glenn Frey
and Don Henley
when the band reunited. "Get Over It" was played live for the first time during their Hell Freezes Over
tour in 1994, with Henley singing lead vocal on stage and Scott Crago playing the drums. It returned the band to the U.S. Top 40 after a thirteen-year absence, peaking at #31 on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart. It also hit #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart.
The song is about Henley's frustration with others (such as TV chat show contestants) placing their shortcomings, failures, mental breakdowns, and financial problems on those who don't deserve it, then believing that the world owes them a favor, to which he replies, "the big bad world doesn't owe you a thing," the constant whining, and complaining of others, even to the point of them blaming their present failures on the past, eventually forces the man to state, out loud, "I'd like to find your inner child, and kick its little ass!" Henley also references William Shakespeares Henry VI pt.II when he states, "Old Billy was right: let's kill all the lawyers - kill 'em tonight", echoing Shakespeares line "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
and Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
when the band reunited. "Get Over It" was played live for the first time during their Hell Freezes Over
Hell Freezes Over
Hell Freezes Over is a live album by the Eagles, released in 1994. The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special. It went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks. It is the band's second live album behind their...
tour in 1994, with Henley singing lead vocal on stage and Scott Crago playing the drums. It returned the band to the U.S. Top 40 after a thirteen-year absence, peaking at #31 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 chart. It also hit #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock Tracks
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...
chart.
The song is about Henley's frustration with others (such as TV chat show contestants) placing their shortcomings, failures, mental breakdowns, and financial problems on those who don't deserve it, then believing that the world owes them a favor, to which he replies, "the big bad world doesn't owe you a thing," the constant whining, and complaining of others, even to the point of them blaming their present failures on the past, eventually forces the man to state, out loud, "I'd like to find your inner child, and kick its little ass!" Henley also references William Shakespeares Henry VI pt.II when he states, "Old Billy was right: let's kill all the lawyers - kill 'em tonight", echoing Shakespeares line "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"
Personnel
- Don HenleyDon HenleyDonald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
: Lead Vocals - Glenn FreyGlenn FreyGlenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
: Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals - Don FelderDon FelderDonald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
: Lead guitar, rhythm guitar - Joe WalshJoe WalshJoseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
: Slide guitar - Timothy B. SchmitTimothy B. SchmitTimothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
: Bass guitar - Scott Crago: Drums