How Joe Walsh’s “In The City” went from Warriors to Eagles

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“In The City” is best known as an album cut on 1979’s The Long Run, an album the Eagles cobbled together after many months and on the heels of their epic Hotel California album and tour. But it was first co-written by Joe Walsh for the soundtrack to the cult classic film The Warriors, and it’s his version you hear in the unforgettable end scene. Find out how this song came to be recorded by both Joe Walsh and the Eagles after the film was released in this episode of Behind The Song!
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@denizen9998 13 күн бұрын

It's great to read about the history of all this. Love this song.

@ldolphin34 Жыл бұрын

The band asked Joe Walsh back in 1993 but they remembered how Wild and destructive he had been, so it was an ultimatum that he join with the intention of not ever being drunk on tour this time. As you heard from the story, Walsh had already made that commitment, and he readily agreed to this so he could get back to doing what he did best, with the band that let him be his best. I saw him completely wasted off his gourd on a tour with .38 Special in August of 93, and I'm very glad that the Eagles and that trip to New Zealand woke him up.

@c.e.anderson558 Жыл бұрын

I walked out on Eric Clapton in 79 on the slowhand tour. He could barely stand and just played long ass blues tunes. Had like 4 top tens on that album but he had Muddy Waters opening and trying impress them I guess. Wish I would have known who muddy waters was back then. I'd a paid more attention.

@Bombastic-ahh 3 ай бұрын

Great breakdown! Love this song!

@The_Octopus Жыл бұрын

Joe Walsh is the only reason I listened to Eagles

@pete7674 7 ай бұрын

Same

@robertkroberjr.157 Жыл бұрын

Warriors! Come out to playeeaah! Joe Walsh is awesome! Great movie, song and album! 😎✌️

@timhoovermusicman Жыл бұрын

I most definitely have seen the movie... Back in '79 and this song has long been a favorite. I always liked how he starts the tune with that double skuff then plays... You hear that and you automatically know what song it is...

@smolville 7 ай бұрын

I remember the Joe Walsh for president stickers. Never really got it until now.

@denizen9998 13 күн бұрын

Love Joe

@escapefelicity2913 Жыл бұрын

There are no degrees of unique "unique" means being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

@gleicon Жыл бұрын

Glad the algorithm got me here, I’m rediscovering joe walsh and what a treasure. Thanks for the video

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@JudgeFredd 3 ай бұрын

Great episode

@scottcanavan1639 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, big fan of Joe Walsh. I had "Life's Been Good" on a 45 when I was 11. :)

@AlexGarcia-zn2oo 6 ай бұрын

Warriors!!

@chrissett4245 Жыл бұрын

Hay there.. Thanks. Walsh been my fav since James Gang ❤😮

@weilandiv8310 Жыл бұрын

Great, great research

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@kenozyuk527 Жыл бұрын

You solved the mystery of the meaning of the groove etching! Big fan of this song and the great Joe Walsh.

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

We couldn't believe we actually had a copy of the first pressing with the groove etching intact! Glad you enjoyed that little tidbit!

@nckwlch 7 ай бұрын

Great song by a great person and musician - a real survivor and someone you can relate to.

@ritarene2965 Жыл бұрын

I picked out Joe's slide playing on "Impulsive" by Wilson Phillips. In fact, I think it was *this* record that I threw on for comparison. And I said "that's joe".

@thequintanashow5058 Жыл бұрын

Algorithm just threw you at me … glad it did! Great content ❤. Love it!

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@godisamulti-racialhermaphr7560 7 ай бұрын

You did an excellent job of presenting this, Janda.

@behindthesongpodcast 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@michaeldrysch5177 Жыл бұрын

Awesome as always Janda...Thank you and Thanks to Christian for his amazing work! just watched an "Live from Daryl's House" with Joe and the purest love of the craft is beautifully seen by Joe!!!

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

Well said, Michael! Pure love of craft is right on for Joe. Thank you!

@JimAllen-Persona Жыл бұрын

Joe Walsh - "Life's Been Good" to me so far :-)

@nckwlch 7 ай бұрын

The movie Warriors is based on an ancient story from the classical Greek historian Thucydides. It is the story of a greek military unit trying to get back to athens after the Persian war. They had to fight their way back through hostile territory. Bit like the bronx, I guess.

@rifflistener 10 ай бұрын

Wow, great info!

@behindthesongpodcast 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@andrewfischer8564 9 ай бұрын

as a nyc kid who knew all these locations and harships and dreams the song touched me

@gib59er56 6 ай бұрын

I am a Hell`s Kitchen kid Andrew, so we know first hand what the city`s streets hold. i am 56, so maybe the neighborhood`s were not the same as they get better or worse with time, but it is still in the "bones" of the streets. When you are down by the Battery, you walk in the steps of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. Harlem, the jazz greats and Malcom X, South Bronx, Babe Ruth and the Yankees, Coney Island, the crazy freak shows from the 1800`s, ar the 5 Points of the Gangs like "Plug Uglies, Dead Rabbits, etc. The craziest city in the world, and the best city the world has ever seen. My hands have spliced wires that light many of the buildings. But shit bro, WTF is goin on with all of the refugees being let in and fed while Vietnam, Gulf War, and 3 more wars have NOTHING and I walk past them every day, and every day I buy one of them coffee. Not much, not enough, but those dudes are freezing out there right now. We are way off the rails man.

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

@@gib59er56 i was an electrican too spliced alot of wire, built many buildings. quite a few in hells kitchen. like the city spire and world wide tower

@pete7674 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@behindthesongpodcast 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@sevadaj Жыл бұрын

Warriors, come out and play!!

@andrewfischer8564 9 ай бұрын

OMG i ran to the collection pulled out the record I SO HAVE the monster writing 9:35 i never knew this thank you so cool.

@JavaJohnVideo 11 ай бұрын

nice, thanks

@c.e.anderson558 Жыл бұрын

Please more on the compositions of songs.

@aaronhaurum3951 Жыл бұрын

Great movie Great song Joe Walsh took eagles to a new level the long run is best album too bad they didn't make more

@johnbond5653 Жыл бұрын

Just watch the Joe Walsh episode reminded me of that's running down the road and old grey goose and me singing the lyrics to life's been Good to me so far you know there wasn't no radio in that van so everybody had to listen to me sing I had to Ralph convinced that I wrote that song about us traveling from motel to motel job site

@behindthesongpodcast Жыл бұрын

Hilarious!!! 😂

@andrewfischer8564 9 ай бұрын

vally stream had metal detectors.. my friend had a bootleg copy of the movie at the time on betamax.. the long run is a great album. greeks dont want no freaks

@dinodimitri7171 11 ай бұрын

Joe Walsh wrote this song for the 1979 movie The Warriors, which became a cult classic with the lines, "Warriors, come out to play" and "Can you dig it!" Walsh explained: "In The City" was written for the movie The Warriors. A friend of mine named Barry DeVorzon (he produced The Association) was in charge of the music for the film and asked me to come up with something. I went to junior-high school at P.S. 216 in Queens (NYC). I was in a gang, but we weren't that tough because I had to be in by 7:30 to practice clarinet. Anyway, I came up with 'In The City' out of memories of growing up partly in New York City, which contrasted a lot from where I lived before that, which was Ohio." >>FROM SONG FACTS

@dinodimitri7171 11 ай бұрын

FRESH MEADOWS / NEW YORK CITY

@JavaJohnVideo 11 ай бұрын

joe is my fave, you know he never ran for prez! that was a joke