One of my favorite bands of all time is The Eagles. It seems
that most people either love their music, or hate it. When my
daughter was first dating the young man who is now my son-in-law,
we were all in the car together when an Eagles song came on the
radio. I started going on about how much I like their music, what a
great song this is, blah, blah, blah. I didn’t hear much
response from the back seat. Later when we were alone, my daughter
told me, “Dad, Pat REALLY HATES the Eagles!” Despite
that rough start, I get along with him great now, though I
DON’T try to make him listen to the Eagles!
But… I AM going to make YOU listen, and learn more about
the band than you probably ever wanted to know. So I hope
you’re not in the “hate em” category; and if so
maybe doing this puzzle will bring you over from the dark side. All
of the information you need can be found from our old friend
Wikipedia, and from finding some of the songs to listen to. A site
called Grooveshark works well, or there are plenty of clips on
YouTube. To listen to the audio clips of guitar leads mentioned,
just click on the picture above.
The Eagles had 10 singles in the 70s and early 80s that made the
Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. You need to find those
songs, match them up with the clues provided, and find a number to
map to each letter to fill out the coords below.
N 38 AB.CDE, W 121 VW.XYZ
A - This song was also recorded by another artist, and that
version hit #6 on the Country chart. One of the co-writers of the
song (not an Eagle) had his only #1 hit with a song from the movie
“Beverly Hills Cop II”. How many letters in his first
name?
B - The first guitar lead on the attached audio clip is from
this song. What is the highest position the song reached on the
singles chart?
C - The third guitar lead on the attached audio clip is from
this song. Based on a call to the captain, what is the last digit
of the last year that wine was available?
D - The Eagle who sang lead on this song was also the star of a
TV series… which lasted for all of one episode! The bass
player plays an instrument on this song that is unusual for a rock
band. How many strings does it have?
E - This song contains the optimistic lyric, “But every
mornin’ I wake up and worry, what’s gonna happen
today?”. You are looking for a number from the song on the
“B” side of the single.
V - The bass player who sang lead on this song grew up in
Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Nothing to do with the puzzle… but my
wife Holly went to high school with him. In his high school band,
he used to sing “Gloria” to her, changing the words to
“H-O-L-L-Y, Holly”. According to the lyric at the end
of the chorus, how many more times should the advice from the title
be observed?
W - The bass player who sang lead on this song grew up in
Sacramento. Nothing to do with the puzzle… but my
daughter’s father-in-law Al went to high school with him. As
far as I know, he never sang any songs to Al. Find the last digit
of the year an “electrofunk” (whatever that is!)
version of the song was released.
X - The second guitar lead on the attached audio clip is from
this song. Using the standard method, convert the first letter of
the last name of the lead singer of the “B” side of the
single to a number.
Y - Elton John kept this song from reaching #1 on the U.S.
Billboard chart. The Eagle who played lead guitar on the song was
previously a member of a band named after a type of Mexican food.
What is the last digit of the year that band released their first
album?
Z - The Eagle who sang lead on this song was born in the same
town as another singer who had a big hit over 20 years earlier with
“Chances Are”. Using the standard method, convert the
first letter of the name of the city mentioned in the song (the
Eagles song) to a number.
PRIZE FOR FTF: Four eagles; one for each current member of the
band.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
Congrats to turuthok for
another FTF. (Watch out, LC!) He certainly wasn't "the sleeper"
this morning!