New Kid In Town (2013 Remaster)
Souther later said that the song came about as a result of their "fascination with gunfire as an analogy" and added that "at some point some kid would come riding into town that was much faster than you and he'd say so, and then he'd prove it." He said: "We were just writing about our replacements."[6] Similarly, Henley discussed the song's meaning in the liner notes of The Very Best Of:
New Kid in Town (2013 Remaster)
Being influenced by everything from country to Motown, the songwriting partnership between Glenn Frey and Don Henley produced some of the biggest radio hits of the time. With each passing album, the band always pulled from different influences to suit their sound, from adding in traditional folk instruments to eventually drafting in Joe Walsh and Don Felder as their resident guitar heroes.
There's talk on the street, it sounds so familiarGreat expectations, everybody's watching youPeople you meet they all seem to know youEven your old friends treat you like you're something newJohnny-come-lately, the new kid in townEverybody loves you, so don't let them down
You look in her eyes, the music begins to playHopeless romantics, here we go againBut after a while you're looking the other wayIt's those restless hearts that never mendJohnny-come-lately, the new kid in townWill she still love you when you're not around?
Where you been lately?There's a new kid in townEverybody loves him, don't they?Now he's holding her and you're still around, oh my myThere's a new kid in townJust another new kid in town
There's a new kid in townI don't want to hear itThere's a new kid in townI don't want to hear it nowThere's a new kid in townThere's a new kid in townThere's a new kid in townEverybody's talkingThere's a new kid in townPeople started walkingThere's a new kid in townThere's a new kid in town
La canzone "New Kid in Town" degli Eagles parla dell'essere una persona nuova in un ambiente familiare e della sensazione di essere giudicati dagli altri. Il testo descrive le aspettative, gli sguardi delle persone che passano, la solitudine di volersi inserire e la speranza di trovare accettazione e amore. Dipinge un quadro di ciò che significa essere la nuova persona in città: le chiacchiere per strada, la pressione di essere all'altezza delle aspettative, il dubbio su se stessi, i cuori inquieti che non si riparano mai e la sensazione di sperare di essere accettati. Il ritornello sintetizza le emozioni di essere il nuovo arrivato in città con la frase "Johnny-come-lately, the new kid in town, Everybody loves you, so don't let them down". 041b061a72