Just don’t say that you associate the work of the American rock band Eagles exclusively with the composition Hotel California! But if this is the case, put everything aside right now and listen to a few other tracks of the legendary band.
You can start with the song New Kid in Town (“New Guy in Town”), which is the subject of the article, and only then get acquainted with the history of its creation and interpretation of the meaning.
History of New Kid in Town – The Eagles
Don Henley very lucidly explained the main idea of the song:
It is about the transience, fickleness of love and romantic relationships. It’s also about the fluid nature of fame, especially in the music business. In essence, we said:
“Look, we know that we are on the crest of a wave right now, but we also know that sooner or later someone will come and replace us – both in music and in love.”
Synopsis for The Very Best Of (2003)
Musician John David Souther, who worked on the song with Henley and Frey, had a similar sentiment:
We wrote about those who will replace us. New Kid was born out of our shared passion for fast-shooting as an analogy. The main idea is that some guy came to town who turned out to be much faster than you. He said so and then had to prove it.
This is the story of life. This is a story of aging – especially coming out of adolescence and adolescence. And when you approach thirty, you begin to understand: nothing remains the same forever. And there are a lot of other guys like you around, and there are girls like you on the way, who are also waiting in the wings, and they are not going to miss their chance. And that’s okay. That’s the way it should be.
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Release and achievements
The song was released as the first single from the album Hotel California. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and only peaked at number twenty on the UK official chart.
In 1977, New Kid in Town was awarded a Grammy for Best Vocal Arrangement.
New Kid in Town – The Eagles
And now I propose to watch the music video of New Kid in Town.
Interesting Facts
- In the song Johnny Can’t Read, published by Don Henley’s debut solo single, there is a line “there’s a new kid in town”, clearly referring listeners to the Eagles hit.
New Kid in Town Lyrics
There’s talk on the street; it sounds so familiar
Great expectations, everybody’s watching you
People you meet, they all seem to know you
Even your old friends treat you like you’re something new
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Everybody loves you, so don’t let them down
you look in her eyes; the music begins to play
Hopeless romantics, here we go again
But after awhile, you’re lookin’ the other way
It’s those restless hearts that never mend
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Will she still love you when you’re not around?
There’s so many things you should have told her
but night after night you’re willing to hold her,
Just hold her, tears on your shoulder
There’s talk on the street, it’s there to
Remind you that it doesn’t really matter
which side you’re on.
You’re walking away and they’re talking behind you
They will never forget you ’til somebody new comes along
Where have you been recently? There’s a new kid in town
Everybody loves him, don’t they?
Now he’s holding her, and you’re still around
Oh, my, my
There’s a new kid in town
just another new kid in town
Everybody’s talking ’bout the new kid in town
Everybody’s walking like the new kid in town
There’s a new kid in town
I don’t want to hear it
There’s a new kid in town
I don’t want to hear it
There’s a new kid in town
There’s a new kid in town
There’s a new kid in town
Everybody’s talking
There’s a new kid in town
People started walking
There’s a new kid in town
There’s a new kid in town
New Kid in Town Lyrics
There was a rumor on the street, he is so familiar to everyone
High hopes, everyone is looking at you
Seems like everyone you meet knows you
Even old friends act like you’re not you
Johnny arrived recently, new guy in town
Everyone loves you so don’t let them down
You look into her eyes, the music starts to play
Finished romances, back to the old
But after a while you look differently
These restless hearts will never heal
Johnny arrived recently, new guy in town
Will she still love you when you’re not around?
You should have told her so much more
But all you wanted to do was hug her night after night
Just hugging, feeling tears on my shoulder
There was a rumor down the street, he must
Remind you that it doesn’t matter
which side are you on
You leave and they talk behind your back
They will remember you until someone new appears
Where have you been? There’s a new guy in town
Everyone loves him, don’t they?
Now he hugs her and you’re still here
Oh my God
There’s a new guy in town
Just another new guy in town
Everybody’s talking about the new guy in town
Everybody walk like the new guy in town
There’s a new guy in town
I don’t want to hear about it
There’s a new guy in town
I don’t want to hear about it
There’s a new guy in town
There’s a new guy in town
There’s a new guy in town
Everyone is talking about
There’s a new guy in town
People started walking
There’s a new guy in town
There’s a new guy in town
