Tequila Sunrise: A Cowboy's Life In Music

Heart Banter by David Gittlin

Oct 29 2025 | 00:02:43

00:00 / 00:02:43

Show Notes

“Glenn Frey and Don Henley wrote this song together, and Frey sang lead. Along with “Desperado,” it was one of two songs they came up with in the first week that they started writing together. The songs formed the basis of the Eagles’ second album, with Frey and Henley comparing the life of a cowboy to that of a musician.

“Tequila Sunrise” shows the transient nature of each lifestyle, as the singer falls for a woman who just wants to use him and move on. The theme didn’t immediately connect with the buying public, but the songs and the album stood the test of time.”*

*Excerpted from Songfacts®

Chapters

(00:00:19) - It's Another to Kill The Sunrise

Episode Transcript

[00:00:19] It's another to kill the sunrise? [00:00:24] Staring slowly across the sky? [00:00:30] She said, good. [00:00:37] He was just a h. [00:00:41] Working on the dreams he planned to try? [00:00:48] The days go by? [00:00:54] Every night when the sun goes down? [00:00:59] Just another lonely boy in town? [00:01:04] And she's out running round? [00:01:12] She wasn't just another woman? [00:01:17] And I couldn't keep from coming on? [00:01:23] It's been so long? [00:01:29] Oh, and it's a horrible feeling? [00:01:34] When it comes down? Down to dealing friends? [00:01:40] It never ends? [00:02:02] Take another shot of courage? [00:02:06] Wonder why the right words never come? [00:02:13] You just get numb? [00:02:19] It's another to kill? The sunrise? [00:02:24] This old world still looks the same? [00:02:30] Another frame.

Other Episodes

Episode

May 23, 2023 • 00:04:13

Fill My Eyes Acoustic Guitar and Vocal Cover

Here's my cover of "Fill My Eyes" played with Cat Stevens' unique guitar style. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-gittlin/message

Episode

December 30, 2025 • 00:03:46

Inspired by Emmylou Harris: Heaven Only Knows

Here’s another song, written by Paul Kennerly and made famous by Emmylou Harris, called “Heaven Only Knows.” The song was released on Emmylou’s 1989...

Episode

October 24, 2024 • 00:03:01

Cover of Nancy Griffith's "Once In A Very Blue Moon"

Nanci Griffith introduced her third album with its title song, "Once in a Very Blue Moon," on the Austin City Limits TV show in...