Artist: Don Henley Video: After a 45 second commercial, you will be treated to this blurry video from DailyMotion which was hijacked from YouTube. Sweet Jebus.
A great year to be a former Eagle, was 1985. Three videos on the countdown so far, and we ain’t done yet. The top 25 videos are littered with tunes by ex-Eagles turned solo artists. Too bad Joe Walsh and Timmy B couldn’t join the party.
While Glenn Frey was dominating soundtracks, Don Henley released “Building The Perfect Beast”, his strongest solo album to date. Eleven tracks, solid all the way through. “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” is the second biggest hit from that album, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
And yet, on this countdown it ranks forty-two places higher than the timeless classic “The Boys Of Summer”. Sigh. Their positions should be flipped. “All She Wants” is a decent song, but I never counted it among my favorites. I can classify it as no higher than pretty good.
It’s a song about a woman with a single-minded desire to shake her booty, even though all around her chaos is raining supreme. Many have speculating that the woman is a metaphor for America, obsessing over shiny new baubles while the world falls apart. Don Henley sure does enjoy his biting social commentary.
The video has an unwashed feel, taking place in some sort of underground cave. Filled with fast cuts and severe camera angles, soldiers share space with the band, each staking out territory. A fiery Latina temptress gyrates throughout, for that is all she wants to do.
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